Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-29

consider the final legislative
w W. steps necessary before the
.liidiklh subway and elevated con-
pLAN struction actually can be be-
~ gun. Favorable action by
Ian. az these two meetings on pend
4. ,oan legislation will insure a start on
u. aroad street subway and the Frank
,.rd elevated lines late this summer.
r,,onds of the Taylor transit program,
....,ra ped by the progress of the transit
.rfinances at the last three meetings Of
Sounclls. are confident there will be no
srrther opposition by the Finance Com
..l,tee or on the floors OF Councils Rep
n,ssntatives from the Citizens Commit
y. N one Thousand and from a number
=, huslnesg organizations are planning to
s,.end the meetings tomorrow and Thurs
Ssv 10 witness the final victory for real
rapid transit.
The ordinance authorizing the 5000, 900
Ian. which was passed by Common Coun-
M last week by unanimous vote, will be
.assed by Select Council tomorrow. and
Immediately sent to the Mayor for his
spnroval. This bill has been on the cal
sndsr since May 20, action having been
esferred until the requisite four weeks Of
sdyertising the ordinance had elapsed.
Under the rules of councllmanlc pro-
esdtre tho appropriation ordinances can
Mt be passed until the loan ordinance
Aas been passed by both chambers and
.,ened by the Mayor. For this reason
the Finance Committee is scheduled to
meet during the session of Councils to-
morrow as soon as the Mayor has signed
the loan ordinance.
TO APPROVE ORDINANCES.
The Finance Committee viii formally
approve two ordinances appropriating the
100000 to the Department OF City Tran
slt and will report both favorably in
Common Council No action can be taken
on these ordinances until the meeting on
Thursday.
The first of these ordinances appro-
priates 100000 to start work on the
Broad street subway in the central sec
ton OF the city; the second appropriates
100000 to start work on the Frankford
elevated Both ordinances were intro
dhoed In Councils on May 20 by John P
Connolly, at the request OF Director Tay-
lor, and were Immediately referred to the
Finance Committee, where they have re-
NAMED ever sine.
At the final meeting on Thursday both
these ordinances can be passed by Com
mon Councils and the action Of the lower
chamber can be concurred in by Select
Council at the same meeting. Active con-
struction work on the Broad street sub.
way and the Frankford elevated lines can
then be begun as soon after July l as
bids are advertised for and received.
TAYLOR TO LOSE NO TINE
Director Taylor today declared that nc
time will be lost in the prosecution oil
the work when the Department is once
authorized by the proper authorities
Plans are ready so that bids can be In
Yited and contracts awarded as soon a.
the necessary formalities have been com
Piled with. The only remaining step ir
the preliminary procedure will be to OBJ
thin a certificate of public convenience
approving the work from the Public Serv'
icefCommission at Harrisburg.
Bids have already been invited for the
reconstruction and relocation OF the sewer
In Buttonwood street. between 18th anC
Broad streets, and for that In Thompson
street, between 7th and Broad streets
This work is preliminary to the construc
ton Of the Broad street subway The
work on these projects is scheduled tC
begin on August T.
EXCAVATION NEARLY DONE.
The extensive excavation and construc
ton work in the central section OF tht
city on the sewer relocation Is rapidly
nearing completion. The first spadeful o
earth was turned by Mayor Blankenburl
on March 20, and since that time tht
work has been rushed toward completion
By each of the five contractors. AL
though S5 weeks was allowed in the con
tracts to complete the work, IT now SCENT
certain that all the new sewers will have
been completed and all relocations made
several weeks before this period ha!
slapsed The cost of this work is Gov
cred by a $4,000 loan ordinance, passed
on January p,
Under an act of Assembly passed a
the last session, the city now may place
al It's loan moneys int GA general fund
Consequently there will be no necessit,
for borrowing any money under the
100000 loan until next winter. None!
now lying idle can be used and later cal
BE- replaced from the s6.0OOOoO loan, Thi
Will mean a considerable saving In In
terest and sinking fund charges.