Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-07
SAN PEDRO READY
TO TALK BUSINESS
CITIZENS GENERALLY FAVOR
CONSOLIDATION
Members Of City and County Commits
sion Busy Preparing for an
Active Campaign at
Sacramento

Members OF the Los Angeles city and
county consolidation commission are at
work arranging details for the second
and more determined effort to have
passed by the legislature the commits
sions bill providing for the consoida-
ton OF municipalities.
Confidence Is expressed individually
by the various members that sufficient
pressure will be brought to bear upon
the legislators to insure the passage OF
the measure which, they declare, is I'm
the interest of every municipality In
California.
1t Is expected that strong delegation
will accompany President Butler when
he leaves Los Angeles next Sunday for
Sacramento, and that they will have
the moral support of the board of coun-
ty commissioners, the chamber of COM
merce and Merchants and Manufactur-
ers' association and the civic bodies of
a number of other cities throughout the
state.
Editor Hyatt of the San Pedro Times
was in Los Angeles yesterday ana con-
veyed to the members of the commits
sion the pleasing information that the
delay is having the effect of making
the residents OF San Pedro even more
determined in their attitude In favor
of consolidation.
1t Is said that the people of San Pedro
realize more than ever that the rail-
roads are behind the opposition move
ment and as a result any delay through
such opposition only strengthens the
movement looking to the joining of Los
Angeles and the harbor city.
Developments during the past few
days indicate that the citizens of Will
mington are becoming anxious over the
question of consolidation with Los An
geles. 1t is said they prefer to see san
Pedro reject the proposition to consol-
idate with Los Angeles in order that
the consolidation between Los Angeles
and Wilmington may be assured.
Capt A. A. Fries, government en-
gineer, 1t is stated, will report adversely
on the request of the Southern PACING
and the Bannings for the construction
of mole" I'm the inner harbor, and
will submit an entirely new suggestion
as to the proper lines for the inner
harbor, embodying not only the propo-
sition of a former board of engineers,
but retaining part of the "mole" idea.
BY such a method private interests
could make certain Improvements with
out interfering with the general plan
for free harbor.
Pass Urgent Resolution
The following resolution in reference
to consolidation was presented and on
motion unanimously adopted yesterday
by the board of directors of the cham
Der and copies ordered sent to the
representatives at Sacramento:
Whereas, A question has been raised
as to whether the municipal corpora
tion act relating to the consolidation or
cities Is sufficient to meet the neces-
stiles of existing conditions; and,
Whereas, A general demand has been
expressed throughout the state for a
law that will permit of the joining to-
gether in wedlock. by mutual consent,
of adjacent communities and.
Whereas. A bill prepared by the law
committee of the consolidation commits
sion of the city and county of Los An
geles has been introduced in the senate
and assembly, said bill being Of
ficially authorized by the commission;
and.
Whereas, Said bill contains the nee
essary provisions that will make 1t
possible for a majority voteN in each
municipality, to determine the question
of consolidation of cities; therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce does most heart
fly approve said bill and strongly urges
the senate and assembly to hearken to
the voice of the people of California,
and pass the same.