Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-09
CAMPAIGN FOR
ANNEXATION IS
ON IN EARNEST
ELECTION TO BE HELD NEXT MONDAY
Successful elimination of Plan to Extend Los
Angeles TO Boundaries of San Pedro Will Give
Property Owners of Annexed Territory
Great Advantages for Light Taxation

The annexation proposition is up for
consideration now that the state cleo
tion is over with its excitement and
hard work.
The election is called for next Mon
day for the annexation of the territory
between San Pedro and Los Angeles,
which has been outlined.
The plan was started some time ago
by the consolidation commission and
referred to the chamber of commerce.
That body began immediate action and
after hard work placed it in a practi-
cal form and referred 1t back to the
commission, which now has the annex
alton project fully in its own hands.
The commission urges that in the
first place the paramount object of such
annexation is tC make the city of Los
Angeles contiguous to the seaport
towns of Wilmington and San Pedro
for the purpose of ultimately CONSOLE
dating these three cities into one large
municipality to the end that all may
reap the advantages of being a seaport
city; and by virtue of the consolida-
tion of these three cities much greater
strength will be had, and in conse-
quence thereof the federal government
will be more willing to appropriate
larger sums of money for the develop
ment of the harbor by reason of the
fact that it will recognize that these
three united cities will be more able
to protect the harbor from the immi-
nent jeopardy of it's control by private
individuals and corporations that now
exist. thereby insuring much greater
growth and prosperity to the city of
Los Angeles and the surrounding ter
ritory.
Can Do Street Work
The territory when annexed and
part of the city of Los Angeles will be
enabled to improve its streets and
highways under the vrooman act, un-
der which all street work within muni-
cipalities is now done. Under this act
a boulevard could be constructed from
the present southerly boundary of the
city of Los Angeles to the northerly
boundaries of the cities of San Pedro
and Wilmington; the supervision and
control of the work being had by the
board of public works of the city of
Los Angeles and the property owners
likewise reaping the benefit of the as
sistance of the city engineer and street
inspectors offices. Such a boulevard,
when completed, as we'll as other
streets within said territory, could like
wise be lighted under the general cleo
trio system of the city of Los Angeles
and would be kept sprinkled and in
order by the city without cost to the
property owners, being paid out of the
general fund. 1t is needless to say that
all property along such a boulevard in
such territory would be doubled and
even trebled in value, and such bou-
levard would soon be lined with at
tractive and beautiful homes, and any
additional taxes that the property
owners within the proposed annexed
territory would be called upon to bear
would be more than compensated by the
increase in value of realty within such
territory and other advantages.
1t is conservatively estimated that
the tax to those to be annexed will be
only about 26 cents additional to the
500.
An advantage that would be gained
by the territory to be annexed is that
of police and fire protection, both of
which would offer additional induce
ments to the building of fine homes
and other improvements.
The water system of the city of Los
Angeles would likewise ultimately be
extended throughout the territory and
the upbuilding of the same would be
thereby assured.
Residents within said territory would
also have the advantages of schools
and educational departments of the city
of Los Angeles, including its high
school, Polytechnic. kindergarten, Ii
brary and other branches.
Will Have Protection
Another advantage to be reaped by
the residents and property owners of
this proposed territory will be that all
will share in the benefits of the present
established departments of water fire,
health, and also the public buildings
of the city, it's parks and all other city
properties without assuming any liabil-
tiles or being called upon to pay any
part of the present bonded indebted