Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-05

Ia transit will be inaugurated in Coun-
81. ,omorrow. according to well-dcfned
rumor in City Hall today.
Zn,N Complete harmony between
ksSs,ErvTsA ~, the Republican Organization
Hhnnkk1k and the city Administration
PLAN regarding the prompt pas
- sage of all transit legisla-
,ior is said to have been established
1obn p. Connolly. chairman of Councils
FINANCE Committee, 1t Is understood, will
,,,roduce an ordinance in Common Coun-
Al tomorrow authorizing the necessary
four weeks advertising of the intent of
,hs city to create the S6,OOO,OOO transit
loan.
prompt passage of this ordinance by
both Common and Select Councils is as
,ured. with this step taken, all other
.rabling ordinances to make actual con-
.truction work possible will be intro
anced and acted on as speedily as coun-
o,,manic procedure will permit. with
ho,b bzranches of Councils working to-
rether harmoniously on the transit pro-
cram. work on the Broad street subway
and the Frankford elevated lines can be
begun late in July.
sEGER FAVOR ACTION.
Select Councilman Charles Seger chair
man OF Councils subcommittee on FL
nance. said this afternoon that he will
do all in his power to place the money
tor transit work in the hands of the
MAYOR as early as is possible. Prompt
MASSAGE Of all enabling ordinances. he
intjnnated now Ia the program which tho
Republican leaders in Councils will fol-
low.
The importance of prompt action on the
mart of Councils is realized by all per-
sons interested in the transit plans. Any
delay in taking up the legislative sched
uIe TO clear the way for construction
work probably would result I'm holding
up the entire program until 1915. for 1t
will require action at every meeting of
Councils between now and the end of
June to pass all the necessary enabling
ordinances AS Councils regularly ad-
io,Irn for the summer recess early in
1uly. the calendar musts be cleared of all
transit legislation by that time If actual
work is to begin at once.
The eyes of all persons interested in
Director Taylors program of real rapid
transit for Philadelphia will be turned to-
ward Councils tomorrow. Supporters of
the Transit Director are firm in their be-
lief that Councils will demonstrate their
good faith and set in motion the legisla-
tive machinery for rapid transit.
SCHEDULE OF LEGISLATION.
The schedule of the necessary legisla-
tive steps which must be taken to make
construction work possible in July is as
follows:
May GA bill authorizing the Hotation
OF the S6,OOO,OOO loan could be introduced
In Common Council.
resolution authorizing the necessary
four weeks advertising OF the intent of
the city to create the loan could be in
troduced and passed by both chambers
of Councils
June 3-Resolution could be introduced
and passed providing for STATED meet
ing on June 10; it being required to pass
loan legislation at STATED meeting"
June 10-Four weeks of necessary ad-
yertising would have elapsed and loan
hotation bill could pass Common Council.
June 17-Loan floatation bill could pass
Select Council.
A bill appropriating loan moneys could
be introduced.
resolution calling for special meet
Ing June "a could be introduced and
passed.
June A-Bill appropriating loan moneys
could be passed, which would place the
transit program before the Mayor and
the Department of City Transit.
With the bill signed by the Mayor, Di-
rector Taylor could advertise for bids for
contracts for construction work, and with
the approval of the Public Service Com
mission actual digging for the Broad
street subway and the Frankford ele-
Yated could be begun in July.