Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23
PORT WORK BEGUN BY TWO
BLANKENBURG APPOTNTEES
BOON TO GREAT COMMERCE
Water Front Improvements Made
Possible By Efficiency of Directors
Norris and Meigs Pave Way to
Biggest Shipping Centre

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WHY GRADY ~ NEEDS TEE
MONEY
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fsrs and had been a5yrDvse ~ ths fFDy-
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rector To their astouistmsnt, - tSla
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tiis poziilon-esrTying = SALARY .; ly AsN.ty
q yeaT-John z. Grady. hG D@rspr.al
fr.enasblp with whom dated back % ths
DAYS when thsv had been colleagues Ia
tie I<szlslafure. NT Grady was law
yer. and the committee wa unable 70
see the apprODrfatsneSg u bis hsise'tiofi.
TO their question. why Sra1FF tns
Naror replied. "BecaBss he o. a Dsrs0nsl
friend Of mine and needs ne money.
20 GrsHy yss appointed Director. and
seieefeA John r Hszskan. u the local
T,nltec gtsfes engineers Office. ~ his
assistant Most q the otheT sDDointses
Vsrs "rscoann1sndec'' by GcSichol ana
sfe Wares, sr Philip 81 JOfnson Or David
- lane. or zone o. the othsr IssfsrE
csuacgis made sppFopristlons of sb11t
sa1aoe . year for nst4Sles snH srpen -.
ana aIsO spfropriafe1 fgnds fDT Improve
nuants a site At the foCt u Vine street
vas selected Tor the congtrictlDn u the
first modem Municipal pier an1 nncn1-
mental structure was erected. the cost of
site and building being sbogt N,H4.HJ.
Subsequently another ysry expensive
site was selected a. the foot q Dock
atrss4 where Il was planned ~ build a
safbgfzntial pier 10 feet Nlds. II was
found that the money available Nos-d
not gay for such a pier. and a. the LAST
month Of ghs Rsyburn a6nninlStrstlOn
lad been elected 80 his s1ccefs0r. p cum
tract vas huTris1iV lst for pier 10 feet
wi4s ana Of very light cOnatrucuDn. The
b1lldlnR Of such . pier N such q site
was about on o par with the cDnsir1ctiOn
- q fwo-story frame house ~ the cur
ner q Broad and Chestnut streets.
The construction u the Vine street pier
and che letting Of the contract for this
uusnfssi. pier al Dock street WAS the
sun totsl Of the FIRST four Year, sctiVi-
ties Of the department. Grsdy's admin
istrafIon Nas OF such q type that Esy-
bum himself forced Grady out, ana dur
lus ne faet months Of the Rsyburn ad-
fnlnistrsfiOn Hssskan Was IN charge u
fhe department
AaYor BiankenburH appointed George
w Norris Director. Bls first act was 10
cancel an ezTsyagant and foolish con
ffaet which had Just been made for the
consfructiOn Of q Dulkhead ia front ~
BAffrnm Gardens. That saved the city
the waste Of fzJ9YOOo Or tDI0.Oo. but u dlo
not improve the general port situation.
Mr. Morris realized that the city Was
ray(ne him 5000 q year and spending
about t5D0.OoO additional in current sH-
penses Tor the purpose Of planning I'm.
prDteansnts Of water front which u did
r<t 0Nn ana which II had no means Of
aeauiF1n9 except - Il might be able.
from time 20 time 20 induce some owner
10 aeospf . tempting Odsr for bis prop
zrfy He went 10 the Legislature. and
AFTER another pretty hard hght secured
ffe nassaRe Of an act EivinE the city the
power 10 condemn private property for
public pier sites.
OFFICE FoRcE REOR0ANIZED.
NJ Ncfrls found hia ONCE full Of polifi-
eaI abDointses. some lazy. aone incomps-
I4nt hnd some under charges Of political
activity ln Violation of the Shern law. The
IoDe leaalt incomDetsnt he got rid o. The
eupffannuafed he dsmoted 20 positions
within flslr capabilities Political offenses
prior 70 the elscfion Of November. 1911. he
treated - OutiaNed. and IN case of poiiti-
cal activity ~ that election he made some
enspensi0ns bat no disrnissals. He also
rneefsa a general revision Of duties ana
salaries.
1nen he teId ths smployes that while
fhet h4d been appointed through a pO-
iIllfaI orkanlzafion With which he had
10 sympathy. ka was COINS 70 assume
tnaf fil6y would BE- loyal 70 the new head
~ lh1 1spnffmenf ana appreriativs Of the
l1Ir144s with which they were being
treated. IN fhis nssun1plion he was not
dIaapDoInfed a neW spirit van infused
into lhs personnel of the department. and
Ion9 heufn end hard work produced good