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The first map shows Director Twining's modified plan as laid before the Mayor yesterday afternoon. It provides for only two lines the Frankford "L" and the Broad street subway. The subway, instead of running from Olney avenue to League Island,
as laid out in the Taylor plan, will extend only from Eric avenue to Spruce street. But there will be two distinct subways between these two points, as shown by the map. The opponents of Director Twining's plan contend that it would be far better to
give this territory only one subway and expend the time and money proposed for the second tube to servo other sections of the city. Some of the suggested improvements are shown in the other maps. The bold lines in the second map indicate how it would
bo possible to provide for the Park, Manayunk and Roxborough districts. The third map indicates how Darby and the towns to the southwest could bo served. The fourth map shows a possible alternative plan that would provido a subway for tho
inhabitants of League Island and the downtown district.
CITY AROUSED OVER SHATTERED
TRANSIT PLANS; TAXPAYERS STIRRED
Continued from rase Ono
abandoned for the present nnd one of three
better alternnlves adopted, as follows:
Xlie Drond street subway could bo con
tinned to League Island on the south, nnd
Olney avenue on the north, as planned by
Director Taylor.
The Mannyunk-RoxborouKh line under
the Farkway could be built to connect nlth
either one of the two Twlnliur lines to be
deadended near Broad and Spruce streets.
The Darby elevated could be built to
connect either at 3!!d and Market streets
as planned by Director Taylor or lit one
of the dead-ended terminals of one of the
Twlnlns lines.
By this means at least one outlying
section of the city would be benefited at
the present time Instead of all being
forced to wait years for relief. It Is
pointed out. The cost of adopting one of
these alternatives. It Is said by those
who have studied the problem, would be
no greater than tho cost of constructing
the two parallel subways In the centro
of the city as planned by Director Twin
ing. LAN OF PROTESTANTS.
The. All-Philadelphia Rapid Transit
.League, through John B. Grammer, chair
man of tho Publicity Committee, an
nounced that It would conduct Its fight
along the following lines:
Beforo Councils to amend the
transit ordinance to supply omissions
that will mako the necessary pro
visions Indorsed by the organization.
With a taxpayers suit In equity.
If necessary, to prevent tho city from
spending the money as planned.
Beforo tho State Public Service
Commission when authority Is asked
by the city to negotiate a contract
with the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company.
Before the State Legislature nt the
next session to prevent the passage
of legislation which would enable
money now available for port and
transit facilities, under tho increased
borrowing capacity of the city, to bo
diverted to other uses.
The officers of the league are given as
follows: Chairman, Horace V. MacFad
yen; vice chairman, Samuel A. Wilson;
secretary, Benjamin V. Calverley. Jr.;
treasurer, William P. Slegert: Congres.
atonal district pilots- 1st, Frank Kam
meraad: 2d, C. C. Kimble: 3d. Dr. John
Purdy; 1th. David H. Zlegler; 5th, Robert
Bonnjr; Oth. Frederick S. Drake.
One of the changes offered by Director
Twlnlns will make the northern terminus
of thn Broad street subway two blocks
from Pike street, the point where Director
Taylor first planned to end this line. In
defense of this change and to anticipate
criticisms from Logan, which, under Direc
tor Taylor's later plans was to have been
benefited by continuing the subway to Ol
ney avenue. Director Twining said:
Inasmuch as It Is a well-recognized
fact that rapid transit lines on a 6
cent fare basis are only financially
successful by themselves In a fow In
stances, and In those Instances purely
on account of the great density of
population In the district through
which they pass. It has been deemed
advisable to divide the construction
Of the system into successive steps
with a view of placing the financial
burden on the city gradually and in
such order as the necessities of tho
elty require.
-To make clearer his entire plan of
changes Director Twining enumerated a
list of seven principles, which be said,
should govern the construction of the
rapid transit system ; particularly a sys
tem which Is Intended to be worked In
harmony or in partnership with the ex
isting system, and In which the main Idea
Is to supplement the existing system, and
not to act as a direct competitor,
THE DIRECTOR'S "PRINCIPLES,"
Tho principles follow:
First Locate rapid transit lines In
general where the congestion of
population has become too great for
urfa.d tinea properly by take care
of them.
