Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-16
FOOTHILL CITY
FAVORS UNION
CITIZENS ALMOST UNANIMOUS
FOR CONSOLIDATION
Board of Trade and Hollywood Truss
tees Hear Report of Committee
That Conferred with Los
Angeles Bodies
[snecial 10 The Herald. ]

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 15.--Hollywood
is for consolidation with Los Angeles.
At a meeting of the board of trade
with the city trustees. which was at
tended by large number of residents
of the city this evening, q vote was
taken on consolidation, and out of the
fifty or more taxpayers present there
was but one dissenting vote.
Hollywood is anxious for consolida-
tion as soon as practicable, as was
voiced in motion that was passed al
most unanimously also. 1t is under
stood that Los Angeles is ready, and
nothing stands in the way in this city
at the present time to prevent the
step being taken as soon as it is pos
sible.
The residents of this city under
stand that the city of Los Angeles is
contemplating an election for the is
suance of bonds for the Owens river
power and the improvement of the San
Pedro harbor, and they are willing to
share their portion of the taxation for
those purposes. They believe the fu-
ture greatness Of Los Angeles will af-
feet the fortunes of Hollywood and
are willing to do their share in work
ing toward the ends that are to be
attained by Greater Los Angeles.
Consolidation Body Meets
The report of the consolidation COM
mittee was given by members of the
| committee, and the work done by 1t
| met with the approval of those pres
ent. Mayor George II. Dunlop Philo
]. Beveridge, Judge A. E. Merrill and
L. G.. Somers spoke for the committee,
| telling about the meeting of the Off
cials of Los Angeles, the members of
the chamber of commerce, the city
council, the highway commission and
/ the board of public works, by whom
they were given the greatest of cour-
tesy. They reported that everything
was favorable so far as Los Angeles is
concerned and they believed the mat
ter to be up to the citizens of Holly
wood now.
In order to bring the matter before
! the people of this city for a full ex-
! preston on the matter, a public meet
ing has been called for Friday evening
! in Wilcox hall, at which time 1t is
expected a resolution will be passed
calling for the setting of a date for q
! special election for consolidation. AT
that meeting the floor will be open to
every citizen of Hollywood who will
be given an opportunity to express his
sentiments on the proposition. As yet
but one man, George NJ Lashley, a
member of the city trustees, has ex-
pressed himself as against consolida.
ton, and he has promised to outline
his reasons at that meeting.
This city hopes to gain by consoli-
dation an outlet for its sewage and
water from the owens river aqueduct
when 1t is completed. 1t is understood
that the water commissioners have a
plan whereby this city may be con-
nected with the outfall sewer by FORM
ing assessment districts for the laying
OF sewer main through the business
part of this city, and it is hoped that
that plan may be followed out. No
water will be expected from the city
of Los Angeles until the Owens river
aqueduct is completed. 1t is expected
that the Union Hollywood Water COM
pany will furnish water to the resi-
dents of this city until that time.
Suburb Highly Improved
In return for these two concessions
| the residents of this city offer to Los
| Angeles the most highly improved sub
urb in Southern California, whose res
| iGents are of the highest class. A large
| portion of the residents of this CITY
| are business and professional men who
| have their offices and business houses
| in Los Angeles. That they are educated
and highly refined class of people is
! shown in the efficiency of the schools
! of this city, the standard of which u
| United States And that they are pro
gressive is shown in the class of the
public school buildings and business
blocks, second to none in Southern
California.
There are now over 500 school chill
oren in the city in the grammar
schools, with a daily average of 500
Two large grammar school buildings
accommodate these children and a spe.
| cial election has been called for No
vember 2S for the issuance of bonds tc
the amount of $4,000 for another gram.
mar school building. The Hollywood
Union High school building is located
in this city. The contract will be lei
in a few days for a $4,000 polytechnic
high school. The Immaculate Heart
! college, one of the strongest Catholic
schools in Southern California, second
only to st. Vincent's, is located here.
With all this to offer and with a
willingness to share in the proposed
bonds for the improvement of the
Owens river power plant and the Sar
Pedro harbor, the residents of this city
feel that their wants will be filed by
! the city of Los Angeles.