C. K. Tuttle First Advocate of City-Owned Beach Front (From the May 8,1934 P. G. Tribune) During a trip along the southern Cali fornia coastline a number of years ago, C.K. Tuttle, dean of Pacific Grove business men and for many years an active public servant as a member of the city council and as a school trustee, perceived the all too frequent "Keep Out" signs along the beaches. It irked him to find ac- cess to the ocean denied so many by the huge blocks of privately-owned water- front property. This thing shall not be in our city of Pacific Grove, he resolved. On his return he became an ardent advocate of acquisition by the town of the beach property. When he was recalled to service as a councilman to complete an unexpired term, he voiced this thought and articulated to his colleagues the vi- sion of a municipally-owned shoreline preserved for the pleasure and enjoyment of the community and the visitors to it. McDougall Asks Restraining Order Against Mayor (From the November 15& 18,1932 Tribune) (Editor's note: On the previous page you read that the city purchased the bath house property in 1934. The few years leading up to the purchase were not pleasant for those concerned.) At that time there was only a "gentleman's agreement" between the owners, the Del Monte Properties company, and the city that there would be no buildings erected to obstruct the view and no canneries would be permitted. On October 7, 1925, the city leased for one year the property extending from the Hopkins Marine Station to the Lighthouse, exclusive of the McDougall property (the bath- house at Lover' s Point), for use as a "playground". This was a lease purchase agreement with the Del Monte Properties company giving the city the option for an additional lease for two years. The rate was $4300 for the first year, $4200 for the second and $3900 for the third year. The total cost was specified not to exceed $12,000. Julia B. Platt and the city of Pacific Grove were today named as defendants in a suit brought by Mattie L. McDougall to prevent trespassing on the Grove beach at the foot of Forest avenue. A summons was served on Mayor Platt at her home this morning, requiring her to appear in the superior court of Monterey county within the next ten days. Mrs. McDougall, through attorneys MeNab, Littler and McDougall, asks that Miss Platt, the city of Pacific Grove and its agents and at- torneys be perpetually enjoined and restrained from trespassing on the beach and from destroying any locks or barriers thereto. The action is an outgrowth of the celebrated affair of December 1931 when Miss Platt, claiming that access to the beach is a public right, chopped down a barrier set across the entrance. On more than one occasion Miss Platt kept the entrance clear using, as the complaint states, axes, saws, sledge hammers and files. Miss Platt has constantly contended that the city has always exercised the right to use the beach, claiming that such right is inherent in the original deed to the property when it was first sold by the Pacific Improvement in 1903. Mrs. McDougall contends that the terms of the old deed have long since been al- lowed to lapse. She points out in her complaint that morals in Pacific Grove ain't what they used to be prior to the advance of the cinema and auction bridge, not to mention contract. Through the intercession of Mr. Tuttle, who was appointed by the council to han- die the matter, the Del Monte Properties company fi nally agreed to sell the prop- erty, consisting of approximately 12 acres, for the sum of $6000. This was in the summer of 1927. Settlement o f the moot question regarding the acquisition of the McDougall bath house strip of 1.7 acres thus rounds out the picture of a shoreline set aside forever for the pleasure of the people. Thus was the dream of C.K. Tuttle come true. Miss Platt doesn't deny the charges (of keeping the entrance open). The truth is, she's a bit proud of it. Even the complaint quotes her as taking action "because Pacific Grove men were too timid to chop down the gate." City Acquires 1.7 Acres and Bath House at Lover's Point On April 5,1934, the city council finally reached an agreement with Mrs. Mattie McDougall of Palo Alto for the purchase of the bath house property for $50,000, contingent on approval of a bond issue by the citizens of Pacific Grove. On May 8,1934 the citizens approved a proposition for issuing $50,000 in bonds for the acquisition of the McDougall bath house property. They also approved another proposition for $10,000 in bonds for improvements to the property, which was ultimately spent to remove the building and improve the land. Thus was written the final chapter to the long debated bath house property. Acquisition of the fa- cilities closed the final gap on the beach front and gives the city of Pacific Grove the title to all the water line extending from Hopkins Marine Station to the Light- house. And so the issue is joined. Thru action of the council last night, city attorney Ar- gyll Campbell was authorized to represent the city in the suit filed by Mrs.McDougall. His demurrer is a denial that the McDougall complaint sets forth a sufficient cause for action. The alarming change in Grove morals, reach- ing its climax in habits of the present movie-crazed, card-playing, pop-drinking populace, was cited by the plainti ff to show that terms of original property deeds in this fair city have pretty much gone to the ash heap along with the rugged old virtues of our forebears. Those old deeds defined what could be done and what couldn't. Ownership of the bath house property and beach is mixed up with these old deeds. It's all a bit mixed up, but it has something to do with the con- tention that, as morals changed, so changed the deeds. As deeds changed, so changed property rights at the beach. The showdown is near. Summons have also been served in connection with this case on Del Monte Prop- erties, the Pacific Improvement company, Pacific Grove Retreat Assoc., Title In- surance & Trust company and 5 John Does. 2 9 4-9, #fliND Pa,)3 3 , OCR Text: C. K. Tuttle First Advocate of City-Owned Beach Front (From the May 8,1934 P. G. Tribune) During a trip along the southern Cali fornia