Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-26
BETTER CAR SERVICE PLEDGED
BY RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY

"'The people Of West Philadelphia,
through the transportation committee OF
the Allied Business Mems Association OF
West Philadelphia, extend to you their
hearty congratulations and appreciation
for the suggestion to the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company for tho Fifty
sixth street cross line. We believe the
Phi, adelphia Rapid Transit Company has
seen tho light and will heed your sug-
gestion. A long and dlfiicult hght mas
been won. Victory Is sweet
Little time is granted by the COM
mission for improvements in West
Philadelphia the report ordering that
on or before June 1 new lines and
double trackage on several streets
must be provided. Additional cars
must be added to the Sixtieth street
line. new line run on fnty-siAth
street and resetting Of many henslhB-
ton tracks
Must Buy 100 Cars
on or before December l, 1919, the
company must purchase and place IN
operation 100 additional cars or the
large green type. Following the ces-
satiOn of the war the company is Oh,
rocted to purchase new cars ana
equipment annually.
The company is directed to instruct
its employees no longer TO run past pas
sengcrs, and II is suggested to Coun-
ellis that an ordnance be passed 10
prevent the booking OF cars by We.
hiclcs unloading between curb ana
/ track.
/ The opinion, written by Commits
sioncr Ryan, states that the commits
sion is loath, in view of difficulties in
D ty,.r tn
/ of the orders, but because OF the necos'
sity they are imperative.
/ The report Of the commission reads:
"The commission Is loath. in view
of tho difficulties Of procuring equip
ment and new cars. to make formal
/ order at this time TO act at once. but
/ il is of the opinion that more cars
arc necessary and 1t therefore directs
the company to purchase ana lnstall
/ on or before the first day of December,
1919, 100 of the larger type of new
cars, and that Immediately Following
the ending of the war new cars to meet
the demands of the increasing popula-
. tion, and that these shall be MAIN
/ tanned in addition to the present equip
ment.
"The commission is of opinion that.
I'm view of the great growth in the
population of what is known as West
/ Philadelphia, there should be increased
facilities there, and II therefore di.
rects the respondent co install and
I opcrate on or before the first day of
June, from and between its terminus
at SiXty-third street and Lancaster
avenue in Ovcrbrook TO SiXty-third
and Market streets, connecting with
and transferring to the surface roads
and with the elevated railroad, dou.
ble-track line with an adequate num-
ber OF cars believing that in this
way the very great congestion which
exists at SiXtieth and Market streets
will be lcssened and passengers who
reside in the Overbrook section can
make use of this Sixtythird street line
exclusively both in going and coming
from their homes.
"The commission further directs that
during the rush hours. namely, from
to . a. m. and from 5 to Z y. m. of
every day, excepting Sunday, service
equivalent to at least ten more cars
shall be placed upon tho SiNtieth
street line. SiXtieth and Market
streets is one of the most used trans
fer points. complaints in relation to
it having been the most serious and
iustifiable ana the need of a remedy
is admitted by the company. AS to
the method Of operation at this point
we express now no opinion, being
confident that the management will
cooperate in obtaining the result we
seek to attain