Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-23
WILMINGTON HARB0R COM
MlTTEE.
Mem rial to Congress Asking IN Apprcpria'
tion Of S200, 900 Adopted.


Mem rial to Congress Asking IN Appropria'
tion Of S200, 900 Adopted.
The citizens committee ap-
pointed to draft q memorial ia
Congress asking that the proposed
appropriation of $4,000 for viii.
mingion harbor be increased to
5000, 900, met at the parlor Of the
First National Bank at II O'Clock
yesterday.
Mr.. E. F.. Spence, Chairman,
called the Committee to order and
stated the object Of the meeting.
On motion, r. 8. Lynch was ap.
pointed Secretary.
By request, DR.. J. P. Widney
read the rough draft Of o memorial
to Congress which he b ad prepared
for the approval Of the Committee.
After the reading free discus.
sion Of the question was had, all
the members Of the committee par
ticipating, in which several addi.
tionsl points were suggested to be
embodied In the memorial when
finally prepared.
DR.. Widney stated that he had
written to Col. Meudell for data in
relation to mprovements yet re.
quired, their cost, ETC., and thought
that it would be we'll to await his
reply before the final preparation
OF the memorial.
In regard to the amount required
for the work. necessary to be done
this year. Gen. Banning stated
that Col. Mendell, the last time he
was at Wilmington Informed him
that he thought 100000 would be
am pie for the present. Part Of this
Gum, say, about 5000, would be
necessary In raising the sen wall so
as to confine the outflow Of water
to the channel, and the remainder
could be profltsbly and econom-
ically used In deepening the chan.
mel across the bar.
After some further discussion
and suggestions as to the memorial,
Mr.. Hollenbeck moved that the
whole matter be referred 10 COM
mittee OF five, consisting Of DR..
Widney, A. Glassell, G. Wiley
Wells, w. H. Perry and Gen. Ban.
ming, 10 prepare the memorial and
report to an adjourned meeting Of
the full committee to be held at
the same place ut 4 O'Clock P. NJ.
Adopted.
Mr.. Spence suggested that 1t
would be we'll to urge on
the Los Angeles delegation at
Sacramento to endeavor to have
the State Legislature pass con-
current resolution endorsing the
memorial prepared by this commit
tee aud urge upon Congress the
great good that would result from
granting the appropriation asked.
Adjourned until 4 O'Clock.
The Committee reassembled at 4
p. N. M
On motion, the Secretary was In.
structed to collect 81 from each
member Of tho committee to defray
expenses.
DR.. Widney then read the mem
orlal rs prepared oy the COM
mittee.
Col. Dunkelberger suggested that
q clause be added setting forth the
immense grain producing capabili.
ties Of this section sud that It's full
development had hitherto been re-
tardsd by lack Of proper shipping
facilities. .s'.
With this addition, the memo.
rial as follows, was adopted:
MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable, the Senator's and
the Representatives in the Con.
greas Of the United Statcs at
Warrington:
GENTLEMEN: In view of the ur-
gent need Of \ rapid completion of
the harbor improvements at Will
mington, Los Angelss county, CAL
ifornia, and Of the insuff1ciency OF
tho appropriations now granted for
that purpose, mass meeting of
the citizens Of Los Angeles was
calied, Thursday evening, January
Goth, by order Of the City Council,
TO take the subject under consld-
Grafton.
That meeting Of the citizens ap-
pointed our committee to prepare
and forward to you = memorial
praying more earnest prOseou.
tion of the work by the govern
ment. In accordance with their r
instructions We have prepared the
following statement and petition,
and We beg leave earnestly to cali
your attention to 1t, and to ask
your careful consideration of the
facts as presented.
lst. Until the com pletion OF thi 10
work Of harbor mprovement at
WilmiDgton the California coast
from San Diego to San Francisco
remained " ithout y single port of
refuge for shipping in storms
nothing but open roadsteads for .
distance of 500 miles.
2d. The roadstead of San Pedro,
lying without the bar OF Whining.
ton harbor, has been for . quarter
of century, and is now, the COM
nsrcial outlet OF large portion OF
6outher California and Arizona.
The freight received and shipped
through 1t has steadily increased
from an aggregate of 6,3ll tons iu
the year 1855 to ITO. 900 tons for the
year 1880. and 10 rapidly growing
With each year. Grain vessels are
loaded At this port directly for
Europe. Tho passenger move.
msnts through the port for the
year reach q total Of e,00O. Arri.
vals Of sea. going vessels: Steamers,
106; calling vessels, 127; total fol
the year, 233. These vessels came
frsm, and depart for, all parts oi
the world.
Sd. To meet two wants, viz: the
creation Of q harbor Of refuge, and
the accom- mmodatiop OF the rapidly y
jpersaslng comm OF the port