Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-06
MAYOR ACTS TODAY
ON SUSPENDED WORK
Renewal of Sewage Disposal
and Other Uncompleted Con-
tracts Taken Up
C0NFERS WITH DIRECTORS

Suspended city contracts and new
work were the subjects discussed today
by Mayor Smith with his department
heads. Many contracts have been let
during the three months that have
elapsed since the Mayor last met his
directors, but a number Of long stand :
ling undertakings have been allowed
to lag behind.
Municipal undertakings started dur
| ing the war. and before the United
States entered the contest, have gone
uncompleted. These include sewage dis
posal contracts. number of bridge un =
dertakings and work incident to the
Bureaus Of Highways and Surveys. 1t
the Mayors desires are carried out all
of this work will be pushed to compile
/ ton before the end Of his official term.
! Director Datesman, of the Depart
mcnt of Public Works, in whose depart
ment most of the suspended and uncom =
pleted contracts are located. will report
to the Mayor that new contracts involv-
ing about 81 800, 900 have been let and
work started on most if not all OF them.
, In general way the Mayor has knowi-
edge of the work being done by the de-
partment. as during his illness he ap-
proved the measures.
Street and Road Jobs
The head of public works will also
report on street and highway improve
ment figures resulting from the recent
opening of bids for street construction
and repairs to various classes of thor
Oughfares. Two important contracts
just awarded will be gone over. They
provide for the completion of the grade
crossing removal program started back
in the Weaver administration in Port
Richmond. J. Joseph MclIugh has just
been awarded the work of opening En-
erald street. under the tracks of the
Richmond branch of the Reading Rail
way. at S9S,OO0. and John McMenamy
! has been awarded the contract for open
ing Tulip street at S7j.100
Director Webster. OF the Department
of Wharves. Docks and Ferries, will
report on the program of work on the
city piers now in course of construction
and on plans for the letting of further
work during the sumBer.
Director Twining's $ report will include
an account of the recent bidding for
"L' construction work. and other con =
tSacts. just let by the department. He
will tell the Mayor that the North
American Railway Construction Com
pany. of Chicago. began work yesterda,
on the construction of the Byberry line
for the section between Oxford avenue
Fra nkford. and BustletOn. This work
will cost the city S3I0 .SO2. and is to b.
completed within six months.
Complaints Are PrObed
Director krusen. of the Department
Of Health and Charities. is expected t,
bring before the conference questions
relative to insanitary housing conditions
complained of recently by differen
bodies of churchwompn. He intends
asking Councils for more inspectors, an'
is said to be planning changes in th'
Bureau of Health. These plans he il
preparing to lay before the Mayor fo
his approval.
Following the conference of depart
ment heads, Mayor Smith plans return
ing to Atlantic City and coming back t.
Philadelphia on Thursday to take ul
with the home reception committee th
plans for the parade and entertainment
of returning soldiers.