Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-27
Launch House Fight
Against Aron Bill
Continued from rssc One

Continued from rssc One
to set back tho work OF manicipa street
cleaning for many years.
Senator Ware has been disclosed as
the real power back OF the Aron street
cleaning bill, Director OF Public Works
Cnven said today. The director con.
tinucdt
'.In the confusion at Harrisburg the
Aron bill, which was introduced In the
LEGISLATURE toward the last OF the ses.
sion. aud which means the death OF
municipal street cleaning. was slipped
out Of committee and passed first read.
ing in the House last night.
This means that IL can be passed
before the Legislature sdjourns unless
It's proponents are unable to muster suf-
ficient votes. The. fact that II mas
reached first reading would indicate
that their army has been recruited and
is in action.
Coed Bill" Says Ware
with the temperance OF the bill
the power behind IL. its real substance
and it's real beneficiary also came to
the surfacc--Scnator Ware. He freely
admitted his interest by declaring that
1t is a god bill and otherwise prais-
ing it. ,
TEN minutes serious analysis OF
this bill will demonstrate conciusiyely
to the most Skeptical its real meaning,
It's real purpose, as well as its real ef.
feet. 1t means the notification Of all
provisions in the charter that would per-
init the city to clean its own streets.
1t means m end to the present admin
istration's efforts to give the people
what they decided they wanted. mu-
-. -. IL onl in ohnrt
and probably what Is Of individual In
tercst. II means return to the con-
tractor system. greater financial bur.
dens upon the taxpayers, dirty streets,
| increased disease and death.
No Use Mincing Words
There is no use mnCing words and
| trying to becloud what this bill means.
| That We have had cleaner streets at a
less cost in the central section of the
| city under municipal operations and
management. I think il generally ad-
mittcd. and the effect of this from a
health standpoint-an effect that would
be general when the city would take
over all the strcets--is attcsted in the
public prints this morning by no less
a medical authority than DR.. Howard
s. Anders. who. referring especially to
tnp section OF tDe CITY Wutrc tuC city
this year has been doing the work,
says:
" The last winter was an open one
in which dust, carrying the usual com =
municable diseases, was free to be scat
| tered and engender sickness in the most
populous part. the central district OF
the city. The fact, however. that the
mortality rate was extremely low and
/ mild--a comparatively hcalthful sea
son, in fact-is more than mere co
incidence with the cleaner streets ef
fcctcd by the municipal administra =
ton. inspection and methods
James W. Folliu,' engineer In the
Bureau Of Municipal Research, said
today the bureau strongly supported the
views expressed in the telegram OF the
charter revision committee.
| He said the bureau has had repre-
sentative. +. T. Paxton, at Hurrisburs
for several days looking after. the. in
terests Of those opposed to the Aror
bill, which would require. city officials
TO advertise every year for street clean
ing bids. Mr.. Follin served on the
MAYORS street cleaning commission last
wear and is thoroughly familiar will
street cleaning conditions.
City officials. the Municipal Research
Bureau and the Philadelphia charter
committee probably will concentrate In
demanding a public hearing on the bill
in order 10 lay before the Legislators
the sweeping condemnation expressed
against II.