On May 4, 1852 Horace Carpentier persuaded the new California state legislature to incorporate Oakland as a town. Then, on May 17, he persuaded the new town's trustees to pass an ordinance "for the disposal of the waterfront belonging to the town of Oakland."
On May 4, 1852, Horace Carpentier persuaded the new California state legislature to incorporate Oakland as a town. On May 17, he persuaded the newly formed town's trustees to pass an ordinance concerning the disposal of the waterfront belonging to the town of Oakland.