PENN TO GET IN
PASADENA TODAY
Quakers Enjoy Spirited
' Workout at Albuquerque.
Big Greeting for Team
DESTINATION NEAR END
By NEIL MATHEWS
Captain of rni rootball Team
WINSW5W, Aria.. Dec 37. Well, we are
:r (ne cnil of out lonjt Journey nnd are
5,i In rHAdna nt 1:0S thin Afternoon or
?i I OS eastern time. This will enable
th bora to be out In uniform and enjoy
ih. first real workout since we left Prank
us nw ,Ve A 0UI' chanc' t0 R,t ln
Pi much-needed siirnai pr-. i .mouquer
H T n M. yesterday afternoon.
A Ion practice' session la on the cart for
(Jur Aa soon a we reach PasAdens we
ill out to the fleM and will not renlsler
it the Hotel naymond until we have had
our first taate of work on California aoll.
There haa been a Brent change In the
ealher elnce we left snow-covered Frank
tm Field, snowbound. Canada and Ice-cov-rid
Michigan Out here It la like mtdaum
intt and while It la not hot or uncomfort
antr warm In thla State It la on Improve
ment over condltlona on Franklin Field
durlnir the !' wk ot P'1" hr
Jrow "o tell of our practice at Albuquerque
We were alt dreaiod In our football tore
and waltlnic Aa soon we drew Into the
station we mado ft beeltne, for the town
iauare. Wo lined up two teama nnd held
what I considered to be the most spirited
oractlce elnco the week at Whltemnrsh be.
fore the Cornell name, Uvery play waa ro
hearsed several tlmea. and they all worked
surprisingly well. Not n forward paaawent
aitray nor was one signal missed. There
was not room enoujih to do nny kicking, so
we hadtto content ourselves by running the
ball
Much to our aurprleo nnd pleasure we
were greeted by A rousing cheer by n dele
gation from the University of New Mexico.
"When we turned to nnswer It n croud of
pretty glrla surrounded us nnd personally
presented ench one of us with a miniature
Mexican hat. In acknowledgment, we gave
several long cheers and sane Pennsylvania,
cons. nltoKether rounding out a pleasant
top In this desert town.
VAIIAN PREDICTS HARD
BATTLE FOR PENN TEAM
BOSTON, Dec. IT. Eddie Mnhnn. former
Harvard football star, bnck from conchlng
the University of California eleven, said to
day that Pennsylvania would find Oregon
a hard opponent at 1'asndcna New Year's
"It Is likely to rain," he continued, "and
en a wet field tho Oregon team will be more
at homo than tho I'enn players, for Bed-
'tele's team hns played nearly every game
Mn the rain The Oregon players are all the
same sue ami ona or me Krcmesi loaning
quads I have cer seen. The backfleld men
are huky nnd ns big aa tho forwards. They
are much older than the college players In
the East, but the style of play la virtually
the same.
"If the Quakers think It's golne to be
' easy they nro likely to get a surprlae.
While Oregon Is not ns good aa many
elevens I have .seen In tho Knat, It Is an
eleven that hustles all the time It Is well
equipped In forward passing nnd plnya a
good line-smashing game."
Mahan Is out of u Job and Is nwaltlng
the best Inducement. Regarding reports
that he Is going to coach at Columbia ho
aid he had heard ot It only through the
papers. '
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'Four Gomes 'LUtcd on Opcntnjr Day
Schedule Merlon first icnm j
Favorites
What promises to bo nn unusually Inter-
psllng squash racquets season will open
lioday with contests In tho Interclub team
fmatches between Team A. of Merlon, nnd
lleam IJ, of Germantown, at Manhelm;
'Team D, of Merlon, and the Ilacquet Club,
. at Haverford ; Huntingdon Valloy and Team
Ai of Oermantown. nt Noble, nnd Cynwyd
! and Overbrook, nt Cynwyd.
The teams will bo very much tho aama
"as last year with tho exception of team U,
t Merlon, which will use three new
f players todny. For tho first couple of
matches Merlon will Do nanaicnppru
through the absence of Stanley Rogers and
T. V Chrustle.
Today's teams will, bo selected from tho
I following:
OERMANTOWK. TEAM V. VS. MEItlON,
TEAM A
Oermantown, Team H V. P. Newhall. rran-
Ft!.
ktotter. Jr.. K. II. Tunnell and A. I,. Lach.
llradler,
H, Al. IHCUCKi ff. V.. Ji", "
Ifarlnn. Turn Aftuckmar. l.e
Lothron
Lee.
