The San Francisco call., 1910-11-26

in the harbor lines the city will be
enabled to construct the wharves that
are proposed to be built in this portion
of the estuary and also to enable the
city to reclai ma large territory which
Will be very valuable for factory and
6. That the Southern Pacific
company agree to dedicate without
charge a street so feet in width to
extend from the efoot of Chestnut
street in curve to that portion
of the water front lying between
the Western Pacific and Southern
Pacific moleS, which is the terri
tory of the city, is 1,0S5 feet in
width and is to be reserved for
public improvement by the con-
struction of piers
In order to make this area accessible
it is necessary to have a street leading
to il in Is direct a route as possible.
The dedication of this street over the
property of the Southern Pacific COM
pany will enable the city to extend its
belt line railroad direct TO the property
In dedicating this street the Southern
Pacific company reserves no right to
protest against the construction of a
railway or railways along and over the
street and further agrees to maintain
not more than five cross tracks.
CLAIMS RELINQUIsHED
z. That the Southern Pacific
company relinquishes and quit
claims to the city of Oakland all
lands claimed by it under the so
called "Stratton patent"
This is most important matter. as
ii will enable the city to more easily
and rapidly adjust the controversy over
water front lands in East Oakland.
The "Stratton patent" was issued by
the state and covers state property and
while in the opinion of the city's legal
advisers it was an illegal transaction.
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longed litigation. BY the Southern Pa
cific Quitclaiming to the city all its
claims and title under the "Stratton
patent it removes this company from
further interest in it and its possible
defense by them in the courts.
A considerable portion of state land
within the north arm is embraced with
in this patent and this action of the
Southern Pacific, together with that of
the lfst legislature. gives to the city
Immediate possession of the territory.
The only reservation on the part of
the Southern Pacific company is for a
very small and insignificant portion,
which juts into the land now used by
them as yards between Fifth and Ninth
avenues. The city, however. reserves
the right to open up certain streets
through lands now being used by this
company for yard purposes.
S. The Southern Pacific company
agrees to the location of the low
tide line of 1852 where the line
crosses their property on the west
ern front.
In locating this low tide line the city
has moved it quite a distance shore
ward from the original line. The low
tide line of 1852 is important by rea-
son of the fact that the decision of the
supreme court in the water front case
fixed this line as the outward limit of
private ownership and by agreeing
upon its location it forever prevents
any controversy over it and by moving
It shoreward restores to the public
area Of water front land.
9. The Southern Pacific recog-
nizes and comedies the rights of
the city to construct. maintain and
Don operate tb upon oman any point or place
Oakland, wharves, docks, slips and
piers.
This is important in view Of the fact
hat this company can not again make |
any claim before any court or inter
ere with the city in the state legisla- |
-ure in any way to affect the city of
)akland's possession of the water front. |
10. That the Southern Pacific
company dedicates Seventh street
as a free and open street and also
acknowledges and comedies that
Eleventh, Fourteenth. Twenty-sec-
Ond and Thirty fourth streets are
open dedicated public streets and
highways over and across their
rights of way.
OF TRAFFIC
II. That the Southern Pacific
company agrees to interchange
switching with any other railroad
within the city with which they
have track connections, and also
agrees that there shall be no dis
elimination in freight rates from
any point or place within the city,
and that they viii not discriminate
gainst this city in favor of San
Francisco in the matter of freight
rates. /
The former enables shippers to re-
EGYPTIAN RESORTS
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