New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-13
PLEA FOR CIVIC BOD|ES'
Mayor Reyburn Of Philadelphia
Says They Are Necessary.
UPHOLD OFFICIALS HANDS
Chief Magistrate McAdoo Also
Speaks at Annual Dinner of
West End Association.

Mayor John T.. Revburn. OF Philadelphia.
and Chief Magistrate William McAdoo, OF
the Inferior courts in this city. we're the
/ principal speakers last,night at the annual
dinner Of the West End Association. at the
Hotel Aston. Mayor Reyburn spoke on the
necessity for civic organizations for I'D
| holding the hands OF municipal officials. ard
| described IN detail the new plans Of the
/ citizens committees tn the Quaker City for
/ the construction Of double deck com
mercial plaza" along the Delaware River
waterfront and a comprehensive subway
/ system 10 be owned by the municipality.
| II was proposed in this way 20 centraIize
( all the railroad and trolley traffic within
| the city. Mayor Reyhurn said. and bring
/ the Pennsylvania and other railroads into
| the heart Of the city through the tunnel
/ system, instead OF having them circling and
/ cutting the municipality In the incon-
/ venient and dangerous way which the pres
/ ent arrangement necessitates. The com
mercal plaza would provide convenient and
unobstructive access TO the business district
/ for the railroad trat1c on the ground level
and al the same time afford a promenade
| for the people along the Delaware over
! head
The committees had been working for q
year on the plans, the Philadelphia Mayor
/ said. and they would DC made public In a
few days and the citizens in general would
( have a chance TO look them over.
Then our work will be done" he said,
lin pointing oyt a plan for the beautifca-
/ ton and commercial betterment Of the city
IN the interests OF the whole people. instead
/ OF for the few. a. has 100 often been the
/ case in the past. The one thing we want
10 DO irrespective Of politics is TO give
Philadelphia back her birthright. which has
been given away in many parts 20 corpor-
ations with selfish and conflicting inter
ests."
Mayor Reyburn highly complmented the
work the West End Association had done
toward the IDENTIFICATION OF this city along
the Hudson River The work expected 70
lie accomplished through the same medium
in Philadelphia could he and should be
done in every municipality in the country.
he said.
Chief Magistrate McAdoo delivered A
vigorous arraignment Of the "deplorable
abuses" which had previously existed IN
the new law governing such tribunals and
pledged himself that with the aid OF the
citizens he would carry out the reforms
under the new law, despite the unpopu-
larity and criticism he might incur from
other sources
Abuses existed In our inferior courts
which would not have been tolerated In
any other community in the world" said
Magistrate McAdoo. IF Il means my last
day in Office. there is only one view 7 can
take in the matter, and that is not for the
interests OF any one person or class Of
persons, but for the public. I can be a
good fellow with the judges and with the
lawyers but 7 will not prostitute the in
terests Of the poor people for any SIT Of
men. ! will be a terror and the fear Of
God to every CRATER and every shyster
who has infested these courts. and I will
drive them all out II you Will stand by
me"
The change from the old method OF po-
lice attendants to civilian attendants had
enormously reduced the expenses in the
courts and had greatly improved the tone
Of the courts and raised the dignity Of the
magistrates he said