Allen Evans. Jr.. w. II. T. 11
s Uouillller and It. Evane. Jr.
ltuhn, Jr.. K,
II.
MMUON. TEAM D. VS. JIACQUET CLUB
Merlon. Team II A. II. Mllle. I. C. Jwn.
JrTT J. . Evans, W. Brack, Henry Endlcolt,
Rowland Evana, Jr. ,
n.eout ciut i). I Hutehlneon. 3d. c. II.
Kv Jennlass. W. J. McOllan. U. C. W lalar. J'Wrce
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HUNTINODON VAM.BY VS. OERMANTOWN.
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EVrtlng and Ilor Karrlagton.
DOIIEIITY QUITS COACHING
MADISON. Wis.. Dec. ST With the de
parture of quarterback-Coach John Doh"ty
for Boston came the announcement that tne
matter of assistant football wch" fpr Dr
aul Wlthlngton will not b determined by
the WUconaln Athletlo Association until the
spring, Tomeso Hqucy'a retirement for tne
mSi?n business, Dick King's -leparturo hr
South America, and the i nei toIl that
Doherty will bu engaged In business In the
East leave the assistant of"1!
tr pped of all but nowaru """--".;
non-Harvard man on Doctor WUhlngtons
staff.
PETEY
, Theifre Not
So Good to
Petey, but
He's Glad
If a Over,
Anyway
SEASON OF 1916 WAS
BWGlSTmRINPOLO
Official Declares There Never
Han Been n More Promising
Outlook for Pony Sport
Hjr H. C. HBKDERT
Chairman l'nh Asxoclatiotv
;H.,i" ,n '"tn attnehed to polo
inM i- . ,'MdllJr rowlng Intere.t In the
K. .k '1 I" ht'lnfy of polo In America
ii.l . btn n oo'loolt 'or greater ae
l...r i!n nflw PPr" for the coming
"r ,. Mnr of the tlultn of the I'atmo coast
circuit are already playing spirited games,
wnieh are preparatory to the tournament
21. whleh blt,n 'n "eat month.
The Introduction of the Intersectlonal
enamplonahlp games, which were played
lait fall at the Philadelphia Country Club,
was a step In the right direction In the
development f the aporl, ami I feel assured
that stilt treater auceess can be predicted
ror the coming year It Is not always d
airable to bring about Innovations, but a
careful camM of the result of the expert
merit must convince thce Interested In polo
that It Was a aten In lha fl.hl ,llrllnn
Polo Is ho Innmtir ranflhl tf m tm mahIIi.
In mldiummer, but can bo played through
out the entire year Climatic conditions
make It poathle to begin a competitive
campaign on the first of January In Call
fornl and cloee twelve months later In the
South. During the winter months the game
can be playeJ at Hawaii and the I'hlllp
pines, while Aiken. Camden and the south
ern army posts offer suitable conditions
during this season of the year. Following
comes Kakewood and then the regular enat
em circuit, which Includes the senior. Junior,
open and Interactional champlonihtpa.
l'lay In tournaments during last year
waa of an exceptionally high order, chiefly
due to the excellence of the mounts. Many
high clae ponlea were Imported from Kng
land during the past year, which did much
to stimulate the game and which should
bring about a still better outlook for HIT.
A number of new clubs have been organised
and with the old organWatlona still In the
field polo enthuslnsts have nothing to worry
about regarding the snort. It Is expected
that a much more comprehensive entry list
will be obtained, not only for the champion
ship eenta on the I'olnl Judith Club's field,
but also for the Intrrsectlonal tournament.
With the present deplorable conditions
In i urope, dun to tho war. It will be an
other year at least before any thought Is
glen to International competition. In the
meantime we will continue to develop the
sport In the United States,
(500 MAIN LINE CADDIES
TO HE FETED BY GOLFERS
Country Clubs Will Give Christmas
Dinner Tonight for Youthful
Club Carriers
Half a thousand golf rnddlrn will be the
honored guests of Main Line country clubs
tonight, when Merlon, Ht. Davids nnd Over
brook will load their tables with turkey
and other Christmas -eats to fill up the
llttls fellows In nppreclntton of fa.thful
"ervlco oer the links In the last season
Merlon expects fully 300 club carriers to
swarm Into the clubhouse when the bell
ring for dinner, while St. Davids and
Overbrook will entertnln fully a hundred
each.
The boys will present all kinds of vaude
ville stunts for the edification of the golfers
nnd other members of the clubs, who
wilt play the hocta to the little nippers
After the frolicking of the boys the
clubs will reel oft some movies and present
prisex nnd gifts of varluus sorts It Is nil
arranged ln lino for the general move
ment to br ng the caddies closer to tho
clubs and to stimulate their Interest In the
links duties thoy gn through nil summer.
