Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-05

sahickon avenue. separating Germantown
and Chestnut Hill from Roxborough.
The people who travel within this dis
trict and between this district and the
other districts of the city are subject
to a charge OF $4,000 annually for ex-
change tickets, which charge will be
eliminated under the terms OF the transit
program.
They are subjected to the necessity of
using steam railroads TO reach the bus
mess district OF Philadelphia or the only
alternative OF using the existing con-
gested surface car lines In making the
long and slow journey to and from their
places OF employment
Director Taylor's plan provides that the
Wayne avenue line and the German
town avenue line shall convey people d.
reetly to the Broad street subway or
branch near Broad and Cayuga streets,
and that n new line shall be built through
Chew street, connecting with the Broad
street subway or branch at or near Broad
and olney avenue.
OLNEY AVENUE LINE.
He also has recommended that the
olnsy avenue line operating over Chelten
avenue shall convey people directly to
the Broad street line or branch and that
connection shall be built between the
present Glenside line and the Broad
street subway or branch at olney ave-
nue.. giving direct service from Glenside
instead OF the roundabout service as at
present.
He recommends that these five surface
lines, namely; the Wayne avenue, Ger
mantown avenue. Olney avenue. Chew
street and Glsnside lines be operated
directly to a point OF connection with
the high-speed system and that they
shall serve the public as free transfer
gatherers and distributors OF rapid tran
sit travel.
The people OF Germantown under the
terms OF the transit prosram will be en-
| Rbled to take any one OF these five lines
down TO the high-speed system, there
| transfer on to the high-speed system
| and travel in a forward direction di-
rsctly or by free transfer on the high
| speed system to any important section
| in Phlladslphia, and upon leaving the
| station or the high-speed system take
an additional ride on the surface car
| line leading from that station TO point
| OF destination without extra charge,
making the entire journey for one scent
| fare.
The people OF Germantown and vicinity
demand the relief which the transit pro-
| gram Will HIDAA lhetlAs ana hAANh Will
| save them time and money and will
make Germantown one OF the most con-
venIsnt places OF residence In the out
lying section OF Philadelphia
CITY WILL GAIN AUTHORITY.
Furthermore. the transit program pro
yides that upon its adoption the city shall
under the terms stated therein be enabled
70 require the p r. T. to make necessary
extsnsions 70 its present surface system.
The city Is now without authority 70 re-
quire tn p. R. 7. % make such sxtsn-
siona.
Prompt adoption OF the program win In
sure the ability q the city to provide
for such extensions Of the surface car
system - ara reasonably required q
serve the Dublie
Germantown Is isolated from Roxbor-
oush and ths sehuylkin River as above
stated
Germantown q interested ia ending this
Isolation ~ the construction Of the sur
face car uns between Wayne avenue and
ReAbolouah VIA VALIANT Lane. dig1anoa
Of only ls miles.
Thls uns Hill enable tho people of tbs