anaheim-gazette 1924-09-18

SPECIAL COMMITTEES REPORT ON HARBOR Brief Outline of Reports to the Committee of Fifty At a meeting of the Committee of Fifty, having in charge the Orange County Harbor development, held at Newport Beach Monday, the special committees made reports to the whole body. Following is a brief outline of these reports: Finance Committee: This committee was asked to finance the work of the Committee of Fifty and to make recommendations for harbor revenue. The committee which consists of J. P. Greeley, of Balboa, chairman; Charles Spicer of Santa Ana; Willard Smith of Orange; H. A. Lake of Garden Grove; M. C. Fiscus, of Brea, reports that all of the work of the Committee of Fifty has been financed by the board of Supervisors of Orange County without recourse to public solicitation. The committee recommends that at the proper time establishment of harbor rates be made on a basis similar to the rates in effect at Los Angeles or San Diego. The Committee recommends that the amount of the Bond issue, when voted be spread over a period of three years. Land Committee. This committee was asked to ascertain present ownership and recommend a method to fix titles at once. To consider the best plan for County to acquire more land and suggest how much land the county should own. The sub-committee on Tidelands, consisting of H. H. Hale, Placentia, chairman; J. A. Simley, of Orange, John Cubbon, of Santa Ana Joseph Vavra, of Huntington Beach and Geo. T. Peabody has filed a report in regard to the ownership of land in Newport Bay area the same consisting of more than 7 pages and many maps. Briefly they state as follows: That they have made a careful investigaing with harbor development; for the control of harbor rates and the protection of the public in the use of the harbor forever. That such development will give to the county owned land a greater value than the probable investment to be made by the county in opening the harbor to commerce and recommends against the purchase of any additional lands by Orange County at this time. Engineering Committee: This committee was asked to : 1. Ascertain if entrance is feasible. 2. Suggest plan to maintain entrance. 3. Determine jetties needed and plans for improvement. 4. Suggest channels to be improved and to what extent. This committee which consists of Hugh T. Thompson of Orange, chairman; H. G. Heisler, of Laguna Beach; E. T. McFadden of Santa Ana; E. C. Hamilton, of Los Alamitos; G. W. Finch of Fullerton, has been at great pains to secure the most complete information and its full report requires twelve pages. It has had the co-operation and advice of Army and other well known engineers, close students of the situation. It has had the benefit of the extensive investigations made by order of the Army Board early in 1924 and has carefully examined maps, charts and reports submitted on previous occasions. The committee states that all of these reports show the harbor to be practicable from an engineering standpoint. This committee finds that it would be best to plan for adequate repair to the breakwater and complete dredging of the entrance. It is believed that it would be of advantage to make the entrance the full width of 600 feet and remove all sand and complete this part of the work in a permanent way. A depth of 25 feet is proposed and this is agreed to by all who have studied the problem. This entrance work is estimated to cost five hundred thousand dollars with repair of break water and revetments one hundred thousand dollars, engineering expense proved. 4. Designs serious uses. This committee gineering committee the opening of to a full width of 25 feet in order problem may be This committee, the opening of to a width of 300 feet. In the opinion of best inducements to shipping will o fthe County from channel where length of 2300 feet proximately two thousand dollars, a wharf area of 2200 square feet, cranes and other and allow room for der to economize the committee areas be provided poses outside of Committee on committee was as following: 1. Suggar Riverside and Sites can aid in de for appointment sion. 3. Outline y tire harbor area. This committee Gunther of Orang Stanley of Tustin ta Ana; Ernest Rida; Dr Lee C. D finds Riverside a counties ready to co-operation to t and when fully de harbor in every The sub-committee on Tidelands, consisting of H. H. Hale, Placentia, chairman; J. A. Simley, of Orange, John Cubbon, of Santa Ana Joseph Vavra, of Huntington Beach and Geo. T. Peabody has filed a report in regard to the ownership of land in Newport Bay area the same consisting of more than 7 pages and many maps. Briefly they state as follows. That they have made a careful investigation of all surveys made by official sources commencing with the first made by the Surveyor General of the United States in 1858. Of all data in regard to titles that could be obtained from the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States, the Surveyor General of the State of California and the records of Los Angeles and Orange County. Of all data in possession of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in regard to the tidal range in Newport Bay as well as the records obtained by the use of tide gauges by the City of Nefort Beach covering a period of 3 years and have made their recommendations in regard to the same upon the advice of an engineer of the War Department as to what evidence should have the most weight. Of several court decisions of the United States District Court and the Superior Court of Orange county in cases involving land in the Newport Bay area and of other court decisions in both the Supreme and Superior courts of this state in regard to similar lands. All lands have been considered as they were in the state of nature no consideration