7f v.'- uY i , Kr ,M :v ,- : 1 c 4' s y '1L, EVOKING PUBLIC LEilbR-PtilLELFHiA TUESDAY! ku, w'Aw ,Uf 19&) L' l , BUDGET SLASHING HIT PAVING PLANS Pine and Nineteenth ttrretft and the river. I'nsKviink arcane runs tllnRonnllj' from Fourth and South street nmith went ncrow Went Phllndelphla to the mnilnm linnmU htiilrn Aver tho Hohuyl' I kill river. It In n nnturnl and old es tablished Una of traffic. TU- 4.1...t. Tt1tM fV nml ihf .. '" """ r....... v. ...... -- . rimed Uas Improvement to. worn are n located on this avenue near the river. There are other Industrie alon Its line. The volume of traffic for the western end of Pamyunk avenue it both larne and heavy The The great northeast section of 1'hlla dclphla, with Its millions Invested In varied monufacturlnR enterprises, la reached over four main lines of traffic, vlt, Kensington avenue. Frnnkford avenue, Aramlngo avenue and Welt- mond street. Highway Department by the end main route Into lnnkford bv r . venr out of Its meacer fund. Kensington avenue from Lehigh ' 'IY.m'm,0' i.nJlnl from to I tii Junction at Frnnkford av $5,000,000 Asked Would Havo Put 49 Milo3 of Streets Into Good Condition , nf (hi ti ro. nn mil nil tlin avenue except from SNYDER AVENUE A PROBLEM npo IcfflXS I tinder the plan for a .Vi.000.000 sjstem ' of re-paving, to complete this stretch In i inoi Tiii ti-nirth Is Rllchtlr over a third of n mile and the cost was estimated at $30,000. If the department's plans can be per fected this lll complete the paving of a down-town avenue that will be henvlly traeled. It provides the near est and most convenient means of reaching the southern section of the city east of the Sehulklll river, from the large manufacturing establishments In Delaware county. The Department of Public Vjjnrkn this year managed to repave Kensington avenue from Front street, to Lchlch icli the H By OEOnOE XOX MrCAlN XMumbers are the enemies of good reefs. After them come th public utilitv eompanles. But the plumbers nre th "Torsi otieniiers because they rip gaps qnd fissures In n smoothly p.tved street Hint Is never restored hv thiMii to Its j-i-t, ,i. nnvms pnni ir nn Practically all or the old main lines it traffic In the city's business see tions are paved with granite or bel- llan blocks on n travel base This. In the ilnis of horse-drnwn ve Hides, was the best and most enduring Saving that could be laid. But the ing of Snyder Aenue Focal Point One of the greatest needs of South ern Philadelphia Is the repaying of Sny der avenue. The United States (Jov ernment has completed, and they are now in use, tvo of the largest terminal Jay of the horse is po-slng; Indeed, has j now In use. tv.o m tne . rri ' jfaiUed Piers In the country at the foot of Ore- 1 The' swift and smelly automobile. icon avenue. The city has ,a law mod- 1th Its b!t brother, the heavy business liiirk. nnu hntils tin. rami rVhc rltr ftust pave its streets to conform to the nun "r"" "V ' ,'. demands of the horseless age Philadelphia s position This means n smuoth dressed granite Block, set up on n concrete base with , either cement grouted or bituminous jbints. This Is the most satisfactory , paving to stand up under heavj truck , traffic. Quick Repaying Needed The congestion down town, and in ked. In eiT section of tl cit where ere is one or more smoothly -paved treet, with the rest rough paved with , elgian blocks. Is ilue to nutoinobili nd truck drivers using exclusively the smooth and well -paved thuroughfare. j Odd as It may seem, re paving main I arteries of trnvel in Kensington and I South nnd West Phlliideipiiiu. will ern pier at the foot of Snyder avenue, and Is building others between Snyder as one of the greatest ports of entry in the world re. quires that acceis be had to these piers over well -paved streets. Delaware avenue provides this to the north and Snider avenue, a wide thoroughfare, supplies a route to the westward. In Its present condition rough, rutty, and paved with Belgian block. Snyder avenue, with the exception of a few squares. Is not only unsuitable for mo tor vehicles but Is useless as nn outlet from the niugnlfiecnt piers at Its river end. To re-nave the one and five-eighth lies of this avenue in such a way as to nveiiue. The ccinilis year, nan not me budget amount originally fixed at $. 