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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1975)
J Long Beach City Slowly; Sinking ' ' Mf OABBEB DAVIDSON i LONG BEACH. CillfAprfl ft -Yoa know what It leto hart that sinking feellnjT So does thii eaaceast city of mora tbu a third ef mUJicn papula Ooa. , Mens tht shore, part W It art aianng. rains trees, all wells, of flea building, dty baU. t roller coaster, tba harbor all slaking. n muca, aa ouianee (oca. But ejulte bit when tha vaat Pacific Oceaa la at your door, and high tidea croap ap aa you. They caU.it aubeideeco. , ft U euiet but releatleas. Out laree plant in tha harbor district la 73. feet lower thaa Jt was whea it all atarted ia lm. Ia tha buaiaeaa wetrict, which treats tha beach, the deeceot ia not aa great. But tha bif municipal auditoriara bare Mias Unlvaraa ia choaea each rear haa goes dowa about raree laet. Bage Dotes BaUt Huge dike have beea built to Keep ioe aceaa out of tha harbor industrial area and tha city'i Waat Side ahorefroot. . - Experts agree that tba cauee la . mainly the removal of oil and gaa from a field that Uea under the harbor and part of the city The ucm waa diacovered ia 1934. ' One engineer aald tha auhal. dance la the penalty Long Beach .la paying for the oil k ia getting. Ha aald, "Iff a matter of convl pensatioa. Remove mora thaa KO million aarrel of, ail from a comparatively shallow field with weak anderground structure .and something haa to give." r - Tba area of the sinkage forma a (hallow aaucer. This aaecer has Its center la tha harbor ea the West Side and spreade out in a great Jo-Kraare-mile circle as en- compaaa tba downtown area and large portion of tba central and weatera sections at this dty of tse.ooe. .... , Maas Drops n Feet '. ' ' ... . Tha aectioa east of the down- tewa district Is aq high ground aad hatat baea affected by' the aiakage. However, there la aoroa threat at-tbe opposite end of the r- U It wereat for proUcting dikes, uur areas would be ander water today. . The Soothera California Edieoe Co. . plan la tba Arbor area haa dropped B feet and ia It feet below aea level. The company haa apent ais million dollars to build 30-foot dikes te keep tha aceaa out and to install under- S , . ;' ..V:T'w.T!lt"'.""vV' ;".'..'! ,'"..' ,-:-;:r... ....... . . ,t , Statesman, Salem, Ore., Sun.7 April 21, W (See.'I)-t 1 ' ' 111 i Wl j Urn . l.ui Imju ! uJll!ii' iiiaMiiiiK..i ma immbI r ' A V ' " L i ' l f ' - MaBBaBaBBaWaBBBBBBBaaaBBBBaBBBaBBaBBBBBBa r' ::fW AM lyi: JU - v": I rog. 29.95 . . i- - - - ' v . : ujuaM i m r ' m .. : : -- .-- i -I I A I - 11 j s ' AaiZ aiui nhoM orders I - I ' '-'j ' " : ..." ; . '.." " 1 ' Bii.-.!.,,,..,.. Wilill..Mltil,,liilll ni Tin.,., mil in.. '.,flw,i..iir,ril..iil. ill.li,.,l,inWM,.rtilmmr.,wr. iail.wil..id ,( . .. ' .' : i "... (. V . . " ". 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Sections some buildiaga and wharf struc tures ' have beea cut te relieve pressures. Some railroad, streets aad bridges have beea raised. City Manager Samuel Vickers saya vary little damage haa beea aoted ia other sections of the city, although, "we are mooing into 1 -. V7S. r j rtg. $99.5(TH problems ia the mainten-l at gas and water pipes. We I have to put in flexible jointe ia some caaes. This is sot a serious I j- problem, but we are watching it . cloecly. , . j ... Tidal Wave Ceeld Caaee Fleed. Robert R. Shoemaker, chief bar-1 bor engineer, said ia a repart that a aeiamic tidal wave, like those I which sometimes come out of the I North Pacific, could cause serious flooding In the harbor if It ahoald hit at the tame time aa normal I high tides. He also expreased coo-1 cera aver what aa accidental dike break or a wartime bombing might do e the harbor. ' 4 Another who ia alarmed at what I might happen la Clyde G. "Roe- berry, executive airector ot tne Long Beach Civic League. He said I miat If the atntag foes aa tar as some engineer! predict as much aa 71 feet - "alt aw present ehoreline will be under water, and the shoreline will be moved up cloee to Anaheim Street, M block! from tha ocean." ',t Miaar lartheeaka Daagereas " He aald, however,, that Long Beach probably will spend enough of its oil revenue to keep the water out with dikes and other struc tures, r " "Even so." be said, "the saucer effect baa put all the buildings a slight slant and la evea a minor earthquake tha damage could be terrific." ' . . Tha villiaa ia the Wilmington ell field which atretchea out under the harbor and along the Long Beach coast line. There are about 17M wells la thia field, abouf M of them belonginl the city. Revenue from the dty wells av- race M million dollars a year. with tba dty and stats dividing! the money evenly. i Differeat ielatloaa Offered-. ' la the peak year of oil produe-l - Boa, 1951. tba center of the aub.1 aldeeca bowl dropped 137 feet Since then IrM ell has been re moved and tha rate of sinkage has declined .ts aa average of 1.4 Im ner rear at tha center. lit recent years, the average annual fall ia the, downtown area haal beea a Uttia over-an. men. Nfverthelcas. the land te till I sinking. What Is the solirtion? ; ' Soma have suggested that the removal of oil be stoppea. But tha dty doesnl want to give up the revenue and la searching fori Century mattress and box spring .ONLY. 5 A MONJH 'no. down payment set ! 58 Save $41,901 Made to our own specifications with 312 auto-lock coiled spring unit; extra sisal over springs; extra pounds of fluffy cotton pad ding; sag-proof pre-built border. Ventilators, cord-handles on sides and ends. 8-oz. government specified stripe cover. -t : - ' Mail -and phone orders' ' . : j . 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