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delivery within the specified time. then we
are willing to take a chance on the labor
end and go ahead with the contracts We
may have to ask the city for some conces-
sions"
Mr.. Louchheim was asked II he thought
that the options would stand good at the
original prices.
That" he replied. "is more than I can
say. We will take the matter up immedi-
atey with the various firms and conferences
will he held with them and with the city
officials"
As an indication that the keystone COM
pany feels 1t is doubtful that the materials
can be obtained at the prices Of six months
| ago Mr. Loucheim gave figures TO show GER
| tain Of the materials have increased so per
| cent In the six months.
The keystone state Construction Com
pany IL particularly anxious for the con-
| tracts because of the dirt which will be
eXcavated from the Broad street subway.
Great quantities Of soil are wanted to All in
at Overbrook where the company has the
contract for the work on the proposed big
\ freight classification yard OF the Pennsyl-
| vania Railroad. Nearly 100000 cubic
yards of earth will be needed for the Over
brook worS. The Keystone Company has
| under construction at Twenty y-second street
| and Sedgey avenue dIrt-receving plant
which Will cost nearly $4,000
| Director Twining was disappointed today
when 1t was found that only a single bid
| had been submitted for the Frankford 81"
| concrete floor As this bid was within the
| departments estimate of fair cost it will
! not be readvertised. Originally the depart
ment estimated that the work should cost
about $65O,000; nearly so per cent had to
| be added on account of present war prices
The transit department ready to
advertise bids for this several months ago,
| when 1t was learned that the plans as
drawn would infringe upon existing patent
rights Accordingly, the specifications had
to be changed. This meant a months delay.
There Will be an important conference
this afternoon between william Draper
Lewis, special transit adviser for the Smith
administration: Joseph p. Gaffney, chair
man OF Councils Finance Committee, and
| Director Twining.
| The discussion will center entirely about
the new transit lease being drafted by the
Director The various points agreed upon
by company and city up to date will be ex.
planned to Mr.. Lewis and Mr. Gaffney, who
1t Is understood. will co-lavorate in putting
the lease In its final legal form.
! The conference will be held in Director
, Twinng's office in the Bourse. William
Draper Lewis came from his summer home
in Maine to attend the conference. Tn,
fact that Mr.. Lewis should come all the wa,
from Maine at this time in the middle OF
the summer lends support to the repor
ally completed as far as the main features
: are concerned. The transit director ant
A. l.. Drum, consulting engineer of the tran
sit company, have held conferences almos
every day for the last three weeks.
The Public Service Commission granted
all of the certificates requested by the cit,
last night apparently without any debat
or without any opposition from the thre
; members-Ryan, Killing and Magee-wh
have held back the permits for six months
= The certificates cover the Broad stree
y subway. the subway delivery loop, tn
a Northwest-Parkway line. the Darby "I.,
q the Chestnut street subway. the Thirty-Hft
:. Ward surface line, and the lower end q
3 the F'rankford Il, from Callowhill stree
a to Front and Arch streets
q Discussing the commissions action as [
immediate results. the Mayor said
q While construction engineers and othe
d who will deal with the physical create
l. of the extensive additions to the trans
A facilities of Philadelphia for one reasc
,e or another, may alter the plans which
AZ and my associates have In mind at preseI
c. 1t is my opinion that the first work to