Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-13
QUITS CLAIM TO
HUNTINGTON FILL
S. P. Formally Admits It Has No
Right TO Ground Where
1t Built Tracks
EXPLAINS LAYING OF RAILS
Official, in Letter to Police Chief,
Says Work Was Tenn
p0rary
EXPLAINS LAYING OF RAILS

H. W Plat, general superintendent
of the southern district, Southern Pa
ciflc railroad, addressed a letter to
Chief of Police Alexander Galloway
yesterday in regard to the action OF
the officials of Los Angeles In tearing
up the railroad companyS tracks lald
across the Huntington fill Sunday.
Mr.. Platt stated that he was only
sending the letter in order that the
general public might know the SOUTH
er-. Pacific laid no claim whatever 10
the district known as the Huntington
fill, OF mole, and that the railroad
company had simply put its tracks
there temporarily and In order to ia
cilitate building a slip on the water
front.
In speaking OF the affair, Mr.. Plat
and the Southern Pacific's attorney,
Franz Karr, both stated that the COM
pany made no claim to the disputed
ground and that they had intended to
take up the track today, had the city
not gone ahead and removed II for
them. Mr.. Karr says he told Chlet
Galloway of the roads intention and
even offered to put his statements In
writing II the chief thought 1t neces-
sary. He stated also that he had Of
fered to sign statement for the chief
to the effect that the Southern Pacific
did not claim the ground II the latter
desired it.
The roads officials stated that they
would take no action in regard to the
matter, giving the impression that
manner in which the work was done
for them.
PLATTs LETTER
The letter follows:
Los Angeles, Sept, IL, 1910.
Mr. GALLOWAY Chief of Police.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Dear Sir:
During my absence from Los An
geles l was apprised OF your ac-
tion in the matter Of taking up
temporary track at San Pedro, laid
for the purpose Of the construction
of this company's slip at that point
and by proper permission at that
time.
Late SATURDAY. night a message
reached me while I was out on the
line, and absent from Los Angeles,
that you were demanding immedi-
ate removal of the cars on this
track for the purpose of remov-
ing the same. Instructions were
promptly given to division off,
cials and they in turn instructed
officers at San Pedro to take up
this track Mo, day morning, the
18th, as 1t was not considered
necessary TO transport u gang lhSAo
Sunday for this work, In view of
the fact that we lay no claim
whatever to any portion OF the
property knewn as Huntington fill
or mole south of the eighty-foot
street which parallels the south
westerly side of the slip, and 1t Is
for this purpose Of properly in
forming the public in this respect
that this communication Is writ
ten to you, as impression seems to
be extant that this company lays
some claim to the Huntington fill,
south Of the lines above indicated.
1 can only add to public state
ment made at San Pedro by At
torney Karr that this company
lays no claim whatever to any por-
ton of the Huntington I'LL south
of the eighty-foot street.
It is to be regretted, under the
circumstances, that the city was
put to any Inconvenience or ex-
pense in connection with this mat
ter Your truly, H. v. PLATT.
General superintendent, South
ern Pacific company.