000.000 been cut to $l.f00.000. would have seen the completion of this work, which would have made effective this repaying avenue to Its Junction nt Frankford avenue. It Is one of the most impnrinui 'iiikh to He completed In the city. The dis tance Is two nnd one-third miles and the cost hns been fixed at $200,000. Highway Bureau Plans The plans of the Highway Depart ment am drawn toward a fixed purpose. They dovetail together thus: In connection with the repaying of Kensington nvfnue It Is ntvenan to rejave Front street from Its Junction with Kensington avenue- to Laurel street, a distance of 4.100 feet, so ns to make connections between Delaware, lllrnrd and Kensington avenues. Front street should nlso be repaved north from Kensington oicmtc to the Improved pnvlug nt Tioga street. It would benefit the entire eastern part of the city from the city line south to the city line north. Once completed It will provide a di rect line for traffic from South Dela ware avenue, from the ferries and Ol- rard avenue to Front street nnd Erie avenue, In connection with work already In progress with the Ilooievclt Boulevard, The length to he rcpavtd for both the nnd the cost would be M&0.000. In the center of the city It Is pro posed to repava Itace street for a mile and two-tenth ; cost, $110,000, Chest' nut street west of Fifteenth and Walnut west of Broad to the Schuylkill river are breaking down because their base has been practically destroyed by public utility' companies. These streets hate been torn up, sashed, fissured and ripped to plccea by these corporations, so that each hns become a veritable nocking Horse lane, They should be restored with granite blocks In the. car tracks, and asphalt on a concrete base on the sides at a cost of ir0.000 for both streets. West Philadelphia can contribute Its share to relieving congestion. A direct line of travel over good paving from Delaware county to the center, or any above sections U a trifle over a mile nnd n half and the c?ot about $170,000. n fraction of what It costs to pay the .100 probation officers, of the magnificent municipal court. And then the benefit It would bring to the prople of Ken sington nnd the entire northeast I There Is a direct route to West Phila delphia that Is little known nnd little used. This la largely because of Its condition. It Is Cnllowhlll street west from Broad to the Cnllowhlll street bridge over ilie Schuylkill river. If put In condition It would become a popular highway and would tend greatly to relieve congestion on Broad street. I To repave Callowhlll street for a distance of two miles and a fraction will cost about 240.000. Tho experts say i It would be a big sum of money mighty well spent. About tuo poorest paving In tho city east of the Schuylkill river Is on I Twenty-second street between llldgej Sr;nHf. ".1,"' :Ti.b".M . mmsMssmsmm It ought to be n main line of traffic, but It Isn't. It would be nn arterial highway If the paving were safe or comfori'able to ride over. If It were put Into condition, repaved and made smooth, It would ma terially help to spread traffic. The dis tance Is onlv one and seven-tenth miles In tho rt of the city, would be provided were woodland avenue put In shape, in last few years, bit br bit, the Depart ment of Public Works has repaved this avenue as far south as Sixty-seventh street. But there still remain" three-qlinr-tera of a mile to be completed to the county line ot- Cobbs creek, have b Tills. would ten dona had hot the original esti mate of tin Department of Public Works' tot 1021 had the heart cut out of It in' reducing the budget. Chester avenue is another arterial route. It haa been fixed Up In modern shape as far west as Forty-ninth Street. Front this point out to- Sixtieth street It Is a sort of DeViiynrc avenue the second as n terror to motorists of all classes. It would havo cost about $17.1,000 to pave this one mile and a sixth of an Important avenue, "but like tho other pkins It will have to go by the board. In nil Of this tho plans of the De partment of Public Works have been directed toward assisting the great busi ness Interests as far as possible by re lieving congestion of traffic, which Is always costly, and speeding mi traffic movement on old thoroughfares made new. f If the millions of dollars thus saved every year to the business Interests could be devoted to highway Improve ment the question would be very promptly answered. Bed Woman Found Dead In Mary-Anilcrson, sixty years old? 212 North Fifth street, nai folind deadMii bed early this morning. She was taken to the Hahnemann, Hospital nnd pro nounred dend of heart disease, The body was taken to the morgue. Tioga. Doe a Barn Dane An old-fashioned hnrvi'st home dm bam dance was held list, night In' Km tlcrfwn Hal), Seventeenth1 And v"ntnt stren-tB by the Tioga Ituslnei M,-1.! Association. Wilbur H. ZinimmB was master of ceremonies. u lEisisisiaja'araJHiEit nv mnle tt unrthv of its orlcinnl purpose. n-lll nnnt nhoilt'S''T)0.000. one- foi'rth the tfreatly assist in relieving the crowded amount that is required to maintain the tjaffic in the urea between Callowhill. Municipal Court In all its glory. 