The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05
Interurban Gets Permission
to Give Illinois Right
of Way.
COUNCILMEN PROTEST
Provision for Erection Of Satisfac-
tory Station Held Up By
3 to 2 Vote.

The franchise granting the Chi
cago, Lake Shore & South Bend in
terurban the right to allow the Il
linois Central, technically known as
the Kensington c Eastern Railway,
to build a third track on it's right
of way. was passed at the regular
meeting of the city council Tuesday
night, by vote of five to two.
Coumcilmen Eastwood and Kane
persistently refused to vote for the
measure until the provision for new
depots would be so worded as to bind
the interurban company to build the
depots at once, regardless of when
the Illinois Central availed itself of
the privilege of using the interur-
bans right of way
The measure was passed over their
heads, however, and the city will
now have to rely on the good faith
of p Aof the railway officials connect
Ell with the enterprise to get the de-
pots. or If the Illinois Central only
desires this concession to be available
for use at some future date, the in
terurban company cannot be compell-
ed to build the depots until the
third track is laid.
Attorney Meyer IOosens Up.
i After the passage Of the franchise
s Attorney Meyer. representing the in
terurban company, brought a box of
cigars and soon the council chamber
was filled with the smoke from the
pipes Of peace
The only unpleasant feature of the
whole affair was what the council
men called the unwarranted and
unjust insinuation that they took
advantage of their advance knowl-
edge that the franchise would be
passed and bought lots on the inter
urban's right of way for a ridicu-
lously low sum with the expectation
of selling them at big advance
over the purchase price.
The facts of the case are that tht
general public has known the exaef
route the interurban would take foi
several months aud anyone in tn,
city would have had the same op
portunity as the eouneilmen to pur
chase lots on the right Of way
An ordinance making it ulawfu
for any railroad to lay tracks acros
streets and alleys without first Sc
curing permit from the Board o
Public Works was passed. and fin
of two hundred dollars a day 70
every day such tracks are laid with
out permission. is authorized
If this does not prove effective il
compelling railroads to secure tn
permission of the city before cross
ing streets and alleys with thei
tracks. the Board of Public Work
may hire men to tear up the track
and then the expense will have t
be paid by the offending railroad.
May Build Five Foot Walks.
The interest due on the none
borrowed for the purpose of buyin
land for a pest house, was ordere
paid. The sum was S2.50.
That article in the sidewalk OF
dinance requiring the width of a
walks to be at least six feet. wa
amended to allow the Board Of Put
lie Works to permit walks to be buil
five feet in width in certain section
of the city.
The Hammond Realty Compan.
which is about to build twely
houses on Roosevelt Avenue an
three on Wilcox Street. asked th
city to extend the water mains /
the new residences and agreed to pa
cash for the Improvement if the cit
would agree to compensate the builC
er when the next budget is mad
out
The Board of Public Works re,
commended that the Reid Murdoc
Company be compelled to put meter
on both of their three-inch wate
mains. but the eight-inch mail
which supplies the sprinkler systet
o. protection. viii not have
meter.