being given to filling of land during recent years. They recommend from these investigations that the boundaries of lands established as the property of the Irvine Ranch Company shall be a line run at the height of a tide 4-4-10 feet above mean lower low water as established by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and that the same be established as the line of mean high tide over the bay area. That patents issued by the Government of the United States to the state of California and by the state in turn to private individuals are valid patients and should be recognized. That all lands not conveyed by patent of the United States and lying below the line of mean high tide be claimed by the County of Orange by virtue of the grant to the County by the breakwater and complete dredging of the entrance. It is believed that it would be of advantage to make the entrance the full width of 600 feet and remove all sand and complete this part of the work in a permanent way. A depth of 25 feet is proposed and this is agreed to by all who have studied the problem. This entrance work is estimated to cost five hundred thousand dollars with repair of break water and revetments one hundred thousand dollars, engineering expense and contingencies thirty-five thousand dollars, making a total of $635,000. This committee recommends a main channel inside the bay 150 feet wide, to the Turning Basin, with extra width of 50 feet along the county owned frontage. The channel to be 50 feet from bulkhead line except county frontage. The committee allows $249,000 for this estimate and $65,000 for the maintenance of entrance for three years. It finds that stone for jetty work below water line can be had from Catalina Island at reasonable rates and for top rocks from Bly and other places at $1.25 to $1.75 per ton, according to size. On the matter of an east jetty, after considerable investigation this committee is inclined to the belief that the complete dredging to the rocks on the east side of the entrance will obviate the necessity of an east jetty and recommends that "the development work in the entrance be as nearly as possible complete in every way to secure a safe, permanent channel." The committee includes a recommendation for a turning basin six hundred feet in diameter. The committee points out that its estimate does not include any money for construction of wharf, dockage, warehouses or extra dredging adjacent thereto. Shipping Committee: This committee was requested by the Executive Committee to make investigations of the operation and success of small ports adjacent to larger ones and in carrying out this work has secured valuable data from ten Eastern locations and the seven or more places on San Francisco Bay, all of which do considerable business. This committee consists of D. Eyman Huff of Orange, chairman; H. B. Van Dien of Santa Ana; H. R. Taylor of Tustin; J. A. Knapp of Garden Grove; Jake E. Schumacher of Anaheim. In the matter of the volume of busithe breakwater and complete dredging of the entrance. It is believed that it would be of advantage to make the entrance the full width of 600 feet and remove all sand and complete this part of the work in a permanent way. A depth of 25 feet is proposed and this is agreed to by all who have studied the problem. This entrance work is estimated to cost five hundred thousand dollars with repair of break water and revetments one hundred thousand dollars, engineering expense and contingencies thirty-five thousand dollars, making a total of $635,000. This committee recommends a main channel inside the bay 150 feet wide, to the Turning Basin, with extra width of 50 feet along the county owned frontage. The channel to be 50 feet from bulkhead line except county frontage. The committee allows $249,000 for this estimate and $65,000 for the maintenance of entrance for three years. It finds that stone for jetty work below water line can be had from Catalina Island at reasonable rates and for top rocks from Bly and other places at $1.25 to $1.75 per ton, according to size. On the matter of an east jetty, after considerable investigation this committee is inclined to the belief that the complete dredging to the rocks on the east side of the entrance will obviate the necessity of an east jetty and recommends that "the development work in the entrance be as nearly as possible complete in every way to secure a safe, permanent channel." The committee includes a recommendation for a turning basin six hundred feet in diameter. The committee points out that its estimate does not include any money for construction of wharf, dockage, warehouses or extra dredging adjacent thereto. Shipping Committee: This committee was requested by the Executive Committee to make investigations of the operation and success of small ports adjacent to larger ones and in carrying out this work has secured valuable data from ten Eastern locations and the seven or more places on San Francisco Bay, all of which do considerable business. This committee consists of D. Eyman Huff of Orange, chairman; H. B. Van Dien of Santa Ana; H. R. Taylor of Tustin; J. A. Knapp of Garden Grove; Jake E. Schumacher of Anaheim. In the matter of the volume of busithe breakwater and complete dredging of the entrance. It is believed that it would be of advantage to make the entrance the full width of 600 feet and remove all sand and complete this part of the work in a permanent way. A depth of 25 feet is proposed and this is agreed to by all who have studied the problem. This entrance work is estimated to cost five hundred thousand dollars with repair of break water and revetments one hundred thousand dollars, engineering expense and contingencies thirty-five thousand dollars, making a total of $635,000. This committee