Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-10
PROPERTY
ON HARBOR FRONT
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
SEES PROPOSED GIFT
City Attorney Hewitt May Make Rec
ommendation to Council Mon
day on Features of the
Proposed Gift

Members of the Los Angeles board of
public works and City Attorney Hewitt
yesterday accompanied the engineers
and architects on their excursion to
San Pedro and Long Beach.
The trip of the city officials was
made on invitation of Capt. A. A. Fries,
United States engineer, who had vol
unteered to pilot the members of the
Engineers and Architects association
about the San Pedro harbor and ex-
plain the work that has been done by
the government mad the government s
plans for the future to improve the
harbor.
Members of the board of public
works and the city attorney were
anxious to secure all the information
possible regarding the harbor improve
ments in general, but the particular
object of their visit was to inspect, in
company with Capt. Fries, the land Of
fered the city by A. S. Koyer and ]. c.
Willmon, and to learn from Capt. Fries
the probable value of the property to
the city and to what extent the i'm
provement of the land would affect the
project of the outer Harbor Dock and
Wharf company, formed by Lieut.. Ran
dolph Miner.
During the forenoon there was a con-
ference between members of the board
of public works, the city attorney,
Capt Fries and Mr.. Koyer, and it is
understood that Capt. Fries estimated
that the cost of the improvement
planned by the Miner company would
not exceed $500,00O of the $3,000,000 at
which the company Is capitalized
Capt. Fries, it is said, complimented
Mr.. Koyer on his offer to make the
city of Los Angeles "a present of 200
feet fronting on the outer harbor, pro-
viding Mr.. Willmon also would give
the city the 200 feet adjoining, as the
acquisition by the city of this property
would place Los Angeles in position
to construct and operate a municipal
railroad direct to deep water.
1t is probable that City Attorney
Hewitt will make a report to the city
council tomorrow on the advisability
of the city acquiring ownership of the
Koyer and Willmon property.
Senator Talks of Bill
Mr.. Koyer has received the following
letter from Senator Bell anent the Saw
age bill:
SACRAMENTO, March 4.-Mr. A. S.
Koyer, Los Angeles: Dear Sir-I sent
you by mail today copy of the journal
of Saturday showing the passage of the
Savage bill and the votes thereon. The
committee, with the exception of Sem
ator Belshaw, were all chosen for the
purpose.
Lieutenant Miner was present with
Mr. Petchner, and the suggestions
made by them seemed to satisfy the
committee, including Senator Belshaw.
1 explained to them that 1 had no fault
to find specifically with their enter
prise, but that believed the bill bad
one, and still believe that we shall at
L. 81.
ing effects. L did the best 1 could un-
der the circumstances, but. if you have
followed the present legislature in its
action you will clearly and easily un-
derstand how any measure that the
Southern Pacific is interested in could
be passed.
"At the time received your telegram,
action had already been taken and 1
decided to write you rather than wire
you, for L knew you would find the
news in the paper even before my letter
could reach you.
with kind regards, and trusting I
may see you soon and upon my return
become better acquainted, l am very
truly yours, c. w. BELL"
Lieut.. Miner yesterday sent to Mayor
Harper and the members of the board
of public works letter describing the
project of his company to improve har-
Dor facilities at San Pedro.
He said that if Messrs. Koyer and
Willmon have any riparian rights at
taching to their shore lots neither his
company nor the legislature can de-
prive them of such rights.
Lieut., Miner claims as fair his offer
to give to San Pedro 1000 feet of deep
water frontage on the fill reached by
wide boulevard the whole tract to
be subject to street opening and NUM-
ciDal control and he critioises tha Offer.
of Koyer and Willmon ON the ground
that they will retain adjoining frontage
equal in extent to that offered the city.