Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-26
COMPLIES BOOK
ON WATERWAYS
LOCAL ASSOCIATION GIVES I'M
P0RTANT DATA
STATISTICS OF WORLDS HAIR
BORIS ARE SHOWN
Comprehensive Statement of Progress
Made on Ocean Fronts Contiguous
to Ports Near Los Angeles
Included


contains a comprehensive statement OF
the harbor situation in Los Angeles
county. A first edition of 10000 copies
will be issued at once for general dis
tribution.
The booklet contains special articles
contributed by Joseph IL. Gail, presl-
dent of the association; A. P. Fleming
secretary of the Los Angeles harboI
commission; Capt. Amos A. Fries OF the
United States corps of engineers, and
others. Statistics showing the magni-
tude of the worlds harbors and ex-
tracts from the last report of the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress fur
nish o large amount of general in
formation.
The booklet will give the following
statement of progress on the harbor
fronts exclusive of the legal and other
work accomplished by the harbor COM
mission and the local campaigners of
the Municipal Waterways association;
THE Municipal Waterways associa-
ton charter amendments giving the
city exclusive jurisdiction over san
Pedro h4rbor with power to construct
docks and connecting highways with
the business district. and providing for
an alternate borough system when de-
manded by a majority of the voters of
any alienation of water front and prop
erty held for public uses, are before
the COUNCIL anu nave bSCA1 AehNSAelPAS
acted upon in committee.
1.-THE charter election probably will
be called for about January 20, giving
ample time for the legislature to APP
prove of theso charter amendl~ nts by
resolution as required by the constitu-
ton.
To Pass Law Allowing Joinder
although active steps are in prog
ress to sever territory in San Pedro to
annex to Los Angeles, it is expected
during the coming session of IT, legls-
lature a suitable law will be passed al
lowing the harbor cities to join with
Los Angeles under the free-holders
charter
Tie present. law allows the joinder
of contiguous cities and towns by sur
rendering the freehold charters and
re-incorporating under the general
laws. but it is the consensus of opinion
among members of the legislature from
Los Angeles county, as well as of the
press and business men, the present
law sh I'D = amended by authorizing
joinder to freehold cities under the
freehold charter by vote of the ma
jority of the electors in the cities af-
feeted, as proposed by the waterways
association. and it is confidently ex-
pected such enabling statute will be
passed at an early date.
San Pedro Does Not wait
''San Pedro, however, is not waiting
for any new law, but under the guild
ance of the Municipal Waterways asso-
citation petitions have been signed by
five-sxths of the voters of the city of
San Pedro for the severance of that
part of San Pedro lying north of Fifth
street with the view of anneXing the
same to Los Angeles.
THE unanimity of sentiment in San
Il rfy
by the fact that out of TAO votes polled
at the general election of November 3
last there were 600 signatures to the
petitions for severance.
THE severed territory embraces
about 10000 feet of water front upon
the main shore of the inner bay and
about 5000 feet around Smiths island
which is to be connected with the
mainland by a drawbridge.
THE inhabitants of Wilmington are
eager to join Los Angeles, being firmly
convinced that only by means of the
financial power of the greater city will
the harbor of San Pedro be permanent
ly improved for the public benefit, and
knowing full we'll that Wilmington
alone cannot combat the destroying
corporations or raise sufficient funds to
improve the harbor. The intelligent
voters of Wilmington only await the
passage of the Los Angeles charter
amendments providing for the improve
ment of the harbor, and they are liable
to commence proceedings at any time
for dissolution of the city of Whining
ton and for an election to join Los An
geles.
Mass Meeting Held in Venice
1.-TWO great mass meetings have re-
Gently been held in Venice and Ocean
Park to consider the subject of joining
the Greater City of Los Angeles and
g - fOc
Rey to a point near The Palms.
''It is believed that such a ship chan
mel with jetties can be built for less
than a million dollars, which will bring
the great ships to within four miles of
the present boundaries of Los Angeles
and within eight miles of the center OF
population of the city.
1.-THE progressive men Of Ocean Park
and Venice, realizing what this would
mean to real estate values, are actively
considering the advisability of annex
ing Ocean Park and Venice with inter
vening territory to Los Angeles.
''Private capital in Long Beach has
dredged some four or five miles in the
new inner harbor of Long Beach.
"Under the influence of suits brought
by the Dock and Terminal company in
the federal court the trestle of the Salt
Lake railroad over the Cerritos slough
connecting Long Beach with Whining
ton has been removed and a drawbridge
is being built The trestle of the San
Lake railroad over the Los Angeles
river drawbridge will give to Lone
Beach a direct entrance to the ocear
for sea-going vessels and will make
that city one of the seaports of thi,
coast.
"HoweVer, there appears to be a sad
lack of public enterprise and apprecia-
tion of the value of municipal docks in
Long Beach, as no steps are being
taken by that city to construct NUM-
eipal docks and the entire water from
is liable to pass into the hands of q
railway monopoly at any time.
Long Beach, like San Pedro and
Venice, is paying 50 a ton more fol
coal than Los Angeles and so a thou
sand more for lumber and is still pay
ing $25 to $50 a ton for the transpor.
ration of great volumes of freight from
the eastern states which with municipal
docks would be moved for S. a tor
BY water via the Horn or isthmus.
"However, all of these facts are in
sufficient to make any impression upor
the minds of the people Of Ions
Beach"
Killed by Salt Lake Train
SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 25.-i