Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
TAYLOR CARRIES
TRANSIT FIGHT
TO COUNCILS
Asks Instant Action That
Will Give Due Return for
Taxes in Form of Better
Line Conditions.

immediate action To- give the citizens a
iust r,t,,-,, 700 iii. ,,,. .,,l ,.o,
pl'aalns lor an awakened tounclimahe
conscience Tor an honest initiative in
civic affairs. Director Taylor today again
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fore the peop,e ,by demonstrating to
Councils how the work may begin at
once.
In statement today the Director asks
Councils 10 uc.rf the yorI, on the Broad
Street subway and elevated lines t. be-
gin oF 'neIudinE IN the proposed SII''.V"0
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Should this course bs followed. tho Direc-
tor pointer out the first step in the prof.
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SURFACE Ihes IN many parts Oh MA
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o'uuea IN Ihe transit P1Sn. tss Inty lIc.uue
GroSHto"n tine on F-slNtH STREET
huui'IoHai iat'Htles ABOVE tdnA "''A,
me on SheW street extensions 10 inc
south fhl.Adsipha Hor'h ana souNn
nhes' additional lines nolth Of Glrard
CoIIeee' dlreCt me TO hoNoorougn'
Ehe on N"r'h NIU'H street an" u''sV'
line 10 FOX Chase'
PLAN AND HOW IT WAS RA1KFO
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OF City Transit and agreed to by the
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CRUCES Protu street SUBWAY tuoe
under the Delaware River ,fnd elevated
lines 10 Frankford and Darby. together
viii, e,,a,s,ors - ,re ,-ssa,+ surface
lines, under an agreement calling for uni
versal free transfers. The improvements
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transit rha Srn-ar1s' 60, s,ov,.a,,s-
upheld the constitutonality of personal
ProPerty assessments as basis for
Wa f6r arotber Lr- syrsIIs- pI,1 90 Inc
Secondly insisting. through its Tran
cit Committee, upon the plan offered by
tme ~ 4. C'inpany, oE wnlca ,ol the city
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Fitth-By REFUSING. through its Finance
COMMITTEE 70 annrooria,s ~. AZ ,i.,!'.JS 'o5
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DIRECTOR TAYLOR'S STATEMENT.
Director Tavlor. in his statsroept toda,.
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ea'u th@' 'i'7 p'a'. Oi LIS '1paFtiaea. OF
City Transit has been submitted 70 Citv
Councils and 10 the stockholders II the
linton Traction Corlnan,. "a y.,,. frr
portant factor In the program" he con
20 'Le Pr. ,A'n- " ,.'n Is maRe
which vv,ii h. roguasras from TIM h, ,,o
ss the r,-,- a-roYq Al rrasa,7t 49,
sections Of the CITY are dsrranEi-- .,,,,t,
fsciliries"
"a very ir~r-rtant factor IN ,bs ,ro-
Krarn is the pr7visIon whi-f, T.. made ,-r
he nnarrinz of surface svtsDsiors r,l,r
vii he rarrIasted fro7, zinc ~ - -
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ttors ~ tbs cItv ar 5.,,ar5i,s -.
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