Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-09
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Shipping of World May
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PROMISE TERMINAL RATES
FOR BEACH TOWNS
Enterprise VIII Include Improvement
of Both Outer and inner Harbors,
with Scheme for Municipal
Improvements

IN HE city council unanimously ac-
cepted the report of the Los An
n geles consolidation committee
submitted yesterday afternoon, and
went on record with declaration to
do anything in its power to promote
consolidation and free and adequate
" equipped and maintained harbor IN
cluding the issuance of necessary BONDS
as a policy of the united city. Within
an hour after the council finished It's
deliberations ]. p. Steele, who has
charge of the canvass for signatures 10
the petitions, had nearly thirty men at
work, each with two petitions for con-
solidation.
If Mr.. Steele's men can secure the
necessary signatures by Saturday night
the city clerk will be able to verify the
petitions in time to present them TO the
council next Tuesday. In that case the
citv attorney will be ready with al
ordinance providing for an election on
consolidation on date between July 10
and 81. otherwise it probably viii be
called for a day in the first week of
August. ~.
The consolidation committee met with
the council at o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon An hour was spent in going over
the report in executive session IN ORDER
to determine whether theA council con
fore making it public. Secretary Flem
ing of the consolidation committee reao
the report, and Stoddard Jess, Joseph
Fl Call and others spoke on the plan o.
consolidation it presented The couneli
decided to approve the report tnroush
out, and instructed City Attorney Les
lie Hewitt to prepare resolution 70
that effect.
Following his custom of remaining
! outside of a secret session, Councilman
Wrenn was not present at the execu (
tive meeting, but remained OUTSIDE VIII
| the newspaper men. The other mem :
hers of the council were present. anu
all voted in favor of the resolution. r.
s. Cary attended the council meeting IS
the representative of Wilmington, an
the san Pedro committee was repre-
sented by Capt. Lewis Hansen, joseph
II. Call and John A. Anderson.
The report and recommendations Ct
the consolidation committee follow IN
full:
We the undersigned, members Of the
consolidation committee, appointed by rep
resentatiyes of your respective bodles 70
bring about the consultations Of the city OF
Los Angeles with the cities OF San Pedro
and Wilmington, beg leave TO submit 20
you, and through you 70 tne peop,e 81 vzsi' 1s'e
mington, the following report OF the nndines
of the committee with its recommendatlons;
Your committee effected Its organlzaIloh
on March 90 1903 by electing Stoddard Jess
chairman and A. p Fleming secretary,
and has availed itself Of every opportunity
to acquaint Its members with the conat
tions in both the outer harbor OF san
pedro and the inner harbor at Wilmington.
Conferences have been held with repre-
sentatives of the consolidation committees
and other civic bodies Of San Pedro anc
wilmington and after most careful ano
exhaustive examination into the conditions
we present the following findings ano
recommendations, with which the repre-
sentatives of both San Pedro and winning
| ton agree as to the best methods OF the
immediate improvement of the harbors-
Expense InconsiderabIe
h E5rs,-we find that the conditions
| such that one of the best harbors in the
world can be constructed at San PedIo ano
wilmington. and at very inconsiuerabie
expense compared with the cost OK oehef
prominent harbors.
| Second-That the future welfare o.
Southern California and OF the entire south
| west demands the development OF mar
| bor at san Pedro and Wilmington. in =
manner and on such a scale as to make tn'
harbor available TO receive the conunenF
of the world on the opening OF the FanAmA
canal
Third-The development Of San Pedro arc
Wilmington harbors as port of free com
ncerce will require the expenditure OF iaFg
| sums of money. and to accomplish this u =
vital that jurisdiction over san Pedro AM
| Wilmington harbors shall be vested in on
municipal corporation. hnanc1ly able 10
| bear the burden OF the bond issues required
| to carry forward this great project. and
| having sufficient strength 70 formulate and
carry to successful completion tho plan OK
connecting and operating public DOCKS
| wharves, piers and warehouses an San
Pedro and Wilmington harb0rs. and IN
connection Herewith. such means OF
| municipality owned and controlled access and
TRANSPORTATION thereto and therefrom as the
needs of commerce shall demand The hrSt
| and most essential step in efecting this
project is the creation OF one great Enuna-
cipatity with resources ample to contract
| and operate the necessary improvements
| for the accommodation of the commerce
that will now in and Sut of this port
Await Deep Sea Commerce
| A most essential feature OF the develop
| ment of the outer harbor at San Pedro and
| for which 1t is admirably adapted. IS the
making of provision for deep sea commerce
and the quick handling thereof at the
\ earliest possible time.
There are about LAG acres OF submerged
lands in one body the westerly side OF
the outer harbor, Immediately south of the
| government reserve, extending TO the
breakwater. free from private claims. and
which would be under the control Of the
| consolidated city. This body of submerged
land Is the most available site for inn
mediate Improvement in the outer harbor
and affords most advantageous place for
the construction of public docks, slips.
wharves, piers and warehouses particularly
because It is large enough to admit OF
progressive improvement thereafter the
necessities of commerce require.
And find that there are approximately
$1,000 feet of water frontage in the outer
harbor Of San Pedro. available for deep
shipping, and which is approximately dl-
vided as follows and which can be made
available for public use: Five thousand feet
| on the front Of the 146 acres; about 5000
feet along the inside of the hreakWater,
and about 14S0 feet on the Miner fill; and
there is, belonging TO private parties, ap-
| proxlmately on this Huntington NIL 5000 feet
of frontage and ON the Miner I'LL approxi-
mately 1000 feet OF frontage in the outer
harbor, making $4,000 feet Of bulkhead
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