Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-19
ALL OR NONE, MAYORS
SCHEME FOR LEASING OF
TRANSITLINES TOP.R. I.
Objects to Separate Agreements
on Two Elevated and Subway
Systems-Confers With
Directorate
TO FOLLOW TAYLOR PLAN

The city-built high-speed subway and
elevated system will be leased to the Phiia.
delphia Rapid Transit Company in toto, o.
not at all. .. .-.Fs 81 a
With this assurance to the city Mayor
Smith today will submit to the citys two
other representatives of the p. r. 7. d.
rectorate a tentative draft of the proposed
agreement between the city and the transit
company. The Mayor, who is ex ofheio
a director of the company, will confer with
the other two members representing the
city Colonel Sheldon Potter and WILLIAM
Hancock, late today
A rumor that there would be two separRie
leases. one for the Broad street subway
and the Frankford elevated and another
for the Darby elevated and the northvea
subway elevated, was spiked promptly hyI
the Mayor.
81 will not agree to any lease that 30
not cover the entire system" he declared NJ
Thomas T.. Mitten, president of the Tran
sit Company, was made acquainted with us
general terms Of the clty's proposition yes
terday when he called upon Mayor Snlith
The tentative draft, which II was Learned
today, has actually been worked out vii
not be submitted formally to the p "
officials until after It has been discussed ~
the city directors today.
Details OF the proposition which he VII
submit to the directors today have not psta
disclosed by the Mayor. but II is dehnltsy
known that the plan worked out by A. Asr'
ritt Taylor when he was Director Of us
Department of City Transit. will be used
as a basis for the resumed negotiafionk
TIE Mayor is confident that satisfaesoV
agreement will be made.
Discussing further the present status
the transit question, the Mayor said:
II think that there should be no worv
over working agreement for the ~.
lines. II is the citys part, at the pFese~
stage, to take the initiative In whatesu
proceedings may be necessary. pene.'
that what / have in mind, however ten',.
tive at present, viii be perfectly agreese.
TO both parties in the matter, and periecsI
fair 10 them both. I feel satisfied that J"
agreement under which the Transit Gun
pany will operate the city's lines WIN ~
sent no difficulties.
ut must be remembered that the cry
required to submit n proposition 70 ~
Rapid Transit Company for the lease y.
the lines" said the Mayor, and tnat M M
der the terms of the 1907 agreemepl u, ~
company has ninety days within W. ~
to accept or reject the offer from tns ~,
1t is the purpose 10 have the meeths y
the city directors 10 consider plan, :"
| have a suggestion to place before ny ~. ~
soclates. But until we have passed AZ 4.
this and agreed upon form or propose' X
submit 70 the company, nothing %"
done" I.
At the same time the Mayor mass
plain that the city was not In sucn v-r. ~.
tion that the =, II. T. could dictats " 49, y,
to Il. In case the transit officials snoug "a "a
fuse 10 accept the lease the Mayor pe'n,~
out that with the Chestnut street sups 49,.
built the city would get plenty OF VA.
for leasing and operating the new
speed lines.