George flayers, the pro at Merlon, Is In
grnerul charge of the committee for to
night's entertainment there, and he has sent
nut mora than 300 Invitations. II story Is
expected to repeat with a solid line-up
present of those Invited After the dinner
the sketches of the bays, movies, conjurors
and other acts of a "show" by the club will
be presented
The boys' part of tho program Is clog
dancing, musical selections nnd Imitations
of tho various members in action over the
links. The committee of tho affair Includes
Robert W. Lesley. II. M. Clements, II. E.
Qrltnth, Hubert C James, Lewis Nellson.
Harold A. Sands. Wlnthrop Sargeant and
Dr. Harry Colomen. The committee wilt
give prlxr to caddies on tho honor roll In
the form of sweaters with the club Initials.
Oft giving sweaters, gloves and such
articles will also mark the Christmas en
tertainment at the St Davids Oolf Club,
where the arrangements are being made by
A. Ill Kelly At the Overbrook Oolf Club
Oeorga W Curran Is chairman of the com
mittee which la working up the plans.
Roy Hartxell Sisns to Play for Toledo
TOLEDO, Dec IT. Itoger Ilreanahan,
mnnager of the Toledo American Associa
tion club, has announced that he has signed
noy Ilarticll. former captain of the New
York Americans, to play third base for
Toledo.
Davy Paul Wins Shoot
Davy I'aul, of South Philadelphia, was the
only runner of feld of twelve lo make per
fect "core In the Port Hid. Inn Club's 19-blrd
noot. held fetterdar at Whltemarah.
SCHOLASTIC BRIEFS
Central lttth'e basketball .plarera are Pr
!n during ' CUrUimaa l.oJlJ.re. The
are prattle.
are
craDarln lor ine openin trwmi m iu jii.i
MbolutU tissue null , In order to have
5u prelMala Tanap. Coath Jim Ua lion ordr.d
two'precilcee the eeeond to be held tomorrow
afternoon at lbs school
Three of the Central Hlah School resulara
were aUtnl htn the Crlroaon and Oold aiu
dents riuorled al the srmnaalum for practice
naiiedjy alternoon Stewart, the. etar centeri
reeierdar afternoon aiewart, m mtmw umni
lUckman and Hwarta, the suarda went ipe
lilS ot aeaenteea. tapialo MooradUn. nawrtbe
Jeaa had a aiuad ot fourteen plarera on hand.
If Mereeraours Academy, haa another E
Shields to a e-outta named Kren Wllaon
oresDMts of aiwiher awtmmtn title tola
the Tllue and V hits , are ery Mod Ini
If Memreburr Academy haa another E. JI
Shields, in j. euh Wf .V'1 ,"
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LOeea
with
i.rn a cloaa aeconu lo nnnioa in u miner
if value to the aquatic auuaa.
Football plarera now are reporting fef baakst-h-fi
Piine i captain or neat yar,a elaven at
aVirthmorl WepVretiry Bvboob la holdlm: down
e.rular place at suard on lbs Oarnet leant.
Roaetaky.
the Ore.
South Valllr captain, la out for
ball tram.
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BVENIKG USDGEH-PHILilBELIHLfl, WMJxNlSSDAV, DECBMrfBR 27,
MAYOR'S FIRST YEAR STARTS
CITY IMPROVEMENTS AT LAST
Comprehensive Plans, Often Held Up, Under Way
by Public Mandate What Administration
Has Achieved and Left Undone
Municipal accomplishments during 1JH
naturally fotm a continuation ot the com
PtThenalva Improvement plans mappel out
and started during the years of the Itey
burn and Illankenbur administrations.
These plans. Including aa they do all lines
ef advancement, will require many years
tn complete. Achievements divide them
selves Into two classes ot forward move
ments, the first backed by the adminis
tration and the people, and the second
forced upon an unwilling Mayor and Cabinet
by a public aroused to the need, for real
rapid transit.
The final acceptance of the Taylor tran
sit plan by Mayor flmlth, the authorisa
tion of permanent loans amounting to till,
SJ5.000, the Increase In the tax rate on
realty and a comprehensive campaign for
"home rule" legislation are the things that
form a moat Interesting and Important
chapter of municipal affairs. They aro
all the direct result of efforts to modern
ise the city and to place It on a pay-as-you-go
basts.
