Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-03
Shaved Loan Bill
Expected to Pass
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has It that the independents may insist
upon this figure aud in the event OF
failure marshal their forces to vote
against the organization schedule.
No Provision for Bridge
The items provided for in the loa n
and its many amendments take no ac-
count OF the need of funds to start con =
struction Of the Philadelphia Camden
bridge; make no provision for 81 900. =
600 in mandamuses that have been re-
duced to judgments and that are not
covered in the 81 800, 900 item in the
bill !; provide nothing for $3.50 900
debt to the government and nothing to
reimburse the city treasury for appro-
priations made for 1919, including the
expenditure of the 81 ,75S, ,5S7 revenues
from liquor licenses that may not be
received.
Makeshift Loan
Admittedly, any loan finally decided
upon today will be of the makeshift
variety and will have to be supple
mented in the fall by others either by
Councils or by direct vote of the
people. For this later need there will
be a councilmanic borrowing capacity
left OF several millions of dollars, the
difference between the loan finally
agreed to and the $14 $50, 900 council
manic borrowing capacity plus an added
borrowing capacity because of the pay =
ment of 81 800 900 toward outstanding
mandamus writs.
This borrowing capacity. It is said,
will be insufficient this fall to meet
the needs likely to be placed upon it
through the passage today of transfer
items insuring the creation of scores
of new places and increases in pay
to many place holders. Already there
is big deficit in the department of
supplies. This is estimated at $500. 900
and will have to be met along with
the many other shortages before the
present Councils reinquish the city
government to the next administration.
Delaware Bridge Item
A number of independent members of
Councils stand willing to include even
at this late date an item of $3.50 900
for the start of work on the Delaware
river bridge in loan program that
could be advertised during the summer.
In speaking of this action, Francis f.
Burch, president of the Independent
Councilmanic Association, said:
Councils should take up the matter
at once. I, for one, am willing to at
tend sessions all summer. I think, how
ever, public sentiment must be aroused
before Councils will act
The Philadelphia Operative Builders
are not at all satisfied with the sit
uation as regards the loan. In com =
menting on the proposed cut in the
sewer items the association, in a state =
ment, says: "To take $500, 900 from
the sewer item is a crime against hu =
mainly and at the same time strikes our
city blow from which it can scarcely
recover The phenomenal growth of
West Philadelphia ought to be an oh :
ject lesson to these councilmen. Coun
ellis have already authorized sewers that
would cost $4,000, 900 and every one
of them is necessary. Why then this
penurious policy on the part of small
handful Of men in taking away money
merely for the petty satisfaction of hav-
ing deprived Republican council of
the power to give these benefits"
Builders Bridge View
In the same statement the builders
comment on the Philadelphia Camden
bridge project. They say:
"If the transit system is built in ac :
cordance with the present plans. and
in addition to this the contemplated
bridge between Philadelphia and Cam
den is erected. there is no question but
that the people will follow the lines of
least resistance, and thousands of our
citizens will move into the Camden dis =
trict, so for many years the develop
ment of our outlying sections will be
,etarded, and the result Of this will be
very great increase in the tax rate
In the city of Philadelphia in order to
pay the interest and sinking fund
:charges on the bonds which must be
Hoated for these improvements"
Salary Bills Interest
naturally loan leSlSldtlOn nOlQS tne
center of the stage, but there are await
ing action today many bills in which
department heads or individuals in the
city employ are greatly interested. These
are the bills providing salary increases
and new places.
Salary increase bills have been re-
ceived from most of the city depart
ments and many of the county offices.
Director Krusen, of the Department of
Health and Charities, is asking an in =
crease of from $4,000 to $4,000 in the
salary Of William G.. McAllister, su-
perintendent of the Philadelphia Gen
eral Hospital, and for increases for
scores of nurses and other attaches of
his department.
Director Datesman is asking for fifty
or sixty places in the Bureau of Sur
veys that were dropped from the list at
the outbreak of the war. Other in =
creases asked include those of clerks and
assistants in the Bureau of Police, ex =
ira clerk hire in the county commits
sioner's Office and in the Office of the
register of wills and recorded OF
deeds.
Aside from the new places and salary
z increase hills there ara awaiting aot;or