Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-23
BUCHHOLz TO FIGHT
FOR RBETTERPAV|NG
Veteran Councilman Plans
Campaign for Improved Streets
and Water Supply
REPRESENTS 9Th DISTRICT

Eduard Buchholz, veteran member Of
both Select and Common Councils.
plans to take his old hobby Of better
streets and an improved water supply
with him when he transfers his labors
to the new Council of twenty one, in
which he will represent the Fifth Sena-
torial district.
Mr.. Buchholz, who is n real estate
assessor as we'll as councilman. is the
oldest member of Select Council and,
next to Charley" Seger. is the oldest
member in point Of service in both
branches. At present he represents the
Ninteenth ward in Select Council. Be
tween 1893 and 1898 he represented
the same constituency in the lower
branch. His legislative service goes
back over twenty six years.
For years he has been a member of
the finance committee, and though an
organization regular" is respected by
all parties for his clear headed knowl-
edge of questions pertaining to the
citys finances. He has made some
thing of a record for himself in the
past by speaking his mind plainly, even
when his ideas run counter to the policy
of the leaders.
Since it's organization also he has
been a member of the special water
committee, which was formed for the
purpose of making a survey of the city :
water needs.
Plans for Campaign
AS a preliminary to an active cam
paign for better streets and water sup
ply in his new district, which com
prises the Seventeenth, Nineteenth,
Twentieth, Thirty seventh and Thirty
first wards, Mr.. Buchholz has asked
Chief Albright, of the Surveys Bureau,
to have prepared a comprehensive map
of all these wards, showing streets,
sewers and water mains, with data as
to when they were laid and in what
condition they now are,
IT am not yet thoroughly conver
SAINT with the needs of the entire dis
trict." said Mr.. Buchholz in discuss
ing his plans, "but I am to be so in
the shortest possible time. / never had
occasion to study this district before
in its entirety, as my own work lay in
the Nineteenth ward. l shall use the
map to. enable me to know at a glance
what conditions are when my constitu
ents come to me with requests for i'm
provements. / shall get over every
mile of the district as soon as pos
sible.
The first need of Philadelphia al
large, in my opinion, is good streets
coming next to this, an adequate water
supply. The last municipal loan did
not appropriate nearly enough for street
repair and paving.
Millions for Better Streets
II believe it will cost millions to
put the streets in proper shape.
II have always been interested in
the city's water supply. One of my
first interests in the new Council will
be to secure the extension and improve
ment of the water system. Many i'm
provements should be made, but care
should be taken to spend the money
properly. I wish to see taxes kept
down because the burden on Philadel
phia realty already is very heavy"
Mr.. Buchholz. as a real estate as
SCISSOR, knows a good deal about hous
ing conditions in Philadelphia and has
kept in touch with the present housing
shortage and charges of profiteering.
He said that, while there undoubt-
edly were instances of profteering, he
thought that in some cases the tenants
were in the wrong as we'll as the land
lords.