coastline a number of years ago, C.K. Tuttle, dean of Pacific Grove business men and for many years an active public servant as a member of the city council and as a school trustee, perceived the all too frequent "Keep Out" signs along the beaches. It irked him to find ac- cess to the ocean denied so many by the huge blocks of privately-owned water- front property. This thing shall not be in our city of Pacific Grove, he resolved. On his return he became an ardent advocate of acquisition by the town of the beach property. When he was recalled to service as a councilman to complete an unexpired term, he voiced this thought and articulated to his colleagues the vi- sion of a municipally-owned shoreline preserved for the pleasure and enjoyment of the community and the visitors to it. McDougall Asks Restraining Order Against Mayor (From the November 15& 18,1932 Tribune) (Editor's note: On the previous page you read that the city purchased the bath house property in 1934. The few years leading up to the purchase were not pleasant for those concerned.) At that time there was only a "gentleman's agreement" between the owners, the Del Monte Properties company, and the city that there would be no buildings erected to obstruct the view and no canneries would be permitted. On October 7, 1925, the city leased for one year the property extending from the Hopkins Marine Station to the Lighthouse, exclusive of the McDougall property (the bath- house at Lover' s Point), for use as a "playground". This was a lease purchase agreement with the Del Monte Properties company giving the city the option for an additional lease for two years. The rate was $4300 for the first year, $4200 for the second and $3900 for the third year. The total cost was specified not to exceed $12,000. Julia B. Platt and the city of Pacific Grove were today named as defendants in a suit brought by Mattie L. McDougall to prevent trespassing on the Grove beach at the foot of Forest avenue. A summons was served on Mayor Platt at her home this morning, requiring her to appear in the superior court of Monterey county within the next ten days. Mrs. McDougall, through attorneys MeNab, Littler and McDougall, asks that Miss Platt, the city of Pacific Grove and its agents and at- torneys be perpetually enjoined and restrained from trespassing on the beach and from destroying any locks or barriers thereto. The action is an outgrowth of the celebrated affair of December 1931 when Miss Platt, claiming that access to the beach is a public right, chopped down a barrier set across the entrance. On more than one occasion Miss Platt kept the entrance clear using, as the complaint states, axes, saws, sledge hammers and files. Miss Platt has constantly contended that the city has always exercised the right to use the beach, claiming that such right is inherent in the original deed to the property when it was first sold by the Pacific Improvement in 1903. Mrs. McDougall contends that the terms of the old deed have long since been al- lowed to lapse. She points out in her complaint that morals in Pacific Grove ain't what they used to be prior to the advance of the cinema and auction bridge, not to mention contract. Through the intercession of Mr. Tuttle, who was appointed by the council to han- die the matter, the Del Monte Properties company fi nally agreed to sell the prop- erty, consisting of approximately 12 acres, for the sum of $6000. This was in the summer of 1927. Settlement o f the moot question regarding the acquisition of the McDougall bath house strip of 1.7 acres thus rounds out the picture of a shoreline set aside forever for the pleasure of the people. Thus was the dream of C.K. Tuttle come true. Miss Platt doesn't deny the charges (of keeping the entrance open). The truth is, she's a bit proud of it. Even the complaint quotes her as taking action "because Pacific Grove men were too timid to chop down the gate." City Acquires 1.7 Acres and Bath House at Lover's Point On April 5,1934, the city council finally reached an agreement with Mrs. Mattie McDougall of Palo Alto for the purchase of the bath house property for $50,000, contingent on approval of a bond issue by the citizens of Pacific Grove. On May 8,1934 the citizens approved a proposition for issuing $50,000 in bonds for the acquisition of the McDougall bath house property. They also approved another proposition for $10,000 in bonds for improvements to the property, which was ultimately spent to remove the building and improve the land. Thus was written the final chapter to the long debated bath house property. Acquisition of the fa- cilities closed the final gap on the beach front and gives the city of Pacific Grove the title to all the water line extending from Hopkins Marine Station to the Light- house. And so the issue is joined. Thru action of the council last night, city attorney Ar- gyll Campbell was authorized to represent the city in the suit filed by Mrs.McDougall. His demurrer is a denial that the McDougall complaint sets forth a sufficient cause for action. The alarming change in Grove morals, reach- ing its climax in habits of the present movie-crazed, card-playing, pop-drinking populace, was cited by the plainti ff to show that terms of original property deeds in this fair city have pretty much gone to the ash heap along with the rugged old virtues of our forebears. Those old deeds defined what could be done and what couldn't. Ownership of the bath house property and beach is mixed up with these old deeds. It's all a bit mixed up, but it has something to do with the con- tention that, as morals changed, so changed the deeds. As deeds changed, so changed property rights at the beach. The showdown is near. Summons have also been served in connection with this case on Del Monte Prop- erties, the Pacific Improvement company, Pacific Grove Retreat Assoc., Title In- surance & Trust company and 5 John Does. 2 9 4-9, #fliND Pa,)3 3 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,L through M File Names,Mattie, Mrs,MATTIE MRS J. E. DOUGALL_002.pdf,MATTIE MRS J. E. DOUGALL_002.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: MATTIE MRS J. E. DOUGALL_002.PDF, MATTIE MRS J. E. DOUGALL_002.pdf 1 Page 1