Show philadelphian Phila delphias corruption philadelphia PS pa special af after ter a recess of over five months the investigating committee of the state senate covener in the city hall this afternoon for the purpose of continuing its probing into the alleged municipal corruption which has honeycombed the government gov amment of this city forthe for the past decade investigation is ia to be actively prosecuted during the summer months Atthe at the time of the adjournment in january the the committee had heard a mass of 0 testimony regarding paving street cleaning and electric light contracts and it is 13 said many facts were brought forth whose recital would makein calein malle make interesting reading for the taxpayers of philadelphia one of the first lines of inquiry to be talen taken up this summer s the methods pursued by the councils in granting franchises it is probable that meeting will be held three days a week throughout the summer as the committees commit teen are particularly anxious to have the testimony completed in time to make a report with recommendation to the next legislature the attorneys of the committee have been busy during the recess gathering testimony and say that they have accumulated sufficient to keep the committee busy for several months this testimony besides relating to the subject above mentioned also bears unon the mutual automatic ec scandal andal the civil service bureau and the water and gas bureaus |