Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-10
CITY WILL AID IN
THE OPMENT
OF GREAT PORT
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would remove this discrimination, anc
place cities governed by a freehold'
ers' charter on the same footing as
cities under the general law, and TINS
believes that this city
should take the lead in bringing about
this reform. We have accordingly pre-
pared a statement of reasons and feso'
lutions which we recommend that YOU
do now adopt, that this matter may be
brought authoritatively to the attentlor
of the coming legislature"
Council Enthusiastic
The council adopted the resolution
1t is as follows:
whereas, The growth of the state
of California, has been such mat
legislation, relating to the unltllls
under one government of cities, mas
not been such as to meet the condi-
tions that have been necessarily
created thereby; and
Whereas, The law now in force
provides only for the annexation or
contiguous territory; and the con-
solfdation of cities under the gem
era1 law, and fails to provide a
means whereby cities governed by
a freeholders charter may unite, or
may be united with city or cities
organized under the general law;
and
Whereas, There are a number of
cities now governed by freeholders
charter that have grown until their
boundaries adjoin those of other
cities, creating such a condition
that 1t is clearly for the interest or
each thay they should be under
one government; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the law as 1t
now stands, unfairly md unJustly
discriminates' against cities gov
erned by a freeholders charter IN
favor of cities organized under tne
general law, and that public neces-
sity now demands that this dis
elimination be abolished, ana the
law so amended, that two or more
cities governed by freeholders
charter may consolidate and that a
city governed by a freeholders char
ter may be consolidated with any
other city organized under the gen
eral law; be it further
Resolved, That we do most ear
nestly request the legislature to re-
move this embargo, now placed py
this Unfair and unjust law upon
the future growth and progress OF
cities governed by freeholders
charter by the repeal of the present
laws relatir- to this subject, and
enacting a new one or amending the
present laws to meet present con-
ditions.
Resolved further, That we do here
by request Senators w. H. Savage
C. w. Bell, H. G. S. MacCartney,
N. w. Thompson, H. M. Hurd, and
Representatives H. G. Gotten, +.
F. Cogswell, Harry Barndollar,
walter r.. Leeds, P. A. stanton, ].
N. O.Rech, J. p. Transue, w. j. Han
Ion and Percy V. Hammon, mem
bers of the Legislature from Los
Angeles county, to actively and ear
nestly support law that will re-
move this unfair discrimination; be
it further
Resolved, That the city attorney,
in conjunction with the harbor COM
mission, be and he is hereby in
structed to prepare and present to
the legislature a bill that will en-
able any city of whatsc ever class,
to unite or consolidate with any
other city or cities.
To improve Water Front
Just before this report and resolu.
ton were presented the council had
passed another, on motion of Council
man Dromgold, declaring 1t the sense
Of the council that all water front be
improved as soon as it comes within
The resolution was presented by the
Waterways association and
was as follows:
"Be it resolved, That the city coun-
ell approves and indorses the policy OF
all water frontage upon San
Pedro harbor, inner and outer, so fast
as same may come within the Jur1sdic-
ton of the city, such water frontage to
be improved and maintained for public
purposes by the municipality.
Resolved further, That whereas q
plan is under way to sever from the
city of San Pedro and annex to the
sity of Los Angeles 5000 feet of water
upon the west basin of the
inner harbor of San Pedro, we improve
and indorse the policy of immediate
for public and municipa
uses of the whole of "uch water front
by the erection of docks, wharves and
and the connection of the
same with the business district of Los
Angeles with broad, direct and ma
highways.