Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-13
MOLE CITY CLAMORS
AGAINST TwHNNG'S
NEW TRANSIT PLAN
Grange Makes
Fal's s1,roro,s Demand for Tay-
Ior program as Indorsed
- ~ Vote of the People
'ovuER BODIES IN Ii N E

phIle tnefe a rejected and the origlnf
ispoIt .raoram for high-speed deVei0I
5lflo. pssnefit every section of the CIT
ptnt ~ ~ the leaders in the transit mgr
iimane.ss,,s to know by what argument
tIt N,e,or ssIoos will attempt to JUSTIFY n
fi1pos''r, rssolutions indorsing the Taylo
IVY IA condemning the Twining pa
ran ~ os,sd today by the Philadelphi
NJ and the Passyunk Avenue Bus
NJ GRANGE SPEAKS OUT.
ph,ladelphIa Oranges resolution
ine :, a meeting Saturday night, cal
faop'.Si, =, o,her organizations In the city !
0poh ,s - hv adopting the same resolt
sso It reads; .. p,,uoao,n,,a
,'.,cned a plan for the construction
es'..ain subway and elevated rail-
rsy lines, Including:
subway in Broad street eX-
,.saine from League Island on tne
n.s,sh 10 Olney avenue on the north,
.ss sour tracks between McFarran
.,reet ON the north and Spruce street
i nc south, with delivery loop
- Arch. Sth and Locust streets,
"a ,e,fh two elevated branches lead
~ ~. from the subway in North Broad
sss.et into Germantown and over the
vortheast boulevard.
p-An elevated railway extending
,-sn, Front and Arch streets through
rrankford to Rhawn street.
"a high-speed surface line, with
- Grade crossings, extending from
~ FTahkford elevated line, at Bridge
.srset. in Frankford, through the GEN.
~ N the 3bth Ward and through the
elty farms at Byberry.
n--A Woodland avenue elevated
line attending from and connecting
wlth the Market street elevated line
n soth and Market streets, over
nr,yate right of-way and over Wood
land avenue to Darby.
E-A subway connecting with the
seIlyery loop at the City Hall. leading
thence under the Parkway to North
18th street to Allegheny avent :.
thence over Henry street to Roxbor-
ough
And whereas. The lines embodied
m this plan serve and connect UP
Every important section of the city
without discrimination:
And Whereas. The people of Phila-
dslphia were fully informed as to the
location. character, cost and functions
Of all these lines;
And whereas Over one year was
consumed by the people in every sec
ton Of Philadelphia in considering
and debating in town meetings the
adyisabllity of the suggested plans (;
And, whereas, AS a result, public
sentiment was so crystallized in ev-
cry way that practically every busi-
ness. civic, labor and Improvement
association in every section of Phil
sdelphia approved the plans.
VOICE OF ELECTORATE
And. whereas, The electorate Of
Philadelphia, with these plans, the
only plans, before them for consider
alton, formally authorized the begin
ming Of work Hereunder by voting a
100000 increase In the city's in
debtedness for that purpose;
And whereas, 1t appears that these
plans, are so designed as to enable the
Broad street subway, with branches
and delivery loop. to be equipped and
operated Independently of the Phila-
delphla Rapid Transit Company. II
Necessary, and the Frankford elevated
line an6 Woodland avenue elevated
line TO be connected up by n Chest
nut street subway, equipped and ope-
rated Independently of the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company, If nee
essary;
And whereas, The Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company may thus be
required by the city to equip and
operate the municipal high-speed sys-
tenn In conjunction with the Philadel-
phia Rapid Transit Company lines.
IN way which will permit passengers
% travel from virtually every front
door to every other front door In Phil,
adelphia for one scent fare, in the
most direct and convenient manner
Iegardless Of the number of changes
made by passengers;
And whereas, The City's adopted
plan of transit development, known
As the Taylor Plan" meets every
present and future requirement of the
ely OF Philadelphia for the conven-
:ence, comfort and welfare of it's citi.
zens,
INSIST ON TAYLOR PLAN.
Be Il resolved. That this organiza
non does hereby insist upon the fol
loving:
First. That the Taylor plan, whicl
mas been adopted by the electors o
Philadelphia, be adhered to.
second. That the forthcoming LOAF
pln, which is to be voted upon by tn
SECTORS. shall fully describe the loca
uon and character of each and ever!
nns embodied in the Taylor plan, ant
maze ample funds available for tn
enslruction of the same. to the EN-
.nAt the transit question may b
epaliy settled by the people and 70
The people.
be II further resolved. that an
pan which fails TO make these pre-
Visions submitted to the vote of IN
seetorate OF Philadelphia win b
aealt with accordingly.
rs It further resolved, that W
hquest all other organizations in Phil
-aeiahia Interested In this subject I
- similar resolutions and 10 fol-
sAfa the same to His Honor tn
s5or and to the newspapers.
ns Il further resolved. that the OF
s1sts OF the association be and ar
AsIeoy directed to forward a certifie
~ hereof to His Honor the Mayo
aa 70 each newspaper in Philade
PASSYUNK'S DEMAND.
sns rassyunk Avenue Improvement
s.-.'ons resolution, which is addre:
rayor Smith. reads as follows:
he II resolved:
Nfst. That this organization d
sA Q go on record as absolute
~eosed TO the Twinlng transit pla
sseend- That we absolutely indori
E tAylor transit plan. and earnest
a1ss that this plan be carried out
ss steleFed by the voters of Philade
,sof smith has asked for q gen
sssl9n Of public opinion on the nj
ZEN IN order that there may be
.a st delay when he returns from
- nezt week. In spite OF the May
sssahlon that the public withhold jl
eptl Director Twining's conn
6ss. .snt ls published. business orgaI
soetnue their protests against
.zAk ORGANIZATIONS IN LIN
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