The record-union., 1899-12-10
4 QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP.
OAK PARK STREETS, ALLEYS
AND AVENUES.


Baker for an Opinion on
the Subject.
At the meeting Of the Board of Super
Hisors yesterday morning County Sur
vsyor Boyd presented the following
request for an opinion Of the District
Attorney, and the Board referred it to
him:
G. w. Baker, Esq, District Attorney
Sacramento-Dear Sir: Your opinion is
respectfully requested in the determine
ton OF the ownership Of certain streets,
avenues and alleys of Oak Park or
South Sacramento, Sacramento County.
where the same have been altered with
OUT consent of the Board of Supervisors
VI THIS county, on the following state
ment of the case, to w.t.
l. On September 81, 1887, map was
nied with County Recorder by Thos.
Chatf1eld delineating thereon all blocks.
lots alleys streets and avenues lying
north of the alley through blocks 80 to
90 inclusive excepting blocks 50 and
%, not shown. Scale marked: 200 feet
inch. No north point.
z. On June IS, 1889, map
was filed at request of Robert
II. Hawley, and shows Oak
Park all subdivided into blocks,
ETC., and on which Sacramento Avenue
extends in direct line from street
TO the south boundary line of Oak Park.
ana scales 100 feet in width throughout.
Scale marked: 200 feet-1 inch. No
north point.
3. Subdivision B, lying east Of
Thirty seventh street and north Of
cypress avenue was filed at request of
e. 4. Alsip on March %, 1890 No scale
marked, or north point.
4. Subdivision c., lying east of Sac
ramento avenue and south of Cypress
avenue, one and five acre lots was fled
at request of r. H. Hawley on March
~, 1891. No scale, size of lots or north
point shown.
.. Subdivision D. lying south of
cypress avenue and east of Oak ave
nue., and north of Oak Grove, was filed
at request of L. L. Lewis on April %,
1881. No scale or north point.
.. The Lewis Tract lying south of
cypress avenue and west of Sacra-
mento avenue was filed March Z, 1896.
at the request of A. c. Winn.
On February 16, 1891, r. T. Devlin
sold to S. Prentiss Smith, and on April
q. 1888, Smith, sold to L. L. Lewis.
certain lots and blocks, which deeds
read-in part-as follows to wit:
All of blocks %, %, A, 46, AZ. 81. So
and 81 Lots 4, 5, 6, Z. 8. g.,
10, II, II, 10. IA, Is, 16, in block
5O; lots l and 2 in Cypress
avenue and Thirty-third street
south of block 10; also that tract of
Iand known and designated asOak Park
and which lies south of Cypress avenue
and west or southwest of the center line
OF Sacramento avenue as far as the
said sacramento avenue extends from
its intersection with Cypress avenue
and runs thence south 80 degrees So
minutes east $50 feet; thence south Is
minutes west 1868 feet to the northeast
corner of land of Palmer: as the same
are known and described upon a map
known as a map of Oak Park and
South Sacramento, filed in the Office of
the County Recorder of Sacramento
County on the 18th day of June, 1889;
and also half acre lots SO - etc.
as the same are known and described
upon map known as Subdivision B of
South Sacramento, filed 2Sth day Of
March, 1890; and also all those lands.
streets and alleys described in the deed
made by the Oak Park Association to
the Central Street Railway Company,
dated April 6. 1889, and recorded in the
office of the County Recorder of Sacra
mento County in Book 1913 of Deeds.
page % and following, Sacramento
County Records, and in all deeds made
by William Doyle to Oak Park Associ-
alton on file in said County Recorders
Office which lie west and southwest of
the center line of Sacramento avenue
commencing at the intersection OF
Thfrty-frst and Y streets of Sacra-
mento City and running thence
in southeasterly direction to a point
distant 1865 feet from the northeast
corner of the land of Palmer, and also
being west and southwest of the center
line of Sacramento avenue extended,
and described as running from said
point distant 1865 feet from the
northeast corner of said land
of said Palmer, south degrees
ID minutes west 1875 feet:
excepting however blocks 2 and 8, ETC.,
etc, as the same are known
on said map Of Oak Park and South
Sacramento.
By reference to the attached plat, 1t
will be seen that Sacramento avenue
is materially reduced in width, south
Of Cypress avenue, Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth streets are abandoned
south of Cypress avenue, Laurel and
Manzanfta avenues and the alleys be-
tween are closed to the public without
any action being taken by the Board
OF Supervisors, looking toward their
abandonment, except in so far as they
and other original streets, avenues and
alleys are included within the bound
aries of the recreation grounds.
The point at issue at this time, and
on which we seek your opinion as fol-
lows:
l. Does the original map filed on
June IS. 1880, showing the streets,
alleys and avenues of Oak Park and
South Sacramento, and from which
subsequent deeds are made for the sale
of lots indicated thereon, carry with it
q dedication to public uses of the