Second. Construct each Una In pro
Kresaive steps, completing and placing
In operation the most urgently needed
sections first, and adding extensions
as their necessity or feasibility is
demonstrated.
Third. Plan the system as a compre
hensive whole and with the underlying-
Ideai of operating the lines on
the, principle of through routing the
trains. Avoid the so-called "loop
ing method of operating whereyer
possible.
.Fourth, Build the minimum
amount of subway line, as this Is
the piot expensive form of construc
tion, and hence carries the highest
itrit f&aree per mile.
Fifth. Build rup!d transit Jines to
swell points only beyond the business
district as will provide sufficient
tr&CJta to ioai the tines to an eco
lteateal amount Beyond such points
the tfWC should be cared for either
Vy jh4fm lines or other lowrcost
ttma ot eoBfitrfictlon.
Mxth. pulld rapid transit lines In
the hu&lnQHB district so they may
ant as channels conveying the main
l,afa Sow to and through the busi
ness district without confusion and
&jnt2ttim and so as to rsauire tb
.uin.ij'uej wneunt ef tmMfrrlsj; to.
i,'!i, tea Udcr'a dtlea.tlo.
Seventh. Utillzo existing transit
facilities to tho fullest rxtent possible
nnd supplement them by intensions
In the suburbs for tho development
of territory adjacent to the rapid
trnnslt lines. This is Intended to
provent the duplication ot bcrvlce
and a larger investment of capital
than Is needed to properly take ciro
of the district served.
A statement regarding tho abandon
ment of work under City Hall on tho
Broad street subway was also Issued by
Director Twining. It Is declared that tho
contract under which tho Keystone Con
struction Company began work Is so '
worded that tho contractor Is bound to
conform to any changes mado In the plans
nnd that If then Is any Increased cost.
by reason of the changes, he shall be
paid for the increased expense Incurred,
and reversely that If there be a d'inlnu-
I tion In the cost, tho amount shall ou de
ducted from the original contract price.
Under the rovlsed plans, It 13 declared
that tho Keystone Construction Company
will not receive nearly the nmount It
would havo been paid under the original
contract, though Director Twining says
that figures as to tho difference In cost
havo not finally been obtained. They will
be made public later.
The following nto opinions of Council
men and officials of the leading business,
trade and civic associations In the various
sections of the city which aro not Imme
diately provided for under the present
Twining transit program.
Sectional Business Men
FRANK I. REISZNER, president of the
Market Street Business Men's Associa
tion: , I don't regard the Twining plans
favorably. It is evident to me that tho
routes were changed for the same rea
son that tho change of tho City Hall
btation was really made the contrac
tors found the construction work to be
too expensive.
Tho public Is not best accommodated
by the Twining plan Director Taylor
provided for tho future and his Idea was
correct. Twining's proposition also
provides for the future, but not as well
as that of Director Toylor. It Is not
going to bo a benefit to tho public.
CHARLES VON TAGEN, secretary of the
United Business Men's Association:
The plan should bo met with over
whelming protest by the people In gen
eral,
The City of Philadelphia wants the
Taylor plan. It wants high-speed lines
and It certainly should have tho one
from League Island to tho City Line.
The city needs money. Look at the un
developed ground In the northern sec
tion of Philadelphia, which would be Im
proved by the high-speed line This
would mean an Increase In taxes and
would give to the city an Increased reve
nue, the loss ot which It now suffers.
Talk about running a bridge across
the Delaware River. Why Improve the
suburbs of Camden? To curtail the
high-speed lines hero is a big mistako,
and you can take It from me that It Is
going to be fought by all of the Im
provement and business men's associa
tions and by the people In general. It
Is ridiculous to start the subway at
Walnut street and conclude It nt Erlo
avenue. South Philadelphia should not
stand' for such a thing, and I don't
think It will. What Is sauce for the
goose ought to be sauce for the gander,
and South Philadelphia ought to fight
for her rights and so should North Phila
delphia. The city Is standing In Its own light
by adopting such a course. I believe
there should be high-speed lines to Rox
borough and Southwest Philadelphia. I
don't favor a subway to Roxborough, as
tne cost of construction would be too
great, but there should be elevated lines
fed by the Broad street subway.
