Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
BIG QUESTIONS UP
IN COUNCIL TODAY
Fair, Bridge and Latest Frank
ford 81" Proposal Are
Slated for Hearing
MAY VOTE SES0Ul FUNDS

The Spsoui. Centennial. Delaware
River Bridge and the latest =. X. T.
proposal for lease Of the Frankford
IL" will come before Council this at
ternoon.
Council will conven" at o'clock as
n Committee of the Whole on the Ses-
qui- Centennial. The massage Of Mayor
MOorc's resolution appropriating 80.
OO. 900 for n" exposition Is thc only
business the committee expects to trans.
act. No opposition 10 the measure is
expected Discussion Of the various
sites, however, may tnEe place in an
informal manner.
Another piece Of business will have
10 be transacted. That is the approval
by the Finance Committee of the ST.
600 600 contribution toward the cost OF
the Delaware River Bridge. An ordi-
nance providing for the money Is now
in thH committee. having been intro
duced IN Council by President Weglcin.
Council will also turn 10 the Frank
ford ~" problem. Before It for con-
sideration it will have tho operating
agreement and Lease submitted by
Mayor Moore March 81 last and also
the amendments to il recently presented
by Thomas Il. Mitten. president of the
Rapid Transit Company.
The Mayor and his advisers look with
suspicion on tho L. Il, It's proposals
While the Mayor will not attend to-
days meeting because Of the recent
death of his son, his viewpoint will be
expressed by City Solicitor Smyth and
Transit Director TNrinirg, whom he has
delegated as his spokesmen. Although
the Mayor by reason Of his bereavement
has been silent lately on transit mat
trrs. il is known he believes that
Mittcn's demand that the Frankford
liuc be equipped with 100 cars was
made for the sole purpose of delaying
operation of the now high speed road
until fall
Originally fifty cars were decided
upon. The Mayor is for operation as
early as possible. aud contends that If
Council approves the enabling Ordi
power. connections and bureau of
operation the city could have the line
running within a few mOnths-Certainly
by the Fourth ot July.
His contention is that the city has a
Sl5 900, 900 property, which the COM
pany may rent if il chooses. Grant
ing that the company never asked for,
or urged the CONSTRUCTION of the line,
hr takes the stand that il it wants to
run it II should come in rs prospective
lessee, not az a dictator.
The Mayor firmly believes that if the
city ran the line. the company would
entail great losses on its surface lines
in the northeast. To make the road
popular under municipal operation it
is his idea to base the rate of fare on
that in the 1907 agreement-fve- cent
fare. six tickets for a quarter.
4 year of municipal operation, the
Mayor believes, would be sufficient TO
force the T. X. T. 10 accept fair terms
submitted by the city. He is also of
the belief that in any event public
opinion would eventually force unified
operation.
Todays meeting should be the turn :
ing point in the negotiations. IT is gcn :
orally believed that the company, in the
Mitten amendments. has submitted its
final terms A few concessions may be
/ granted hut il is not likely that any
drastic changes will be agreed to by the
=. Il. 7. II concessions are made and
the Administration still holds out. an
other deadlock will result.