Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-30
TRANSIT PROTEST
SPEEDS MAYOR TO
ACTION ON LEASES
Pledges That Public Shall
Decide After Hearing
All the Facts
HANcocKs ERROR SHOWN

Assurances from Mayor Smith that the
ro-operative agreement between the city
and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit for the
win be submitted TO the people at a series
OF public meetings before any lease is rati-
ned. served TO reawaken the hope today
that the Taylor plan would be put through
finally without mutilation.
Alarmed apparently by the storm which
threatened TO break over the plan 20 bring
an outside expert 30 the city 10 aid in the
lease conferences, both the Mayor and the
two other city directors on the transit di-
rectorate, Colonel Sheldon Potter and Will
Ham Hancock hastened TO pledge n square
deal for the people and 20 promise that
there would be no delay.
Mr. Hancock. when confronted with abb
eoute proof OF the incorrectness OF his
statements before the United Business Mems
Association on Thursday night, to the effect
that the only agreement between the city
and the transit company was a train con-
versation between former Transit Director
A. Merritt Taylor and Ellis Ames Ballard,
chief counsel for the company, admitted he
was excited that he could not remember
Just what he had said.
II will stand simply on the 1914 agree
ment, which the transit officials ratified
and put up TO the Union Traction Com
pany," was the only comment OF Mr.. Taylor
on Mr.. Hancock's statement that there
was no such contract.
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20 the transit company directorate by an
executive committee consisting Of Horatio
q. Lloyd and President Thomas E. Mtten.
This letter follows:
on oenali oA n. - Stotespury anu
ourselves we present nerewtn Outline
~, ,be c,,v and the comnanv which
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nant.rsrc.s .,,h rsnrssentat,vss ~ ths
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.ta nnininn ~ aII ~ us ~ Mill
rive the citizana the fullest onnortunitv
Of enjoying the very large Investment
70 be made by the city and the COM
pany in the new development and at
the same time offer a Just and fair
condition OF the problems which the
changed conditions of travel will pre-
sent
Az the Union Taction Comnanv ia
interested in the matter. and as its co.
operation Is sssen.lai, we Leeotn'neno IN .ei,o
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up tne augs.s aS, ,,-., WI cn''N,.. rne Soi'
zee Oh ene Union Af@ouoi Company
MAYORS PROMISE
Tho exnresslon from Mavor Smith on the
-.aa~.I sIt,,ation came afte- a conferanca
ists vestardav afternoon among the three
s,tv rsnressntati@es on the p. r. r. director
ate Diractor Tsrlnina and Finance Com
mIttee .chairman Gaffney.
..r,ha cond,tions which exfst In the nro-
nosed avreement are simnIe 3" aaid thA
M.vor ',rbe citv must make a nronos,t,on
tn tba T&ansit connanv. ana the city;s ran
rasent.tIyas of tha tranait directorata ro,,st
fornuiate snch An agreement. we are AZ
,sort ~, that now ana we nropose 10 avail
onrse,ves 81 the most expert assistanca
which n "a nossible 10 Obtain
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In other WORDS when the clty's repre-
sentatNes nave reached the point where
tnsy are aple 70 make a tangible and def
mite recommenuatlon the people VIII be
called upon 70 ulscuss tnat Recommendation