Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-25
FLEMING TELLS
OF CAMP PAGGN TO
SECURE HARBOR
SECRETARY OF COMMISSION
REVIEWS WORK
RECOMMENDS NEW ORDINANCE
TO CONTINUE PROJECT
Council Adopts Report Which Suggests
That City Engineer Draw Map
Showing in Detail Owner
ship of Lands
1Cont,nned from Fage ono

(CoDttnued from rage obe'
and by the efforts Of the patriotic
citizens of Los Angeles her COM
mercial future is assured.
At the same time you instructed
this commission to take the neces-
sary steps to make of San PEDRO
and Wilmington terminal points, III
said consolidated city, for all trans
continental railroads. This matter
is progressing as favorably as pos
sible. the associated Jobbers
having actively entered into TINS
movement and at no distant date
we hope to report that those two
points have been granted terminal
rates.
The matter of the government
owned and controlled line Of steam
ers on the Pacific coast, connect
ing with the railroad over the 18TH
mus of Panama, is also under
way, a bill having been introduced
in congress to that effect. In this
matter we have every assurance
that we Will ultimately succeed IN
having such a line of steamers es-
tablished. and that San Pedro
harbor will be one of the principal
ports of call.
o CONSTRUCT hOdQS
Reporting further, your commits
sion would state, that under date
of August IA, 1909. the secretary of
this commission was instructed to
request the war department to re-
oulre either the removal of the
tracks of the Pacific Electric and
the tracks of the Southern Pacific
over the Wilmington or inner har-
Dor or that they place therein
suitable drawbridge to accOmmO-
date navigation and commerce, that
both the east and west basins or
the inner harbor could be de-
Veloped.
on the same date, this commits
sion instructed the secretary to
communicate with the different
boards of supervisors and highway
commissioners of the counties OF
Southern California, whose business
is naturally tributary to San Pedro
harbor, and endeaVOr to formulate
a plan by which trunk highways
could be constructed by said coun-
ties, extending to and connecting
with trunk highways that shall be
y
county of Los Angeles to the end
that where necessary, in order TO
afford transportation facilities for
the distribution or reception of
freight or to correct unjust rail-
road rates, auto trucks may be used
by shippers of freight to and from
tide water, and on the same date,
by unanimous vote of this commls-
sion. the secretary was directed 10
take UP with the highway commits
sion of Los Angeles county the
matter of constructing permanent
road leading to the harbOr ana
urge that this portion of the great
system of highways be constructed
at as early a date as possible. All
of these instructions have been
faithfully carried out and these
movements are now under way.
To Make Supplies Available
The matter has also been taken
up with the ShipOWners Association
of the Pacific coast, whereby snip
owners, masters and stewards may
obtain their supplies, which sup
plies may be furnished by the
merchants and dealers of Los
Angeles.
August 16, 1909, your honorable
body referred the following resolu-
tfon TO this commission for its con-
sideratiou and a report thereon:
Resolved, that the city en-
gineer be and he is hereby au-
thoriZed and directed to proceed
with the preparation and max
ing of maps and drawings of tne
san Pedro and Wilmington har-
borS. showing the tideldndS
along and about the same that
are available or capable of be-
ing made available for public
uses, and the city engineer Is
also directed to prepare plans
for piers, docks, WharVes and
warehouses at said haTbOrs, to-
gether with such means of ac-
cess thereto as may be feasible.
also to report to the city council
his recommendation thereon,
and an estimate of the cost of
constructing such piers, docks,
wharves, warehouses and means
of acess thereto.
Yo-r commission would respect
fully report as follows:
We recommend that immediate
action be taken, that the greater
city may be informed as TO the con-
ditions at san Pedro. AS your
commission views it thus far our
harbor is a great Improvement
made with public money and now
being used for private purposes.
Work for City Engineer
We, therefore. recommend that
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