Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-22
IANSlT BILL PASSES
HOUSE; TWINING GLAD
Measure Makes 1t Possible to
Make P. R. T. Join City
3. Lines
CLUB IN HANDS OF CITY
other Measures Coming to Give Addi-
tional Advantages in Negotia-
tions for Lease

transit Director Twining expressed his
..nroyaI today Of the action taken by the
r,ouse of Representatives in passing the
c,rs bill yesterday. The bill was drafted
:, the instance Of Mayor Smith and Director
rv,n,ne to be used as club in the transit
,.sse negotiations with the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company.
~ am delighted to learn of this action, ,''
.hs Director said today. when told the bill
Ia passed the House without opposition.
ST. shows that the members of the House
40 striving to help us solve our problems
IN philadelphia. surely hope the Senate
~u take similar action
Mavor Smith likewise expressed his graft
scation at the action of the House. 81
enacted It," said Mr.. Smith this afternoon
and 1t helps the situation great deal
others interested In the transit situation
Iii be equally pleased. The passage of
,ha Cans bill by the House is a forward
Under the Cans bill the Transit Com
,snv could be required to through-route
cars from the Frankford and Darby ele-
vated lines over the tracks of the present
Market street high-speed line, irrespective
Of any transit lease, and even in case there
sbould be an independent operator for the
oity's high-speed system.
BILLS PROVISIONS
In part the bill reads
ut shall be the duty Of every street rail-
vav corporation in this Commonwealth to
sonstruct and maintain. whenever the com.
mission may require the same, such switch
ar other connections with or between its
line or lines of railway and lines of railway
owned, leased. or operated by any municipal
corporation where the same is reasonably
practicable to form continuous line of
transportation and to cause the conveyance
Of persons and property to be without un-
reasonable interruption or delay and to
establish through routes and service there
in and Just and reasonable joint rates, fares
and charges applicable thereto and shall
not discriminate in the said rates fares.
charges or in any rules or regulations APP
plcable thereto between any such con-
Meeting lines"
This Is the first Of four bills bearing on
the transit situation to be introduced in
Harrisburg. Director Twining Is assisting
In the drafting of the others, and he said
today that, barring unforeseen delay, they
would be ready to send to Harrisburg
early next week. All four will place the
city in a more advantageous position in
the negotiations with the transit company.
. seemed to know the Cans bill was on the
calendar for yesterday. 1t came up. how
ever, and had it's third reading and final
passage with 176 votes for and none
against it. 1t now goes to the Senate,
where no opposition is expected, both fac
ions approving It
The measure was introduced by Rep
resentatve Sigmund J. Cans, Of PhiladeI-
phia, a Penrose- -McNichol follower February
13. II was referred to the judiciary Gen.
sral Committee Of the House. Of which Rep
resentative Frederick Boyer. Of Philadel-
phia, Is chairman, and reported out with a
favorable recommendation.
McNICHOL ON COMMITTEE
Representative Hecht, who represents
Mayor Smiths home district and McNichol
are members of the committee.
Senator Ware, following the passage of
the bill, said he was not familiar with its
provisions. "If it is a good measure" he
said. 1T will be passed by the Senate If
It Is not, 1t will be lost"
Representative Cans. sponsor Of the meas
ure, conferred with Senator James p. Nc
Nichol soon after the bill passed the House.
Cans afterward said that the bill had the
approval Of his constituents in the north
eastern section Of Philadelphia and ex-
pressed confidence that 1t would pass the
Senate He admitted that the measure
could be employed to force the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company to link It's lines
with the new high-speed lines, and that 1t
might have an important bearing upon the
present transit situation II it should become
. law,