West Philadelphia
FRANCIS F. BURCH. attorney, Common
Councilman, 16th Ward:
That new plan provides for no transit
system at all. I favor the plan that
will embody all the features In the Tay
lor plan, which will give the most serv
ice to the moat people. I do not favor
any limited program such as the one
outlined by Mr, Twining, The action
was a surprise to me.
IRA D. QARMAN, Select Councilman
from the 16th ward; independent in
politics.
We had hoped we would be cared for
In West Philadelphia, and we feel that
we have certain rights In the transit
question put here. It seems to me from
what I have just heard about the new
plans that something ought to be done.
The plans ought to be whipped Into
shape to give bervlce to as many people
as possible.
DR. FRANCIS A. FAUQHT, president o.
the Allied Business Men's Association
of West Philadelphia:
I fail to see how they will be able
to spend the entire sum appropriated,
The Broad street subway running only
from Erie avenua to Spruce street win
be next to useless, for the persons liv
ing In that section already aru served
with tffleclent transit In my opinion
the city will be bankrupt In four years,
so that If it takes the entire 36.Q00,O(!O
to construct the lines provided In (tie
new plan, the other ele-raed roads pro
vided for in the Taylor plan will never
be realliid. The CounsUmcn ox Weat
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WILLIAM E. FINLEY
Select Councilman of 39th Ward,
who says he faiis to understand
why subway to Shunk street 13
loft out in new Twining plan.
Philadelphia will light for tho Tayl-r
plan and tho Woodland avenue elevated,
for It Is badly needed Tuesday night
a meeting of the nllled associations nnd
the West Philadelphia Councilman will
be held. There wo will ask tho men
to present a united front for tho Tay
lor plan and to vote against any loan
that does not provido for n Woodland
nvenuo elevated. If the Twining plar
Is only a start, however, and tho other
lines will bo constructed. I will say It
1b a good one. The possibility of the
other lines, however, looks very remote.
CLARENCE J. GALLAGHUIt, president
of tho Greater Sherwood Improvement
League:
I havo always been In favor of the
Woodland menue and tho League
Island high-speed lines because there la
no question but that the sections which
would be served by such lines have
been greatly hampered In their develop
ment by the lack of adequato transit
facilities. Take, for Instance, tho sec
tion lying south of Market street, be
tween S2d nnd 63d streets. It Is served
by only two cross-town trolley lines, and
residents of the section havo an aver
age walk of 10 minutes beforo they
even reach n trolley car and begin their
tedious journey downtown.
Woodland avenue elevated would call
for a connecting line between it and the
Market street elevated along 56th street
and would accomplish what we are now
powerless to do to develop a section
with wonderful possibilities. The strik
ing out of these lines and the others on
the original high-speed transit plans Is
an Injustice to the citizens of this city
In my opinion.
HUGH McILVAIN, lumber dealer of 60th
street and Elmwood avenue:
Director Twining Is making n grave
mistake In slighting the people of that
section of the city known as Darby.
The residents of the 10 th Ward have
been looking; forward to the completion
of the Darby "L." and this change of
plans will not he acceptable to them.
Every Councilman, whether Select or
Common, pledged himself aB being In
favor of the elevated line to Darby, and
we looked for former Director Taylor's
plans to bo carried out by Director
Twining. I am sure this will cause bit
ter disappointment out here.
JACOB MATHAY. Common Councilman
from the 10th Ward:
This matter will be brought before
the Councllmanla League at Us next
meeting. I havo not had much time to
study this new plan, but from what I
have been able to gather, I would say I
believe Director Twining Is making a big
mistake In striking the Darby "L" from
the original plans. There Is a vast host
of people living In this section of the
city who have suffered poor transit
facilities for many years. Just at a time
when their expectations wore about to
be realized, they are apparently doomed
to disappointment
I cannot understand why Director
Twining plans to spend such an enor
mous sum of money on the Broad street
subway when persons living In the
northern section of the city are to be
berved by the Frankford "L." The
money should be more evenly divided,
The people of that section of the city,
whom the Broad street subway would
serve, already have facilities for reach
ing the central section of the city, and
I believe that Parby and South Phila
delphia deserve more consideration,
JOHN B, SIMPSON, president of the
Business Men's and Taxpayers' Associa
tion of Darby:
The Broad street subway will not
pay if it is to be so short, for the peo
ple will ride In the surface cars. The
new plan Is a great injustice to all the
sections left out, especially Manayunk
with its poor transit facilities.
