Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-21
PLAN NEW LINE
To POINT FIRMIN
SAN PEDRO COUNCIL GRANTS
CONDITIONAL FRANCHISE
Remembering Broken Promises of the
Los Angeles Interurban In the
Past, Restrictions Are
Tackled On

Special to The Herald
SAN PEDRO, June so.-The long con-
templated electric lire etween this city
and Point Firmin. the lighthouse and
Whites point, to the south, is now
assured.
At the meetin.; of the city council
held last evening the ordinance grant
ing the Los Angeles Interurban railroad
franchise from -Four snth street to a
point south at the city limits along
Pacific avenue came up for final read
ing. The past week there has been de-
veloped decided opposition to this
franchise because, as the directors
stated, the ell .ctric road had failed to
liye up to promises in other respects
made in times past.
one of these was he failure % build
suitable depot, promised for years.
and another that the comrt ny has not
built road on many of the streets Of
the city over which 1t had franchises.
one of the councilmen stated the OBJ
iections which lie had had stcted to
him, and t.is brought on a discussion
between citizens in the house.
Citizens Voice Views
Ramon Seprlveda, a. local capitalist
heavily Interested in land at Whites
point, stated that ne thought the OPP
position all rIsted In the min. of the
councilman who had stated the objec-
tions, but he was followed by Charles
Heintz, large property owner on Bar
ton hill, who stated that the feeling, as
stated by the councilman, was quite in
tense, and insisted that the electric
company should be brought to book for
its shortcomings tefore other rights
were given
Frank Burns. president of the cham
Der of commerce, urged that the Or
dinance be passed.
AT this point Chief Engineer Pills
bury of the road appeared and made
several statements as to why former
contracts had not been fulfilled. He
stated that the city might tie up his
company to the extent that IL the work
was not commenced inside of sixty days
and finished in six months the franchise
should be declared invalid. After this
was inserted in the ordinance it passed
without dissenting vote.
Lay Out New Resort
The object of the road to hese places
is to boom the southern part of the
town, which has been laid out Cor some
time but on which there is nut little
building. and to have a road to Whites
marine gardens and glass Eottomed
boats are to be constructed. 1t is ex-
pected that the building of the road will
cause quite flutter in realty out that
way, as 1t is very beautiful location
for summer residences and one of the
sightliest spots along the cost, having
view of the ocean in every direction
except north.
City Printing Mixup
The council again wrestled with the
city printing problem last neh for a
short time. AT a previous meeting the
cid OF the two newsp; pers of the city
was turned down as being excessive
requiring most of the levy of tx made
this year to pay 1t if 1t was accepted,
and the city attorney was authorized
to draw plans for new bids. At the
meeting last night communication
was received from the newspapers,
saying that they refused to bid under
the terms of the advertisement and sub
mitting a plan of their own for plans
and bids, making the style of type to be
used nearly twice the size asked for by
the board. The board refused to adopt
the plans and instructed the city at
torney to again draw up plans and re-
advertise. Unless the bids to come in
are much lower than the former one
the plans for a freeholders' charter is
liable to go over a couple of years on
account of excessive cost, which the
members of the board and their adj
visers consider too much for the tax
payers.
Terminal HiIarity
Terminal Island, pleasure resort a
half mile east of San Pedro, was the
scene of hilarity and sport yesterday
tie occasion being the gathering of
about 300 colored people and a number
of whites from different parts of the
country on picnic bent. Toward even
ing many of he sportier ones became
tired of the dryness Of Terminal and
came across the bay to the water front
saloons of San Pedro. Several officers
were on duty there and the result was
different kind of celebrate H.
The steamer Bessie Dollar, with a
cargo of oriental goods from Hongkong
and other Asiatic ports, is due in a day
or two. The vessel will bring the
largest cargo of foreign goods ever
brought to this lace.