Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04

Penrose. That is privilege I enjoy.
and TwinninR went with Mr.. Mitten on
tour Of the proposed lines. We had not
finished the trip at noon and Mr.. Mitten
Invited us to have lunch with him. We
went to the Bellevue -Stratford, and lunch
was served in his rooms. asked Mr..
Mitten then to give free transfers to the
people Of certain section Of West Phila-
delphia. He refused to do so, and never
saw him again until he walked into my
office.
HE came to tell me he was ready to
grant the free transfers Mr.. Twining's
report TO you Is correct. We did talk
about the Market street subway. The
Mayor has right to meet the heads of
this corporation. as he Is a member of the
board Of directors. Shortly after my elec-
tion ] met Mr. Twining. He was not told
he was to he the Directc- What he said
of our conversation was correct Later
he said 1t was a mistake TO put the station
under City Hall. When | saw the condi-
tion of the foundation | was alarmed. or
dered the work stopped and expressed my
self publicly against going under City
Hall. said the work should be stopped.
and IL was stopped. It was my duty to
ascertain the conditions, and so | asked
engineers in the employ of the city to
investigate. made their report public. 1t
is immateral to me where the tubes 60
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MR.. LEMONS AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Lemons amendment:
Toward the constructions and improve.
ment of subways, tunnels railways ele-
waited railways and other transit facli-
ties and the payment of interest and sink
ing fund charges flfty-seven millions one
hundred thousand dollars ($57,lOO,OOO) to
be used, applied and expended as follows;
First Toward the construction and i'm
provements and payment OF sinking furd
/ and interest charges OF Il subway railway
/ In Broad street from League Island to
Olney avenue, with a four-traCk capacity
between McFcrran and Spruce streets.
with the necessary branch lines northeast
and northwest from Broad street twenty
| five million dollars (S25,OOO.OOO).
( Second. Toward the construction ana
| Improvement and payment of interest and
sinking fund charges OF an elevated rail-
| way from Front and Arch streets TO
! Rhawn street. by way Of Front street.
! Kensington avenue and Frankford avenue
| to Rhawn street, four million four hun
! dred thousand dollars Gii00,O00)
| Third. Toward the construction and inn
! provement and payment of interest and
/ sinking fund charges of a double track,
! surface passenger railway, beginning at
/ or near Frankford avenue and oxford
I avenue thence along oxford avenue, Cas-
! tor avenue. BustlatOn avenue, Nerree road,
/ worthington road and southampton road
! to Byberry and Bensulem pike. with all
necessary curves, switches grading and
/ Widening of roads. construction of bridges
| and purchase of private property in con-
ncction herewith, one million two hun
I dred thousand dollars Cl200,000).
Fourth Toward the construction and
| Improvement and payment of interest
! and sinking fund charges of an elevated
! railway beginning at or near goth and
! Market streets, or at or near 30th and
! Chestnut strets and extending thence to
| Darby. four million two hundred thousand
! dollars (S4,2OO,OOO).
! Fifth Toward the construction and
! Improvement and payment OF interest and
| sinking fund charges Of a subway rail
| way extending beneath the Parkway from
! a point of connection with the Broad
! street subway Mt or near the City Hall
into Fairmount Park near the Green