QEOHaH CONNELL, Select Councilman
of the 10th "Ward.
Tt &rriava me to think that Director
Twining has changed the plans of PI- I
rector Taylor. I know tko people of'
Darby will bo bitterly disappointed when
they hear of this new move. Dai by
would havo become one of Philadel
phia's most linpoi tant suburbs with the
completion ot the "I, " Ileal cstato
values would luno Increased and this
Fei-tlon vould have become a business
contro. Every ono out hero looked for
ward to the elevated road with keen
anticipation Wo will carry tho light
Into Councils. Tho Councllmcn in both
branches In West Philadelphia have
organized themselves Into a league and
thoy havo pledged themselves to sup
port the transit plans as outlined by
former Director Taylor. .
DR FRANK B. CROWE. Common Coun
cilman from the ICth Ward:
I do not think that tho proposed
tliango will accomplish the purposes for
which tho transit plan was made. I
am In favor of the Taylor plans, for I
believe that the money could bo spent
for the benefit of a greater number of
people by going Into the southeastern,
southwestern bectlons of tl-o city ami
ticrmantown, as llrst planned. I don't
think much of the new plans, and do
not think ns many people can bo served
for the same amount of money by tho
proposed changes. This new plan really
duplicates servlco for somo people and
leaves others uncared for.
DR. W. WARREN WEAVER, Common
Councilman of the 10th Wnrd:
The Twining plan may bo a feeler.
If It Is. It won't tnko them long to get
our feelings on tho subject Downtown
Is getting n rough end of the deal with
the proposed subway cutoff at Spruco
street. North Philadelphia seems Jo bo
getting tho same sort of treatment, and
Roxborough seems to havo been en
tirely overlooked. In fact, all sections
of tho city which really need rapid
transit nro left out of tho running.
West Philadelphia, It appears, gets
nothing from the new loan bill. Wo
had hoped for tho Darby "L," but thcrq
seems1 to bo a disposition to disappoint
us
Wo wilt havo to havo definite as
surances thnt tho Darby "L" will be
built beforo wo will support tho loan
bill. Wo will line up with downtown,
nnd the northwestern nnd northeast
ern sections of the city are In tho fight
against this thing.
JOHN T. PEDLOW, president of tho
Woodland Avenue Business Men's As
sociation: I fall to Bee why every section of tho
city should not receive a squar deal In
this matter. People In tho northern
Bcctlon of the city are badly lu need of
a subway, and there Is no reason why
West Philadelphia should not get an
appropriation of $4,500,000 for the pro
posed Darby "L."
Many Phliadelphlans who work In
Chester aro moving to Chester because
of tho slow transit. If tho Darby "L"
Is built wo can keep these people in tho
city.
SAMUEL CROTHERS, real estate dealer,
5215 Chestnut street -
If Mayor Smith favors tho new Twin
ing Idea nnd drops the Taylor plan, he
Is Inconsistent. He pledged himself to
the Taylor plan and we all thought that
ho meant to keep his word.
So far as the northern section of the
city Is concerned, I think that It Is poor
business policy to discontinue tho sub
way at Erie avenue. As for Roxbor
ough and Manayunk, I believe some
thing should be done In order to give
them proper transit facilities, which
they do not have at the present time
but which they would have had under
the completed Taylor plan.
West Philadelphia needs the Darby
elevated Any attempt to drop this
project for any length of tlmo Is sure to
arouse a storm of protest. I believe the
Taylor plan should be followed.
JOSEPH C. McMENAMIN, president of
the Chester Avenue Improvement As
sociation: The new plan will never go through,
for there Is too much opposition to it.