MAYOR M.KDOKD TO l'HOJECTS
When Mayor Hmlth took oftlee last Jan.
uary he was pledged to many municipal
Improvements, which It waa generally recog.
nised would cost the ctly well over M00.
000,000. The great coot ot the projects
forced alt Interested to recognise the need
for changes and Improvements In municipal
methoda of financing The needed loan legis
lation and other chances kept Councllmanlo
financiers more closely occupied with city
affairs than In any previous year In the
city's hlitory
The big projects to which Mayor Kmlth
was pledged Included rapid transit for all
sections, the erection of many new piers
and wharves along the Delaware ltlver
water front, n new Illockley. a se age-disposal
plant, the completion of league Island
Park nnd the many Improvements In South
Philadelphia, then completion of the Park
way, the erection of a Convention Hall, an
Art Museum and other structures along
the line of the Parkway, an economic gov
ernment. the construction of many new
bridges', the paving nnd Improving of many
highways ami many other of the ordinary
projects that the city la called upon to linn
die each year of Its existence How well or
how III Mayor Hmlth has carried out or fur
thered his pledges anil promises may be
Judged from a resume of the twelve months'
activities
-TIIK FINAKCIN'O PrtODLKM
The year opened with many big projects
derided upon during the previous admin
istration In their formative stage or partly
completed Tho question occupying public
attention first wns how best to secure the
vast fortune needed to complete the pro
gram that had been mapped out during tho
venrs the city wns ruld by an aggreashe
reform government That the people as a
whole desired the Improvements waa shown
by the readiness with which they expressed
their approval of nil plans for borrowing
funds.
At the very outstnrt of the move to carry
out the plans completed under former Mayor
Illankenburg those bnck ot tho Improve
ments struck a enag In the attitude of the
Major toward the rapid transit plans as
drawn by former; Director A Merrltt Tay
lor, of tho Department of Transit. This
proved the second stumbling block to prog,
ress. the first having occurrod In the fall of
1018, when for some reason best known to
rity Solicitor John Connelly a big loan
planned wns abandoned juit as Councils
had prepared to pass upon It favorably. It
waa tho abandonment of this loan project
that forced the whole financial schemo over
Into the present Administration.
The Mayor. In his campaign speeches,
advocated real rapid transit, but carefully
refrained from Indorsing or approving In
Its entirety the plsns formulated by former
Director Taylor The reaeon for this move
wns shown shortly after his taking ortlco.
when he. for weeks, neglected to appoint a
new Director of Transit nnd for a longer
period of tlmo delayed any serious consid
eration of new work.
CITY HALL CONTnOVEIlSY
When finally he chose William S. Twin
ing to head the department, tho public
believed that tho laat obstacle had been
removed and that plans could bo completed
for contract-letting Just as soon ns Coun
cils should take final action on tho needed
loans To anticipate such action was
merely the part of good business and was
expected by all. Judge of the general sur
prise, therefore, when tho Mayor announced
that his new director waa at work on a
modlflcatlo not the Taylor plana, which al
ready had received the approval of the
entire city. To complicate still further the
transit situation, engineers of the city de
cided that City Hall foundations were In
secure and that no subways could with
eafety be driven under the vast pile of
stono that houses the municipal offices.
Work was slopped under City Hall for
many weeks, nnd when It was finally re
sumed arrangements had been completed
to rebuild the walls, and It was agreed by
all that tho original plans could be car
ried through with safety This controveray
consumed time, and while It was under
way Director Twining, presumably acting
under orders of Mayor Smith, had his costly
offlfe and field force at work on the revi
sion of the Taylor plsns. This work re
quired many weeks, during which time
work on plans and speclflcationa for the
Taylor lines was virtually at a alandatlll.
So much was public sentiment aroused at
these delays and efforts to change plans
that provided rapid transit for every sec
tion of the city thst when Director Twining
appeared before Councils with his new
plans, or modifications, as he chose to call
them, he received but scant attention.
MAYOIl FAVOI13 PLAN AT LAST
Again nctlnir under the Mayor's Instruc
tions. Director Twining had his plans
printed and several thousand copies were
distributed This action resulted In a gen
eral protest against further tampering with
'the Taylor plans, and finally Mayor Smith
changed his front and came out flatly In
favor of the plans that had been approved
by his predecessor In older In doing this
the Mayor said that at last he was con
vinced that tho people of Philadelphia knew
what they wanted In the way of rapid
transit and that he would give It to them,
iletween delaya over final adoption of a
comprehensive rapid transit plan and fur
ther delays over framlnr loan measures to
cover a part of the many general Improve
ment projects proposed, the first six months
of the year passed with little or nothing
accomplished, aside from getting the loans
before the vo'ers and Into share for final
pasasge So Indignant waa Select Council
man narry J Trainer, of the Third Ward,
at the efforta of the administration to
change the Taylor transit plan that he
made a motion In Couaclla' Finance Com
mittee that Director Twining withhold the
pay cheeks of his scores of engineers and
other employes for the lime they were taken
oft work on the Taylor lines, to work on a
plan that no one seriously considered, until
they were again authorised to go ahead with
plans that the city n year previously had
approved n an unmistakable way. This
drastic action, however, waa not taken.
