Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-30
SECRET MEETINGS
HELD 0NL0AN BILL
Leaders Of Opposing Factions
Hold Compromise" Confer
ences Behind Closed Doors
SMYTH ACTS AS EMlSSARY

"Compromise' conferences among
the administration and Ware members
Of Council behind closed doors were the
leading developments in the loan or
dinance situation today.
The leaders Of both factions we're
busy conferring in their City Hall Of
fees in last minute efforts to agree on
the form Of the loan bill for final pas
sage at tomorrow's session in Council.
While Richard weglein, president of
Council. was holding a meeting in his
office, Joseph =. Gaffney and Charles Is.
Hall, representing the Ware allegiance,
were comforting in Councilman Halls
office.
City Solicitor Smyth acted as ennis
sary between Mayor Moore and the
Ware leaders. He first called on the
Mayor and then went to the Gafney-
Hall conference.
The general feeling among the op-
posing forces today IL that compro-
mise will be reached IL the administra-
ton forces strike the 81 600, 900 figure
for a City Hall annex at Broad and
Race streets from their loan. and pro.
vide $500 600 OF 1t for the Bigler and
Packer streets sewer and the other
$500 900 for city Fairgrounds in which
Councilman Hall is greatly interested;
Councilman James +. Develin called
upon the Mayor this morning presuma-
bly, to see him concerning the request OF
Judge Brown for a 81 200. 900 appro-
priation for new Municipal Court
building. Develin is strongly opposed to
this item.
Councilman Gaffney said further con
.ferences of the Ware leaders would be
held tomorrow morning. Among those
attending then will be Simon Walter,
who is in New York today.
Mayor Moore took occasion in a
statement today to charge that the
"essence Of their opposition (the oppo :
sition of the so-called Ware members
was the wiping out Of the provision for
municipal street cleaning equipment.
for which the administration had asked
81, 900 900 in order that the new city
charter might be made effective
Councilman Gaffney retorted that he
had introduced loan bill to take care
of the street cleaning item and that
his bill was an exact copy OF the item
in the administration sbill.'
Mayor Moore in his statement calle,
on Councilman Hetzell to explain hi
| uCIlOH III Nollhs wv ivan VI va
nance when the item for the extension
of Delaware avenue northward had beer
increased from $500, 200 to $50 900 a
the urgent request of the Eighteenth
Ward councilman. In this connection
the Mayor said:
"The attitude of Councilman Hetzel
upon this proposition is unexplainable
since this particular councilman cspe
cially asked to have this item raise'
from $500. 600 to $3.50. 900. which wa
agreed to in conference. Let Mr.. IIct
zell face his constituents. and particu
larly those in the vicinity of Cramps
shipyard. whom this improvement wa
intended to benefit. Apparently he pre-
ferred to follow Senator Ware than t.
do his duty by his own people. Thes
eight councilmen voted down the i'm
provement of piers along the Delawar
river. which are a pressing necessit
for the commerce which is coming t.
this port because New York cannot ac
! ccmmodate it. Their vote would post
pone the bringing of business to tn
rort of Philadelphia.