Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-12
p. Il. T. "WelcOmeS"
Daniels Inquiry

caused by wagon drivers and motorcar
drivers using the tracks but there Is
none here. Tho police, however, are
helping us by keeping the Twelfth and
Thirteenth street. tracks clear. | hope
they will be abe ;u extend that help to
other streets"
The police help which Mr.. Mitten
hoped would be- extended was given on
order by Mayor Smith.
NAVY YARD SERVICE NORMAL
Mr. Mittcn continued:
with the help the police are giving
and with the moderation of the weather
we have been able to make the service
to and from the navy yard normal. l
am informed that the service was nor
NAL yesterday and is today and tonight
at 6 :30-the time Of the peak of the
traffic. am going down to the yard to
inspect. the situation"
II was learned from another source
that Admiral Tappan, commandant Of
the yard, also plans to inspect the serv-
ice at the yard at 6 $3.50 tonight. and he
and Mr. Mitten may confer at that time.
Mr.. Roosevelt. Admiral Peoples and
Mr.. Howe will leave Washington for
Philadelphia some timo this afternoon,
they would not say when They prob
ably will arrive too late to do anything
tonight.
The heroic efforts Of the company To
restore the navy yard car service to
normal just before the arrival Of Secre-
tary Danielss representatives Is looked
upon as n move to ward off govern
mental action by demonstrating tina,
the company Is capable of providing
adequate service.
The rest of the Philadelphia car-riding
public had to suffer as result of the
company's unusual effort to ward off
governmental interference. Cars from
other lines-already too few to meet the
requirements of the public-were shifted
to the lines reaching the navy yard. Of
flcials at the yard said the service this
morning was satisfactory. so far as the
lines to the yard were concerned, bu,
hundreds of men were late to work be-
cause of unsatisfactory service they en-
| countered I'm reaching tho navy yard
lines.
NONE STOP FOR HOUR
On North Nineteenth street, served by
routes l6 and 33. no cars stopped south
OF Poplar street for more than an hour
at the busiest time of the morning Per-
sons trying to get to work had to walk
to other lines or walk blocks and blocks
north to get cars that were not jammed
full
City Solicitor John +. Connelly's APP
peal to the State Public Service Com
mission for action to compel adequate
service from the =. r. r. and a flood
of letters of complaint to support Con-
nelly's application were other features
Of The ,ransit situation today Hun.
| Of Intf ~ lot
received by the City Solicitor, business
mems associations and Councllmen who
have Joined the fight for good car serv.
| ice.
4 The Public Service Commission IL ex
/ pected to act promptly at It's meeting
next Monday on the formal complaint
/ filed by the city. 1t is expected that 9
, public hearing will be set for next week
which will probably be held In Philadel
| phia. in view Of the importance of th'
1cton. Complaints from individuals ant
organizations In various sections have
| become so numerous that Chairman
Ainey is said to favor action that will
remedy the situation In the shortest pos
| slble time.
| After outlining the relationship be
| tween the city and the company undel
he contract of 1907 and presenting IL
! ull Councils resolution of last Thurs
| lay, the petition AYERS:
THAT the service now being rendered
| 20 the citizens and residents of the cit,
% Philadelphia by the Philadelphia
| Rapid Transit Company Is and for {
'ong time has been totally inadequate
Inefficient and insufficient and fails Il
provide necessary facilities for travel
| for which, as already stated the people
of the city are wholly dependent upoI
the said company. The accommodation!
furnished by that company to the public
| IRE irregular, insufiiciently frequent, un'
certain and wholly wanting in all tn,
reouisites Of reasonably convenien
and comfortable system of street rail
way transportation to meet the needs Of
travel of a vast population inhabitint
and doing business in a great city,"
The mails today brought flood o
etters to the Councilmen of the Thirty
eighth Ward, complaining of the servic
in the ware and between It and othe
parts of the city. These letters wer
in response to circulars issued by tn
Councilmen, calling upon the ridini
public for written complaints to he'll
the city Solicitor In his fight. Thes
letters or the information they contai
will be placed before the State Publ
Service Commission that 1t may under
stand Just how serious tho situation ha
| become.