Everybody Is for the Taylor plan, and
this sudden switching to a new one will
not, in my mind, be tolerated. As for
the Broad street subway, it will be no
good unless It runs the length of Broad
street, from Olney avenue to League
Island. Our association has indorsed
the Taylor plan and we are going to
nght tor it. we win hold a meeting
Monday night to act on the question,
DAVID FRANKENFIELD. Common
Councilman from the 11th Ward:
I am emphatically In favor of the
subway to League Island as proposed
In the original transit plans, I think
this should be provided first and then
attention turned to the construction of
high-speed lines to the outlying sections,
such as Darby, Manayunk, Roxborough
and other places.
Downtown
WILLIAM CRAWFORD, Select Council
man, 30th Ward;
I would like to see a full statement
by Director Twining In prlrt ' I uni
derstand that the transit plans included
a subway to League Island, and I am
heartily In favor of this. The people
In that se.ctioir.wllt suffer If It is ellmi
nated. It seems to me that It North
Philadelphia la to have a subway, South
Philadelphia should also. There is
really more reason for South Philadel
phia to havo it because there is a great
er population and more congestion
mere man m norm muaaeip&ia. gut,
mark me, Squth Philadelphia will not
b left la th ivrcJi,
t ISk
ROBERT SMITH
Common Councilman of 36th
Ward, who believes that South
Philadelphia will yet bo taken
care of in 3ubway plans.
CHARLES A. RILEY, South Twentieth
Street Business Men's Association:
Any change In the Taylor plan would
be a big mistake.
ROBERT SMITH. Common Councilman,
36th Ward, a Vara adherent:
South Philadelphia will be taken care
of. It has never been left yet. I con
sider Director Twining ono of the best
transit engineers in tho country. What
ever ho has done Is undoubtedly for tho
best.
DR. S. STALBERG, 1331 South 6th street,
former chairman Executive Committee,
South Philadelphia Advancement Asso
ciation: By eliminating tho Taylor compre
hensive bubway plan Philadelphia once
moro demonstrates conclusively that It
Is moro than 20 years behind ns far as
rapid transit facilities aro concerned.
Thousands of South Phliadelphlans will
bo greatly disappointed ns a result of
tho Taylor plan being abandoned. I
sincerely hope that Mayor Smith will
chango his mind and adopt the Taylor
plan as n solution ot tho transit problem.
WILLIAM E. FINLEV, Select Council
man, 39th Ward, a Varo adherent:
Tho peoplo of South Philadelphia
need a subway and quick transportation
to tho centre of the city more than any
other section. I cannot understand why
the subway to Shunk street Is left out.
It should have been built even before
the line to Erie avenue, I believe. I can
speak more definitely after I learn why
the lino to Shunk street haB been aban
doned, HARRY M. LEVY, president. South Street
Business Men's Asoclatlon:
South Philadelphia, us usual, has been
handed a raw deal. It seems to mo that
the city, every time It has something
to hand out In the way of improve
ment, gives it 10 tne uptown sections.
It seems to bo a habit to give uptown
everything and to forget South Phlla
delphla completely except on election
day. It's a kick that we won't forget
and I'm going to call a meeting of the
association right away and take some
action. Why, we've got half the city's
population In South Philadelphia, und
can get nothing done for them."
JOHN J. ORR, a director of tho South
western Business Men's Improvement
Association :
Every public-spirited South Phlladel
phlan Is anxious to know why the Tay
lor plan has been cast aside, .
OEOROE D. FOX. Select Councilman, of
the 13d Ward:
Philadelphia wants real rapid transit
and It will never get It If she stands for
a proposition of this kind. I don't know
what Is meant. I don't understand the
reason for the change. The people voted
for the loan bill with the understand
ing that they were to see the Taylor
plan put in force. They should rise and
protest against any change In (he orlg
Inal program. There Is one thing I will
will say and that Is I never did approve
of the subway running south on Broad
street as far as League Island, because it
will be years before the land In that ex
treme southern section will be Improved,
but I do believe it should havo gone
south as far as Porter street. I know
that I also voice the sentiments of all
the other Councilman in the 13d Ward.
