Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
SAN PEDRANS
SHOW HARBOR
TO ANGELENOS
EXPLAIN PROPOSED CHANGES
TO SUBCOMMITTEE
EXPERIENCED sEAMEN OBJECT
TO INNER CHANNEL
consolidationists in Coast Town Be-
Ieve Visitors Will Consider Their
Views in Regard to Future
Development
Especial to The Herald

SAN PEDRO, May S.-San Pedro had
its inning this afternoon with the Los
Angeles consolidation committee which
is working for the greatest good to
the greatest number" in the consolida-
ton movement.
The subcommittee arrived here at
40 o'clock this afternoon and was met
bv the consolidation committee of this
tity and shown the outer harbor possi-
bilities. The committee from Los An
geles was: Chairman Joseph Scott,
Leslie r. Hewitt. M. H. Newmark, Ho-
mer Hamlin, T. j. Scott and A. p.
Fleming. Stoddard Jess, chairman of
the committee of fifteen, was also with
the party f. W. Braun is a member
of the subcommittee, but was unable
to be down today.
On reaching this city the guests were
taken in tally-ho and private buggies
to the foot of Fourteenth street to look
over the Miner concession, the Hunt
ington wharf, the Southern Pacific slip
and the nine acres belonging to the
government The local consolidation
ocmmittee which accompanied the par
ty was: Chairman w. A. Weldon, Sec
retary E. D. Seward, John I. Gaffey,
NJ L. Campbell H. w Armour Lewis
Hansen, ]. NJ. Keagy, John A. Ander
son and James H. Dodson. Port Pilots
John A. Hamilton and Victor Johnson.
with Captain McVicar, Captain Rud-
bach and representatives of the press,
We're also in the party.
Seamen Name Drawbacks
AT the foot of Fourteenth and San
Pedro streets maps were produced and
a general discussion followed on the
merits of the nine acres west of the
channel entrance at Deadman'S island
The pilots and captains who have had
in, rIA
other ports of the world contend that
it was not feasible to dock large vessels
in the 1900 feet of frontage which could
be made here, and the 300 feet width
was not sufficient to build slips. The
contention was made that with such
narrow channel vessels along the wharf
would be endangered by the passing
of stlips in and out of the harbor, and
also that this location would be open
to so.Itheasterly storms.
Can't. Hamilton explained that
large boat, if it did dock at a wharf
constructed here would of necessity
have to pass on up through the mar
row channel to the turning basin ana
there turn, as it would be impossible
10 back out. The depth of water over
the bar and the shoaler spots between
this location and Deadman's island was
also mentioned
The next stop was made on the top
of the blu # at the south end or Palos
Verdes street. Here it was pointed out
that the city would have, when the
Miner concession is reclaimed, 100
foot boulevard running out to the bulk
head line and there a piece of land
250 feet wide and 1000 feet long.
Tunnel Proposed
At Center street the party saw the
southerly emil of the proposed plan of
a tunnel which may be decided on as
an approach to the outer harbor. This
tunnel, it was explained, could be built
under Palos Nerdes street, but if dug
under Center street from the north un-
der the city a sea level grade could be
maintained throughout and little inter-