Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-04

CHARLES A. RILEY, South Twentieth
Street Business Mems Association:
Any change in the Taylor plan would
be big mistake.
ROBERT SMITH, Common Councilman,
seth Ward, Ware adherent:
South Philadelphia will be taken care
of. 1t has never been left yet. 1 con-
slider Director Twining one of the best
transit engineers in the country. What
ever he has done is undoubtedly for the
best.
DIR. S. STALBERG, 1881 South 9th street,
former chairman Executive Committee,
South Philadelphia Advancement Asso-
ciaton
By eliminating the Taylor compre-
hensive subway plan Philadelphia once
more demonstrates conclusively that II
is more than 20 years behind as far as
rapid transit facilities are concerned.
Thousands of South Philadelphians will
be greatly disappointed as a result of
the Taylor plan being abandoned.
sincerely hope that Mayor Smith will
change his mind and adopt the Taylor
plan as solution of the transit problem.
WILLIAM Il. FINLEY, Select Council
man, seth Ward, Ware adherent:
The people of South Philadelphia
need subway and quick transportation
10 the centre of the city more than any
ScINlOH CdIIlOI understand why
the subway to Skunk street is left out.
1t should have been built even before
the line to Erie avenue, | believe. l can
speak more definitely after learn why
the line to Skunk street has been aban-
doned
HARRY M. LEVY, president. South Street
Business Mems Association:
South Philadelphia, as usual has been
handed a raw deal. 1t seems to me that
the city, every time 1t has something
TO hand out in the way of improve
ments' gives it to the uptown sections.
II seems to be habit to give uptown
everything and to forget South Phila-
delphia completely except on election
day It's kick that we won't forget
and I'm going TO call a meeting of the
association right away and take some
action Why, we've got half the city's
population in South PHILADELPHIA, and
can get nothing done for them"
JOHN j. ORR, a director of the South
western Business Mems Improvement
Association:
Every publlc-spirited South Philadel-
phian is anxious to know why the Tay-
lor plan has been cast aside.
GEORGE D. FOX, Select Councilman. of
the 43d Ward:
Philadelphia wants real rapid transit
and IL will never get il If she stands for
proposition Of this kind I don't know
what Is meant l don't understand the
reason for the change. The people voted
for the loan bill with the understand
ing that they We're TO see the Taylor
plan put in force. They should rise and
protest against any change in the orig
mai program. There is one thing / will
viii say and that Is l never did approve
OF the subway running south on Broad
street as far as League Island, because II
VIII be years before the land In that ex-
treme southern section viii be improved.
but l do believe Ii should have gone
south as far as Porter street | know
that also voice the sentiments OF All
the other Councilmen in the 43d Ward.
DIR. JOHN H. BAILEY, chairman, Board
OF Directors, South Philadelphia Bust
ness Mems Association:
l don't believe that there are is per-
sons who live In the South PHILADELPHIA
section who viii be satisfied with the
Twining plan. For years II has been our
hope that we would have a subway In
operation In South philadelphia. A
meeting of our association win be held
March - and ! shall introduce resolu-
lions calling upon the city oaclals 70