Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-15
LEGISLATORS TO
DISCUSS HARBOR
STATE COMMITTEE DESIRES
ANGELEN0S' OPINIONS
CHAIRMAN SAYS LOS ANGELES
WISHES ARE PARAMOUNT
Representations viii Be Made to
Board That Legislation Is Needed
for Consolidated Effort,
Not for Funds

The state legislative committee on
harbors viii meet at the chamber of
commerce of Los Angeles tomorrow
morning and at the San Pedro chamber
in the afternoon to discuss with eiti-
zens of this county the question of
state harbor commission and the
desirablity of the states guarantee
for an issue of s1.5OO,OOO in bonds, for
docks and wharves.
Members of the committee, who are
here, already have found a decided
sentiment on the harbor question. This
particularly was developed yesterday
morning at the counties committee
meeting. when Senator Wright of San
| Diego. chairman of the legislative har-
bor committee, made a report.
1--WE have a state harbor commits
sion at San Diego" said Senator
Wright, "and it works well. Matters
are not entirely out of the hands of
the municipality, for no steps are taken
that are not approved first by the city
council. There would be great objec-
tion at San Diego if it were proposed
to abolish the state harbor commission.
Il appreciate the fact conditions are
different here, where you have 100000
people. l want to say in case the peo-
pie here do not want a state COM
mission, / am sure their wishes will
be granted
States Interest In Tdeands
Suits lately have been instituted to
determine whether the state has any
interest In tidelands at San Pedro har-
Dor, claimed and held by private own
ers. This is a grave question. If 1t
ultimately should be decided the lands
are vested in the state. then the state
should improve them.
The harbor committee will secure an
ample number of definite statements
from Los Angeles Ritizens. Assembly
man Walter Leeds, the Los Angeles
member of the committee, has written
letters to many citizens, asking each
to attend the committee meetings or
send an expression Of his views. Sew
eral have signified their intention of
being al the meeting. A. P Fleming,
secretary and attorney for the Los
| Angeles harbor commission; Captain A.
A. Fries of the United States corps
of engineers, and Pitt p Hand, secre-
tary of the Municipal Waterways as
ISOLATION will attend the Los Angeles
meeting and also accompany the COM
mittee to San Pedro.
| Representations will be made to the
| legislative committee that the impor-
tant aid is not lending the states
credit to build docks and wharves,
since local credit is ample to carry
through the project, but that legisla-
tion is needed to secure consolidated
| effort. The resolution unanimously
passed by the Los Angeles city coun-
Gil, the platform pledges of both lead
ing parties, the letters of successful
| legislative candidates and the action
of the Municipal Waterways associa-
tion, all support this legislative need.
The harbor committee previously has
made two visits to Los Angeles. II
will not visit San Diego this time, as
it has been decided to favor 81, SOC, ,0Ot
in bonds for that harbor.
The members of the joint committee
are Senator Leroy A. Wright of San
Diego, chairman; Senators E. l. Wolf
and Thomas ]. Kennedy of San Fran
| cisco; Assemblyman Louis Stroll, San
Francisco; P. A. Johnson, San Diego
and Walter r. Leeds, Los Angeles.