"Captain Stanford E. Moses, commander of the air force of the Twelfth Naval District, has arranged to inspect the fill next week with City Manager John N. Edy. At a recent Chamber of Commerce dinner the captain urged Berkeley to install a landing field, pointing out that cities which did not encourage aviation would, in the near future, wish they had. The field location is directly opposite the Golden Gate and could serve as a landing field for Navy planes as well as Army planes."
"The next day, City Manager Edy said he would ask the Berkeley council to authorize an attempt to buy 13 acres of fill land on the waterfront for $2,000 each, with the prospect of developing an airport there. Capt. Moses said he would bring officers of the USS Langley to look at the suitability of the fill for airplane use."
In 1925 Captain Stanford E. Moses urged Berkeley to obtain an aviation landing field on the waterfront sanitary fill and arranged to inspect the site with City Manager John N. Edy. Moses argued that cities failing to encourage aviation would later regret it and identified a location opposite the Golden Gate suitable for Navy, Army, and commercial planes. City Manager Edy proposed asking the city council to authorize an attempt to buy 13 acres at $2,000 each to develop an airport. Moses planned to bring officers of the USS Langley to assess the fill's suitability. A local editorial warned that failure to act could cause future regret.
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