Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-27

gram and much Of the 100000 worth
OF main sewers
Contracts also wero let for number
OF bridges across streams and railroad
tracks, aud contracts also were lot for
the laying OF pipes and other activities
Incident to getting work started on tho
long discussed sewage-disposai plant In tho
northeastern section OF the city, Much
highway work has been mapped out and
n number OF contracts have been let for
this character OF improvements
A month ago Director DatesmAn let a
contract to Senator Edwin II. Ware for the
completion OF the eastern section of League
Island Park. This work will be continued
throughout the winter and spring. and will
cost tho city approximately 100000
Final plans for the Convention Hall TO
be built along the Parkway have beon APP
proved. but as the cost OF tho building will
be much greater than was ht irst expected
It's completion will be dependent upon future
municipal loans, No efforts have been
made to put this building under contract,
but tho old Convention Hall built at Broad
street and Allegheny avenue has been or
dered demolished, no that the city n now
without any big hall in which national
conventions. otc.. can bo held,
Tho plans for Municipal Art Gallery
were completed many months ago and a
plaster model OF the building was placed on
exhibition In the building In City Hall court
yard. Following this exhibition members
OF the art jury and OF tho Falrmount Park
Commission decided upon some chRngea In
ono OF tho wings Of tho building and tho
whole undertaking was held up indefinitely,
II In now explained that revised plans are
nearly complete
TwININo GETS BUSY"
Director Twining, OF tho Department Of
Transit. following the turning down OF his
Inflated efforts to amend" the Taylor
plan. put his force nt work on revised plans
Hall ,,F "A
| street subway, the continuation OF the
| Frankford elevated and upon other Items of
| tho big undertaking he faces In carrying
| out the now generally approved ideas of his
| predecessor In Office. Two weeks ago the
| Director received bids for n second contract
| for Broad street subway work under City
Hall. The Koyntons State Construction
| Company submitted the low estimate OF
| tsts.00 and this second contract brings
| the amount OF work to be done by the Nc
Nlehol concern under City Hall to approx
matsly S3,oo0,000. Whom this contract Ia
completed II will bo the fourth let by the
| department this year, The others arc for the
| foundations OF tho Frankford IL" between
| Unity and Dyro streets, awarded to Senator
Ware on February i6 for t2t. 600; the steel
uperstructure for the same section OF the
t." the American Bridge Company. s2s0.-
600, and the relocation OF tho Thompson
street sewer as preliminary work. tho Key
stone State, Construction Company. t22o. 900
Work on the Il" has stopped for the winter.
NEW BLocKLEY" PLANS
Director KruBcn, OF tho Department OF
Health and Charities, during the summer
months was handicapped in his plans for
"a new Biockley" by the fight he was COM
PEELED 10 wage against lnfantils paralysis.
| This campaign, coming on tho heels OF the
| loan bills. prevented any very great advance
In the plans for relieving tho sick and un-
fortunate thousands who are dependent
upon the city. The Director went over and
| revised a number of plans that had been
drawn years ago for buildings NJ Dyberry