49 MILES OF CITY HIGHWAYS THAT WERE TO BE REPAVED 1 rpt.A f11i'tnf- nru tlia atrAota rin.l nt'snitM thatr Innf-th nnd cost, thnt a, iv ivi. .... ..v .-.....- v... .- Were to be repaved in up-to-date way in 1021 under the .000.000 plan of the Bureau of Highwajs: Lenth in Estimated Street miles oo-t Delaware ave., from Queen st. to Fairmount ave 1.75 S700.000 Itidge ave. and Slain st.. from Leveringtnn ave. to Vine st. 7.2." S'J.'.OOO Grays Ferry ave . from South st. to Woodland ave 2.00 200.000 Woodland ave . from Sixty-seienth st. to Cobbs Creek 0.74 120.000 Oermantown ave.. from County Line to Front t 7. .10 !I2.".000 Kensington nve.. from Lehigh nve to Frnnkford ave 2.ri0 200.000 Front st., from Laurel t. to Allegheny sue l.7 170.000 Passyunk ave.. from Broad st. to Eighteenth st 0.30 .10.000 8nvder ave.. from Delaware ave. to Broad st 1.70 2.10.000 Fortv-ninth st.. from Paschall ave. to Larchwood ave I..T" 13.1.000 Chester ave., from Forty-ninth st. to Sixtieth st l.l.i 1 i.i.OOO Twenty -second St., from Itidge ave. to Allegheny ave l.tttl ISO, 000 Chestnut st.. from Fifteenth st. to Twentj -third st 0.00 75,000 Walnut st.. from Broad st. to Twenty-second st 0.0(1 7.1.000 Chestnut St.. from Third st. to Delaware ave 0.23 24.000 Walnut St.. from Third st. to Delaware ave 0.23 21,000 Race st.. from Broad st. to Delaware ave 1.20 110.000 Callowhlll St., from Twenty-sixth st. to Delaware ave.... 2.31 240.000 Fifth st.. from Luzerne st. to Spring (iarden st 3.40 370,000 Fifth st . from Walnut st. to Snjder ave 1.70 140,000 Second St., from Girnrd ave. to South st 1.7 1.10.000 Third St.. from Cirard nve. to Smith st 1.S7 1,10.000 T."n.,.tl. mt trum Vino ut In Vnrlfef st n..T V.II.POO II Vnnrth st '. from Pine st. to Reed st 0.00 7.1.1100 York road, from Spring Garden st. to Fourth st 0.34 3.1,000 Eighth st , from Spring Garden st. to Market st 0.70 .1.1.000 Ninth St.. from Spring Garden st. to Mnrket st 0.70 .1.1,000 Tenth st., from Spring Garden st. to Mnrket st 0.70 .1.1,000 Eleventh st., from Spring Garden st to Arch st 0.05 4.1,000 Twelfth st., from Spring Garden st. to Arch st 0.05 45,000 Thirteenth st , from Spring Garden st. to Arch st 0.0.1 4.1.000 Fairmount nve.. from Second st. to Delnivare nve 0.23 10,000 Wissnhlckon ave., from Hunting Park nve. to Roberts ave. 0.41 4.1,000 Totals 4lt.R0 .$.1.S02.000 ctMom The Store of Personal Service 1310 Chestnut Street Sale Extraordinary SPECIALLY FOR TOMORROW 175 Gowns at 4g.oo Values 75.00 to 89.50 AN EXTRAORDI NARY EVENT THAT CROWNS THE RE MARKABLE SERIES OF PRICE-LOWER-ING EVENTS THAT ARE OUR LATEST DASCE FROCKS, GOWNS FOR FORMAL AND STREET WEAR, BEADED MODES AND DAINTILY EMBROIDERED CREATIONS: OTHERS EM BELLISHED WITH CHE NILLE AND THE VERY LATEST IRI DESCENT BEADS. ALTOGETHER A VERY UNUSUAL OFFER. THE BLUM STORE A New Organization With an Old Name SB WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THAT WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A DISTINCTIVE AND ARTISTIC LINE OF Qhristmas and Qw Tear Commercial Qreeting Qards AND WILL BE PLEASED TO SUBMIT SAMPLES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION A. POMERANTZ & COMPANY I5H CHESTNUT STREET vjep& Si ICLr&nS'O 1126-1128 Chestnut Street This is the Time to Bay Upholstered Furniture Our entire stock of Upholstered Furni ture has been marked at lower prices and offers exceptional economies. No better Upholstered Pieces can be found, as we use only the best of materials and nothing is left undone which could add to the appearance, comfort or durability of this Furniture. Included are two- and three-piece Sets covered in tapestry, Individual Sofas, Easy Chairs, Wing Chairs, Fireside Chairs, Boudoir Chairs, Chaises Longues, Day Beds, Foot Rests and other pieces. We have space to mention only a few of the items: $50.00 for an Old-fashioned Rocker which has been marked at $66.00 $85.00 for an Easy Chair which has been marked at $110.00. $400.00 for a 3-piece Suite which has been marked at $515.00 $175.00 for a Colonial Sofa which has been marked at $225.00 $70.00 for a Wing Chair which has been marked at $95.00 $80.00 for a Chaise Longue which has been marked at $100.00 A Sale of Pleated ) Plaid Skirts at $11.85 A similar lot some days ago was sold