Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
MAYOR COMING HOME
TOMORROW TO URGE
COUNCILS TO DUTY
Will Send Message Asking
Inclusion of Transit Loan
in the 100000 Loan
Bill.

Mayor Blankenburg will return to his
home on Logan square tomorrow from
Atlantic City, where he and Mrs. Blank
enburs have been spending the last two
weeks, following the closing OF their
summer home at Pocono Pines. The
Mayor is not expected to be in his office
tomorrow. but will so directly from the
North Philadelphia Station to his home
by AUTOMOBILES. The return of the Mayor
has been prompted by the definite as
surance that Councils will meet in spe-
cial session on Thursday to institute
legislation for submitting the sl1,70O,OOC
loan to the voters in November.
That assurance has come from Presi-
dent Ransley OF Select Council in reply
to the following letter from Mayor Blank
enburE sent 10 President Ransley, of Sc
lect Council, and McCurdy. OF Common
Council:
mott. in the newspapers that you
expect 10 call meeting OF Select
Council IN the near future. You will
rcmombev that I wrote YOU on this
subject early in July and urged that
meeting should be held at a date
sufficiently early to permit Il loan to
be authorized in time for submission
to popular vote at the November cleo
tion. WIN you please let me know as
promptly as possible on just what day
the next meeting of Select Council will
be he.l?
Mr.. Ransley's reply was:
Your Letter requesting to be informed
promptly on what day the next meet
Ing OF Select Council will be held
received.
have notified the Chief Clerk of
Select council to call meeting of that
body for Thursday, the 2ith of Sep
tember.
Common Council will meet on Thurs
day, the 18th OF September. There
could be nothing accomplished by So
Iect Council meeting on that date
as the ordinance can only be intro
duced and il will lay over 10 be
printed, and passed By both Common
ana Select Councils on Thursday, the
2itA OF september,
A reply from President McCurdy OF
Common Council, has not been received
az the Mayors office,
Councils were spurred 10 cut short their
vacation, which was fixed 10 end October
l. by the emphatic declaration for the
loan made by the Mayor when passing
through Philadelphia on his way 10 At
lantic City, two weeks ago.
He pointed out at that time that civic
improvements should be started now
when the market for municipal bonds Is
excellent. when many idle men need en-
ploymcRt, and when general industrial
and labor conditions warrant capital out
lay by the city.
II il understood that he will send a
message 10 Councils on Thursday urging
the including OF am item for transit de-
development In the bi gloan. The SubcOm
mittee Of Finance ignored the request Ol
Transit Director Taylor for $4,000 foI
Office maintenance and relocation ol
sewers, In the central part OF the city
preliminary to subway construction.
Mayor BIankenberg has not signed
seven of q ordinances submitted 20 hin
when Councils adjourned in June He Is
expected to deal with the remaining
ordinances IN a special message,
Cyrus u. Foss. Jr., secretary 10 thJ
Mayor said today that Mayor Blanken,
berg had been greatly improved in hsaltf
by his vacation.