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abandoned for the present and one of three
better alternatives adopted, as followsi
The Broad street subway could be con-
tinued to League Island on the south, and
Oiney avenue on the north, planned by
Director Taylor.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS line under
the Parkway could be built to connect with
either of the two Twining lines to be
dead-ended near BrOnd and Spruce streets.
The Darby elevated could be built to
connect either at 32d and Market streets
as planned by Director Taylor or mt one
of the dead-ended terminals of one of the
Twining lines.
BY this means at least one outlying
section of the city would be benefited at
the present time instead of all being
forced to wait years for relief IL Is
pointed out. The cost OF adopting one of
these alternatives, it is said by those
who have studied the problem, would be
no greater than the cost of constructing
the two parallel subways in the centre
OF the city as planned by Director Twin
ing.
PLAN OF PRoTEsTANTs.
The All-Philadelphla Rapid Transit
League, through John B. Grammer, chair
man of the Publicity Committee, an
nounced that it would conduct it's fight
along the following lines:
Before Councils to amend the
transit ordinance to supply omissions
that will make the necessary pro-
visions indorsed by the organization.
With a taxpayers suit in equity.
II necessary, to prevent the city from
spending the money as planned.
Before the State Public Service
Commission when authority is asked
by the city to negotiate a contract
with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company.
Before the State Legislature at the
next session to prevent the passage
Of legislation which would enable
money now available for port and
transit facilities, under the increased
borrowing capacity of the city, to be
diverted to other uses.
The officers of the league are given as
follows: Chairman, Horace V. MacFad-
zen; vice chairman, Samuel A. Wilson:
secretary BENJAMIN F. Calverlsy. Jr;
treasurer, William p. Siegert; Congress
sionaI district pilots: LIST, Frank Kan.
meraad; I'd. c. C. Kimble; Sd, DIR. John
Purdy; 4th. David II. Ziegler; 5th, Robert
Bonner; 9Th, Frederick S. Drake,
One OF the changes offered by Director
Twining will make the northern terminus
of the Broad street subway two blocks
from Pike street, the point where Director
Taylor first planned to end this line In
defense OF this change and to anticipate
criticisms from Logan, which, under Direc-
tor Taylor's later plans was TO have been
benefited by continuing the subway TO OIL
ney avenue Director Twining said
Inasmuch as IL Is a well-recognlzed
fact that rapid transit lines on a O.
cent fare basis are only financially
successful by themselves in a few in
stances, and in those instances purely
on account OF the great density of
population in the district through
which they pass IL has been deemed
advisable TO divide the construction
OF the system into successive steps
wit "A vi Of n ha
burden on the city gradually and In
such order as the necessities OF the
city require.
To make clearer his entire plan OF
changes Director Twining enumerated a
list OF seven principles, which he said,
should govern the construction of the
rapid transit system particularly a sys-
tenn which is intended TO be worked in
harmony or in partnership with the ex-
isting system, and In which the main idea
is TO supplement the existing system, and
not to act as a direct competitor.
THE DIRECTORS PRINCIPLES"
The principles follow:
First Locate rapid transit lines in
general where the congestion OF
population has become too great for
surface lines properly BY take care
OF them
second. Construct each line in pro-
gresslve steps. completing and placing
In operation the most urgently needed
sections hrst. and adding extensions
as their necessity or feasibility is
demonstrated
Third. Plan the system as a compre-
hansiye whole and with the UNDER
lying idea Of operating the lines on
thA principle OF through routing the
trains. Avoid the so-ealled loop
ing method OF operating wherever
Fourth. Build the minimum
amount Of subway line, as this Is
tha most expensive form OF construc-
ton. ana hence carries the highest
|nleFest charge per mile.
Fikth Bulld rapid transit lines to
Euen points only beyond the business
district as VIII provide suficlent
franc % ioad the lines 70 an eco
GomEcai amount Beyond such points
the lraIHe should be cared for either
- sdffaae lines or other loW-eost
forms Of 1onstrFlctlon.
SSH Build rapid transit lines Ia
ms hCsiness district 80 they may
alt IS channels conveying the main
Ifa1He Ha4 20 and through tha busi-
Hrs district without confusion aad
congestion ana 30 as e require tha
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