Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-18
WOULD CONSOLIDATE
CITY AND COUNTY
MUNICIPAL WATERWAYS MEN
GET BUSY
Members of Commission Pass Import
ant Resolutions Bearing on
Greater City and Har-
Dor Lines

To press legislation for the consolida-
ton of city and county through the
polls at the general election this fall
was the object of resolutions passed by
the municipal waterways commission
yesterday. The peoples fight for con-
solidation and free harbor will be pre-
sented at once to the county conVen-
tions of the different political parties
and the candidates of these parties.
At a meeting held in the offices of the
president, Joseph H. Call, 316 Tajo
building, yesterday afternoon, resolu-
tions launching this active propaganda
Were unanimously adopted
A legislative committee was appoint
ed whose members will not only bring
the subject before each party conven-
ton, but also before the office seekers,
to secure an expression of opinion upon
this public movement The organiza-
ton being entirely non-political, the
committee embraces members OF Vari-
Gus parties and factions. The legis-
lation committee, which will take up
this branch of the work, is composed
of the followings Oscar c. Mueller,
chairman; Milton K. Young, James a..
Anderson, ]. ]. Gosper, Jesse E. Water
man, Homer Hamlin, A. p. Fleming
and George H. Stewart.
State Should Own Docks
State owned public docks, to facili-
tate commerce and insure free har-
Dor, are a possible end looked to by
one of the resolutions adopted yester-
day, which is as follows:
Resolved, First, that we favor an
act of the legislature authorizing
the annexation to the city of Los
Angeles of contiguous and nearby
territory and cities in Los Angeles
county, with an alternate provision
for the establishment of borough
system of government in such an
nexed cities in and by which the
consolidated city shall have juris-
diction over all water fronts, docks
and sufficient traffic streets for the
movement Of commerce, and such
borough to have jurisdiction over
all other municipal affairs, such
annexation to be effective when
approved by a majority of the vot-
ers of each of the cities and terri
tory so annexed and of the city of
Los Angeles.
Second, We also favor an act of
the legislature authorizing the con-
solidation of city and county gov
ernment within the city of Los An
geles, and any territory and towns
annexed thereto, to be effective
when likewise approved by the vot-
ers of each of such cities and terri
tory embraced therein.
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and maintenance by the state of
California of free public docks at
San Pedro harbor of adequate ca
pacity for deep water vessels, to be
connected with macadamized or
paved traffic highways of the
county.
Fourth. That the committee on leg
islation of this association is hereby
directed to present these resolutions
to each nominee in this county for
the legislature, and also to present
the same to the respective commit
tees upon platform and resolutions
of the county conventions of the
respective parties.
Oppose Sale of Frontage
The second resolution adopted yes
terday specifically opposes the disposi-
ton of any of the harbor frontage at
Wilmington, and is as follows
Resolved, That the general well
fare and future development and
prosperity Of the city of Los An
geles and of the cities surrounding
the bay of San Pedro require that
all of the water front not leased or
granted to private corporations and
individuals should be reserved for
public, municipal and state docks
and wharves, and we are unalter-
ably opposed to any efforts to bar