Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
ENTIRE CITY UNITED
IN FIGHT ON TWTNING'S
TRANSIT PROPOSAL
Protests Against Changes in
Taylor Plan Continue as
Director Works on
His Report
BUSTLEToN ARGUS D

" was learned today. While the Director
Is anxious TO have his recommendation
before the people soon as possible. he
is even more anxious that the report when
1t is made public, shall be clear and con-
vincing.
Ever since the report was returned by
the Mayor for slight revisons Director
Twining and his assistants have been
working night and day to whip II into
shape and no care has been spared IN
arranging figures and estimates TO show
the logic Of the proposed changes in the
Taylor plan
While the officials at the Transit De.
partment have been working az top speed
to complete the report. business organiza.
tions. trade bodies and civic associations
in practically every ward In the city have
ben lining up against the TwinlnE pro-
posals until the city now presents almost
q solid front for the original Taylor plan
of comprehensive high.speed system.
bringing benefits to every section Of the
city.
Resolutions calling upon the i2d Ward
Councimcn to demand that the original
Taylor transit program he adopted by the
city were passed last night at the ladies
night" of the Oak Lane Improvement AS.
sociation. in the Reformed Church, 9TH
street and 66th avenue.
LOAN BILLS FATE At STAKE.
A campaign TO defeat the Ss6 500. 600
loan bill at the polls on May l6 unless II
contains transit item sufficient to COM
plete the Taylor transit program in its
entirety was begun last night at a mass
meeting % residents Of the 35th Ward, in
the =. q S. of A. Hall. Bustleton. The
meeting was called by the 35th Ward
Rapid Transit Association. and the ap-
peal to fight for the original Taylor plans
was made by Samuel Is. Foster president
of the association.
Mr. Foster declared that the only way
to protect the northeast was to insist that
the loan bill contain $50 900 900 for tran
! sit and that the original lines recommend
ed by former Director Taylor be desig-
mated in the bill. The loan bill must be
I defeated he said, unless 1t contains these
| provisions
The continued cooperation of Sena-
tor Penrose in support of the Taylor
| program, was also promised by Mr.
! Foster. who told the members of the
association that he had visited the
| Senator in his office and had received
his personal assurance of support in the
| fight against the Twining changes.
MR. FOSTERS SPEECH.
Mr.. Foster said in part
we are assembled here tonight. not
| only as residents of the 35th Ward, but as
citizens of the city of Philadelphia to in
sist that the Taylor plans for transit de-
velopment which have been approved
| throughout the entire city shall be ad-
hered to-
I'VE are not only interested in Mr. Tay-
| lors recommendation that a high-speed
| surface line, free from grade crossings
shall be constructed from the Bridge
| street station on the Frankford elevated
through the centre o: the 35th Ward. but
| we are determined that that line shall be
| built and that when 1t is built 1t shall
| have proper high-speed connections to
every important district in Philadelphia.
Il am sure every one present views
with great concern the published sugges-
tions that for the present the subway line
may only be constructed between Erie ave-
nue. and Spruce street. with two-track
| line between Ridge avenue and Sth street,
and out Locust to 18th street.
ut would be just as reasonable a propo-
sition for a man. who is in urgent need of
| a wagon wheel to build hub and let 1t
go at that, without building the spokes
or the rim, which are necessary TO its
operation.
"'ro carry out the entire Taylor plan.
including the construction of the high
speed surface line through the 35th Ward,
the construction of the Broad street sub
way delivery loop and branches, the con-
struction of the Woodland avenue elevated
and the construction of the Parkway
North goth Street -Roxborough line, will
only cost $50 1000, 900 in addition to the
| Sc OOO, 900 voted toward this purpose by
the citizens of Philadelphia last year.
GREAT MUNICIPAL MACHINE.
I'VE will then have transportation
| facilities in Philadelphia unequaled in any
| other city in the world, and that is Just
what we want and what we are bound to
have.
1T will be a great municipal transport
taton machine planned to connect up
every important section with every other
important section in Philadelphia in
manner to enable passengers to travel to
and fro quickly and comfortably for one
hve-cent fare.
THE Taylor plan assures the co-opera-
tion of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, because the lines as laid out
can be equipped and operated ndepend-
emily of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
IL necessary. Therefore. the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit will either have to CO.
operate with the city and equip and oper-
ate the city lines or face very powerful
competitor.
Mfr Taylor has always agreed that the
p. r. T. should be compensated for its
loss resulting from it's cooperation with
the city in equipping and operating the
city lines on free transfer basis, and the
people have backed him up in this PROPOSE
tion, because the people of Philadelphia
want 10 be fair. At the same time we will
not permit any interests to deny the citi-
zens of Philadelphia the benefits of the
transportation lines which they have start
ed out to build, They must be completed,
and completed right.
Recent events make II necessary for
the people TO protect the city against any
future tampering with the plans for tran
sit development. The only way that we
can protect ourselves is to insist upon
two things:
PEOPLE MUST DECIDE
First, that the loan bill which We shall
vote on shortly shall set forth the route
OF each high-speed line which is TO be
built under the Taylor plan.
Second, That the loan bin shall provide
a sufficient amount $4,000 ,O00) TO build
each and every one of the lines recon-
mended under the Taylor plan
IF the loan bill includes these pro-
visions the people will know exactly what
they are voting for, and the carrying out
OF the Taylor plan will be assured beyond
the power of any one to upset il.
IF the loan bill does not make these
provisions all We have to do Is 20 vote
against il, for IL would not be a very
serious matter to delay the borrowing Of
money for all municipal improvements SO
or 80 days. during which time another loan
election could be called in a way which
would permit the people 10 vote for the
kind of transit development they want in
way which viii insure their getting IT,