recommends a main channel inside the bay 150 feet wide, to the Turning Basin, with extra width of 50 feet along the county owned frontage. The channel to be 50 feet from bulkhead line except county frontage. The committee allows $249,000 for this estimate and $65,000 for the maintenance of entrance for three years. It finds that stone for jetty work below water line can be had from Catalina Island at reasonable rates and for top rocks from Bly and other places at $1.25 to $1.75 per ton, according to size. On the matter of an east jetty, after considerable investigation this committee is inclined to the belief that the complete dredging to the rocks on the east side of the entrance will obviate the necessity of an east jetty and recommends that "the development work in the entrance be as nearly as possible complete in every way to secure a safe, permanent channel." The committee includes a recommendation for a turning basin six hundred feet in diameter. The committee points out that its estimate does not include any money for construction of wharf, dockage, warehouses or extra dredging adjacent thereto. Shipping Committee: This committee was requested by the Executive Committee to make investigations of the operation and success of small ports adjacent to larger ones and in carrying out this work has secured valuable data from ten Eastern locations and the seven or more places on San Francisco Bay, all of which do considerable business. This committee consists of D. Eyman Huff of Orange, chairman; H. B. Van Dien of Santa Ana; H. R. Taylor of Tustin; J. A. Knapp of Garden Grove; Jake E. Schumacher of Anaheim. In the matter of the volume of busithe breakwater and complete dredging of the entrance. It is believed that it would be of advantage to make the entrance the full width of 600 feet and remove all sand and complete this part of the work in a permanent way. A depth of 25 feet is proposed and this is agreed to by all who have studied the problem. This entrance work is estimated to cost five hundred thousand dollars with repair of break water and revetments one hundred thousand dollars, engineering expense and contingencies thirty-five thousand dollars, making a total of $635,000. This committee recommends a main channel inside the bay 150 feet wide, to the Turning Basin, with extra width of 50 feet along the county owned frontage. The channel to be 50 feet from bulkhead line except county frontage. The committee allows $249,000 for this estimate and $65,000 for the maintenance of entrance for three years. It finds that stone for jetty work below water line can be had from Catalina Island at reasonable rates and for top rocks from Bly and other places at $1.25 to $1.75 per ton, according to size. On the matter of an east jetty, after considerable investigation this committee is inclined to the belief that the complete dredging to the rocks on the east side of the entrance will obviate the necessity of an east jetty and recommends that "the development work in the entrance be as nearly as possible complete in every way to secure a safe, permanent channel." The committee includes a recommendation for a turning basin six hundred feet in diameter. The committee points out that its estimate does not include any money for construction of wharf, dockage, warehouses or extra dredging adjacent thereto. Traffic Committee: Which consists off:ta Ana, ChairmanOrange, Andrew O.R.E.LarterofCrumrineofLaHailarroadsitercertainlytherailCountywillberestagelowthecountriesareanticipatedownaccesstheretoandinvestigationsmadebyrailroadheir keeninterest. Committee on local assignment w detic Survey and that the same be established as the line of mean high tide over the bay area. That patents issued by the Government of the United States to the state of California and by the state in turn to private individuals are valid patents and should be recognized. That all lands not conveyed by patent of the United States and lying below the line of mean high tide be claimed by the County of Orange by virtue of the grant to the County by the State of California, and where necessary to take the proper court action to maintain such claims. That where title to land has been conveyed by virtue of a tideland patient such conveyance has no force against the Easement rights of the state and county and that the county can enter upon such land lying below the line of mean high tide and use the same on behalf of the people in any way necessary to the interests of navigation and without compensation to the private owners. That the County now owns free of controversy more than 365 acres of land in the bay area, having about 5,000 feet of water frontage on land in the bay area, having about 5,000 feet of water frontage on the lower portion of the bay and along the county channel and about two miles of possible water frontage in the upper bay, while tidelands now claimed by private individuals under tideland patent from the state, but subject to the use of the County, will amount to more than 25 acres and additional 2 miles or more of water frontage. It is the opinion of the Committee that the County now owns all the land necessary to justify it in proceed- carrying out this work has secured valuable data from ten Eastern locations and the seven or more places on San Francisco Bay, all of which do considerable business. This committee consists of D. Eyman Huff of Orange, chairman; H. B. Van Dlen of Santa Ana; H. R. Taylor of Tustin; J. A. Knapp of Garden Grove; Jake E. Schumacher of Anaheim. In the matter of the volume of business which ought to be expected to come to Orange County Harbor when opened to commerce this committee finds there will be ample business to warrant improvement at an early date and refers to the report of Major Ardery, U. S. District