roi.iTtca causbs onlays
The decision virtually to double the clly'a
bonded Indebtedness, by authorising loans
of IU4,51S,O0O waa not the work ot a week
or a month, and It was only after many de
laya that the Councllmanlc financiers were
ready to submit their plana to the voters.
Politics at tlmea played no small part In
the delays and for a short time threatened
the auccess of the Immense financial deals
necessarily Involved In any move forward.
Opposition, political and otherwise, was
finally overcome, and on May It last the
big loans were approved by the votero by
an overwhelming majority, Following tha
approval of the votem the bills had to ba
advertised and It was not until July 30 that
the bills had finally passed Councils and
the money was appropriated to tha depart
ments for which It was Intended
During the seven months that the loan
waa In the making It was popularly sup
posed that all the municipal departments
were busily at work on specifications and
drawings that would expedite the letting of
contracts for many of the projects, or at
least for their beginning It soon de
veloped, however, that none of the depart
ment henda waa far enough advanced to go
ahead with the projects coming under Ihelr
supervision and direction, and, more delays
arising, very little waa done.
ITKM8 OF ni(J LOAN
The major Items In the Isrgest loan ever
authorlied by Philadelphia Include 167.
100.000 for rapid transit, 1 10.000.000 for
the port, 11,0(0,130 for removal of tracks
and grade crossings, I0.Q00.000 for the
Parkway. 11.000.000 for new buildings nt
llyberry Farms, 11,200.000 for sewsge dls
posal plant. Il,:5.00t to mandamua claims
due and pending for opening streets, 11,000,
000 for main nnd 11,000.000 for branch
sewers. 1750.000 for bridges, 11.000,000 for
an art gallery, !.0.000 for Public Library
and scores of other loan Items covering
every class of Improvement contemplated
and providing nearly 15,000,000 to pay
maintenance nnd deficiency bills Incurred
through Councils' failure to provide funds
for running expenses during 1910.
Midsummer found the city Government,
with Its annual cost ot operation of 1X5.-
000,000, In but a slightly changed position
rrom tnai exiating when Mayor Illanken
burg left otnee seven months before True,
the loan bills had been passed and ap
proved by all, but tho fact that the de
partments were at last In a position to let
contracts and start work apparently made
little difference to the Mayor and depart
mental henda Another accomplishment
that was credited to the Administration at
this tlmo was the final ratlflcnlon of the
Taylor transit plans, that hsd long since
received the outspoken approval of all but
Mayor Smith and a few of his Cabinet mem
bers nillGCTOKS PLL'ABED
When the loan bill passed, tho Mayor
and other officials declared that "dirt would
aoon fly" from mnny of th. undertakings
planned. Tho Mayor sold that no time
would be lost In getting nn operating agree,
ment with the Philadelphia Itapld Tranalt
Company to run the new transit lines. 8ov
eral directors expressed satisfaction that the
loans had been approved, and declared
they would be In n position to let con
tracts, without watting until bonds should
be sold, out of the 191 loans. Under the
law contracts can bo let nnd work started
Just so tho money Is appropriated and
avallablo to meet the first payments to con
tractors. Bccauso ot tho consol.dnted loan
fund many big undertakings could havo
been started In midsummer had the bu
reaus and departments entrusted with the
planning of the work been ready to ask
for proposals. Despite this condition few
contracts of nny Importance were let dur
ing the best season of the year for outdoor
working.
In anticipation of "big things" Councils
entrusted Director Twining, of the Depart
ment of) Transit, with the power to hire
and fix salaries of engineers, rodmen and
many other classea of trained workers Di
rector Datesman, of the Department of Pub
lic Works, was given the right to appoint
highway ana other Inspectors. New posi
tions were created In many of tha depart
ments, and office and field forces were
brought up to unheard of proportions, in
the case ot transit and port Improvements
the loan moneys themselves carry the sal
ary Items as well as many office and sup
ply Items, thus relieving Councils of the
need for providing money for many of the
activities.
