Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-13
spaNSTT THREATENED
WITH FURTHER DELAY
OR CONTROL BYP.R. 7.
NH to Enable City to Force
'Company's Cooperation
sleeps in House Commit
tee. Despite Taylor's Eff
Forte
r.orsit Director Declares De-
foat of Measure, Which He
Fxpects, Will Make
Through Routing for Frank
ford al" Hopeless.

...s ,be Judiciary General Committee
-. House at Harrisburg promptly re-
~ bill affecting the transit situation
in Philadelphia, which 1t
.,N has been holding since
(IsrrI"SV,A ~ March %, the proper devel-
hktlkelRl opment Of the high-speed
KpLAb transit system here will be
~ seriously threatened and the
NJ, -,i bo placed at the mercy of the
s.rsdslphia Rapid Transit Company, so
.s ioInt fare rate with the proposed
49,, is concerned. This new danger that
~ threatens the transit program for
r.n.dsIpbia is exposed in formal state
mani lust issued by Director Taylor.
rbe bill was drafted by the Department
:, rlty Transit as supplement to. the
p,,hllc Service Commission act, and it
ptOyides for through-routing of Frank
sord elevated trains via the Market
.,rset subway and for a joint rate of fare
/. A.tween the surface lines of the P. r. T.
comnany and the surface lines to be
built by the city
The failure of the committee to act
promptly, Director Taylor declared, will
make It impossible to secure terminal
ABILITIES for the Frankford IT, trains.
win prevent the construction of much
needed surface lines and will place the
cty at the mercy of the transit company
where Joint rates are concerned.
The Director stated that he has made
avery possible effort to have the bill re-
ported and has failed. The formal state
ment was issued accordingly, in order
that the public might understand the OBJ
str,lctionist tactics being employed in the
legislature and that pressure might be
brought to bear upon the members of
the Committee on Judiciary General of
the House.
In his statement Director Taylor says:
TAYLoR's STATEMENT
House bill No. 1866, which was pre-
pared by the Department of City Transit,
and introduced in the House of Repre-
ssntatives on March %, 1915. and which |
was referred to the Committee on Judi
eary General on March %, 1915, is still |
IN the hands of that committee and there |
IS little likelihood of it's being enacted |
by the Legislature at this session.
The city will thus, for tho time being, |
be unable to require the through routing |
iof Frankford trains via the Market street |
subway with joint rate of fare, unless
reasonable terms and conditions are Sc
cured as a result of negotiations with
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
With relation thereto.
The city will also, for the time being,
be unable TO construct much-needed sur
face lines in the outlying sections of the
city and secure the through-routing of
cars between the same and the lines of
ne Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
With Joint rate of fare, unless reason
able terms and conditions are secured
as result Of negotiations with the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit Company with re-
lation thereto.
The Department of City Transit has
made every effort to secure this much
needed legislation at this time without
avail
ALSO AFFECTS SURFACE LINES.
Under the terms of the bill the Rapid
Transit Company could be required to
ihrough-route the Frankford IL" trains
BY way Of the Market street subway
upon reasonable terms and conditions to
be designated by the Public Service Com
|
.nrough operation with joint rates be-
tween the present surface lines of the
~ 4. and number of much-needed
surface lines proposed by the Transit De-
partment
The following surface lines are among
nose proposed by Director Taylor which
sil snl ne delayed indefinitely should the
On 9Th street. from Northeast Boule-
rnu n,i 10 olney avenue; on 9Th street, from
vlhey avenue to Oak Lane; on Chew
lIreet, from Chelten avenue to Mt Airy
.,ehuei on walnut lane, from Ridge ave-
1rs. hoxoorough, to Cliveden street to
"ayhe avenue; ON 56th street, from |
!. -.e1s'er avenue to Baltimore avenue
! . ON street to 66th street to Woodland
,'shuei on 10th street, from Lancaster
s'e slsnue 10 woodland avenue; line over
lpHy My avenue and Rochelle avenue from
sneny avenue to Roxborough.
~. ~ o0tn street from Kingsesslng ave-
~ 70 woodland avenue; on 63d street,
~. esn " oodiand avenue TO Passyunk ave-
IN .t VI ERE avenue. from 18th street to
- street. and from 18th street to Hunt
y ratk avenue, also ON Erie avenue,
~ "a street to Torresdale avenue,
-sHoe 10 kersington avenue.
Sayuga street, from Germantown
N - 10 Northeast Boulevard thence to
M 4ueel, arrangements of the lines on
III ,hest The extension southwardly of ,
,s,,u sis north and south lines serving
'ra ,rssn Philadelphia. A cross-town line on
oos ases'n ~ avenue in South Philadelphia as
srisua ag lhe railroad tracks are removed. l
4 p,'soh pa;lh OF the Torresdale avenue line
a. ss0,.lllesburg. High-speed line on prl-
IN sssllshit-ot-way slsi from Bridge street.
.slss sIu, or from the end of the ele- l
hs N,h Wih or the boulevard through !
'fna and Somerton. ''''