PR. JOJIN II. BAILEY, chairman. Board
of Directors, South Philadelphia Busl
ness Men's Association:
I don't believe that there are 15 per
sons who live in the South Philadelphia
section who will be satisfied with the
Twlnlntr plan. For years It has heen our
hope that we would have a subway in
operation in South Philadelphia. A
meeting of our association will be hW
March 11 and I shall introduea resolu
tlons caUlnff upon tho city efflclahi to
chango their present plans to tho Taylor
comprehensive plnn. If tho Twining
plan Is to bo adopted the citizens of this
city who yearly pay taxes ought to be
enlightened ns to how tho J35.000.000
Is to be spent If this city Is permitted
to keep on spending such fabulous sums
of money It Is only a question of tlmo
when Philadelphia becomes bankrupt
Uptown nnd Northeast
WILLIAM VERNON, president Tabor
Association:
Residents of Olney will never be sat
isfied with the Twining plnn. Wo In
dorsed tho Taylor comprehensive plan
after Olney had been Included. From
an economical viewpoint tho city Is cer
tainly making a bad bargain.
E. C. BOILEAU, Select Councilman, 32d
Wnrd:
I nm In favor of tho original Taylor
plan. I think It would have been bet
ter to let the Broad street subway plans
stand ns they wero originally. I do not
think that South Philadelphia should
have been discriminated against In such
n manner.
E. J. LAFFERTY, president Logan Im
provement League:
Tho business men of Logan will con
tinue their fight for a subway to Olnoy
avonue, despite tho recommendations of
Director Twining to the contrary,
HENRY F. KENNEDY, Select Council
man, 14th Ward:
I believe the changes In the transit
plan nro very unfair. Stops should, ,bo
taken to remedy this matter at tho
earliest opportunity. I think thore
should bo a special meeting of Councils
to Inquire tho reason for providing
roads Just for one section of tho city.
I will look 'into tho matter thoroughly
nnd see what can bo done.
JERE H. SHAW, Common Councilman,
32d Wnrd:
I havo always favored the Taylor
plan and hate to see any revisions. It's
a shame to see South Philadelphia cut
off from tho high-speed transit, for It's
the most progressive section of the
city nnd should bo well looked after.
I havo atways stood for hlgh-spcod
transit and I would not have the plan
modified now.
MORRIS FINER, president, North Eighth
and Ninth Streets Business Men's As
sociation: A meeting of the association will be
called on Monday and at that time I
expect emphatic protest to be .made
against the proposed curtailment of tho
Taylor plan. I will make a decided
protest against the now plan.
WALTER B. BERTOLET, president,
Northwest Business Men's Association:
What I would like to know Is why
the new plan, which Is only two-fifths
ns extensive as the Taylor plan, should
be more expensive by 310,000,000 thnn
a similar amount of construction would
have cost under the Taylor plan. Why
this oxtra ten million? I was In favor
of the original Taylor plan, I object
to the modified plan on which work
has been started because It cuts out
certain features In the first scheme
that I favored, and now naturally I am
entirely opposed to this wholesale cur
tailment which affects this section of
tho city. Inasmuch ns It eliminates the
proposed Darby elevated and the pro
posed Roxborough subway.
DR. J. D. BOILEAU, secretary, Lehigh
Avenue Improvement Association:
There should have been a mihwnv nil
the way to Olney avenue. The people
there were promised It and should have
been given consideration. I think the
xayior plan a trifle bettor than the
Twining substitute, with the exception
of tho City Hall station and the Ridge
avenue proposition.
0SAJ,.H' PI"CE. Select Councilman,
17th Ward:
South Philadelphia and Darby should
be taken care of in the form of high
speed lines. The residents of these
sections havo long been neglected as
regards transit facilities. I feel that
Taylor's plans, while they planned more
toward the future than the present
needs of the city, were Ideal, as far as
a high-speed Bystem to serve the whole
of the city Is concerned. The Broad
Btreet subway should stand as Taylor
planned. In any case, I believe the
money that Is to be expended under
Twining's plan should be more evenly
divided,
JOHN A. LEVIS, Common Councilman,
23d Ward:
I am heartily in favor of the compre
hensive transit plans of Director Taylor,
and am strongly opposed to the abrldg.
ment of those plans as contained in the
program of Director Twining and Mayor
Smith. The Taylor plans would have
given adequate high-speed transit lines
to people in alt sections of the city, and
I think that anything less than this
will not meet the needs of the people.
