Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-11

Housing accommodations for 1906
shpworkers in this district will be COM
pleted before the end of the year, ac-
cording to a statement issued by A. Mer-
rttt Taylor, director of the passenger
transportation and housing division of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Not only has the fleet corporation
successfully worked out the housing
problem. but it has arranged to provide
all necessary transportation service for
workers in this district.
Here is the statement:
Say Problem is Solved
"The Emergency Fleet Corporation
has completed arrangements which as
sure adequate passenger transportation
and housing for all shipyards and plants
with which it has contracts in the vicin-
ity of Philadelphia, which are located at
Bristol, Camden. Gloucester. Hog Island
Essington, Chester and Wilmington.
This has been accomplished by plan
ming and financing the construction and
equipment of extension and enlarge
ment of the street railway systems
which are so located as to enable them
to act as efficient gatherers and dis
tributors of employees who work in the
shipyards. In accomplishing this re-
suit street car lines are being extended
directly to the shipyards. terminal loops
with prepayment stations are being
made. which enable the routing of cars
more directly between the homes of the
ehipyard workers and the shipyards.
Power plants and substations are being
enlarged, and additional cars have been
purchased and most of them have al
ready been placed in servi,e.
Housing Developments Permanent
lowing to the enormous growth Of
war industries in and near PHILADELPHIA
the available housing facilities have
been almost completely occupied, hence
IN addition to transportation between
residential sections and the shpyards,
the construction Of many houses for
.shipyard employees became necessary.
Substantially all of these housing de-
velopments are of a permanent charac-
ter and have been designed as model vii
lages by leading architects of the coun-
try. Every precaution has been taken,
In the establishment Of these new
towns, to make them substantial per-
manent and popular places of residence
for shipyard workers. The houses
built mostly of brick, are of artistic and
comfortable design and front on broad,
beautifully laid out and substantially
constructed avenues. All Of these de-
velopments will have complete sewerage
systems and the usual public utility
service.
The Government town planners have
carefully provided the necessary ia
cilities for recreation, which are so
essential to the comfort and con-
venience of not only the shipyard work.
ers. but for the welfare. comfort and
happiness of their families-especially
the Children.
Expedite Ship Construction
These new towns, which have been
financed by the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration as an agency of the Govern
ment and which are being constructed
according to the plans and under the
supervision of the Emergency Fleet
eCorporation for the primary purpose of
expediting ship construction, will es-
tablish a new standard for working
mems homes in America and open up an
opportunity for working men and the
members of their families to live amid
surroundings which are healthful, at
tractive and uplifting from every point
of view, all of which will make for
maximum efficiency on the part of ship
yard workers"