Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-06
TRANSIT LOANS DEFEAT
MAY BE URGED
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lam P. siegert Of the 42d Ward ex-
planned today. To leave the $4,000. 900
transit item in the general loan bill, how
ever, would seriously endanger the pas
sage of the entire loan bill at the May
election.
Preparations are being made for an
open fight in Councils when the amend
ment will be introduced 1t Is expected
that the Administration leaders will OPP
pose the decision of the loan bill in the
belief that IL the bill is submitted as a
unit the voters will hesitate to hold up
the entire program of municipal improve
ments on account of the division on tran
sit.
COUNCTLMANIC ALLIANCE.
Under the direction of the All-Phila-
delphia Rapid Transit League an alliance
of the Councilmen from the outlying Sec
tons of the city Is being formed which
will stand together at the next meeting
of Councils, ready to fight for the passage
of the amendment dividing the loan bill.
Councllmen from the following wards will
be urged to join the alliance: 21st 22d,
23d, 27th, 35th, 40th, 4tst, 42d, 43d, 45th
and 46th.
Director Twining today that new agree
ment had been worked out between the
city and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company for'a system of free transfers
between the existing surface lines and the
proposed high-speed lines
The fight against the proposed Twining
notifications will centre today in n series
of meetings held by business and civic
organizations and trade bodies in every
20 thn ntt ~
afternoon the Transportation Committee
of the United Business Mems Association
will meet in the office of Transit Director
Twining to hear his explanation of the
proposed changes in the transit plans.
Immediately after leaving this confer
ence the Business Mems Committee will
convene at 1929 Chestnut street to dis
cuss, in executive session, the explanation
of Director Twining and to recommend
action by the United Business Mems AS
sociation on the entire transit situation,
including the proposed agreement between
the city and the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company for the operation of the
proposed high-speed lines by the transit
company and for the elimination of the
Scent exchange tickets.
Tonight the Board of Directors of the
Walnut Street Business Association VIII
hold a special session to discuss transit
ing At the same time the Northwest
Business Mems Association will meet at
their headquarters, 1886 Columbia ave-
nue., to protest against the elimination of
the Parkway-North Goth street line to
Manayu.S and RoXborough, and the Ches-
ter Avenue Business Mems Association
will meet to fight against the proposal to
postpone the construction of the Darby
l. and to construct this line on Federal
street when 1t is ultimately built.
John r. Grammer, chairman of the Pub
liclty Committee of the All-Philadelphia
Rapid Transit League, issued the follow
ing statement today:
Fourteen business mems associations
from across the river, who have an or
ganization known as the Allied Business
Mems Association of West Philadelphia,
will meet the 20 Councilmen elected from
West Philadelphia at the Republican Club,
4106 Chestnut street, on Tuesday night, to
receive assurances that these Councimen
will stand by the former pledges made to
insist that the Woodland avenue elevated
line be built as we'll as the line to Rox-
borough through Fairmount Park and on
North Goth street.
Mr. Thomas F. Dempsey, chairman Of the
Transit Committee of the Woodland Ave-
nue. Business Mems Association of West
Philadelphia and a member of the Execu-
tive Committee of the All-Philadelphia
Rapid Transit League from the 40th Ward,
speaking OK this meeting, said:
"At this meeting we will assure Logan,
Germantown. Frankford, Roxborough and
the other sections of the city that we are
determined to be broad in this crisis, and
stand united with what those interested
in the movement of the All-Philadelphia
Rapid Transit League stand for, viz, the
complete Taylor plan, with every unit of
1t started at the same time and the whole
available sum for port and transit facili-
ties spent for those purposes alone, to the
end that complete scientific rapid transit