Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-21
MAKE TOUR OF
HARBOR DISTRICT
CONSOLIDATION COMMITTEE
GUESTS OF CAPT. FRIES
SPECIAL ATTENTION is PAID TO
INNER HARBoR
investigators VIII at Once Formulate
Report to Be Submitted
to the Board of
Trustees
1snsoial to The Herald.l

WILMINGTON, April 20.-The Will
mington consolidation committee ana
several other citizens were the guests
of CAPTAIN A. A. Fries today on tour
of the harbor district in the govern
ment launch. . Among those in the
party were F. S. Cary, chairman ol
the committee; Erhard Opp, W. ,.
Moore. John Snyder and A. F. Harris.
The tour covered much of the same
territory gone over by the consolida-
tion committees of the other two cities
interested, but special attenion was
paid to the inner. harbor. concerning
which Captain Fries spoke as needing
Immediate Improvement and having
possibilities to make 1t one of the re-
nowned harbors of the world II the
three cities will seize the opportuni-
ties presented at this time.
| The consolidation committee will go
ahead at once with the harbor ques-
tion and formulate a report to the
board of trustees and the chamber of
| commerce. The trip was found very
| interesting and gave wilmington cltl-
zens a wider view of the great possi-
bilities of their harbor If 1t is properly
developed.
/ Consider Time Extension
The trustees will act Wednesday night
on the application of the Pacific Elec-
trio railway for an extension of the
time to September for completing the
line to skirt the bay to San PEDRO. 1t
probably will be granted If the rail-
road will agree to place First street
in good condition upon completing the
line.
- The necessary closing of watson,
Fifth and Sixth streets and interven-
ing alleys to permit the installation OF
the Pacific Lumber company's great
plant will be permitted by the board of
trustees The company is putting in
the largest and finest lumber yard IN
the west, and has been offered bonus
to go elsewhere than Wilmington. bu,
prefers to locate here because of the
harbor advantages. To close the
streets concerned legal publication is
necessary, but the trustees have noti-
fed officers of the company that they
can go ahead at once with the work.
and the legal formalities will be at
tended to-
The trustees have defended their pro-
test against the granting of the Ban
ming application for permission to con-
struct a wharf in Wilmington beyond
the pierhead lines by forwarding an
other communication to the war de-
partment. In the opinion of many citi-
zens the application was made to In
terfere with the proposed municipal
harbor work undertaken by Whining
ton.
The second letter of the trustees,
which was sent today. answers the
statement filed by Hancock Banning
| after the trustees sent their first COM
munication to Captain Fries. The sec
ond letter AYERS that Mr.. Banning's
statements are misleading. The trus-
tees state that Hancock Banning and
his attorneys were present at the meet
ing of the harbor lines board and are
acquainted with the facts. They urge
that navigation would be impeded by
the changes requested by the Ban
nings. The question of tidelands titles
comes strongly into the present con-
troversy, and the trustees defend the
rights of Wilmington in an able man
ner.