Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-20
SAN PEDRO AND LONG BEACH
AT L0GGERHEADS
HAVE LAND GRABBING FEVER
Wild Rumors Aflost Of Intentions to
Take In Surrounding Towns.
May Settle Dispute by
Consolidating

Developments in the annexation fight
between Long Beach and San Pedro. In
the race for all territory within q
radius Of FIVE or ten miles of their
present city limits, were many yester-
day and rumors included the probable
annexation Of every strip Of land be-
tween Hawaii and Los Angeles
One rumor emanating from Long
Beach to the effect that an effort
would be made to annex Wilmington
to that city was accepted as true, be-
cause 1t is said that a petition is being
circulated in Wilmington asking for
an election on the proposition.
Another rumor emanating from San
Pedro and discredited in that city and
Long Beach Is that overtures have been
made by the trustees of Long Beach to
consolidate that city and San Pedro
and merge all outlying and contiguous
territory in the consolidation.
Despite these rumors Long Beach
trustees are proceeding with prepara-
tions for consummating the annexation
of Terminal Island territory in pursu-
ance of the election held Wednesday,
San Pedro Is also getting busy with
similar preparations.
Call More Elections
The board of trustees Of San Pedro
met in adjourned session yesterday
afternoon and passed resolution call
ing a special election to be held Sep
tember Is, to vote on the annexation to
the city of territory north, south and
west Of the present city limits.
The new territory to be annexed in
cludes the government breakwater,
Grand View tract, Pecks new sub
division, portion of the Dodson ranch,
a portion Of the Gaffey tract, Whining
ton and the tide fats between San
Pedro and Wilmington.
Another election. for the purpose of
annexing Terminal and East San Pedro
Is to be held on the same day. The
polling place for this election will be
In the pool room at East San Pedro.
The polling place for the election in
San Pedro will be in the old city hall
on Sixth street and in the town hall on
Canal street, Wilmington, for voters
outside of the city limits, but within
the boundaries of the territory to be
annexed.
Meanwhile there is to be an election
on August 80 in East San Pedro for
the annexation of East San Pedro to
San Pedro
Outcome of SquabbIe
Conservative thinkers credit the SEN
timent favoring a consolidation of
Long Beach and San Pedro, with all
intermediate territory This, 1t is be-
lleved, will be the ultimate result of
the bitter fight now on between the
two cities. Such a settlement would set
at rest further fighting over territory,
amend all defective titles or doubtful
titles occasioned by the crossfire of
| annexation elections and permit the
two cities and smaller towns to get
down to work at a common impulse to
improve the territory and attract indi-
viduals and businesses to them.
The territory lying between Long
Beach and San Pedro is fast building
up and, considering the fact that If
the result of Wednesdays election is
upheld by the courts the Long Beach
and San Pedro city limits will join.
there is no argument possible against
merging the two cities and territory.
One certain fight is expected should
such a consummation become possible.
will agree upon the name for the con-
solidated cities. Long Beach is as
red flag before the maddened bull for
San Pedro citizens and San Pedro
sounds like a call to battle to Long
Beach,