Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-03
TWINING ADMITS HE
AND MAYOR MET MITTEN
the original estimates on account OF the p
possUt. .Ut. ~ s aa,sncor work at the present time.

tending thence over 10Th street, Henry
avenue and Ridge avenue TO RoX-
borough S750o,OO0.
Sixth For a subway railway In
Arch street, sth street and Locust
street forming delivery loop and
connecting with the Broad street sub
way at or near Arch street and at or
near Locust street. S7,600O00.
Seven For subway railway II
Councils should hereafter determine
that the same should be erected as
connection between the elevated rail-
ways leading to Franlford and to
Darby such subway to be mainly
under Chestnut street--S5,00OO0
Eighth For the acquisition of
real estate and real estate assessments
in connection with the construction
and Improvement OF the aforegoing
subway and elevated railways and
other transit facilities. S2.200.OO0.
The Lennon amendment provides for
( the payment of interest and sinking fund
I charges for each of the items, II proposes
. that the interest and sinking Ylnd charges
4 be paid out of the total amount of the
/ transit loan. The introduction TO the doc
/ ument reads:
| For the construction and Improvement
! of subways. tunnels. railways, elevated
/ railways and other transit facilities and
/ the payment Of interest and sinking fund
! charges S57,1OO,OOO. to be used. applied
/ and expended as follows:
/ The amendment by MIR. Seger called
! for an item of sec, O,OOO.O0O in the munich
! pal loan. instead of $4,000, 900, and de-
! fined the routes of the lines for which the
/ money should be expended as follows:
/ sixty millions for the following pur.
! poses. to wit:
Toward the \construction and i'm
provemcnt of all or any OF the sub
ways. tunnels, railways, elevated rail-
| ways and other transit facilities, de-
! scribed as follows together with the
| necessary real estate and real estate
easements required in connection
Herewith.
First. A subway railway in Broad
street from League Island to Olney
avenue, with four-track capacity be-
/ tween McFerran street and Spruce
street. and with the necessary branch
lines northeast and northwest from
Broad street also a subway railway
in Arch street, Sth street and Locust
street forming a delivery loop and
connecting with the Broad street sub
way at or near Arch street and at
or near Locust street
Second An elevated railway from
Front and Arch streets to Rhawn
street via Front street, kensington
avenue and FranEford avenue to
Rhawn street
Third. An elevated railway from
a noint at nor near roth and Market
streets or 30th and Chestnut streets
extending thence into Darby.
Fourth A subway railway extend
ing beneath the Parkway from a
point of connection with the Broad
street subway at or near the CuE
Hall, into Farmount Park near the
Green street entrance: ana an ele-
waited railway connecting the same
extending thence over goth street, to-
gethcr. with an extension tnence TO
Henry street to RoXborough, which
extension may be in Whole or in parts
either elevated or open subway
Fifth. A high-speed railway to be
located mainly on the surface of the
land, without grade crossings, ex-
tending from point of connection
with the Frankford elevated line i'll
Frankford to a point near Bustleton'
thence near City Farms at Byberry to
the northerly section of the ooth
Ward.
sixth. A subway railway, If re-
ouired by City Councils, as con-
nection between the elevated railways
leading to Frankford and to Darby
such subway to be built mainly under
Chestnut street.
Immediately after the Finance Commit
tee meeting opened. at 2:3O o'clock TN
afternoon, Councilman Seger passe
!
he proposed to introduce Chairman Gal
nev, i'm formally opening the meeting d
clared that the city is not bound 10 u
: Taylor plan any more than to the Twinn
plan. j..
=. things" he said, the amount that is
: be provided for transit and Just whel
/ that amount may he spent. There shou
Y be a healthy discussion of these que
3 tons"
4 "There has been nothing before the +
nance Committee for long time as IN
portant as this item.
las far as the report of Mr.. Twlnlr
+. is concerned and the former reports Of NJ
' Taylor, which have been placed befol
| YOU they are not to be considered as bin'
| ing recommendations, but as suggestion
e You sit here as jury to make the prop
recommendations.
T. MAYORS STATEMENT.
He then called upon the Mayor, wi
! arose and said:
Mr.. Chairman and members of the
= Finance COMMITTEES:
Notwithstanding the publicity given
the transit problem during the last
!. few days there has been no encour-
+ agreement In favor of the Twnlng
v pIan on the other hand, no objec-
;. tions have been offered to the Taylor
e plan.
:. Under the circumstances there can
be no misunderstanding OF doubt as to
o what the people want. ] therefore ask
/. this committee TO include in the loan
bill an amount of sufficient size to
completa all the lines proposed under
the Taylor plan,
AS to the City Hall stat | am
unalterably opposed to it. 1t presents
a grave engineering problem, and the
commission appointed by me to study
the problem has recommended the re-
moval of the station from under City
Hall.