Engineer, at Los Angeles, early this year. Major Ardery's report went into considerable detail and gives a possible "in" tonnage of 350,276, valued at $113,459,-415 and out at 185,441 tons valued at $9,807,594. Asked to give details of one item, the lumber shipments were explained by the committee as follows: Actually imported into Orange Riverside and San Bernardino counties in 1921, eighty million board feet. A million board feet of lumber weighs 1500 tons, or a tonnage of 120,000 for 1921; allowing for ten per cent ordinary increase and taking only eighty per cent of the total for 1924, would equal 127,775 tone. A saving of 50 cents a thousand feet on lumber would yield $95,832 or enough to pay interest on nearly two million dollars at 5 per cent saving on lumber alone. This committee was asked to advise on the following questions: 1. Suggest depth and width to meet probable demand on channels. 2. What inducements of wharves to be first im- Crumrine of La Hacienda railroad situation certainly the railroad County will be reevaluation of the harbour are anticipated owing access thereto and investigations made by railroad their keen interest. Committee on Local assignment with committee. The Committee consists of: Frank Orange, chairman; Huntington Beach Fullerton; Dr. C. Mesa; John Tubbs lieves that it would have to have secure the services business it would be the harbor can best natural and industrial County. It also believes Supervisors should keep in close touching needs of the Domestic irrigation purposes and show counties in projects and conservation efforts. It approves the county frontage at the Shipping Co., this will be of service in the County and rangeements be made of warehouses for products, land nesting set aside for urban organizations of the pose. FOR the providence of the development owned probable county commerce purchase Orange is comfortain if last plan terminate improve be immortalists of chairBeach; E. C. G. W. great inrequires operother students benenegations hard eard examined committed committee is shown from an would repair to rededged that like the 200 feet complete permanent opposed to have entrance hundred break hundred expense proved. 4. Designation of areas for various uses. This committee joins with the engineering committee in recommending the opening of the entrance channel to a full width of 600 feet and depth of 25 feet in order that the entrance problem may be definitely settled. This committee, however, recommends the opening of the County channel to a width of 300 feet and a depth of 20 feet. In the opinion of this committee the best inducements that can be offered to shipping will be the improvement of the county frontage on the county channel to a width of 300 feet and a depth of 20 feet. In the opinion of this committee the best inducements that can be offered to shipping will be the improvement of the County frontage on the county channel where it approximates a length of 2300 feet. This will cost approximately two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which would provide a wharf area of 2300 by 80 feet or 180,-000 square feet, complete with tracks, cranes and other necessary equipment and allow room for warehouses. In order to economize on channel dredging the committee suggests that ample areas be provided for anchorage purposes outside of main channels. Committee on Legislation: This committee was asked to consider the following: 1. Suggest steps by which Riverside and San Bernardino counties can aid in developments. 2. Plans for appointment of Harbor Commission. 3. Outline jurisdiction over entire harbor area. This committee consisting of O. E. Gunther of Orange, chairman; S. W. Stanley of Tustin; O. H. Barr of Santa Ana; Ernest R. Walker, Yorba Linda; Dr. Lee C. Deming, of Anaheim, finds Riverside and San Bernardino counties ready to extend the fullest co-operation to the harbor project and when fully developed will support the harbor in every way. 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We are doing a profitable business we see uo reason why we should join a consociations in order to raise prices. We do all classes of work. Wet wash, p Crumrine of La Habra, asked to study the railroad situation, reports that certainly the railroads now in Orange County will be ready to take advantage of the harbor and no difficulties are anticipated over rights of way or access thereto. Extensive surveys and investigations have lately been made by railroad officials indicating their keen interest in the project. Committee on Industries: No special assignment was given to this committee. The Committee on Industries which consists of: Frank L. Ainsworth, of Orange, chairman; J. J. Conrad of Huntington Beach; R. T. Davies of Fullerton; Dr. C. G. Huston of Costa Mesa; John Tubbs of Santa Ana, believes that it would prove of advantage to have the Harbor Commission secure the services of an expert whose business it would be to ascertain how the harbor can best serve the agricultural and industrial needs of Orange County. It also believes that the Board of Supervisors should and will continue to keep in close touch with the growing needs of the County for water for domestic irrigation and industrial purposes and should join with other counties in projects for development and conservation of water. It approves the improvement of the county frontage as recommended by the Shipping Committee, believing this will be of service to all industries in the County and suggests that arrangements be made for the erection of warehouses for storage of farm products, land near the wharves being set aside for use by the Farm organizations of the county for this purpose. SANITARY A. W. CLEAVIE Phone 129 Carl Oelke, Anah M. 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