The herald., 1894-03-15
SANTA MONICA GAINS FAVOR
The Chamber of Commerce De-
cided on the HarbOr.
Various Resolutions on the Matter
offered for Consideration.
The Proceedings At the Dirsotors'
Meeting Ysstsrday-No Action
Taken-The Reso~
lutions.

OF commerce met yesterday afternoon
at 3:l5.
There were present Directors Free
man. Patterson, Lankershim, Stimson.
;iraT Parsons, King, Jones, Jexne.
Mullen, Breed, Eisen, Hazard, Sever
ance. Cohn, Klokke.
The following resolution was offered
by Director Lsnkershim, and was car
ried by unanimous vote Of the board:
" " beT5as, It has been announced that
the public library in Los Angeles has
been taken from the list Of government
public depoaitories; and,
Whereas, Our city has q complete
public library fitted with the latest i'm.
provemente, with an efficient corps Of
.lhrarians and,
Whereas, Our city has growing and
intelligent population oil $4,000 inhabit-
ants, with q large number OF tourists
every year. therefore, be it
Resolved. That we respectfully peti-
tion that the government restore the
public library of Los Angeles to the Hat
of government public repositories 80
that our citizens. distant from the CEN
ter of government, may be officially
informed of its workings and our chill
dren be patriotically educated by the
visible records of its laws and legisla-
tion.
The harbor matter was then brought
up, 1t being the special order of business
for the afternoon, and the following res
olutions were offered by X. Cohn:
Whereas, By reason of the close prox-
unity of Santa Monica to Los Angeles,
and the rapid and continuous growth Of
the city of Los Angeles toward Santa
Monica, unmistakable evidence to all
that in time the western boundary OF
the city of Los Angeles will be the ocean
front at Santa Monica; and
Whereas, The greater distance and
the topography OF the country between
Los Angeles and San Pedro are barriers
to thegrowth Of the city OF Los Angeles
in the direction OF San Pedro; and
Whereas, There is now built at Santa
Monica a wharf 1850 feet in length,
reaching to q point where there is 40 feet
of water at high tide, thus bringing
ships OF the deepest draft and cars to-
gether; aud
Whereas, it is desirable that the
freight intended for Los Angeles and
this section OF the state. which is loaded
in vessels at ports on the Atlantic coast,
at Panama, and ports in Mexico, and
taken to San Francisco and again
shipped to Los Angeles, and this part Of
the state, thereby increasing the cost of
such freight; that it should be unloaded
from vessels at the nearest point to
Los Angeles; and
Whereas; Eighty-th Of the mer-
chants of Los Angeles, representing
about $40. 900, 900 capital, fully realizing
the situation, and viewing it from q
commercial standpoint, have subscribed
to petition, q copy OF which accom-
panies TIN resolution, urging that Santa
Monica be selected as the proper place
where a breakwAte should be con-
structed; now therefore be it
Resolved, That the chamber OF COM
merce, representing as it does, the com
mercial interests of the city OF Los An
geles. do make known to our senators
and representatives at Washington that
for the reasons set forth above we be-
lieve the construction OF breakwate
and the creation of q harbor at Santa
Monica will best serve our commercial
interests, and that such action will re-
ceive the strong support OF our people;
and We do hereby pray congress that an
appropriation be made for that purpose,
Independent OF any appropriation which
may be needed to maintain in good con-
dition what is known as the inner har-
Dor OF San Pedro and Wilmington.
Director Patterson offered as substi-
tute for the foregoing resolution, the
following:
Whereas, The board OF directors of
the chamber of commerce is in receipt
OF a petition from Mr.. J. M. Crawley of
the Southern Pacific company asking
that we call upon our representatives in
Washington to favor an appropriation
for Santa Monica ingtead of San Pedro;
and
Whereas, Three separate commissions
Of United Statea engineers appointed to
examine the coast and decide upon q
proper location for deep water harbor
in this vicinity have unanimously de-
clared in favor Of San Pedro; and
Whereas, 1t ia the invariable custom
OF congress in cases of this character to
refuse all appropriations that are not in
accordance with the decisions of it's en-
gineers; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
board OF directors an appeal to our rep
resentatives to support an appropria-
ton for Santa Monica would, under the
most favorable circumstances, result
only in the appointment of q fourth