Evening journal., 1915-06-23
ASK SAFEGUARD OF
Trolley Service
Urge Continuance OF Harri-
son Street Line and
Free Transfers
PLEAD FOR EXTENSION
TO CONCORD HEIGHTS

dents of the Ninth and Eleventh /
wards, the directors of the Street and /
Sewer Department at a special meet
ing last night held over until next
Tuesday resolution providing for
removal by the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company OF
trolley tracks and discontinuance OF
service on the South Harrison street
and Eastlake lines, following the
merger of the company with the
Peoples Railway Company recently.
Three other resolutions, providing
for extension of the lines of the trac-
tion company along the Boulevard 10
IA point 100 feet north Of Concord
avenue: allowing tracks on Twenty
second street, between Washington
street and the Boulevard. TO be re-
moved, and allowing connections 10
be made at Fourth and WOODLAND
and Fourth and Union streets, win
extension OF track along Fourth
street between these two streets
Twenty-third and Twenty-second, on
Washington. with extension along
this route; Second and Poplar with
Front and Poplar. with tracks along
this streets; curves at Ninth and
Woodlawn. Seventh and Market,
Fourteenth, Second and Seventh and
DUPONT streets. Seventh and Clayton
streets. Second and Walnut streets
and Lancaster avenue and Greenhil
avenue. were adopted by the board
without objection Of any persons
present.
Residents Of the Ninth ward we're
represented at last nights meeting
! by w. e. Carr. William T. Wright,
who appeared before the board yes
terday morning. and II. c. Rose. The
/ Eleventh ward was represented by
! City Councilman John l.. McDermott
former Councilman John j. McGovern
/ and George H. McGovern. Follow
i ing the meeting last night these men
declared that they would head delega-
tions to confer with officers of the
I traction company on Monday regard
II ing the desired changes. The confer
ence will not be held until Monday
because of the absence from the city
1 Of Thomas W. Wilson. vice-president
VI and general manager of the company.
u The Street and Sewer Department di-
rectors reached their decision after
hearing the protests of those at the
} meeting and after a conference with
John F. Neary. attorney for the
traction company. and William A.
Heindle, general superintendent of
railways.
The streets on which it was propos-
ed to abandon trolley traffic the reso-
luton for which was held over fol
| low .Thirtieth from Washington tC
Tatnall; Tatnall from Thirtieth tC
Twenty-ffth street; Twenty-third
from Market to Pine: Pine from
Twenty-third to Seventeeneh: Six
! teenth. from Brandywine Greek tC
! King street; Orange. from Thirteenth
to Sixth; Second, from Walnut Il
r Poplar; Second. from DUPONT 10 Gram
avenue; Grant avenue. from Second 4
Third; Third. from Grant TO Wood
lawn avenues; Woodlawn. from Third
; TO Fourt; Fourteenth. from DUPONT tC
Scott; Scott. from Fourteenth 10 Del
aware avenue: Shallcross. from Scot
TO Woodlawn; Cedar. from Broome Il
, Maryland; Harrison from Mary
land avenue to Beech street. Beech
, from Harrison to Van Buren; Var
Buren, from Beech to Second street;
+ Jefferson, from Second TO Thirteenth,
! Thirteenth, from Jefferson TO King,
. King. from Thirteenth to sixteenth
] Twenty-third. from Washington tc
, Market; Tstnall, from Twenty-thirC
, to Twenty-hfth; Seventh, from Churcl
TO Buttonwood street.
President Sparks opened the meet
, ing with the explanation of the rea
, son for the resolutions, which. h,
J said, seemed to be misunderstood b,
/, great many persons. From III,
/ protests we have received" he said
{ some persons are of the opinion tha
we are considering the merger of III,
: Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction
Y Company and the Peoples Railwa,
!. Company. This is not true. Thi
r board only is considering certain
Q resolutions for the extension of tract
1 and other matters in charge of tn,
= railway company. Regarding tn,
4 elimination of tracks from street,
3" where they already are laid. thi
+ board is taking no action other tha,
to grant permission for the remova
I of such tracks and poles within
y limited time. II is not our position
s to prevent such removals. as that i
o matter entirely within the jurisdic
tion of the railway company"
J. Speaking of Councilman McDer
!. motifs resolution, passed by Council
r at its last meeting making A com
n pulsory for the traction company L
remove all its tracks as soon as tn
lines are abandoned and for them t
repave streets Immediately. MI
Sparks declared that the board woul
not grant permission for the remova
z of tracks from newly-paved street
y under any circumstances. 1--WE shal
make il compulsory, however" h
said, "for the traction company to re
a move tracks from streets that are I
e be paved"
N Councilman McDermott was IN
, first speaker for the residents of II
( Eleventh ward He said that Jeffei
n son street was a good illustration G
why tracks should be removed fror
u all streets where the trolleys n
le longer are to be run. He declare
J. that he represented the people of hi
ward, who would suffer seriousl
r from the removal Of the tracks o
a. the South Harrison street line 9TH
n, discontinuance of the line i'm thi
Is section" he said, "will cause gres
RI hardships for persons living Their
N This is one of the most thickly popl
ID lated sections of the city. ! hal
ss been informed by high official of th
ie traction company that the line alway
sr las been a paying one, and | see q
L reason for IFS removal We do M