Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-30

Indications that city oiscals and the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company have
reached an agreement on the transit situa-
tion followed two-hour conference today
: in Mayor Smiths office.
Ellis Ames Ballard chief of counsel for
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
said as he left the room this afternoon;
"It looks good when men at the top get
: together to talk the matter over frankly"
f. T. Stotesbury. when he came out
smiled significantly and said
You will have to see the Mayor"
1t was agreed by the congerees that
Mayor Smith should make all announce
ments OF what was accomplished. When
the Mayor talks, it probably will be known
whether the transit lease muddle will soon
be cleared finally.
At the conference weres the Mayor,
Transit Director Twining and Finance COM
mittee Chairman Gaffney. representing the
city. and Mr. Stotesbury. chairman of the
p. r. r. directorate Mr.. Ballard and A. L.
Dunn, consulting engineer, for the corpora
non
The two-hour consultation ended this aft
ernoon. Before it's conclusion Mr. Gaffney
and Director Twining came out. Mr. Gaff-
ney said:
'It has been agreed that the Mayor shall
DO all Of the talking"
Mr. Stotesbury and Mr. Drum rema incd
ten minutes after the other had left the
Mayors rooms.
Reports have been persistent in financial
and political circles for some days that a
compromise offer is to be rendered by the
Transit Company partly as a result of the
opposition developed to the lease in its
present form and partIv because tho com.
pany would be willing to make liberal con-
ressions 70 defeat tho four transit meas
ures now pending in the Legislature at Har-
risburr
n has baen. said also tba, the roeotia-
tions for a compromlse have proceeded
so far thar a definite nronosition viii he
submitted IN CouncIIs on Thursdav with
the mil Lnov,odge ana annro,aI of ,ha
Mayor The defe., Of the Nils in Tho oris.
i.ture =. known m be rho hiy Issue With The
~o,onary inc, a, ,his 1i,,o ar5 ,ha ofsar ~
nar'arr,i Sise e ,. ,0, "nn ee Vi.n , VI
h;,Is haii.,,a ,rt, a,i,, he ia nona,.tnuaI
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ruu,ors ~ snaedv se,,lsn,ant ON cnn,nro- 1
mise hasis Intersst in tbo nonfsroncn yya.
f,rther heigbtened hy two statannents fro,,,
er-Tr.nsit Diroctor ,Iorri,, rra,,in, '
THE nrst made nubIic vesterday is d 70.
nlv IN tho ave obIac,ions 10 Tho nrasent
form of the lease AZ rIyen bv C,oloneI SheI.
don pot,sr one y, ,he c,,",s ro,,raonnt,ti,a.
on the Transit Companv directorate The
second IA a yeIled challenge IN Trapsit nj
rector Twininp To prove that he is lacking
In neither patriotIsm or nercention in dc.
string to DELAY the construction of the south
Broad street subway TO League Island,
In answering the Ave objections of Colo
of them, as failing to prove that the citv
will be benefited by the proposed remedies:
says that one is simply a m!sunderstandlng
Of the phraseology OF the lease which will
be remedied. and asserts that the final OBJ
lection is based upon a faulty premise.
The FIRST objection Of Mr.. Potter was that