Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-08
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the fight TO have the city's bonded indebt-
edness increased by more than $114,OOO,-
600 by confident prophecy Of the passage
of both the Ss7.000.000 transit and port
bill and the s47,oO0,o0o general improve
ment bill.
Mayor Smith said:
81 am certain that both the transit and
general loans will win by large majori-
ties. I have been offered aid from all
sides and am confident OF their success.
Every ward leader with whom have
talked has promised support for the
measure. am not in factional politics
and am not talking anything but the
loan Bills
IT can honestly say that all the ward
leaders I have seen regarding the loans
have promised their support 20 both the
transit and general loans. believe the
citizens generally realize the Importance of
the measures and will back them to such
an extent that there will be no danger of
their failure"
aEcNICHoL MEN PROMISE.
Asked II he had not conferred with
James Carey, McNichol leader of the 9th
Ward: Elias Abrams a McNichol leader
of the 10th Ward, and with other leaders
who are friendly to Senator McNichol, the
Mayor said:
Eyes. saw those men and they have
promised to support the bills"
In reply to the question. Does not that
indicate that Senator McNIchols friends
are for the loan?' the Mayor replied
You will have to draw your own con-
ciusions as TO that"
'T am not talking factional politics."
The Mayor continued. but i am talking
loans. and mean to talk loans right up
20 May 16. have already seen many
ward leaders and mean to see them all be-
fore the close of the week. They have
been asked to call, and the reason have
not seen more is because I have been un-
avoidably tied up with other matters.
The conferences will be continued every
day at my office, and have speaking en-
'gagements for almost every night.
IL have nothing to say about Senator
Wares reply to Senator Penrose, and do
not mean to talk on factional politics. II
anything occurs to change my deterDp aa.
tion along this line will issue a state
ment from my Office TO the public"
REPORTS Crafty HIM
Il am receiving encouraging reports as
TO the loans from all sections of the city
and they are very gratifying to me. I
believe that more than any man in the
city OF Philadelphia / am for the loans
and their success is my one desire,
II am working with the one end of
having them succeed and there is no
doubt in my mind but that both bills will
be approved by the voters generally,
mean to tell the voters at every opportu-
them by the passage OF the loans"
The support OF the residents of the CEN
tral city wards and of the residents of the
Northeast for the transit loan Is urged
by ex-Director Taylor In statements made
public today and yesterday. In the state
ment TO the residents OF the Northeast.
Mr. Taylor declares that the Frankford
elevated line cannot be completed as
planned and will lie half finished and idle
for an indefinite period should the loan
bill fail on May 16.
FRANKFoRp SITUATION.
The cost of constructing the Frankford
Il" Mr. Taylor points out. win be more
than se,oo0.o0o. Only 100000 is now
available for the work and the failure OF
the loan will mean that no additional
money can be made available for at least
: year
The passage OF the loan and the subse-
quent completion OF the IL" by the end
q next year, on the other hand, Mr.
Taylor shows win mean a SAYING or thou
sands OF dollars annually 10 the residents
Of the northeast In time saved and will
make possible the complelion Of the entire
Taylor transit program with universal g.
cent fares IA every section Of the city
There = no district in this city which
suffers more from the discriminatory sx-
elssnss tickets than the nazEby wards
which viii be served BY the Frankford L.
~fhe people Of the n0Fthsast section
naJ @e1see0 per year for Illegal aud dis-
eEiniaalary exchange tickets.
~uadar the Taylor plan those exehAnge
flehets HlIl be IsAolished and free trans-
1aFs vii Be issued 70 them.
'-fne only way 70 secure the adoption
Of the Taylor plan Il 70 complete the high
speed lines and 70 require the Philadelphia
RAPID Transit Company 70 operate them
under the terms OF that plan. which are
fair to = parties IA interest The people
af the Northeast section win save / soo.-
e9o hours par year IN travelling as soon
- the hlEh-spsed lnea are completed and
Il 1peEation.
"TAaz lime. eaIeulated at Is cents per
hpuF. Z worth s2s0.ooa per year q. he
residents "a lae northeast scetien."
The transit loan also provides the funds
FeaHtsea lei the construction " the Bread
street subway lrom League Island on the
so1lh. = ol1eE avenue. On the north, with
) delivery lcop under Arch. Eighth and
locust Streets aiso. with two elevated
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