facilities by the city of Los Angeles, and the potential development of additional terminals, an entirely different type of traffic is going to utilize that channel. The type of traffic that will utilize it in the very near future will be large ocean-going liners, particularly cargo and passenger-carrying vessels 600 feet and longer, with 70- and 90foot beams. That type of traffic is much different than the type that has been utilizing it up to now, and it would make the navigation conditions much more hazardous than they are at present.

Mr. STEED. Your cost-benefit ratio does not take into account any losses that might come from accidents?

Colonel MILNE. The benefits we picked up on this particular development would primarily be delays. If the development did not go through there would be delays to the traffic, and those delays represent dollars and cents. Those are the primary benefits we included.

Mr. STEED. Any losses by accidents would be in addition to that? Colonel MILNE. Yes, sir.

Mr. ANGELL. Are there any other questions of the Colonel? (No response.)

Mr. ANGELL. Thank you, Colonel. If you have another appointment the committee will be glad to excuse you.

Colonel MILNE. I would like to be excused, Mr. Chairman, but there will be representatives from our office here in case you or the committee have any other questions.

Mr. ANGELL. Very well.

I understand Congressman King and Congressman McDonough are here. There are eight witnesses from California who desire to be heard so that they can get away. Mr. McDonough, will you take charge of the witnesses?

STATEMENT OF HON. GORDON L. MCDONOUGH, MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM THE 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Mr. MCDONOUGH. Before introducing the other witnesses I have a brief statement that I would like to read to the committee.

Mr. ANGELL. Very well.

Mr. MCDONOUGH. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, as the author of one of the authorization bills, H. R. 3086, recently introduced in the House, and as a former member of the Public Works Committee, I would like to point out to this subcommittee some of the background of the proposed legislation.

This bill has for its purpose the authorization of a dredging project of East Basin, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Calif., in accordance with the approved report of the Chief of Engineers, and cleared by the Bureau of the Budget. The estimated cost of the improvement is $896,500, and a companion bill has been introduced in the House by Congressman King of California, being H. R. 3054, and in the Senate by Senators Knowland and Kuchel, being S. 1060. These bills also provide that the Secretary of the Army is authorized to reimburse local interests for such work as may have been done upon this project subsequent to April 1, 1953, insofar as the work shall be approved by the Chief of Engineers and done in accordance with the project authorized.

An emergency exists requiring the immediate authorization of the project in order that the funds to be allocated therefor be included in the general budget now undergoing revision, so that the necessary expenditures may be made by the Department of the Army as soon as appropriations for civil functions are available, for the fiscal year July 1, 1953-June 30, 1954, for the following reasons:

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has, by application filed nearly 4 years ago, sought to obtain the approval of the Chief of Engineers for the dredging of a shoal area in the east basin, Los Angeles Harbor, covering approximately 80 acres of water varying in depth from 35 feet to about 10 feet. This shoal is situated immediately adjacent to a new terminal constructed by local funds which has already cost nearly $8 million. This substantial investment by local interests has been made in reliance upon the fact that since rivers and harbors improvements are funtions of the Federal Government under the Rivers and Harbors Act, and have been universally undertaken by the Federal Government at Federal expense throughout the country for many years, that such practice would be followed in this

case.

Now that a favorable report has been completed by the United States engineers and cleared by the Bureau of the Budget and other Federal and State agencies required by Government regulation, it is my earnest desire that this project be authorized by the Congress and that Government funds be made available at the earliest possible date to take care of this necessary dredging project.

This terminal will be for the use of deep-draft vessels engaged in passenger and cargo service to Hawaii and other world points, and will generally handle world commerce in United States-flag vessels. The narrow channel in front of the terminal heretofore dredged at Federal expense is of insufficient width (200 feet) to permit maneuvering of the class and size of vessels requiring the use of this facility and, consequently, the terminal when completed will be of little value for the purpose for which it is constructed until the dredging project is accomplished.

Huge ocean liners, such as the steamship Lurline, 631 feet long, with 80-foot beam and approximately 30-foot draft, and large ships of the type of the steamship Washington and steamship America, require not less than 35 feet of water and sufficient room to maneuver and turn alongside of the terminal. If other vessels are moored at the dock, the shoal area opposite the terminal must be completely removed, otherwise such vessels cannot be brought into or leave the facility.

The terminal is one of the largest and most efficient of its kind ever constructed and will be of inestimable value from a national defense standpoint in time of war as a point of embarkation for military perconnel, tanks, guns, airplanes, and so forth. It is strategically situated for such military use from the standpoint of accessibility to rail and truck transportation and is in a protected location in the inner harbor.

