Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-30
Mayor Ignores
Mitten Appeal

Continued from Fage One
of 5000 a day for each day after Au-
gust |. II the job is completed be-
fore that date a like bonus will be
given the contractor for every day he
tween the finishing of the work and
August !.
The work involved consists Of con-
nertins the Frankford Elevated with
the Market Street Elevated at Arch
street. as we'll as furnishing and laying
Telephone cables and other necessary
connections.
Mr.. Roas has just completed the
Huntington street station of the Frank
ford line and has built several other
stations along the new elevated.
Regarding the controversy with Mr..
Nitten. Mayor Moore said that lie had
nothing to add to his statement of yes
terday in reply to Mr.. Mttcns letter.
In a letter TO the Mayor yesterday
Mr.. Mi.ten pointed ont that the y. X.
r. is the only organization that can
complete the work in time to have the
road in operation by November y. md
that the company would not assume
responsibility for having it in operatton
bv that time unless il received the con-
tract.
MIR. Mit,on pointed oU' that It was
legally possible for the city I" award
the contract 10 one other than IN" low
est bidder. in tn" light Of other con-
stderatious. such rs tho r. X. 7. mnk-
ing available It's organization of en-
gineers and operators 20 insure the
early operation of the IL"
The Mayor. however, ordered the
Director of City Transit 20 award the
contract to the lowest bidder
Muten States His Case
Mr. Mittcn. III a letter to ia" Mayor
said:
I'm ro.operariou with tn" titv Of
Philadelphia for the purpose Of g"'tng
the Frarkford Elevated III operation al
the earliest possible date. i. X. I.
4 presented a bid as contractor for the
completion Of the work through itS
agency. me Rapid Transi, Construction
Company
The object Of p. X I. in submit =
, ting n bid was TO make available its
| organization of engineers and oper-
afors for the purpose OF III" early oper-
alton Of the Frankford Elevated. II
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