Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-12
CITY MUST EXPEND
UP TO $15,OOO,OOO
FOR PARKWAY LAND
Jenkins Bill Passed by Leg
islature and Signed by
Governor Yesterday Pro-
tects Owners of Con-
demned Property.

Philadelphia is definitely committed to
an expenditure within the next three
years of an amount estimated to range
from T,5OO,OOO to S1SOOO.OOo for acquisition
Of condemned property along the line
OF the Parkway.
The Jenkins bill, passed by the Legisla-
ture and signed by Governor Brumbaugh
yesterday, protects the owners of con-
demned properties on the Parkway line
from tho former indefinite time embargo
that city condemnation imposed. Now
the city must actually acquire tho prop
erty in three years.
CITY MUST PROVIDE LOANS.
While the protection is afforded the
property owners, tho city must, on the
other hand, provide in loans amounts
requisite to obtain all Parkway property
condemned. The interest and sinking
fund charges on the millions that must
consequently be borrowed within the next
six years, allowing extra time for sub
sequent court. procedure and mandamus
payments, will impose an additional drain
on current revenues.
1t has been estimated that the maxi
mum value OF property still to be acquired
for the Parkway reaches $4,000 900. al
though others contend the amount is one
half that figure The properties lie he
tween Filbert street and Logan SQUARE
and west OF Logan square between 22d
and 18th streets. When the Parkway
was nrst projected 1t was estimated that
the total value OF property to be ac-
quired at 10 per cent above the ASSESS
mont would be S12,0O00O0 Since then in
creased assessments and other conditions
are declared to have caused increased
valuations.
ONLY 10000 AVAIIAApIIm.
There is At present 9 sum OF only $780,
900 or loan funds available for purchase
OF Parkway properties. From that
amount must be deducted amounts to ba
paid owners Of 81 properties for which
tne board OF Viewers recently allowed
City Solicitor Ryan has. however de-
elared that those awards are too hiEh ana
VIII appeal to the courts for reduction An
behalf OF the city. In any event the sT40
900 now available VIII be reduced by tbs
aggregats purchase amount the courts
determine.
The provisions of tho Jenkins bill are
that where any park or parkway mas
been superimposed upon the city plan IN
an entirely built-up section OF tha city
such superlmposing shall be an appronri.
alton for public use OF the land yyttb,n |
the lines OF said park or parkway within
eiL % years from the approval OF the
act Property 80 placed on the CITY nIan
In the future must be actually seo,,irsS |
within hvs years
COUNCILS CANNOT BvADE PLAN
The suggestion that Councils might "a
a remote possibility evade the necessity 1
OF spending the Parkway millions witbS1 /
me next three years by removing from,
the city plan properties placed tharsa,.
TOT the Parkway. has been scored 81 -,
advocates OF city betterment Oy
II Il declared that even II c,o,nct.
should, as a subterfuge, take tba n,o-1.-.
on the plan with the scheme OF fsnlsc,1S
Il later for an additional thrse-,-aas.
period or grace, the Parkway wonId -
lually De sacrificed. The argument a. "a
Ysneed that an interval OF almost a 80
OF legislative procedure would inte... ssel
during which period owners wonlS 49, 49,
aeFantage OF the Opportunity II s-as,
SInee buildings or other costly Rtrnct,,rs.,
sueh possibility Is deemed hirbl,, ~
proD&pie' however, as Councils have -.
p the past definitely COMMITTEE =. ttn
Parkway project. - we
y y further declared that ,r.,.....
-ll-osht @ tAbert street must 81 A. -
-tsAt condemned for the oonsus,msete.s
tls transit plans Ia ths eons5-',,.
loA e me Broad street subvss a -
7'.etion on toF ne Parkway uili -