Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-17
|MPROvERS RAP
HIGHWAY BOARD
Federated Association of Los
Angeles IndOrSes Long
Boulevard Project
EXPECTS NOTHING OF COUNTY
Attitude Shows No Intent to
Meet Demands of Resi-
dents, Is Charge

SAN PEDRO. July 16.-Three hun
dred members of the Federated I'M
provement association of Los Angeles
after an excursion over the harbor Ghls
afternoon, adopted a resolution indors-
ing the project of a boulevard from
the mountains to the sea-" fndepen-
dent of the county highway system Ior
which bonds have been voted Inc
resolution declares that the attitude
of the highway commission and the
board of supervisors Is such that a
boulevard from them cannot be ex-
pected within "any reasonable time:
The Rev. Dana Bartlett was nrst
introduced by Garner Curran, president
of the Federated associations, atter the
crowd had assembled at the Point
Firmin pavilion. lie told Oh 'nS Is
peculiar and distinctive advantages OF
Vermont avenue for a boulevard from
Griffith park to the sea, a distance OF
twenty-six miles. He made the pre-
diction that the center of the resi-
Dental center of the city would be az
the junction of Vermont avenue anu
Washington street, with the portals 10
HOLLYWOOD at Sunset boulevard. Win
the boulevard widened and lighted by
power from the owens river win
fountains of owens river water, Mr..
Bartlett declared the street would pc
a dream, land you can work 1t out
If you WILL" said he.
Louis Hanson of San Pedro ohered
the resolution indorsing the boulevard.
He said that San Pedro is not un-
reasonable and will not expect the
consolidation harbor pledges to be ful-
filed until the aqueduct has been
financed. The resolution had previous
ly been adopted by the San Pedro
club, and there was not dissenting
vote when it was placed before the
federation. The resolution says:
whereas, each and every part OF
our great city is vitality concerned In
the progress of the magnificent ad-
ditions, our homes and our harbor, and
they in each other, and in bringing
them into as close communication as
possible, therefore be it
"Resolved That this federation here
by .indorses the project of grand
boulevard from the mountains to the
sea. so constructed that 1t will not
only accommodate the immense traffic
to and from the harbor, but will afford
an ideal boulevard for the thousands or
autoists who make their homes in this
section, as we'll as those who are con-
stantly visiting us; and that we pledge
our best efforts to the early COM
pletion of such a highway either along
the line of Vermont avenue or any
other route that may appear more
feasible or advantageous, indepen-
IDENTIFY of and without regard to the
proposed part of the highway bond
system that is an extension of New
Main street. the attitude of the high
way commission and the board of
supervisors being such that this must
not be counted on and cannot be ex-
pected within any reasonable time; and
be IL further
"Resolved, That the president of this
federation be, and he is hereby, au-
thorized to call a conference of the
presidents of all the Improvement as
sociations having n membership in the
Federated Improvement association for
the purpose of choosing committee or
one hundred, who shall have charge of
the entire project of a boulevard from
the mountains to the sea-"
Will Gould made a stirring address
that was loudly applauded. Los An
geles is for good government" said he.
"The people of Los Angeles live in Los
Angeles, and they are voting for good
government. Up in San Francisco the
people live in Oakland and they can't
vote to close the town up.
ut Is a good thing to wipe out the
redlight district and build union
depot in its place. We don't need
redlight district If you have to have
one, don't put it in your front yard"
Mr.. Gould told of the remarkable
growth of Los Angeles, and how 1t
would become not only the city beauti-
full. but Southern California beautiful.
"No man who plants tree or builds
a house is a dreamer" said he. From
the city limits out to the mountain and
along the sides of the steel tracks over
which we came today to the sea will
be boulevards, and along the boule-
wards will be sidewalks, and beside
the walks will be houses
"What we have seen today is no
dream, and tomorrow we shall see
double track between here and Gal
weston. The great competition of the
future between rail and water will
be between San Pedro and Galveston,
and Los Angeles and Galveston will be
two of the greatest cities of the
country"
Joseph Mesmer told of the growth Of
the harbor since he came to Los An
geles by water fifty-one years ago. No
one but dreamer, he said could con-
ceiVe of the improvements that have
been made since. Then there were
not 700 white people in Los Angeles.
Stephen NJ. White, he said, should be
given most of the credit for the harbor
development
Upon arrival of the visitors at
o'clock this afternoon they were taken
over the harbor in the tug Warrior and
launches. The work on the Miner fill,
where the first wharf in the outer
harbor is now completed. was visited.
Work on wharves and a fill of 153 acres
of submerged land Is being rushed with
a force of about $50 men and three
dredges. In a few months it is ex-
pected that the big steamers of the
Hawaiian line will be dock
ing In the outer harbor.
The party also visited the Southern
Pacific slip and the government turn
ing basin in the inner harbor, which
was recently completed The return
to the city was made In special cars
leaving at 6 o'clock.