Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
TRANSIT PLANS
DEPEND ON VOTE
FOR LOAN BILL
Citizens Will Have Chance
to Say Whether Work
on Comprehensive Scheme
Should Be Begun.

The citizens OF Philadelphia will decide
at the election tomorrow whether an early
start can be made in the actual construc-
tion of badly needed rapid transit lines.
A vote in favor of the proposed s1i-
100000 loan bill. which will come before
the voters of the city at the election
tomorrow, will mean that the work of re-
locating sewers in the central section OF
the city preliminary to the actual con-
struction of the Broad street subway and
the proposed elevated lines to Frankford
and Darby can start Immediately So
don't forget to vote for the loan bill.
The proposed bill carries an appropria-
ton of $500 900, asked for by Director Tay-
lor, of the Department of City Transit.
This amount according TO Director Tay-
lor, is sufficient TO complete the work of
reconstructng and relocating sewers in
the central portion of the city, where the
subway loop will be located. The plans
for this work We're drawn by the Depart
ment of Surveys and are part of a com
prehensive plan for a general reconstruc-
ton of the sewer system of philadel-
phia.
APPORTIONMENT OF LOAN.
The remainder of the loan is for ex-
tensions to the water supply system, for
start in rebuilding Blockley, for paving
and for other permanent improvements
The loan is apportioned as follows:
Rs9rEanizlng and rebuilding Phiadel-
pmh General Hospital ..,......,.... 81, 900 900
co9is!Tuctilq OF sedimentation basin
lHproyemSnf Of water supply in 'oO'OOo
ITpg,E,oys9'SPRE Of water supply in West 'OO'OoV
Purchase Of water pipe ana sppli- '"'OOO
Improvement Of country foads.....,... 10000 10000
PaTnes ''''''''''''''" 291 099
Repavlng streets between snyder 'Oo'oOo
an, and o, Columbia avenues, Including
!, ware ware ana schuylkill Rivers. COZ, 900
Grading. paving repayIne; etc pass: 2uo'OoO
Sunk avenue from 2;id street west
Construction Or main soweis..... 2So SSS S
| Construction of Gunner's Run relief
iiS3Wer IN Indiana street. from I'd to
Reeonsirgc;oI ami rcioratioin' Of sew EO"'ooo
/ eTs In tie central portion Of the city 500 OOO
/ construction Of branch sewers....... 2dO. .OO0
/ Improvement OF the Boulevard and
branches from Rhawn street north
Hai Harbor imnrovemaltssi:' '''''''''''''' 100000
/ Catharine and Christian streets and
Construction OF pier at or near Nc
Bulkhsading the 'schuylkii River. Sa}tIS5 w 6SG
KGIalrs and improvements to city
A6sli,lon q grade crossings in South -''o'
Toward M erection Of the Arl Museum. soOOS
Aegnlsii'ian s3ini 10 S % RTohssTty ana improve
Toward erection OF a library build
ing on site acquired with money
s26TSgeg sp6yeS ups RgrTgsn, ~ s5 e ordinance aP
Toward soldiers and sailors me-
Acquiring nifopicityy ana im6rrooveimsnt loo'eu'
Of small parks and recreation cen
psrs.hissss psrs.hi oi properly. eIs;siiol 81 'O0'OO'
buildings and improvements OF ex-
isting police and fre stations. So. 100 OOl
purchase OF apparatus ............ i0u' az
improvement OF the county prisons. 2A0,nO,
ImpTeVement Of Fairmount Park.... 200 ON
Purchase of property and improve
msnt q coh55's 'cIssSSk PARK ,....,.. iOo.Ooi
ana domestic relations branches OF
paSnsSt sS AaatelRsl atsuis@5s:s sSHs' sSSS $500 SS
Passage Of the loan means that IN,
city will have an opportunity TO proyid,
work for many men who are now out o
employment.
Director Porter has called attention [,
the urgent necessity for Improvement
to the hre houses and police stations an,
In ire-hghting equipment. These neees
stiles are provided for IN the loan bill
The hTemen, he said. are now forced I,
be at the nre houses % hours each day
and az many Of the houses. under ba,
conditions. The Direetor called attention
20 one hre house where Is men use on
smaH bathroom and have no shove
baths. Other ere houses ana some 20
lice stations, he said. are almost unin
habltable. and cripple the efficiency d
the hremen and pollcemen.
Vote ior the loan hlli =.