Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-22
MEETING
IS STORMY AFFAIR
Mayor Burks and Trustees Say Things
to the Chamber of Commerce
That That Organiza-
ton Resents
Snecial to The Herald.

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VENICE, May 21.-Anticipating that
the course they have pursued IN the
santa Monica-Ocean Park sewage agl-
tation would be denounced and they
would he assailed individually and COL
lectiyely, the Ocean Park city trustees
attended in a body last nights cham-
ber of commerce meeting, ana ourlllS
the most heated discussion in the trade
ORGANIZATIONS eventful career refused
in the face of repeated attacks at the
stand they have taken to admit tnat
they are doing other than what they be-
lieve to be for the taxpayers pest IN
terests.
The quasi arraignment took place in
the presence of about $50 persons and
was marked by the prominence locally
of the individuals who appeared as the
leading actors and who at times were
so severe in their remarks that only the
interference of cooler heads seemed to
prevent a general fight. The unpleas-
antness was started by Mayor Dana
Burks. who in the beginning of a BAN
tering address stated that he failed to
recognize the trade organization as eX-
pressing the sentiments of the COM
munity and that he was surprised to see
the large number of visitors" present
at the meeting. Mr.. Burks further said
that he considered the organization was
fostered in it's attacks on the board of
Abbot Kinney, and he apparently would
have entered into a review of the doge' 5
fights with the city had not President
DR.. j. A. Stanwood ruled him out of
order and then ordered him to sit down.
Trustee Plain Spoken
Trustee Jones also expressed himself
in no uncertain manner as to his re-
,41I Nf t11n frn6 rurn n
factor in Ocean Park affairs, and in
reply to a query put by Mrs. George
Sibley, one of the city's earliest and
most successful land operators, said
the organization was deemed a white
chip by the trustees, as its evident pur-
pose was to oppose them in the per-
formance of their official duties
A report by former City Engineer
Rabineau, whom Trustee Jones is al
legged to have stated was the best man
for the job that Ocean Park ever had,
to the effect that the local sewage con-
ditions were a menace to health,
brought forth a vigorous attack on
Rabineau by Jones, who contradicted
the engineer and insinuated that his
recent dismissal from the city's employ
was the motive that inspired his state
ment. Abbot Kinney's former business
associate, A. r. Fraser then took the
floor and after pleading for peaceful
understanding between the board merl-
bers and the trade organization
branched off into TRADE against Abbot
Kinney, and before he could be silenced
had made an offer to bet $1,000 that the
doge had sold out to the railway COM
pany in a land deal that upset the
prospects of a rival railway entering
this territory several years ago and for
which failure to put through the project
Mr.. Kinney has publicly accused
Fraser of being responsible.
After the meeting had been in session
slightly over four hours and there ap-
peared no signs of the excitement abat-
ing, Secretary Bradt moved that the
chamber of commerce proceed with it's
contemplated action at law against the
city for countenancing the usurping of
it's sewage facilities by the municipality
of Santa Monica. The motion was al
most unanimously carried