Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Fifty Per Cent of the
Voters Sign
Petitions
Defeat of the Proposed
Charter Expected as
Result
Seaport City Will Not Lose Its Identity
or Name, as the Borough
System VIII Be
Used

Los Angeles and San Pedro will con-
solidate, and this consolidation will be
effected within sixty days.
This prediction was made yesterday
by members of the Los Angeles city
and county consolidation commission,
and it was made on the strength of a
report from San Pedro that over so
per cent of the voters of the harbor city
have signed the petitions asking the
trustees to call an election to decide
the question for consolidating with Los
Angeles.
The fact that so per cent of the voters
of San Pedro have attached their sigma
lures to these petitions not only posi-
lively assures the defeat of the free
holders charter at the election to be
held in the harbor city tomorrow but
also that the election now assured for
the purpose of voting on the consolida-
ton question will be carried by good
majority.
Immediately after the assured defeat
of the freeholders' charter tomorrow Pc
titions will be circulated in Los Angeles
asking the city council to call an cleo
tion to be held on the same day as will
be named by the board of trustees of
San Pedro.
Greater Los Angeles in Sight
This proposed election will, in a ma
terial measure, bring about the realiza-
ton of the dream of greater Los
Angeles, and in reality will perfect to
a degree the plan of making Los Ange-
les a city extending from the mountains
to the sea.
Next month will be held the election
on the annexation of the Cahueuga dis
trist, which will form one link in the
chain to the mountains. and the con-
soidation with San Pedro will extend
the limits of the greater city to the sea.
San Pedro is considered the most de-
srable acquisition OF all the cities and
towns which have been planned to form
Jewels in the crown of the greater
Angel city, and with the consolidation
of the harbor city and Los Angeles an
accomplished fact it is expected by
members of the consolidation commits
sion that all the other cities and dis
tricts included in the plan of CONSOLE
dation will lose no time in expressing
their desire to became a part of what
of the Pacific coast.
President Butler Is Happy
one of the happiest men in Los Ange-
les yesterday was President S. A. But
Ter of the Los Angeles city and county
consolidation commission.
Mr.. Butler has, with other members
of the commission, devoted great deal
of time and energy during the past
few months in an effort to bring about
the adoption of the plans for a greater
Los Angeles. San Pedro was regarded
as the district most desirable of ac-
ouisition and also the place which
would make the hardest fight against
consolidation, and the news that the
question practically had been decided
favorably to consolidation even before
a vote could be taken was most grati-
flying to the president OF the commits
sion.
II am certainly we'll pleased with the
situation," said Mr.. Butler ''rhe fact
that over so per cent of the voters of
San Pedro have signed the petitions
asking for the holding of a special
election to decide the question of con-
solidation makes reasonably certain the
defeat of the freeholders' charter at
the election to be held in San Pedro
Monday, and a favorable vote on the
consolidation issue when the election is
held, which undoubtedly will be within
sixty days.
Los Angeles Seaport
CONSOLIDATION with San Pedro will
insure us ocean frontage and n free
harbor within our city. Wilmington, we
feel certain, will follow the lead of San
Pedro.
"Under the proposed borough system
the city of San Pedro will not lose its
identity, and in a great measure 1t will
be self-governng, but at the same time
II will have back of 1t and it's great tn
stitution, the harbor of San Pedro, the
prestige and support of the great city
of Los Angeles, and of which 1t Will be
an integral part.
with this prestige and support there
can be procured for San Pedro harbor,
both outer and inner. all reasonable APP
preparations demanded of the govern
ment in the name of the city of Los
Angeles.
"San Pedro will lose none of her glory
as being the harbor city, as she will res
tain her name, although included within
the limits of Great Los Angeles In this
respect San Pedro will occupy the same
position relative to Los Angeles that
Brooklyn has to New York. Brooklyr
now is borough of Greater New
York, but the city has retained its name
and individuality.
II now believe that can see the end
and successful one, of the consolida-
tion commission"
insures Defeat OF Charter
l.. Hanson, one Of the prominent busi-
ness men OF San Pedro and the chair
(COntinued ON Pune Threel