Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

Select Council this afternoon concurred
with the action taken in Common Coun-
ell last Thursday and passed over the
MAYORS veto the ordinance to condemn
property at 21st and Race streets for the
courthouse for the Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Divisions of the Municipal
Court The ordinance submitting the
81, 100000 loan to voters of Philadelphia
at the November election was passed by
both branches of Councils at the special
sessions.
The Mayors veto was overriddon in
Select Council by the bare % votes re-
qulred. President Harry c. Ransley of
Select Council, cast the deciding vote.
The loan bill was passed without any
change in the apportionment made by
Councils Finance Committee last week
In Select Council there was no discussion
about it. Robert d. Dripps, OF the I'D
Ward the Administration leader in
Common Council, offered an amendment
before that body providing that the $780,
coo allotted in the loan for the Municipal
Courthouse be struck out. The amend
ment was voted down, 81 TO FL
LOAN BILL APPORTIONMENT.
allotment of 100000 for a start in the
subway work, together with the alot-
ments made by the Finance Committee
for extensions TO the water supply sys-
tenn, for paving and for other improve
ments. The final apportionment is as
follows
CONNELLY CRITICISES MAYOR.
Chairman John P. Connolly, Of the
Finance Committee, and Councilman
Dripps argued the amendment Connolly
criticised the Mayor. saying that "it
comes with exceedingly bad grace for
the gentleman on the second floor to OBJ
struct the efforts the Municipal Court is
making 10 help the delinquent child"
President McCurdy voted for the Dripps
amendment, giving as his reason the fact
that he thought the House of Detention
could be sufficiently enlarged 10 meet
the needs Councilman Bailey, another
Organization member of Councils, Sec
onded the amendment. but did not vote
Mayor Blankenburg had sent personal
letter to every member Of Select Council
outlining his objections TO the plan made
public recently by Judge Brown, of the
Municipal Court, for elaborate structures
GH tIle site dl -4~l anu As'SF SNI'tts'
CONVENTION HALL SITE.
1t became known that Director Cooke,
of the Department of Public Works, has
been for some time negotiating for the
purchase OF the property at Hst and Race
streets, chosen by the Municipal Court
for its permanent location as site for
the proposed convention hall.
During the Reyburn administration ST.
500 900 was appropriated for a convention
hall which business organizations have
urged 10 be centrally located. That
amount is available for the project,
Mayor BlaHkenburg, In his letter 10
the Select CouncilmeU opposing the prof.
ect of acquiring the site at 2lst and Race
streets for the Municipal Court said
that the plan is vague and indefinite. He
pointed out that It is not definitely stated
whether the land 10 be taken Is bounded
on the north by Vine street or Winter
street. He also indicated that the project
outlined by Judge Brown includes acquisi-
tion Of virtually an entire civ block in
stead Of the corner Of the block AZ 2lst
and Race streets.
The MAYOR advocated acquisition Of
land adjoining the House NJ Detention at
much less cost. He asserted that Il the
land is condemned for the Municipal
Court the responsibility for blocking the
convention hall project will rest upon
Councils, as h had been planned To locate
the convention hall on the site now
chosen by the Municipal Court