Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-13
PLAN CONFERENCE
ON "L' OPERATION
Public Service Body Expected
to Call Meeting This Week
to Discuss Details
ACCEPT SKIP-STOP CUTS

A conference to arrange plans for
the operation Of the Frankford cle-
waited line is to be called, possibly this
week, by the Public Service Commits
sion.
The plans will be discussed by rep.
resentstivcs Of this city, the p. X. T.
Co. and the commission. Commission
ers Clement and Bcnn will issue the
call as the result Of suggestion ad-
vanccd by Thomas +. Mitten, president
Of the transit company.
this city's general improvement loan
the Frankford "L." The high speed
line through the nortseast, according to
Mr.. Mitten, will solve some vexing tran
sit problems.
Besides providing SO, 500 900 for com
pleting the line and furnishing cars,
the loan also contains a 500, 900 item
for connecting the Frankford "L" with
the Market street subway elevated.
Built With City Funds
While the skeleton Of the elevated
structure has been standing for several
years no operating agreement has been
reached between the city and the COM
pany. The line was built with city
funds. The city administration. II IL
understood, desires an agreement that
will guarantee the city's investment q
Weld equal to the interest return re-
ceived By holders Of p. r. T. stock.
At the impending conference the Pub
lie Service Commission will be repre-
sented By DR.. r. Herbert Snow, the
commissions chief engineer. Director
Twining, Of the transit department. will
be present for the city, while the p. II.
It's spokesman will be r. II. Horton,
traffic engineer.
On December 81 the company will
comply with the recent suggestion OF
the Public Service Commission and
eliminate forty six skip stops.
This has been ordered BY Mr.. Nit.
ten. "even though It will interfere with
the revenues and even though conditions
at the points where skip stops are or
dered eliminated are identical with con
ditions Of the majority Of skip stop
points in the entire city"
Reimbursement Of Skip. Stops
The skip stops which will be read.
justed are:
SINGLE TRACK LINE
on Wharton street between Twenty-nrst
street and Point Breeze aveDue.
Fifteenth street at Thompson
seventeenth street at Thompson.
Twentieth street at Rocd.
Tventy-second street at Federal.
Ellsworth street at Twenty-th.rd.
Twenty.hrst street st Berks.
fifteenth street at Oxford.
Sixteenth street at oxford.
Fourth street at Noble.
Fifth street at Noble.
Thirteenth street at Westnf orslan nd.
Fiftser,th street 81 westmoreiand.
Eishth street at Noble.
Ninth street at Noble.
Thirteenth street at Berks.
Fifteenth street at Berks.
Tenth street at Poplar.
Eleventh street at Poplar.
Tenth street at Oxford.
Eleventh street AZ oxford
FRANKLIN street at Oxford.
Ttghth street at Oxford
Twelfth street at Huntington.
Twelfth street at Wallace.
thirteenth street at Wallace.
DOUBLE TRACK LINE
od York road at Loudsn street;
Fsirmount avenus At Thrty-sghth.
Chestnut street at Thirty-,eventh.
Woodland avenue At Sixty fourth.
Allegheny avenue at p street
Allegheny avenue At c strest.
Twenty-ninth street at Susouehanna ave.
uus
Baltimore avenue az Fitty-fourth street.
seventeenth street at Westnorslend.
Lansdownc avenue at S!Ity-second.
Cheltsr avenue at Mussrave.
Girard avenue AZ Fifty NTH
Flity.sscond street at Cathsrins.
Laneaster avenue st Powston avenue.
Flfty-eocond street az Locust.
Girsrd avenue at Ftfty-s seventh street.
Baltimore avenue at Piftsth.
Spruce street at Fifty-hrst.