BLOWNKSS AT HTAIVTINO
Ons single Instance will serve to Illustrate
the lack ot action coming from the costly
departments. It la a small one and chosen
at random from many. While Councils
and the Mayor were spending weeks and
months on financial problems and at a time
when the departments were popularly sup
posed to ba hustllrg on plana for big pro
jects tho old South atreet bridge, one of
the first of Ita kind built by the city and
one ot the moat used of the municipal
bridges, "sagged" and sank several feet
under the weight of long sustained tratllc
Fortunately no one waa killed or Injured,
but the accident, which happened to the
weatem approach of the bride, proved con
clusively the need for a new bridge and
approaches.
In anticipation of the need of a new
bridge engineers of the Survey Ilureau had
lonr ago prepared plans for a new' structure
and all. that wss needed to add to their
plans Swa to complete plans i for new ap
proaohVa, An Item of 1760.000 fbr brldgea
In the loan was generally understood to In
elude between 1100.000 and 1100,000 for a
"! 8?u" "' bridge
with tne money in aiam, .. . - t..-
7 1. 1.. m i '
ACHIEVEMENTS OF F1UST YEAR
OF SMITH ADMINISTRATION
Framed and had passed loans for tnuhtctpat projects amounUnjr to
$1 14,625,000.
Forced increase in the tax rate on realty from ?1 to 1.25.
e e
After month of delay ratified entire Taylor transit plan that rraa ap
proved by public durtnp; 1916.
Passed n bill to tncrcaso wnter meter rates and rnaklnp compulsory tho
Installation of meters in many plants nnd factories.
e e e
Ordered old Convention llnll at Broad street nnd Allefthcny nvenue to be
torn down, lenvinc tho city without any jtrcat auditorium for national
Katherinjrs.'
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Held up work on City Hall sections ot tho Broad street subway for sev
eral months, only to contlnuo nlonj: old lines with tho addition of rebuilding
foundations.
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Mnnpcd out series of bills for presentation to tho Legislature next month,
designed to increase city revenues, modify tho present system of tAxatlon nnd
to give tho city n greater amount of homo rule than It has over enjoyed.
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Planned n $3,000,000 Increase In salaries and now plncea on city payroll,
only to abandon tnem nil in tho faco of general opposition.
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Made progress In n small way upon the costly sewage disposal system
thnt tho city has been ordered to provido so that pollution of tho rivers
may end.
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Comploted plans nnd. lot contracts for n number of new buildings nt
Byberry Farms nnd for n nurses' homo nt Blocklcy.
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Late In tho year got n start on sower nnd highway work nnd upon n few
small bridges.
Adopted tho most drastic trnffle regulations ever proposel to Councils In
nn effort to prevent nutomobllo accidents.
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Development begun of eastern portion of League Island Park.
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Rxtcnded Cobb's Creek Pnrk and various other open spaces.
tlcally complete, tho old worn approach
that "sagged" waa nhorcd up and strength
ened temporarily so that travel could be
continued All thla happened months ago
and now omclals of the Department of Pub
lic Works have under dlscusilon tho n eded
height of n bridge span, tho width of a
bascule lift and other details.
The new South street brtdgn may be com
pleted during I17, but the Department of
Public Works wilt havo to make better tlmo
on the project If It Is to b listed aa an ac
complishment at tho end of the next twelve
months.
LAIlOfl COSTS IllOHKlt
In Justice to departmental heads atten
tion must be called to tho fact that labor
and material coata have been advancing
steadily nil through tho year. This fsct
acted ns a deterrent In nme Instances where
progress had been planned. Another factor
that Is said to have entered Into the sit
uation wns n fear that nttneka would bo
made upon the legality of nome phase of
tho loan program. Tills fear was strength
ened because of the factional troubles ex
isting In tho political party In power.
With the clearing away of the clouds
from the loans came the question of how
best to gauge tho state of the money mar
ket and whether It would be better to ft
a sale price for city Iwnds or to sell them
to the highest bidder. After mnny early
fall meetings the latter course was decided
upon, nnd It waa agreed to sell 110.000.000
worth of bonds covering the Improvements
and contracts planned for tho fall and win
ter months. This amount of bonds was
advertised, nnd on October Jl wan pur
chased by a sndlcate of bankers headed
by Drexel & Co. nt an nvcrngo price of
102.101.
IION'DS SOLD AT OOOD PIHCI3
The popularity of municipal bonda waa
evidenced by tho fact that tho Hnst of tho
$114,635,000 offered brought Vucli n good
prlco nnd was oversubscribed many times.
a ml of 120 bidders competed for portions
of the nrst allotment This good showing
greatly pleased Mayor Smith nnd municipal
financiers, and again the Mayor placed
himself on rtcord against any further de
lays. Again he repeated that work on
lays. He repeated that work on many
projects would be started without delay.
