Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-06
n 3 WILL CONSTRUCT
ROAD TO HOG ISLAND
virtual Ultimatum Sent to
Authorities by Emergency
Fleet Corporation
CITY ASKED TO PAY COST

what virtually amounts to an ulti-
..,r,, TO the city of Philadelphia, call
,ar upon the municipal authorities to
-. ,ron1pt action IN the matter Of
-.,,ne improvements in the section Of
.,,, whore the Hog Island housing
W. 10 10 be located has been served
cov S,,,or Smith by ADM, al Bowles and
." poyers Flanlery, following con-
!oe between the two regarding the
housing situation. -
a, the same time, the Emergency
60, Corporation undertakes TO go
Is.aa and make these improvements In
s,der TO speed UP the work The city Is
ooa oluo to assume the obligations incurred
,bis work. and the letter to the
Mayor concludes' A.,
..,.roted 10 us by Congress. respectfully
s,noc, that you, as Mayor OF the city
ph,,adelphia exercise your extraor-
u-.ry mowers as Chief Executive of
w. oitv OF philadelphia, make available
:. ,he Fleet Corporation whatever means
snd agencies are necessary to carry out
a. nroiects above outlined. and we re-
.noc,fully demand that this shall be
sridenced by your prompt acceptance
=, the terms and conditions herein set
forth" .,. - A., ,,,
.lven by Admiral Bowles and Mr.. RAN
nery to Mayor Smith was as follows;
.rbe Fleet Corporation invites you to
,ar into an agreement authorizing 1t to
n.sarn, this work, and IL shall be re-
pe,nrsad on terms to be agreed upon
,nr The cost Of this work, to be estimated
IN IN advance. The details Of the agree
ment providing for the the act, active cocopera-
tion of the city and the Meet corporation
to be mutually arranged.
.srbe fleet corporation finds II neces-
cary that Island avenue should be ex-
tsnded TO the immediate vicinity of the
sbinyard In order that an extension of
sh,p IN ppSiIadelphia Rapid Transit lines may
p' erbe fleet corporation suggests in this
natter that its legal powers to acquire
ttle TO the rights of way will be used IL
,,o,, will enter into an agreement with
yys IN assume all obligations incurred
thsreby, II you do this we request you
a. nroceed with the construction of this
oysnne in accordance with the authority
and advertisements already issued:
,ha American International Shipbullding
rnrnoration will undertake to perform
that work at price not exceeding the
estimates of your Department of Public
Works" ,,-
,rsnt will take over and operate the
Edwards at Hog Island has been re-
S,yed by a positive declaration made
bv Senator Fletcher, of Florida. chair
nan ~ Of the Senate Committee on Com
nsrce investigating the Hog Island
situation, that this step will be taken.
carator Fletcher's statement was
,,odo In reply to a remark by Dwight
d. Robinson, president of the American
International Corporation, while Il wit
nsss before the committee, that the COM
nsnv had an incentive to keep costs
Sown SO that, in exercising its option,
q, could buy the plant at as small a
cost as possible.
az would not worry about that pos
,,h,I,tv" said Senator Fletcher. THE
Yard in my opinion, will never go back
20 nriyate ownership. 1t will be owned
and operated by the Government to up
huild a great national merchant marine"