very quickly. Here are 80 more for tomorrow all side pleated and in the most-wanted color effects. The average saving is about $4.00. Lengths 34 to 40 inches; waist measures 26 to 32 inches. Remnants at Low Prices Remnant lengths of Silks, Woolens and Cottons in various weaves and colors at reductions averaging one-third. WOOLENS Silks, Dress Goods 20 Below Cost 0-in. Silk Poplin, heavyweight, $2.25 Yalue ,98 36.in.Pure Silk Soft-Finish Satins, all colon 1,35 58-in. All-Wool French Buckelay, blue and black only 2.25 56-ln. All-Wool French Serge, blue only, $4.50 value 2.65 40'in.very htary-weight All-Silk Charmeuse and Satlni 2.65 66-in.AH-Wool and Silk-Finish SHrertonea, all colors, $5 value 2.98 54-In.All-Wool French Men's Serge, $5 raluo 3,25 45,-in. Pure Sllk-Fnce and Twill Back Velvet, beat colors 3,39 56-ln. AU-Wool Chiffon Broadcloth, nil colors, $S value 3,65 36-ln. All-Wool Duvetyne, all colors, $7.00 valu 3,98 GOODS EXCHANGED IF NOT SATISFACTORY NEW ENGLAND WOOLEN CO. Open Evenings Till 9 o'clock Except Fridays, 6:30 o'clock jisisjajaraaraasraj3fBis72i SOUTH FOURTH ST.iH&&aH2J2Eiaj3E K THE one reaon why the number and 6ize of deposits in the Kensington Trust Company con tinue to'grow, is the fact that our cus tomers know they will always receive here the most careful and courteous attention. We welcome new depositors corpora tions, business houses and individuals at all times, and assure them that our constant aim is to give the best possible service. Open Monday and Friday Evenings Until 9 o'clock ENS1NGTON TRUST CO. Kensington &AllegVeittAves Philadelphia 1 '-ufTo 'TIME rri ?. wv'vY" Ik 8 bVm ad) .wi vyuajaaiBBBaBlafAyiffaaBiBMM . . fifc MtMal BJlTfaaTii II i Will YOU Profit by the Experience of The New York Central Railroad Company? lhe New York Central Railroad is using 150 Dictaphones in its various departments in its Grand Central Terminal offices, New York City. These Dictaphones play an important part in handling the large volume of this railroad's correspondence. Railway work is so organized that inter-communication by wire, telephones, and office memoranda is absolutely essential in expediting the many details that must be disposed of at once. The Dictaphone allows for instant action in matters that call urgently for immediate attention. There are no delays or long waits, for The Dictaphone is ready day or night. Today the New York Central Railroad cah handle its increasing volume of correspondence with far greater speed, accuracy, and economy than formerly. Whether your office is large or small, we are ready to install The Dictaphone; to give you a working demonstration of its convenience, of how it makes the dictator independent and free to dis pose of his important work at. any time, day or night. Make a test in your office, on your work, as a step toward dictator independence. TRE mrraPAVAiE Kef. U. 3. nt. or. 4 Fortln Couatilo r The Shortest Route to the Mail-Chute " l$CcatMW Hyatt Roller Bearinjr Co., Chicago, III. D. P. Brother, Office Manager, says: "We are now using 34 Dictaphones in the various departments of our Chi cago organization. The results in increased volume of correspondence handled, together with increased speed and a low cost per letter, are gratifying and speak well for the efficiency of The Dictaphone. Deere & Webber, Minneapolis, say: "Generally ipeaking, we find that operators transcribing from The Dictaphone can get out 20 to 23 13 more letters in a day than when they were obliged to take shorthand notes and transcribe from the same." American Railway Express, New Yorlc. N. W. Fulmer, General Purchasing Agent, says: "On a one month's test, covering 18 operators with an average output of 1,591 letters per day, we found the cost for transcribing a little under 3 23c per letter." United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company, Baltimore, Md. R. Howard Bland, Vice-President, says: "We have found that The Dictaphone gives us increased production, thereby reducing cost of han dling correspondence. It saves time and promotes ef ficiencytwo very important factors in the success of 1 : UJiy UU3II1CB3. w Hwne or write for convincing demonstration in your ofllcc, on your work THE DICTAPHONE, Phoneg:" 5K $X Call at 40-50 No. Sixth Street, PhUadelpHia Offices also located in the following cities Allentown Wilmington Harrisburg Trenton Reading There i but one Dictaphone, trade-marked "The Dictaphone," made and merchandised by the Columbia Graphophone O T ft 4 . . nv a:, '?-,.'"''-, t.-t.r
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