Hardly had tho nrst bonds been sold
when tho question of tho need for nn
IncreaMo In the tax rato loomed ao largo
that It overshadowed consideration of tho
Improvement projects. Tho need for In
creased, revenues became apparent when
department chiefs, headed by the Mayor
himself, deluged Councils with demands for
new places and salary Increases that to
taled about JJ.000.000 Kven without these
demands ths Incomo at tho old rato of It
on realty was shown to be Insufficient. Tho
salary Increase plans of tho ndmUlstrntlon
woro checkmated by Select Councilman
Charles Beger. of tho renrose-McNIchol
forces, when he took the stand that no
"big fellows" should have their pay In
creased unless the wages of the "little fel
lows" went up at tho samo time. As such
nn action. In view of the depleted condition
of city finances, waa palpably Impossible,
tho administration changed front over
night and all "raises" and Increases we.ro
cut out, a substitute plan being adopted
whereby the Civil Servlco Commissioners
were ordered to prepare a schedulo of sal
aries that would to some degree standardise
Jay envelopes. This work will likely be
completed early next year
While Councils were employed with the
tax rate question aa the result of ths bud-e-st
demands of departments, tho members
of Mayor Smith's cabinet had their forces
at work preparing plana and specifica
tions for permanent Improvements, with
the result that Director Datesman, of tho
Department of Publlo Works, early this
fall started asking for proposals for con
struction work on main and branch sewers
and on some badly needed highway paving.
During October. November nnd December
the Department of Publlo Works placed
under contract the 11 000,000 worth of
branch sewern provided for In the loan pro-
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gram and much of the 11,000.000 worth
of main sewers.
Contracts also wero let for a number
of bridges across streams and railroad
tracks, nnd contracts also were let tor
the laying of pipes and other activities
Incident to getting work started on tho
long-dlscusaed sewage-disposal plant In tho
northeastern section of tho city, Much
hlshwav work has been manned out nnd
a number of contracts have been let for
thla character of Improvements
A month ago Director Datesman let a
contract to Senator Kdwln 1L Vnre for the
completion ot tho eastern section ot League
Island Pnrk. This work will ba continued
throughout the winter and spring, and will
cost the city approximately IB00.000.
Final plans for the Convention Hall to
be built along the Parkway have been ap
proved, but as tho cost ot the building will
be much greater than waa at first expected
Its completion will be dependent upon future
municipal loans. No efforta havo been
mads to put this building under contract,
but tho old Convention Hall built at Itroad
street and Allegheny avenuo has been or
dered demolished, so that ths city Is now
without nny big hall In which national
conventions, etc.. can ba held, ...
Tho plans for a Muntclpal Art Gallery
were completed many months ago and a
plaster model ot the building waa placed on
exhibition In the building In City Hall court
yard. Following thin exhibition mambera
of tho art Jury and ot tho Fnlrmount Park
Commission decided upon some changes In
ona ot tho wings ot tho, building and tho
whole undertaking was held up Indefinitely,
It Is now explained that revised plans aro
nearly complete.
TWININO "O.KTS BUSY"
Director Twining, of tho Department of
Transit, following tha turning down ot his
Ill-fated efforts to "amend"' the Taylor
plan, put his force nt work oh revised plana
for tho under City Hall aectlon of the llrond
atret subway, the continuation ot tha
Frnnkford elevated and upon other items ot
tho big undertnktpg ho faces In carrying
out tho now generally approved Ideas of his
predecessor In office. Two weeks ago the
Director received bids for a second contract
for Dread street subway work under City
Hall. The Keyatono State Construction
Company submitted the low estimate ot
I14J.O0O, and thla second contract brings
the amount of work to ba dono by tho Mc
Nlchnl concern under City Hall to approxi
mately 13,000,000. Whon thla contract la
comploted It will bo the fourth let by tho
department this year. Tha others are for the
foundations of tho rrankford "I" betwocn
Unity and Dyro atreeta, awarded to Senator
Vare on February 18 for 124,000; tha steel
superstructure for tho same aectlon of tho
"L," the American Dridgo Company, 1280,
000, and tho relocation ot tho Thompson
street sewer aa preliminary work, tho Key
stone Stntsi Construction Company, 1230,000.
Work on tho "L" has stopped for tho winter,
"Nitty BLOCKLTTY" PLANS
Director Krusen, of tho Department of
Health and Charities, during the summer
months was handicapped In his plans for
"a new Blockley" by tho fight ho was com
pelled to wage against Infantile paralysis.
