Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11

the last election, pressed the city 70 pro-
ceed with the transit development.
In pursuance Of your mandate a liza
bility Of about FIVE million dollars has al
ready been assumed by contract for the
carrying out of the work
After nearly four years Of earnest en-
deavor you are now able to vote either
for or against the completion Of the tran
sit development In doing so, you either
vote for or against your own personal
interests and either for or against the
welfare and progress Of Philadelphia.
DEFEAT oBsTRUcTIoNIsTs."
surely you will go to the polls on
Tuesday with determination to meet and
defeat the obstructlonsts with your vote.
1t is unthinkable that you citizens of
Philadelphia could do otherwise. Surely
you are not going to hoist the white flag
and surrender to the obstructionlsts on
election day. implore you to vote for
your own interests and for completion of
the Frankford elevated, the Broad street
subway and the other high-speed lines
DO not permit the Frankford elevated
to lie idle, half-finlshed and n monument
to the ability of those obstruotionists who
are seeking to deceive you and 20 defeat
the transit and port loans.
Every man, woman and child in Phil
adelphia is either going to be helped or
hurt by your action on the transit and
port loan and implore you to help your
selves, your families, your friends and
this city by turning out and voting for
that loan" q
DIRECTOR KRUSEN'S PLEA.
Director Krusen, of the Department Of
Public Health and Charities, made a plea
for the passage of the general loan bill In
order that improvements in his depart.
ment vital to the health and welfare of
the city can be carried out He dwelt
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better housing and laid emphasis on the
plan for the new Blockley and for the
improvements and extensions planned for
the City Farms at Byberry.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff spoke on the
need of free library for which ther Is an
item of $4,000 in the general improve.
ment loan.
other speakers were William Hancock,
president of the United Business Mems
Association Director Webster, of the De-
partment of wharves, Docks and Ferries;
]. s. w. Holton, president of the Mari
time Exchange director Wilson, of the
Department Of Public Safety, and Wilson
II. Brown.
MIR. GAFFNEY'S SPEECH,
Finance Committee Chairman Gaffney
said in spart:
THE loan bills have much to commend
them to the fair-minded and loyal citizens
of Philadelphia They were made before
the public and all the funds raised as a
result of their approval by the voters on
Tuesday next will likewise be appropri-
ated and spent in the public.
"The borrowing capacity of the city
of Philadelphia. as certified to Councils
by Controller Walton, was S16,916, 209.54.'
OF this amount $69,459572.92 could only
be used under the constitutional amend
ment of 1916 for the purposes of I'M
fhh nrt nd trp
The port and transit bill provides for the
expenditure of $67 7,100,0 900, $4,000, 900 of
which is to b used in the making of a
greater port of Philadelphia. Fifty-seven
million one hundred thousand dollars is
to be used in giving to the citizens of
every section of Philadelphia high-speed
rapid transit lines. Not only does this
bill provide a lump sum for transit but
II does more: 1t segregates and ear-marks
specific funds to be spent upon each line,
thereby insuring to the residents of each
one of these sctions not only the high
speed line but the funds necessary to
build it.
ANALYSES OF TWO BILLS. ID.
After deducting from the total borrow
ing capacity of S69,459,772.92 there re-
maines balance for general improve
ments of $47456.636.62 but as against
thisl balance it was necessary to charge
off and refund the amounts necessary to
pay for certain undertakings and improve
ments which the city of Philadelphia was
engaged upon and committed to. These
committals amounted to S29,636.797.
They include the building of a free library,
the removal of grade crossings construc-
tion of sewerage disposal plant and the
Improvement of the Parkway.
The amounts necessary to pay for these
improvements as they progress must be
provided for out of this loan, for If they