Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-03
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TIE ADMISSION.


The questions which led 10 MI WIN
ing's confession follow: A.. 49,
Trainer-"We are now coming 70 Itl'
serious part OF this question ahu W. u -
ing of IT, I believe you VIII ven 'uS u -
nie ~ This city the truth. | have lntor'
,,,e.,nr tbat the transit questions were
taken IN with folks beyond the olnclal
life of the city. Is this true!
,r,vinine-Yes. once. met with tne
Nraxor NTr Mitten, president of the fhll
adeInbie Rapid Transit Company, anu
Mr.. Drum. Ctr. Drum is an engineer VI
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit) ,,,,,
Trainer-Mr Director, Where was ''"S
meeting held? r, may
have been in the Mayors office. ..,.
Trainer-As Il matter OF taGt' was MasI IT,,
that meeting held in Mr.. Milteh roo''l III
THE Bellevue. .Straford? go, -..
TvininE-Yes. | believe 1t was, but one
of the meetings was held in the Mayor
office. .-4.--r>.ce
Trainer-Oh, then there were two meet
ings Was it at those meetings una. s,.s
question of changing the stations u''"e'
the city Hall was discussed -, .
T,vininp-T believe we talked over
whether or not the Market street subway
should run under city Hall
AT this iuncture Councilman Seser sal'l
mir. Director. did the Public Service
ger under City HallY $780,,
Twining-I suppose not They issued
the permit IT,, .h, r,,r-
ming under the city Hall was dangerous
did YOU not oppose It?
Tyining-why should any one oppose
Il when the head of the department. Is lot
e. (He was referring 10 Taylor)
Seger--I can't see why you, as con-
suIting engineer allowed contract 10 pe
"a M
danger. ] take for granted no engineer,
no matter who his director was, would
overlook such a thing, -
Tvining-I told Director Taylor there
was not much doubt that it could be put
under the City Hall, but that 1t was no
place for It, I would never plan to put
the subway under the City Hall. ] guess
took orders. ~
Trainer-Mr Director, the same thing
would apply to the commission; all Oh you
men are under the Mayor
T,yinIng-No. | don't think that It is the
Same, the commission was requested by
the Mayor and was not an obligation
Councilman Trainor now questioned Mr
Twining again:
Director" he said, you made no writ
ten objection to the plan to run the SUD-
way under the City Hall"
Twning-No.
Trainer-From the November election
and the day of Mayor Smiths inauguration
or the day of your appointment dld you
talk with the Mayor on the transit plan!
Twining-I met the Mayor in the mid
die of November. He asked me IL | would
consider the dictatorship, and asked hin
in reply: Have you committed yourselt
TO the Taylor plan so that could not sug-
gest changes? If | am tied TO certain
features of that plan ] don't want the
place" The Mayor replied that he was
not committed to any plan
IJnr forced
the Mayor to admit that the bond for Nc
Nichols keystone State Construction
Company to the contract which was
awarded for the City Hall work was pro
vided through the Thomas b. smith Cont
pany. Trainer asked Director Twnmg
.'lf the contractor fell down on the JOB,
would not the surety company be LIABLE?
Smith said it would,
what surety company went on the con-
tractors bond?" Mr.. Trainer first asked
II can't tell you" Director Twinine
answered II did not bring a copy oi
the contract with me"
The Mayor jumped to his feet.
Mr. Trainer" he said, almost every
surety company that is qualiled TO at
business in this city went on that bond.
Trainer-What was the amount of ths
contract?
Twining-Approxima S1,7OO,OOO.
Trainer-How long ago was it awarded
Mayor Smith think it was last Sep
tember.
Trainer-When was the bond issued?
Twining-l think it was in September
Trainer-Did the National surety Com
pany underwrite the bond?
Mayor Smith-The National surety
Company and five or six other companies
underwrote the bond, but ! had resigned
from the National Surety Company
Trainer-When did you resign?
Mayor Smith-Last September.
Mayor Smith-Last September, but ne
gardess of when | resigned, want to sa!
that / had nothing to q Titl the cohtract
Trainer-NVho underworld tha bond?
think it was all underwritten by the sam
company?
Mayor Smith-Yes, by the Thomas b
Smith Company.
Trainer knew that.
Mayor Smith--lt is the same place a.
YOUR company is bonded Mr. Trainer.
9 Trainer-Yes, and we get good salts
faction
SEGER AND LENNON RESOLUTIONS
Both the Seger and the Lennon resolu
tions called for all the lines planned b
former Director Taylor and for four
track subway down Broad street to Spruc
street and for the original Taylor deiiF
cry loop.
expenditure of the S57,10O00O in the fol
lowing ways;
First. For subway from olney
avenue TO League Island win TOUR
track capacity between McFerran and
Spruce streets with the necessary
branch lines northeast and northwest
from Broad street-S25, 100000.
Second An elevated railway from
Front and Arch streets to Rhawn
street, via Front street, Kenslngton
avenue. and Frankrord avenue TO
Rhawn street-S4,40 600.
Third. For a double-track surface
passenger railway, beginning at or
near Frankford avenue and oxford
avenue thence along oxford avenue,
Castor avenue, Bustleton avenue.
Verree road, Worthington road and
Southampton road TO Byberry and
Bensalem pike, Sl,200,O00
Fourth. For an elevated railway,
beginning at or near 3Oth and Mar
lSet streets, or at or near SOth and
Chestnut streets, and extending
thence TO Darby, S4.20OOOO.
Fifth. For a subway railway ex-
tending beneath the Parkway from
point of connection from the Broad
street subway at or near the City
Hall, into Fairmount Park, near the
! Green street entrance and an elevated