Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-10

traffic flowed and the capacity OF oaoh
of such channels 70 move the existing
traffic and much additional traf1c as VIII
| result from the normal growth OF tho
| cItv we therefore have exact knowl-
! edge as to the deficiencies in the existing
system 10 handle the present and future
! traffic OF the city in point OF capacity
| time and convenience
| "Detailed plans and specifications Tor
| the Frankford elevated line will be COM
| pleted on January J, RAPID pr0sress 5
! being made In preparing the plans ana
| specifications for the Broad street SUD
| way and delivery loop. AS soon as tne
| plons and specifications of the Frankfort
| elevated line are completed the men en-
| gagged Ola that work will take up the
/ preparation Of the plans and specihca..
| tions for the Woodland avenue elevated
! line.
"The next step will be to design the
subway beneath the Parkway and the
elevated railway penetrating the north-
western section of the city.
"The people have authorized the eN-
pendituro of $500, 900 for the relocation and
enlargement of sewers IN the central
business district, a preliminary step In
the construction Of the subway delivery
loop
AWAIT SIGNAL TO START.
"The plans for this relocation and en-
largement of sewers have all been pre-
pared by the Department Of city Tran
sit. They are complete in every detail
and ready to place in the hands of the
bidders as soon as the money Is made
available As soon as Councils make this
money available by appropriation bids
will he advertised for, contracts Will be
awarded without a moments delay, and
a real start will be made in Philadelphias 8
transit development.
"If the stockholders of the Union Trac-
tion Company indorse the program
promptly bids for the construction of the
Frankford elevated line, connecting with
the present Market street subway at
Front and Arch streets, can be adver
tised for as soon after January 1 as
loan is authorized and the money is made
available for the construction thereof,
and the construction can be started with
out any delay
"If the Union Traction Company stock
holders should fail to indorse the transit
progtam, the Frankford and Woodland
avenue elevated lines may be connected
by n competitive Chestnut street subway,
rather than by the use OF the present
Market street subway. In that event II
will be necessary to design the Chestnut
street subway forthwith and delay start
ing the construction Of the Frankford
elevated
"The detailed plans and specifications
for the subway delivery loop in the busl-
ness district will be completed next
spring.
Bids for the construction thereof will
be advertised for as soon thereafter as
the money is made available, and the
construction can be begun as soon as
the sewer construction has progressed
sufficiently to afford the necessary
drainage.
"It will take year longer to build
the subway delivery loop than the Broad
street subway. therefore 1t should be
started in advance.
Thus the Department OF City Transit
will be prepared to proceed promptly
with the transit program either under
the cooperative program or independent
ly. as may be determined. IL the CO.
operative program be adopted 1t will be
possible to make a prompt start on the
Frankford elevated.
'If the city be forced by the Union
Traction Company to build competitive
system the start will probably be made
on the subway delivery loop. The pres
ent hardships imposed upon the public
by lack OF capacity of the existing sys-
tenn to meet the requirements Of travel
must and will be eliminated by the prompt
of the municipality owned
hlgh-speed system. This is the demand
of the public.
"I hope and believe that the cooperative
program for transit development will be
welcomed and indorsed by the stockhod-
ers of the Union Traction Company and
approved by City Councils as promptly
as practicable.
THAT program will bring to Phlladel-
phia the best local transportation sys-
tenn in the world in n manner which
will be Just to the people and to the
existing companies
ut is inconceivable that the Union
Traction Company stockholders will de-
cline to cooperate and gain the proffered
protection, for by so doing they will force
the city to reluctantly establish a com
petitive hlgh-speed system and thereby
greatly impair the value of their prop