Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-02
ALLEGE ANOTHER
GRABOF HARBOR
FRONT INTENDED
C0NS0LIDATl0NISTS ARE SUS-
PICI0US OF PILE DRIVERS
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WARRANT ISSUED TO STOP
WORK AT TERMINAL ISLAND
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Believed That Unidentified Parties
Are Attempting to Secure Pub
lie Land at the Foot of
Fourth Street
Especial to The Herald.l

3C AN PEDRO, July 1.-Urged by
- members of the Los Angeles
~ consolidation committee and by
San Pedro citizens who have the
welfare of the port at heart, the
city officials have reluctantly con-
sented to help Illustrate what Is
considered another attempt to grab
valuable frontage Oh Terminal Island.
Late tonight the city attorney drew up
a warrant. which was sworn to by
Fred w. Lloyd, charging John Doe and
twenty-one others with taking lighter
from the city property at the foot OF
Fourth street. The matter is in con-
nection with the activity of a pile
driving crew, which has been operating
at the foot of Fourth street on property
commonly considered to belong to the
public.
1t is not known and cannot be deter
mined for whom the pile driving crew
is working, but 1t is suspected that rail-
road interests are employing the men.
The warrant was given the city mar
shall to be served but no action was
taken tonight by that official Consol-
idationists will today ask an injunction
to restrain further work on the part OF
the pile drivers.
The supposition here is that the pile
driving crew has been employed by
railroad interests to take the first steps
towards the construction of 300-foot
wharf at the foot of Fourth street on
Terminal Island.
Consolldationsts Meet
The consolidation committee of this
city held a meeting this evening, the
principal action being to instruct its
legal committee to investigate the ac-
tion by a pile driving crew which is
now working on frontage supposed to
belong to this city north of the city
landing at Fourth street on Terminal
island.
The attention of the committee was
called to this pile driving outfit, as it
is thought that 1t is now driving on
property belonging to the city without
authority.
The city officials also have the mat
ter under consideration. but thus far
no action has been taken in the mat
ter.
Yesterday the gang began work. The
policeman in this district was notified
and he in turn told Mayor Walton.
The mayor then called on City Attor-
uey Stieglitz, who was instructed TO
investigate. He asked the city engi-
neer to make a map.
Mr.. Stieglitz stated this evening that
he had tried to communicate with the
city ATTORNEY of Long Beach relative
to the matter. but did not reach him
today. He had, however, asked Mr..
Garbutt of the San Pedro Transpor
tation company about it and he said
It was not his gang working. The
salt Lake officials and local attorney
also disclaimed knowledge.
Thirteen Piles Driven
In the meantime thirteen piles have
been driven. the float and gangplanl1
in front of the city's sixty-foot street
removed. While the residents of Ter
mnal are much worked up over the
APPARENT encroachment, little exact in |
formation relative to the nature of the |
work contemplated is to be obtained.
Although the city officials have thus
far been unable to learn from Long
Beach just what their holdings at this
point consist of. the consolidation COM |
mittee had little trouble this evening In |
getting this necessary information. Sec
retary E. d. Seward rang up CITY,
Clerk Boynton at Long Beach, and he |
explained that the city of Long Beach |
during Its possession of the propertyl
opened up Fourth street westward |
sXty-one feet wide, and when within
seventy-tive feet of the proposed bulk
head line the street widened to 800 feet.
AS to whether this 300 feet by seventy
five feet is street or the exact nature
of the holding by the city of San Pedro
he did not exactly know.
The best information obtainable to-
night is that the thirteen piles driven
are through the middle of the 300-footl
frontage running east and west. The
city of Long Beach purchased a float
and built an approach to the public
landing.
Warrant Issued
Residents on the island state that
they believe that the ferry company is
looking for another landing.
Former Councilman Henry Lane of
Long Beach has been endeavoring all
day to get somebody to act, but appar-
emily without result.
After Secretary Seward had received
his information from Long Beach he
called on City Attorney Stieglitz and
asked him to take steps to protect the
city's rights here. Mr.. Stieglitz stated
that the piles would have to be re-
moved If they were on the city's prop
erty, but that no haste was necessary.
At 10 o'clock he got busy, however.
and warrant was sworn to by Fred
w. Lloyd charging John Doe and twen-
ty-one others with taking lighter from
city property The warrant was not
served, as the pile drivers stopped work.
after 10 o'clock.
1t is supposed the crew is awaiting
another change in the tide before re-
suming It's operations.
Consolidationists say tonight thew will
ask an injunction tomorrow to prevent
further work at the foot of Fourth
street.