This campaign, coming on tha heels of the
loan bills, prevented any very great advance
In the plans for relieving tho sick and un
fortunate thousands who aro dependent
upon the city. The Director went over and
revised a number of plana that had been
drawn years ago for buildings at Dyberry
eriinnM Avn rnr.i.riita
NEFF COLLEGE
A Saturday Afternoon tlaaa will open Janoarr
Olh, al SiSO. under the peraeaal
Inatraetlan ef Or, Neff,
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Truiteea announce a three. rear gradual.
Irs courae In llualneaa Payeholety and Half.
Kipreaalon coverlns two houra a week. In anr
claaa All paat loatructlon counts toward grad
uation, A ticket admitting to the first two fUturdere,
Jan, Uth and lth. will be sent on application.
Two Demonatrallen lesaana will alao be (iven
Tburedare Jan. 4lh and lltb. at 1, if. Tickets
on application.
Par, Kvenlnr and Saturday Couraea for men
only, for men and women, open Jan. :d. Call,
write or phone tipruce S31S.
NRFF COI.I.KOK. ITIO Cheatnut fllreel
tui.tM h. SKvr, I'h.u. j, WAunxx .vnry
I'reeldeal I, sounder Xanaier
Stammering Speech Defects
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STRAYER'S
Paalllona suaraalaad.
Tha Ileal lloalnaaa acheal.
sib and Cbestnui Hlreeia.
Kntar now. Day ar Bleak
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FArms nnd for hwpfoTtft WW hoJrMal
TWrty-feurth rind pin .
Contracts amounting o about i"I"s,lH
for bulfdtaii t Jiyherrr ana JJOO.Ofifi iw
a hursts' home, ard Improvement to W
heating system at niockler ar In hat W
start work on and an effort Wilt be r
to make a rw.1 start If the winter treatfrtr
doe not prove to severs aa to Upset th
plana of tl department A number of
other contract of comparative unlinport
anct Were let during; the, last year an a part
ot the general scheme to ultimately secure
for Philadelphia, a, new hospital and nlma
house.
Director Webster, of tho Department tt
Wharves, locks and Ferries, haa had hi
forces at vrotk on plsna for the Improvement
et the port, the revision of tha railroad
futilities In South Philadelphia, and.
together with Director Datesman, of tha
Department of Public Work, en plana far
abolishing grade crbestngs. During tha
year a small part or the 110.000,000 allowed
for part Improvements generally has beert
placed under contract and preliminary
work authorlied on a number of ptera tot
which plans' have been completed. Work
left over from the laat administration on
the Moyamennlng plera and at other points
along the river front was completed and the
ew structures thrown open to the publlo.
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FOUR HELP FOR LIO.UOR SALE
Deputy ShorliT Among Men Accused of
Dispensing to Foreigners
NESCOPKCK. Pa., Dec JL -A. 3. Oast
and his helper aro under ball pntwo charges
ot selling liquor without a license, whits
Abe Flerman, ot NanllcoXe, and Simon
Milter, tho latter a deputy sheriff, of Luierno
County, face one charge as a result of an
alleged attempt to ship a carload ofi liquor
to Nescopeck and sell It to foreigners In
West Berwick. A
Oast, already IndtctM ror rottmtlar of
fenso In Columbia County, and his helper
wera arrested, waived hearing and gava
bait Then. It la charged, they returned to
the car and continued the sale.
It la further alleged that Flerman and tha
deputy sheriff were helping them whon tha
second nrresta were made,
A number of foreigners with suitcases
were ready to carry the liquor to West Ber
wick when tho Anti-Saloon League agent
caused the arrests.
Applications Filed In Columbia Co.
11I.OOM811UIIO, Pa Deo, 27. SUty-rtr
person have applied for liquor licenses In
Columbia County, aa against eighty-four
Inst year. Seeking a wholesale license In
llloomsburg Is Harry SSIrgler. a protege ot
ex-Commlsloner Jerry A. Hess, who had a
restaurant In hla property until two year
ago, when n license wan refused.
Nnvy May Go to St, Thomas
WASHINOTON. Dec 2T, Wans for a
great naval demonstration to signalise
American acquisition of tho Danish "West
Indies are being considered by State and
Navy Department officials. Pmhahiv ih.
f entire Atlantic Meet will bo ordered to RL
i nomas, me long-aought naval base, to par
tlclpatn In tho celebration. j.
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Mend poatal or phone Market s:5J.
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