Because the dredging project has been recommended by the Department of the Army, and representatives of the Chief of Engineers are here so to testify, this work would, if not undertaken now, doubtless be completed at Government expense at some time in the future. Since the huge terminal is now nearing completion and cannot be

utilized until this dredging work is done, it has become necessary for local interests to advance funds for dredging operations subsequent to the introduction of these bills in February of this year. In view of the fact that no Federal appropriation was immediately available, and no omnibus bill appeared likely this year, it was necessary for local interests to advance funds and start work on this project subsequent to April 1, 1953, in order to have adequate access to the terminal by the time of its completion, July 11, 1953, and be reimbursed for immediate expense by the Federal Government at a later date. This work is now going forward in accordance with the requirements and recommendations of the Chief of Engineers.

I would like to introduce representatives of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission, including the president of the board of harbor commissioners, the chief harbor engineer, the harbor attorney, the operating head of the Matson Navigation Co. of southern California, the master of the flagship of the Matson fleet, steamship Lurline, one of the ships that will utilize the terminal, and other supporting witnesses. These gentlemen will touch upon the various phases of the subject for consideration of this committee and will illustrate the necessity for this

request.

I have the following resolutions and supporting statements for the information of this committee in favor of the project and would like to submit them at this time:

1. A resolution of the Council of the City of Los Angeles.

2. A resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles.

3. Resolution of the Propeller Club, port of Los Angeles-Long Beach.

4. Resolution of Pacific American Steamship Association.

5. Resolution of Los Angeles Steamship Association.

6. Letter of Maritime Administrator, United States Department of Commerce.

7. Copy of letter addressed to Mr. Joseph M. Dodge, Director of the Budget, signed by 14 Congressmen of the southern California delegation.

8. Letter of the president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. 9. Favorable report of the Department of the Army, Chief of Engineers.

10. Resolution of the National Federation of American Shipping, Inc.

Mr. ANGELL. Without objection, it is so ordered.

(The material referred to is as follows:)

RESOLUTION-CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Whereas the port of Los Angeles has constructed, at local expense, a new terminal at berths 195-198, east basin, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, to be assigned to Matson Navigation Co. for use as a general passenger and freight terminal in American steamship service engaged in world commerce; and

Whereas the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has expended to date approximately $8 million to insure that said facility will be one of the finest terminals of its kind ever constructed; and

Whereas the wharf and clear span transit shed, over 1,200 feet in length, together with 43 acres of paved backland for parking and cargo-handling purposes, will be completed and ready for operation on July 11, 1953; and

Whereas the 35-foot channel facing the wharf requires widening in order to permit the operation of deep-draft vessels, such as the Lurline, to use the terminal; and

Whereas an approved report by the Chief of Army Engineers recommending the widening of said east basin channel at Federal expense by dredging a triangular area of water, approximately 80 acres, immediately south of said terminal, at an estimated cost of $896,500 and $5,000 annual maintenance expense, is now in the hands of the Director of the Budget for analysis of the engineering and economic aspects of the recommended improvement in the light of President Eisenhower's policy with respect to the 1954 budget now in the process of revision; and

Whereas, in order to insure the completion of sufficient dredging to permit the opening of said terminal on July 11, 1953, the Los Angeles Harbor Board has let a contract for a portion of the dredging, at local expense, totaling approximately $457,000; and

Whereas three bills now pending consideration by the Committees on Public Works of the House and Senate of the United States have been introduced by Congressmen Gordon L. McDonough and Cecil R. King, respectively, and by Senators William F. Knowland and Thomas H. Kuchel, jointly, being bills H. R. 3086, H. R. 3054, and S. 1060, which bills provide for reimbursement to local interests for expenses undertaken in furtherance of said dredging project; and Whereas the Council of the City of Los Angeles is vitally interested in the improvement of the facilities for handling foreign and offshore commerce and deepwater traffic in Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor as a means of keeping pace with the increasing demands of the growing industry and population of the city of Los Angeles and surrounding areas: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the sense of this council that the Congress of the United States and the several committees who will be called upon to consider the bills aforesaid, together with the authors of said bills and the Director of the Budget, be memorialized to undertake at the earliest possible date the improvement of the east basin, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, provided for in said bills at United States Government expense, and that Federal funds be made available in the 1954 budget, now undergoing revision, to provide moneys to reimburse local interests for sums expended to carry on said project and to complete the same in accordance with said report of the Chief of Engineers; be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to Hon. Edward Martin, United States Senate, chairman, Public Works Committee of the Senate; Hon. Prescott S. Bush, United States Senate, chairman, Subcommittee on Flood Control, Rivers and Harbors, of the Senate; Hon. Styles Bridges, United States Senate, chairman, Appropriations Committee of the Senate; Hon. George A. Dondero, Member of Congress, chairman, Public Works Committee of the House of Representatives; Hon. Homer D. Angell, Member of Congress, chairman, Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors of the House; Hon. John Taber, Member of Congress, chairman, Appropriations Committee of the House; and Hon. Glenn R. Davis, Member of Congress, chairman, Subcommittee on Civil Functions and Military Construction of the House.

