Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-13
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Its Directors Consider the New
Harbor Proposition.
Business Men Requested to Appear
Before the Committee.
A Communication Received From the
Engineers' ommfssion-Informa-
tion Wanted for the visitors.
Routine Business.

Routine Business.
The board OF directors OF the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon
Messrs. Wells, Forman, Breed. McGar-
vim, Klokke and Freeman being present
The committee on membership re.
ported, advising that certain delin-
quents, four in number, be dropped
from the roll, and, on motion, such ac-
tion was taken.
The committee appointed to interview
the directors of the district agricultural
fair on the matter of the holding of the
agricultural portion of the fair in the
rooms Of the chamber of commerce re-
ported that 9 satisfactory arrangement
had been made and that the chamber
would hold the fair this year. The re.
| port was adopted by the board. 1t was
decided to make historical exhibit q
feature of the fair.
| A communication sent by William p.
Craighill, colonel corps of engineers, u.
| S. A., to the Hon. s. M. White, and by
him forwarded to the chamber, was
read:
U. s. ENGINEER Office,
Pleasant street.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Aug. |, 1892.
Hon, Stephen NJ. White, Los Angeles, Califor-
DEAR SIR enclose copy of the re-
cent law under which board has just
been organized.
It is expected the board will reach
Los Angeles about September /. Precise
notice Of the day of assembly will be
given by telegraph from San Francisco,
where the board win rendezvous.
The names of a number of gentlemen
have been given me. as senior member
OF the board, by whom valuable infor-
nation could be given concerning the
important subject of our mission.
1t is intended, if agreeable to the COM
mittees and parties interested, to have
public meetings at Los ~Angeles, San
Pedro and Santa Monica, unless single
meeting at Los Angeles would suffice.
It is desired to hear fully all parties who
wish to make oral statements and to
have stenographic record of the pro-
ceedings.
In addition, it is extremely desirable.
in order to save time and expedite the
business, that statistical information be
given the board in print or in writing.
The organization of one or more commit
tees to have this information prepared
before the arrival of the board would
be very great help. Respectfully
yours, VIM. +. CRAIGHILL,
Colonel Corps of Engineers, U. s. A.
The copy OF the law enclosed was as
follows:
The secretary of war is hereby author
| lied and directed to appoint a board of
| FIVE engineer officers of the United
| States army whose duty it ehsll be to
make careful and critical examination
for proposed deep-water harbor at San
Pedro or Santa Monica bays, and to re-
| port as to which is the more eligible To-
cation for such harbor in depth, width
| and capacity to accommodate the largest
ocean going vessel, and the commercial
and naval necessities of the country, to-
gether with an estimate of the cost.
Said board OF engineers shall report the
result of its Investigations to the secre-
/ tary of war on or before the 1st OF Mo-
vember, 1892, and $4,000, or so much
! thereof as may be necessary, are hereby
appropriated for said purpose.
Director Freeman then offered the foi-
lowing resolution, which was adopted: ::
Whereas, The following communica-
ton, addressed to the Hon. S. M. White.
has been referred to the board of direc-
| tors OF the chamber of commerce for
i their consideration therefore, be it.
Resolved, That the chamber of COM
merce tenders the use of its rooms to
| the engineers for the public meeting
above referred to, and calls upon the
business men and public organizations
of San Pedro, Santa Monica and Re-
dondo, and upon all others interested in
4 the question, to appear before the COM
mittee OF engineers and give the infor-
nation for which they ask.
The resolution was carried.
The secretary reported, in obedience
to instructions given at the last meet
ing, UPON the attendance of each OF the
members Of the board at its meetings
since the beginning Of the year. The
secretary was instructed to file such re-
port quarterly hereafter, and to send
copies of thiswreport to each absent
member of the.board. !.
Director Wells reported that while IN
San Francisco, he had visited the rooms
of the state board of trade, and learned
that they were just about to move TO
new and more commodious quarters,
and he therefore advised that no action
be taken in the matter of making case
for the board until the location be de-
termined upon. This was, upon notion
decided by the board.
| The secretary stated that membel
of the chamber had recommended tha'
notices be posted in all railway stations
with regard to the receiving OF produces
for the exhibit room by the chamber. Il
was moved and carried to have such no
tices printed, and the president wal
made committee of one to draw up tn'
same.
The board then adjourned.