Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-08


st situation either ~ regards the pro
posed changes In the lines or the changer
IN his own company's contract for worl
Under City Hall.
Although the fight for the Taylor pro
gram now seems won, leaders Of business
and trade organizations that have epterec
the fight declared today that they would
continue until there was no longer the
slightest doubt OF victory. Meetings OF
various organizations Will be held every
night this week to crystallize the opposi'
ton to the Twining changes
The Walnut Street Business Association
held an open discussion Of the transit
question at a luncheon today at the st
James. The board Of directors Of the
association. which met on Monday rec
commended that the business men oppose
the subway in Walnut street.
Business organizations in various parts
of the city held meetings last night for
the discussion of the transit question
brought up by the suggestions of Director
Twining for changes In the Taylor plan.
PASS RESOLUTIONS.
The board of directors of the German.
town Business Mems Association, with
Colonel Sheldon Potter presiding, drew
UP a set of resolutions condemning the
proposed changes In the original transit
plans. The resolutions set forth in part as
follows:
The proposed alteration constitutes
n BETRAYAL Of the peoples interests
which this association resents and
denounces that in our opinion no
economy which destroys service In
tended to unite all portions Of the city,
and substitutes for II spurs and ad-
juncts of a system controlled by an
already overburdened company, is
justlhable; that the mere saving of
costs at the expense of service which
would build up the city and its re-
sources and increase the value of
property Is a mistaken economy, un-
worthy OF those charged with the
government and development OF n
great city; that this association
pledges itself to do all in its power to
maintain the comprehensive plans for
high-speed lines developed by A. Mer-
rift Taylor. the late Director of the
Department of City Transit; that the
president be and he Is hereby directed
to appoint n committee, or in his
discretion to refer to one of the stand
ing committees of this association, the
matters herein complained of, and
that such committee shall have full
power to act with committees appoint
ed by other associations for similar
purposes in arousing the public to
action and fostering public sentiment
for the preservation of an Independent
system of hgh-speed lines so designed
as to fully serve and develop the out
lying districts of the city of Phiadel-
phia, and facilitate intercommunica-
tion between all parts of our great
city.
1t was decided to send copy of these
resolutions to the Mayor, Director Twin
ing, to both chambers of Councils and to
each of the Councilmen representing the
22d and 42d Wards, in which the MEM
bership of the association is resident, land
that the Councilmen of the said wards be
requested to use their influence and to so
vote that a comprehensive system for
rapid transit may not become a mere dis
membered adjunct of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit system"
OBJECT TO CHANGING PLAN.
The Tabor Improvement Association
met last night in the James Russell
Lowell School and unanimously protested
any changes in the Taylor transit plans.
The members passed resolutions to this
effect and declared positively the subway
should be built to Olney avenue
The Hunting Park Avenue Improve
ment Association. at meeting last night
In the Park Mansion, Old York road and
Lycoming street, reaffirmed its position in
opposing change IN the Iaylor transit
plans. Amos S. Blake presided.
The Central Germantown Avenue Busi-
ness Association last night took stand
against any change in the Taylor transit
plans. At a meeting in Bank Hall, 2S09
avenue, at which William ].
Nash presided the association was espe-
cially emphatic in opposing any reduction
Of the subway, which had been planned to
run from League Island to Olney avenue.
Joseph P. Gaffney, chairman of Coun-
ellis Finance Committee speaking at a
meeting of the Fairmount Business Mems
18th street and Fairmount
avenue, said:
''If the people of Philadelphia are will
ing to tie up $4,000, 900 for 8 or 10 years,
they have the right to do 1t, and know
the Mayor well enough to say that what
the people want-after all the facts are
laid before him-is what they are going
to get"