Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
CONFIRM MORDEN
FOR POST MONDAY
Civil Service Commission AS
sures Approval of Hepburn's
Successor as Street Chief
APPOlNTEE ARMY OFFICER

The Civil Service Commission will
confirm the provisional appointment Of
Lieutenant Colonel F. Il. Mordcn as
chief Of tho bureau of street cleaning.
Monday.
Assurance of this action was given
by Director Of Public Works Winston.
following meeting Of the commits
SiUncrS today. at which Director Win
stou requested the confirmation of his
appointment Of Colonel Mordcn as sue
rcsSor to Chief Hepburn. who becomes
superintendent of construction for the
state Highway Department.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff. president of
the commission. requested Director Win
Stou to make the request for Confrma
tiou in writing. This will be taken up
Monday, which is the date MIR. Hep
burn : resignation becomes effective.
1t was stated today by Director Win
Stor that Chief Hepburn will keep in
touch with the Office Of the Bureau Of
Street Coanng for at least IA month,
pnd will assure the carrying out of his
"cican up policy in connection with
street cleaning contractors and incti
ciCnt inspectors.
Charter Makes No Provision
The citv charter did not provide for
the appointment of IA successive pro-
viSiOnal uppointec. yet the commission
felt it would be serving the best interests
Of the people by confirming Morden $
appointment.
Mr. Woodruff conferred with Mayor
Moore before the meeting.
Director Winston expressed the
opinion that Lieutenant Colonel Morden
was accepting the appointment in thq
belief that the salary would be raised to
SO. 900.
Fines imposed on contractors for
February will exceed tn" total of fines
imposed during the whole of last year
Chief Hepburn announced today.
Last year total. he said, was so.
OOU The February fines alone. this
year. he added, will equal and possibly
exceed S25, 900.
As virtually his last official act as
chief of the bureau. Mr.. Hepburn this
afternoon recommended an investigation
that would place the city in readiness
to take over street cleaning and the
removal of ashes and garbage as a di-
rect municipal function.
Hepburn Suggests Commission
Tn" chiefs recommendation was in
line with suggestion made several days
age by the Bureau of Municipal Re
search. The new charter directs the
city after December 81 of this year to
do its street cledning directly, instead
OF through the contract system.
Tho provision is made, however, that
Council, by majority vote. may au-
thorze continuance of the contract
system if the city is not prepared to
take over that work.
Mr.. Hepburn suggested commission
composed of the director of public
works. the street cleaning chief and an
outside engineer. His recommcnda- E
tion was approved by Director Wins
ton. who announced he will ask Coun
ii for an appropriation, possibly of
800 900. for the necessary investigation.
Mr. Hepburn maintained that the
city can save 81 100000 a year by do
ing the work directly. At lease 500,
900 year can he saved. he said. by
using street cleaning inspectors as fore
men of the street gangs. The city now
! indirectly pays the salaries of many
foremcn employed by the contractors.
The retiring chief this afternoon sus-
pended six more street cleaning inspeC
tors and announced he will have men
/ working until Monday on reports made
by other inspectors. He intends TO re-
main on the job tomorrow and super
! intend the clean up work.