The herald., 1895-07-20
1T IS THE CITY'S PROPERTY
The Jail Site Lots Accepted by the
Council
An Examination Into the Title Hade by the
City Attorney and the $4,000 Cost
Price Turned Over

The council in adjourned session yes
terday afternoon accepted the deeds OF the
Dockweiler property on First street. near
Broadway on behalf of the city, the site
to be used for the erection OF the pro-
posed now central police station. The
title TO the property was reported by the
city attorney to be perfect after exami-
nation. 1t was, with the exception OF
certain street improvement bond tor $6.4
which sum is to be deducted from the
$26, 600 purchase price. The taxes on the
property are also to be paid for the pres
ent year by the old owllers. The demand
for $26, 900 was at once approved in favor Of
Margaret Dockweiler, and the money paid
over for the lots. the rules for the pur-
pose being suspended by the council. The
owners have thirty days in which to re-
move from The premises the buildings at
present thereupon located.
The petition Of Alfred Moore jr., and
others, requesting the superintendent of
is to have the Southern Pacific rail-
road lay their tracks on Alhambra avenue
in conform ity with the established grade
and then place the street in proper con-
dition for travel was referred to the board
of public works, and then on motion the
council adjourned until Monday.
The report OF the city attorney upon the
central police station site is as follows:
In the matter of the purchase of site
for the police station from Margaretha
Dockweiler: Mrs. Dockweiler has SUBJ
mitted her deed for the property describ-
ed in her bid, together with certificate
of title made by the Title Insurance and
Trust com pany of this city. which deed
and certificate submit herewith. From
the certificate am satisfied that the title
to the described premises is in Mrs. Dock
weller free and clear of all incum bra noes,
except q street improvement bond for an
original amount OF $674.96, described par
ticularly in the certificate. There is dis
crepancy between the amount OF frontage
on First street. as described in the GER
tifcate, and that described in the deed
and original bid, owing to the fact, as set
out in the certificate and as l am inform
ed bv the city engineer. that the actual
frontage of block 21z. Ord's survey. is in
reality 2.7 feet in excess of the record de-
scription of that block. l have had the
city engineer make survey and report
to me of this frontage, and he reports
that as matter of fact there is an excess
of 23-100 feet over the frontage as describ-
ed in the deed, and the deed has an ex-
cess of foot over that described in the
certificate. From other sources l am as
sured that the original title to all the
frontage on First street Of block 21a was
originally in the Dockweilers, so that the
present conveyance by Mrs. Dockweiler
to the city by the description IN the deed
conveys all the land lying between the
Keller property on the west and the
Hough property on the east.
l would Therefore advise that the deed
presented be accepted, provided, however,
that sufficient amount of the purchase
price be retained by the city treasurer to
cover the amount now due upon the i'm
provement bond referred to- together with
. tl,on t,ro sr,<o aof thot hn1 dv,a
thereon, and to be applied to the pay
ment of said bond and interest when the
same becomes due in the event of the
grantor of these premises failing to do so.
Mrs. Dockweiler has consented to this,
quirin the title 10 and cancelling said
bond that the money SO retained be then
paid to her.