Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
SPLIT ON CONVENTION ~
HALLS SITE BELIEVED
TO Be BASIS FOR SIJY
Taxpayer Seeks Injunction :.
Ground That Proposed Cost
Exceeds $i,52o,oOo Au-
thoriEed Originally
DELAY SCHEME pENItn

Dissatisfaction over the a..,.,.
Councils 20 pIsos the conv.r,Io, -.
along, the Parkway instead of 1, s
der's woods. Paramount pars. a. 80
naily planned, is understood TO ts A, \.
DERIVING cause OF the Taxpayer. 1~..'-r
tion suit filed In Common Pleas co,,.. !.
yesterday attacking the leraH,v !. =.
ceuneilmsnic ordinances provid,,. a.. ~.
erection Of hall to cost In exoe.. =
N.52o.Ooo. -. y
The bill In equity was nlsd nv .,.e,.-
gresham J. Washington I.ogue. co,,,.., ~
Harry Ran. taxpayer OF 2s2e Nics,.,'-
street. The city, Mayor Smith. nIr..,r-
Datesnan, Controller Walton snA ~. ~.
Treasurer Mccoach are named as sef>sS
ants '''sno'
u was rumorsd that the suit w.s :.
tempt TO embsrrass the Smith Adnlni.,r,.
ton and 10 diseredit It's program Al ,ru,..'
pal improvements. This, however -,
[, found to be groundless when Il was n. -
that Ram was a Ware Republican. vh. 4
the recent primary election supportsS ~
rick Conner. Vare-smith candidate ~. ~
state Lesislaturs from the Tvsntlsih p,s.
II was learned at the same tim. ,,., - /.
bad long been an earnest supporter a. N.
snyder's Woods location for the couv.,,,--
hall, and the change Of plans by cevr.7.
Is believed by his neighbors 10 BE- res,..
slbie for his action. Ram. who h a s,,--
man, recently moved from the Thirty -sscrrr
Ward and purchased the Nicholas s,rss.
house. where he now resides
SEEKS NO DELAY
Ex-congressman Logue vigorously Ss,,.s
the report that there was any other ncs;,s
back OF the suit than a desire 10 set,I. ~
legal questions involved To prove ths, y.
attempt was being made to delay thu sosns,
construction OF the Convention Hail ~ mn
he had sent a letter to City Solicitor crr-
nelly today asking cooperation in hsyins
the case carried 10 decision as early 4
possible.
II IL complained In the bill that n 4. -
posed TO advertise for a contract or ~.
tracts for the erection of a convepfion hsu
at cost Of s2.2b0,000 and that ths ~
penditure OF any such sum would be lllsssl
The court is requested TO grant an InIune.
ton against the advertising for bids o. ~
awarding Of contracts for any amount 4
excess OF the sum authorized by the yofs
OF the citizens at the election May "a. fsii,
SI,b20.000, when the ss,750.oo0 municipsi
loan was authorized. and at ths eiectics
May 1s last, when the st7t2s,oo0 lean VA
authorized.
II is set out in the bill In equity that shs
loan bill OF May 2S. 1911, specifically prs.
Niueu tNhs VitpOVtVVO Ot inc bOffoWed mlrGV
should be used for the building Of 4 Con.
vention, Hall: and that the loan hIll of
May 16, last, provided for an additonsl
| S2o, 1000, making total sum Of Si,B2e,oea
available for this purpose according %
the complainant.
PLANS FOR HALL
The provision that the Convention HsIl
was to be built In Fairmount PARK con.
tained In the ordinance of June 10. 1911.
| and the subsequent changing Of the die
| to Twenty-second and Hamilton streets 10
| then referred to. and II Is stated that a.
| architect has been employed. plans pre-
pared and an estimate made by the archi>
tect to the Director of the Department Of
| Public Works OF the cost OF the srection
OF the auditorium hail." which estimated
| cost is t2,25o,0oo; and that Il 10 proposed
by the Director 10 advertise for bids and
enter into contract for the eonstrucfieh
Of the building accordingly.
1t is then sverred that the eisetors "
| their votes, at the elections referred 70. au-
| thorixing municipal loans, INTENDED 70 sn6
did hx and limit the entire cost Of he
construction and erection OF . complsts
| convention hall to the sum Of si,booeeA
and $4,000 by them authorized 70 be hor-
rowed and expended therefor, and that hs
erection of building for that use Of 9
cost greater than the total sum OF si.bie.
900, or so much thereof as remains W
expended, is unlawful W