The herald., 1894-04-12
TOWORE FOR SAN PEDRO HARBOR
s. O. Honghton to Go TO Wash.
ingtOn as a Delegate.
The Chamber of Commerce Takes
Action on the HarbOr Matter.
An Important Meeting of tho Board OF
Observation-Disclosures Adopted.
New Members Ini-
tiated.

S:l5. There were present Directors For
man, Patterson, Mullen, Lankefshitn,
McGarvin, Cohn, Graf, Cline. Freeman,
Jones, King. Parsons, Severancs, Haz-
ard, Klckke. President Ffeenan oCcu-
pied the chair.
The committee on membership re-
ported that the "a names which had
been proposed for membership nt the
last meeting we're on hand ready for
action by the board il so DISPOSED.
A Communication was then read be
follows: We, the undersigned citizens OF
Santa Monica. having filed our applica-
tions for membership In your otganiza-
tion at the meeting held on Wednesday
last, desire now to recall our names and
therefore ask that you cancel our appli-
cations and return our membership fee
OF $5.
tSgned): Jas. s. Wilson, A. Mooser,
N. A. Roth, j. A. Willis, p, A. Bunnell,
s. Jackson, s. Reinhart, W. g. Dcysf,
H. +. Goetz, 0. g. Tullis, NJ. B. Boyce,
W. 0. Baxter, j. F. Hogan.
II was moved and carried that the re-
qnest be granted and the applicants
money be returned to them.
The following applicants from, Santa
Monica sent word that they desired
their applications to stand: II. A. Win
slow, II. f. Gif6ux, and Schader & Co.
The following applications we're also
filed: w. w. Lowe, long Beach, II.
r. Hanna & Co., T. Vache & Co.. Red
lands chamber of commerce, III. O.
Weyse, d. G. Kennedy, W. w. Douglas,
+. X. Rule, Samuel Merrill.
The president announced that as these
knI
II the rules of the chamber were insist
next meeting before final action could
be taken. Director Laaketshim stated
that as objection hsd been made at the
last meeting 70 the election of the names
presented then, he thought the regular
r-le had better be observed. The elec-
tion Of these applicants was therefore
laid over for one week more.
The committee appointed from the
board OF directors to canvass the vote
taken among the members OF the cham
ber on the harpor question, reported the
result of the ballot, and Director PRtter-
son thereupon offered the following res
olution, which, after some discussion,
was passed by unanimous vote OF the
board.
Whereas, AT a special meeting OF the
members OF the chamber Of commerce
held April z, 1894, a ballot was taken
on the question OF asking congress to
appropriate for deep-water harbor at
San Pedro or Santa Monica; and
Whereas, Said ballot resulted as fol-
lows: San Pedro, 328 /; .sants Monica,
15I; scattering, b; thereby plainly show
ing that the members Of the chamber Of
commerce desire the appropriation to 60
to San Pedro. Therefore, be 10
Resolved, That our senators and repre-
sentatives at Washington be assured by
this board that the people OF Los An.
geles city are practically unanimous in
favor OF the plan for the harbor as out.
lined by the government engineers, and
we ask our representatives to continue
to nee their best endeavors to secure the
largest possible appropriation to ihRu-
Rurate the work on the outer hafbor Of
San Pedro.
Director Forman offered the following
resolutions, which were carried by
unanimous vote of the board:
Whereas. Information has been re-
ceived from Washington that the ques-
tion OF an appropriation FOR q haFbor id
this vicinity. the Nicaragua canal matter
and other subjects OF vital interest to
this section, will soon be called up for
consideration, and
Whereas, our senators and represer.
tatives could be materially assisted in
their work for this locality BY. the pres
ence OF a special delegate from the
chamber of commerce. commissioned to
represent its interests and prepared 10
give several months of time to the
work. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we send such dele.
gate to Washington instructed to work
especially for the construction Of the
Nicaragua canal and for an appropria-
tion for the deep-water harbor OF San
Pedro, and in general for all interests OF
this section.
Resolved, That s. o. Houghton Of
this city, former member of congress
from this district, be asked to serve as
Hnch representative.
Resolved, That no funds be appfopri-
ated by the chamber for the expenses OF
such q delegate and that unless the sum
needed for his expenses for the necessary
time be voluntarily subscribed, no such
delegate shall be sent.
The secretary read list Of names OF
delinquents and IL were ordered dropped
from the list for non-pRyment of duea.
Leave of absence from the meetings OF
the board was granted to Directors
Lankershim and Cline.
1t WAS moved and carried that the acc
retary be instructed to send coinmuni.
cation to the members of the chamber
asking if they wished to participate in
chamber OF commerce excursion to San
Francisco to the midwinter fair.
The board then on motion, adjourned.
Secretary Willard announces that d
sum of money WAS recently placed in
his hands subscribed by various firms
and companies in this city sufficient TO
pay the delegate's expenses to Wash~
ington.
Our better halves say they could not
keep house without Chamharlainis