The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
STANFORD'S ESTATE
GETS MORE LAND
Close of a Real Estate
Deal of Ten Years
Standing.
Property in Alameda Goes Back
to the Source of lis
Pur chase.
Senator Stewart of Nevada Effects 6
Comprom Sc With the Widow of
Hs Former Colleague.

Judge Coffey has signed an order au-
thorizing Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, executrix
of the will of the late Senator Leland Stan
ford, to ompromise the $169, ,0S3 80 claim
of the said estate against Senator William
M. Stewart of Nevada, and in considera-
ton of the claim 10 receive all the real
estate in the city and county Of Alameda
now held by Senator Stewart.
In her petition to the court Mrs. STAN
ford sets forth that at the time of Senator
Stanford's death Senator Stewart owed
him $12S, $50 49 or therea bouts, and that
the aggrega ate of the Indebtedness up to
the 21st of January, 1897, amounted TO
$l69, ,0S5 SO or thereabouts; that it has been
agreed between her and Senator Stewart
to compromise the Indebtedness on Ibis
basis: That the Stanford estate is to re-
lease Senator Stewart from all lnde ed
ness and 10 deliver up to him all evidences
of the same in consideration of the fact
that Senator Stewart and his wife, Annie
E. Stewart, shall forthw ith transfer by
deed to the Stanford estate free from in
cumbrance all their interest in and TO the
extensive real-estate holdings in Alameda
County, hitherto standing jp Senator
Stewards name.
The property thus transferred to the
Stanford estate may be described as fol-
lows:
A parcel of land on Willow street, near
Chestnut. in Alameda, containing about S12
acres.
Division Tract, filed October 49, 1887 Lots l
to H. i'll block a; lots to IS, in block b; lots
10 L. in block G; lots l TO Ia, IN block d;
lots l to 18, in block E; lots 10 16, In block
F; lots l 10 IA, in block G; lot 20 8, in
block J.
Also a tract of marsh land beginning on the
south line of Bay Island avenue, 142 is feet
east from the east line of Broadway and eX-
tending southerly, containing SA acres.
Also portion of lot 81, in secuon 13, town.
hip south, range west, of tide lands,
containing three acres.
Also portion OF lot % in section IS town
ship south, range west of tide lands lying
west OF the Bishop Hunt Tract, containing
$50 acres.
Also piece of land beginning at the inter
section OF the western line of Stanford street
with the north line of Clement avenue and
forming parallelogram by running north,
east, west and south, being lots g. 10, IL and
part OF lot 8, in block l OF land adjacent TO the
town of Encinal.
Also lots IS, IA. 15 and 16 in block I3, and
lots l TO 16 in block Ia, land adjacent TO the
town of Encinal, sub-survey fled July 20,
1889.
Also the undivided half interest in four
blocks known as the Bray property, namely,
blocks 81, 80, 45 and 46. as laid down on q
map entitled MAP of Alameda, surveyed and
drawn byJ T. Siratton, 1853" excepting lots
4 Auu D III DlOck 40 ana a Strlp on the south
erly side of lot l in block 81, the same being
33 feet wide, the length of said lot on Web
sler street.
In support of her petition Mrs. Stanford
represents that the compromise and set
tlement are just and for the best interests
OF the Stanford estate and all persons in
terested therein.
Judge Coffey's order authorizes Mrs.
Stanford TO take Immediate possession oil
the property described and to perform all
acts necessary to carry into effect her
compromise and settlement with Senator
Stewart.
This marks the close of deal in real
estate that was begun by Senator Stewart
ten years ago, the cash for the venture be-
ing supplied by the late Senator Stanford.
Considerable profit was realized by Sena-
tor Stewart on account of holdings sold
by. MIN during the early part of his enter
prise