Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-21
WEST SIDERS
FAVOR MERGER
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
ON HEIGHTS
DISTRICT CONTAINING 10000 PER-
SONS APPROVE UNION
Consolidation Is Keynote of Assem-
blage Gathered Last Night in
Territory Contiguous
to Los Angeles

A meeting four times larger than had
been anticipated was held at Eastman
hall, Sixteenth and Arlington streets,
last night to consider consolidation
with Los Angeles of a district adjoin-
ing the city on the west containing ten
square miles and with n population of
10000. The Arlington Heights, West
Adams street, West Adams Heights,
Wiltshire, East Hollywood, South Holly
wood and Colegrove districts were
represented, and all were enthusiastic
for the consolidation movement. I'M
mediate steps will bee taken to work
for annexation.
Captain d. Nj. Hurley was made
chairman of the meeting and Grove
Ketchum of 1888 Sixth avenue was
made secretary. In q discussion of the
feasibility of union representatives of
the different sections spoke for the
movement.
Charles o. Morgan of South Holly
wood said that the citizens of that
section are enthusiastic for consolida-
ton. c. L. Bagley and p. S. Wise,
both residents on Seventh avenue,
spoke for the West Adams Heights sec
tion, favoring consolidation. Mr.. Wise
is one Of the oldest residents of that
section. Andrew Park and T. K. G..
MCGOWAN spoke on the water situation,
reviewing legal phases of an inde-
pendent fight.
The sentiment generally was strongly
in favor of consolidation because of q
desire to be in Los Angeles as great
progressive city, and benefits, such as
water and drainage were only touched
on incidentally. A pride in the achieve
ments of Los Angeles and wish TO
be part Of the city on that account was
brought out strongly by every speaker.
The assertion made during the con-
solidation campaign at Wilmington by
a resident of the Wiltshire district that
Los Angeles was so clearly unable to
handle her problems that the people
west of the city hesitated about annex
alton was refuted by the sentiment at
last nights meeting.
Want Immediate Action
The feeling was SO overwhelming
for consolidation that motion TO ap-
point a committee to investigate union
further was voted down because those
present wanted consolidation fastened
Instead, a resolution was unanimous
Iy adopted instructing the chairman to
name a committee of ten, to include
the chairman and secretary, with
authority to start matters at once. The
committee was given power to CONFER
with all district representatives, to pre-
pare ana lOOh dINCl iAiC AANNSEt'eth = EoNA
tions and to see that the petitions are
circulated at once.
In addition to Chairman D. M. Hur-
lev and Secretary Grove Ketchum the
committee is made up of the follow
ing: c. L. Bagley. J. F. Dixon, Don
Stanberry, T. X G. MCGOWAN, u. s.
FRY. c. w. Parsons and two other
members still to be selected by the
chairman.
The committee will meet Monday and
initiate the work for consolidation.
Meetings will be held frequently and
in different sections Of the district un-
til the election.
The district which II is proposed to
annex includes both Santa Monica av-
enues, that on the SOUTH which is vir-
tually F'orty-third street, and that
which is the old Santa Monica foot
hills road. The district boundary runs
along the southern Santa Monica av-
enue to Eleventh avenue and then
northeast to Montclair street, thence
to include a strip $50 feet west of
Crenshaw boulevard. Running north
east to the Los Angeles Pacific right
of way, which is a continuation of
Sixteenth street. the proposed boundary
turns west to Sherman drive and takes
in the Victoria park section. Tt then
runs northeast to a junction with the
boundary line of Hollywood and then
east to the Los Angeles limits line,
which is reached about Vermont av-
enue.