Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-15
Attack on the Harbor Commission

victory free harbo which the good citizens of the city Of
San Pedro gave by voting for consolidation with the city
Los Angeles The Herald said
people of Los Angeles must not fool themselves into
the they have further contest meet in the conro
and Improvement of their harbor Efforts will be made by selfish
interests prevent the ci properly and fully taking advantage
opportunity which the control Of the harbor offers it. These eff
forts be met and defeated
The known for time that certain
could with any chance of they
posed to attack commission dscred and possible
get clear of that body step in the direction OF interfering
with the improvement and of the harbor OF Greater Los
Angeles by the people
The by its thus far has gained the in
of selfish that have in the past controlled
seeking perpeate that control Among
which the harbor has earned the hatred
that led i'll the successful effort amend the city
of Angeles that part Of the publicly owned water
the habor into the of the
city, be disposed OF to private interests.
The commission also took up the fight the Legislature
passage enabling Los Angeles consolidate with
Pedro Wilmington and that this bill passed
undoubtedly largely the efforts of the commission
The habor commission procured the bringing OF suits
destroy claimed by private parties practically
frontage OF the inner harbor including that
ton Of the frontage occupied by the $500 feet OF wharves OF the
Southern Pacific company in city of San Pedro
The OF the harbor commission have devoted themselves
careful study of arbor conditions that they might be in
position negeny administer the great interests which would
with the successful issue of the consolidation
campaign To this end they have obtained great
large harbors of the world whose details they have given
careful study.
qung attention and the best intelligence OF habo
commission to properly handle them.
which the harbor commission took up yesterday
opening the BASIN that the city could improve
part the harbo Such opening will probably require
where from years accomplish it now under
taken and no time taking up of this kind
of such benefit the city OF Los Angeles as al
good citizens hope and expect that it will be-
While The Herald has understood full we'll that effort wout
either tie the hands of the harbor commission or to de
stroy entirely hardly prepared for this effort to maeaz
on the day successful election San Pedro held
mateaze however very plainly in the effort OF Councilman
Dromgod ignore the harbor commission the matter OF
pairing plans harbor by resolution which he Friday
city council but which, by the good and de
votion city majority of that body not permitted
do the work which undoubtedly intended perform wit
begin the of discredng the harbor commission with
view of finally tying the commission that its useful
ness would destroyed of completely supplanng it
The Herald very of the inspiration OF Mr. Domgod
resolution lust he fully understood the force and efec
that intended have The Herald not informed and
would glad that he did not fully understand these al
though such would be something of reflection upon his
intelligence public will doubt be assisted in the under
standing Of what was attempted by considering the of th
other supporters Domgods resolution Among these
porters found who have at all times in their coun
manac themselves the willing tools OF the very
eests that may depended upon hamper and in
ere with full usefulness of Los Angeles harbor as posses
sion of the public
There was never time in the history harbor when thu
welfare of the public imPatvely required that it should receive
the undivided the who to control it
present Plans be made for the development OF the har
plans will the attention not only OF haDo e
perts their physical character but also OF business men ana mel
versed in matters of transportation.
that individuals and corporations are at the presen
time enjoying privileges this harbor under the supposed sanction
OF franchises which are void franchises should be
aside and the privileges enjoyed under them should int
the possession of the public
Owing control OF the board of trustees of San Pedro
have heretofore enjoyed the habor has neve
been yield anything Like the income to the public that
should.
an this the fact be recited that during t
nCr1ylar r.,
haror have $5O0O0 directly from these whaves
arves upon public property and owned and
roed by virtue grants from the public They should certainly
made pay the public with he
value to the holders yet OF all the great received from
them the corporations paid into the treasury of San Pedro during
the last year S+l2O
space forbid the enumeration of the many mportan
matters which mperavey the immediate and undivided
attention and intelligent theconol and manage
ment Of the harbor
Notwithstanding this just when the city of Los Angelo
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