Presented by Councilman John S. Gibson, Jr.
Seconded by Councilman L. E. Timberlake.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Los Angeles at its meeting of May 11, 1953.

WALTER C. PETERSON, City Clerk. By A. M. MORRIS, Assistant City Clerk.

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
Los Angeles, May 12, 1953.

The board met in regular session. Present: Supervisors John Anson Ford, chairman, presiding; Herbert C. Legg; Kenneth Hahn; Burton W. Chace; and Roger W. Jessup; and Harold J. Ostly, clerk, by Ray E. Lee, deputy clerk.

201. IN RE WIDENING OF EAST BASIN CHANNEL, LOS ANGELES HARBOR RESOLUTION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE PROJECT IN ITS 1954 BUDGET

On motion of Supervisor Chace, unanimously carried, it is ordered that the following resolution be, and the same is hereby, adopted:

Whereas the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles has constructed a terminal at berths 195-198, East Basin, Los Angeles Harbor, to be assigned to the Matson Navigation Co. for use as a general passenger and

freight terminal, and has expended to date approximately $8 million on the project; and

Whereas the 35-foot channel facing the wharf requires widening in order to permit the operation of deep-draft vessels such as the Lurline to use the terminal, and the Chief of Army Engineers has submitted a report recommending the widening of said East Basin Channel at Federal expense at an estimated cost of $896,500 and $5,000 annual maintenance expense; and

Whereas in order to insure the completion of sufficient dredging to permit the opening of said terminal on July 11, 1953, the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles has let a contract for a portion of the dredging at local expense, totaling approximately $457,000; and

Whereas three bills now pending consideration by the Committee on Public Works of the House and Senate of the United States have been introduced by Congressman Gordon L. McDonough and Cecil R. King, and by Senators William F. Knowland and Thomas H. Kuchel, jointly, which bills provide for reimbursement to local interests for expenses undertaken in furtherance of the said dredging project: Therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Federal Government be, and it is hereby, urged to make available in its 1954 budget now under revision, necessary funds to reimburse local interests for sums expended on the project and to carry on and complete the same in accordance with the said report of the Chief of Army Engineers.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of a resolution which was adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, on May 12, 1953, and entered in the minutes of said board.

HAROLD J. OSTLY, County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and ex Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Said County.

By RAY E. LEE,

Deputy Clerk.

RESOLUTION OF PROPELLER CLUB, PORT OF LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH

Whereas maintenance and improvement of the navigable channels in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors is of vital importance to this community and to the purposes of national defense; and

Whereas the port of Los Angeles has constructed a new terminal at berths 195-198, East Basin, Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor for use as a general passenger and freight terminal in American steamship service engaged in world commerce; and

Whereas the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has expended substantial funds to insure that said facility will be one of the finest terminals of its kind ever constructed; and

Whereas the wharf and clear span transit shed, over 1,200 feet in length, together with 43 acres of paved backland for parking and cargo-handling purposes, will be completed and ready for operation on July 11, 1953; and

Whereas the 35-foot channel facing the wharf requires widening in order to permit the operation of deep-draft vessels to use the terminal; and

Whereas an approved report by the Chief of Army Engineers recommending the widening of said East Basin Channel at Federal expense, by dredging a triangular area of water, approximately 80 acres, immediately south of said terminal, at an estimated cost of $896,500 and $5,000 annual maintenance expense, is now in the hands of the Director of the Budget for analysis of the engineering and economic aspects of the recommended improvement in the light of President Eisenhower's policy with respect to the 1954 budget now in the process of revision; and

Whereas in order to insure the completion of sufficient dredging to permit the opening of said terminål on July 11, 1953, the Los Angeles Harbor Board has let a contract for a portion of the dredging at local expense, totaling approximately $457,000; and

Whereas three bills, now pending consideration by the Committees on Public Works of the House and Senate of the United States, have been introduced by Congressmen Gordon L. McDonough and Cecil R. King, respectively, and by Senators William F. Knowland and Thomas H. Kuchel, jointly, being bills H. R. 3086, H. R. 3054, and S. 1060, which bills provide for reimbursement to local interests for expenses undertaken in furtherance of said dredging project; and Whereas the Propeller Club, port of Los Angeles-Long Beach, is vitally inter