The lines proposed in the Taylor plans
were especially needed by people in the
suburbs and outlying sections, They
need rapid transit facilities much more
than residents of the section In which
the proposed subway will operate.
DR. JOHN II, LOCK, Common Council
man, 31st Ward:
I have been enthusiastic about the
Taylor plan. Beyond question the city
needs a hlgh-ped transit Bervlce to
link its various sectional interest to
gether. Whlto I hav no technical
knowledge of tha chaege involved,
docs seem to mo rather ridiculous to
ho giving ono central section of towtii9
tuiuuuy lira nifii-speeu services,, ajj
mo uromt street and Parkway; llnesT
will do for tho Immediate untown. whilst
tho other sections, except tho Northeast
nro negiccicu.
EDWARD II. WEPER, formor president
or tne ivortn Front nnd District Bual. -
noss Mens Association:
Wo have alrendy gone on record In.
favor of tho Tavlor nlan. Wn nro m.
vlnrnri thnt It lu tUn anfftot nh ...l
the city to work by. It will best con2
servo tho Interests of every section.!
Alter mo nign-specu transit campaign
mat was waged we think it futile to
modify tho original plan. Up here, wjjjw
nro entnuslastio about Mr. Taylor andt
CHARLES SEGER. Select Councilman -.!
7th Ward, n McNichol lieutenant: -18
I don't know just what tho Idea is, of j
cumng iown tne length ot tho subwayj
nnd terminating It nt Erlo avenue. I
nm still disappointed that there Is til
n.n.ilalnn n. n linn n T..1.a.. .
jiiwioiuii iui . iniu iu uyuuuj. 41B I. ;
understand It, thero Isn't much of'kffl
servlco out there. If thero Is any at'all.
I am told that It costs GO cents to main
the round trip on tho steam trains. It
seems to me that, with all thos'o Instl-'-'
tutlons there, it la essontlal to have aj
huuu iiuu iu mem. nm new .iwinuiXgi
Plan cans tor un expenditure, I see. or
120,000,000 less than the Taylor olan. .
though, of course. It Is truo that It only.1
1 Ifivolveti about two-fifths of the cob-8
structlon. The now plan seems to CBt
out a lot of the city, but I wouldn't Ilksa
to make any statement till I can az
amine the plans nnd see just what th!
Idea Is.
W. E. LAMON, Common Councilman, 30th 1
ward :
Tho subway should extend at least!
to Shunk street. If thero Is to be a
subway at all South Philadelphia shouHl
have the preference as that sectlpo'ti
transit facilities at present aro not asj
good as North Philadelphia's, where
they havo tho Reading Railroad to'!
boot. Also South Philadelphia's popu
lation Is greater, and It needs the sub
way more.
JAMES A. HAMILTON, president, South
Philadelphia Business Men's Associa
tion:
Personally I still feel the subway
should reach to League Island I guar-.
antee that we will flcht to the utmost!
to get It there, and I'm confident we wlll
succeed. It belongs to South Philadel:
phla.
A. C. KEELEY, Common Councllman.,1
28th Ward, and Director, Kensington,!
Board of Trade:
Tho peoplo havo been trained to look 3
for a high-speed transit system bccausa.j
of the Taylor plan. It might be un(j
healthy for the entire city's develop-;!
iiibi ik iu uuuuku wie pmna uk kiua -
date. The best we can hope for lj
that the Director and the Mayor hart .
so considered tho whole plan that noJ
one section of the city will have l(u
interests Jeopardized, though from .,
superficial examination the revised plafln
uuemi i &ceui us complete ana us SW
as the Taylor plan.
DR. JOHN MAIER. 2611 Kensington ave-j
nue, and the oldest druggist In 'tin J
Northeast:
I'm opposed -to the Twining plan,!
After being promised so much we havil
a right to expect to get what we vtn.
led to believe we were going to get3
Naturally, hero in tho Northeast we arJ
gratified at the provision mado for thW
section, but we think it would be bettc'l
If tho entire Taylor plan were carrl4l
out as originally explained. It would!
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