Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31

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transit development--$2s0,00 900 a year.
% one dollar tax on probable alb
normal increase in taxable values due u
rapid transit development Si,20O,OOO ~
1920 increasing annually up to s3,OOO'OOC
for the year 1880
81 do not wish to go into too much de-
tail at this time as l shall probably have
more to say later.
"I want to remind everyone that no
part Of the interest or sinking fund psy-
ments nccruinE on city bonds issued for
transit development will be payable out
| Of current revenues by the city until one
year after the facilities are actually In
operation and earning revenue. Therefore
the transit loan could have no effect what
ever on the tax rate for four or five years
in any event, no matter what any one
says
II want to remind the citizens of Phila.
delpha that the saving to them due to
the elimination of the exchange ticket Will
be over $4,000 year, and that the an
nual saving to them in time calculated
on a basis of 5 cents per hour, VIII be-
in 1920, St,635,000.
"As n result OF the deliberate and cnre-
ful study which I have made Of MIR. Twin
! ing's report and the plans which he recom-
mends, regret to say that am forced to
the conclusion that those plans are adj
mirably calculated to fOrttfy the position
| of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Conn
pany against any serious competition and
! to strangle any proper and efficient rnpid
| transit development in the city of Phila-
| delphia in the future.
"T cannot go into further detail at this
! time. excepting TO state that the four
tracks in Broad street. with n central
transfer station beneath the City Hall.
are essential to the welfare of the travelling
public in Philadelphia. and that not one
objection which has been urged against
the City Hall station section of the Broad
street subway has any force whatever.
THAT station was designed to ulti-
mately have outlets from under ground on
the south pavement of South Penn square
both east and west of Broad street in the
west pavements of West Penn square, in
Broad Street Station. at various points in
the sidewalk around the outside of City
Hall, and in the City Hall courtyard.
THESE plans were not referred to by
Mr.. Twining. They are on file in the
Department of City Transit. If they are
carried out no congestion need be feared in
or around the City Hall and passengers
will be properly distributed,
''Tt should be remembered that the so.
called Taylor plan provides for through
routing and only such North Broad street
trains as are not needed ON lines through
routing with North Broad street will be
turned back on the North Broad street
line directly by way of the delivery loop
The so-called Taylor plan provides for
From North Broad street to Arch
street, then by way of the delivery loop
down Arch street to Sth, down Sth to |
Locust, up Locust to Broad, down |
Broad 10 League Island, and return
From North Broad street directly |
through to League Island and return.
From North Broad street to Broad |
and Arch street thence around the de- |
livery loop by way OF Arch street, Sth |
street and Locust street to City Hall |
station, thence out the Parkway--North |
29th street line, to Roxborough and re- |
turn.
From North Broad street around the |
delivery loop and return.
From South Broad street to City Hall |
station, thence out the Parkway North |
goth street-RoXborough line and return.
From South Broad street directly |
through to North Broad and return
From South Broad street around the |
delivery loop and return.
From Roxborough to City Hall sta
tion, thence directly through to League |
Island and return.
From RoXborough to City Hall station,
thence south to Locust street, around |
the delivery loop and north on Broad
street and return.
From Darby to 30th and Market
streets, thence by way of Market street |
elevated-subway and FranRford elevated
to Frankford and return.
From 69th street terminal by way of
Market street elevated-subway and
Frankford elevated to Frankford and
return.
"On the completion of the Camden tube
a portion of the Darby and seth street
trains would be routed through to Cam
den.
From Frankford the Frankford trains
would be routed through by way of Mar
Set street to Darby and to seth Street
Terminal and return.
"All of the plans of the department
we're drawn to afford the greatest amount
IF through-routing possible, and the
greatest facility for passengers to trans
Ter between surface lines and high-speed
ines and between any two high-speed lines
It all points of intersection.
"The removal of the City Hall station
% Broad and Arch street virtually will
prevent the free transfer of passengers
'etween the Market street subway-ele-
Iated line and the Broad street subway
Inc.
THE people Of West Philadelphia who
low wish to travel between West Phila-
lelphia and many points In either the
lOrthern or southern section of the city
lave to pay an extra fare to do So Under
he contemplated plan IL looks as IL they
would have to continue to pay that extra
are.
Likewise, people in South Philadelphia
md in North Philadelphia, wishing to
each many points in West Philadelphia
low have to pay an extra fare to do so. If
he City Hall station be removed 1t is
lkely that they will continue to pay that
Xtra fare.
1T is time for the citizens of PhiladeI-
hia to come forward and assert their
lights in this matter. II they fail to do
o 1t will not be because 1 have not in
OFmed them of their neFil |