San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-23
PACIFIC HARB0R.
THE HOUSE YIELDS TO THE SENATE
IN THE MATTER.
Terms Upon Which the Appropriation May
be Expended-SO Southern Pacific
Railroad Restriction.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The
conference on the river and harbor
bill have reached an agreement
satisfactory to themselves and to
others including Senator White.
The house conferees agreed
to recede from their opposition to
the senate amendments for harbor
at Santa Monica and San Pedro,
providing the bill should be
amended so as to render voidable
the appropriation for the inner
harbor at Wilmington, on San
Pedro bay, in case the commission
ers provided for should, decide
upon San Pedro as the most avail
able place for an outer harbor.
This proposition was accepted, and
an amendment was made to the
San Pedro item to the effect that
contracts should he entered into
for the inner harbor at Whining
ton until the commissioners
should report and, not at all, in
case they should decide in favor OF
an outer harbor at that place.
The house conferees yielded
their contention that the commits
sioners should be named in the
bill, and agreed to the addition OF
the foregoing provision as an addi-
ton to the Santa Monica amend
ment:
"Provided, however, that il the
board hereby constituted in its &C.
ton approved should determine
in favor Of the construction OF a
breakwater to Port Los Angeles,
no expenditure of any part OF the
money hereby appropriated shall
be made nor shall any construction
of such breakwater be entered into
until the Southern Pacific COM
papy or the owner or owners there
of shall execute an agreement, and
| file the same with the secretary OF
war, that any railroad company or
any corporation engaged in the
business of transportation may
share in the use Of the pier now
constructed at Port Los Angeles
and the approaches and tracks
leading thereto, situated westerly
of the easterly entrance to Santa
Monica tunnel, upon such terms as
may be agreed upon between the
parties; and IL they fail to agree
then terms to be determined by
the secretary OF war, and before
any expenditure Of the money
hereby appropriated is made for
the construction Of a breakwater
at Port Los Angeles, said Southern
Pacific company or the owner Of
the track or approaches leading
to said pier shall execute an agree
ment and file the same with the
secretary of war that any railroad
or transportation company or cor
poration desiring to construct a
wharf or pier in Santa Monica bay
may, for the purpose of approach
ing such wharf or pier and for the
purpose of constructing and operst-
| ing the same, cross the track or
tracks, approaches and right-of-
way now used by the Southern
Pacific company under such regu-
lations as may be prescribed by
the secretary Of war, and upon the
payment of such compensation as
that official may find to be reason
able, provided further that in case
such harbor is located at Los An
geles no greater royalty on the
rock used for the construction OF
the breakwater, than 123 cents a
cubic yard shall be charged and
the Southern Pacific company shall
charge no more than cent a ton
per mile for the freight on the rock
transported over its road"