The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-15
WHO OWNS THE ABILA TRACT?

The council yesterday once m ore took
the initial steps toward the final settling
of the various vexed questions involved
in the title to the land known as the
Abila tract. The matter came up upon
the folio wing report upon the subje
from the city attorney:
A suit has been brought against the
city by one Mrs. Sesma for the purpose
quieting title to parcel of LAND in the
Abila tract. The question OF the title to
the Abila tract has been raised many
times during the past few years, and has
become a question over which much con-
t.oversy has existed. The lot involved
in this suit is a small portion only OF the
tract, but raises all the questions as COM
pletely as suit involving the whole
matter would. 1t is only Justice to the
many owners in this tract that the mat
ter of title should be finally settled. Once
during the administration of Mayor Haz-
ard and once during the administration
of Mayor Rowan attempts were made to
determine the whole question of this
title, but no final conclusion was ever
arrived at. | would advise that the mat
ter be referred to committee, of wnom
the councilman from the Second ward
should be one, and that final DISPOSE
ton be made of the whole matter. Re-
ferred to Councilmen Blanchard, Savage
and Pessell.
The city attorney also reported yester.
day upon the following:
In the matter VI the petition of j. b.
Hughes, asking that the maps and draw
ings required by law for street work be
made by the engineers office during the
progress of the work in order that the
sane may be ready at the completion of
the work, l consider the request very
reasonable and proper one and think
the city should comply with it in all
cases if possible. 1t is especially import
ant that these maps should be made be-
fore the work is finished IN cases of work
done under the district plan. Adopted.
In the matter of tho demands of Julia
Rodriguez and W. II. Tonkin for dam
ages caused b. the grading of certain
streets. l do not believe that these mat
tiers can be satisfactorily settled out of
court, and therefore recommend that the
same be denied. Adopted.
In the matter of the contract with the
Union Paving company for the improve
mont of Main street, the street superin-
tendent is in error in saying that the
time within which the contract could be
entered into has expired. The Judgment
of the court in tho recent suit over this
matter was signed and filed on the 30th
OF Septem Der, and said paving company
have fifteen days from that date within
which to enter into a contract to do the
work. Their time Will expire on the 10Th
of October. Filed.
In the matter of the petition of johanna
Reimers, l have examined the subj ect
matter of the petition and ind therein
recited that the city appears to have a
lien Tor street work to the amount of
$3.50, and although the lien is very
old, found no evidence of its ever hav-
ing been paid. The petition recites that
several other assessments or liens similar
to this have been cancelled, but we have
no evidence that these liens were not
paid before being cancelled, or compro-
missed in some other manner. For these
reasons | cannot recommend that this
lien should be cancelled, and therefore
return tho petition to you. Adopted.