Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
Committee May
Ssize Excuse to Hold Up
Passage of En- a b lin g
ordinances Making &c.
100000 Loan Available.
n..,ond for Universal Free
transfers as Advanced by
Northwest Business Men Is
Nat Sufficient Cause to OBJ
struct Work, Says Taylor.

c.,,,eued delay and inaction will be
nroaram Of Councils on the enabling
noes 10 make available the S6,OOO,OOo
transit lean, according to
IN reports in political circles to-
LrcsVsa day. The Finance Commit
lldliklbs tee, under tile direction of
PLAN John 2. Connolly, 1t is gen
~ orally accepted, will offer as
.,.,soatIon for their delay the appeal
- by the Northwest Business Mems
.,o,otion at the public hearing yester-
hr ,.,, a waiter Ber-
~ ss'i,s ronresentlng the business associa-
W. apnearlng before the committee at
", wv lime. urged that all action on. the
ns,,snces WV referring to the use of the
J. Spo nj lonn be postponed until an agree
4 made with the Philadelphia Rapid
s..nsit Company which will insure uni
l's.sI FREQ transfers. 1t was openly de-
,s.s.d IN some quarters today that the
srhe hearing was arranged by the tln-
.rca Committee with the understanding
NJ, II would give them plausible eX-
.,,.s "a continue their obstruction tactics.
whfs Director Taylor swept aside the
.,.aments for delay, and showed that the
,.,sntial thing now was action and
s,s,nnrs on the Broad street subway and
M Frankford elevated, the members of
M Finance Committee today would give
~ lniln,ation that they expected to follow
n. recommendation The position of Di-
actor Taylor also was supported at the
h,arIng by Archibald Allen, representing
M League Island employees; William En-
hsrt. of the Germantown and Chestnut
TiiI Improvement Association, and Will
usn H Holt, member of the Citizens
Committee of One Thousand.
ACTION TOMORROW VITAL.
The passage of the pending transit ordi
nance providing for 30 days advertising
q the citys intent to create the loan
and the immediate Introduction of an or
lInance authorizing creation of the loan
A the regular meeting of Councils to-
morrow, would mean that construction
work on the Broad street subway and
be Frankford elevated could be begun
this summer Delay would mean that no
bsginning could be made for some time
and the necessary legislative routine could
not be completed before Councils adjourn
July l.
City Solicitor Ryan added the weight
pf his opinion to the arguments for
prompt action by Councils when he ad-
Tised that the advertising ordinance and
The loan authorization ordinance be
passed by Councils before any ordinance
apbropriatng the s6,OOO.OOO for specific
purposes be considered.
TAYLOR ANSWERS ARGUMENTS.
Director Taylor answered the argu-
rents for delay offered at the hearing
" the Northwest Business Men by pre-
t1ting written brief. The future de-
wlopment of the entire transit program
vas now the issue, he declared. and the
plution of the problem should not be
AAowed TO hang upon the free transfer
question:
He also expressed the conviction that
ne free transfers could be obtained here
Y they were in New York City by using
ne city-hiilt hgh-speed lines as a club
y force the cooperation of the transit
company and to bring it to accept the
lsFns of the city when threatened with
ne possibility of a competitive company.