The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-12-19
Dwellers in Territory Unin-
vaded by Saloons Would
Keep It So.
PETITION CITY COUNCIL
License Committee VIII Report on
Matter at Next Session-0ther
Business Comes Up.

Although there was much business
before the city council at It's session
last evening. it could not be definitely
disposed of for the reason that three
aldermen were missing and ordinances
that were introduced had to be laid
over for another meeting when they
will come up for third reading.
An ordinance concerning the depart
ment of the city waterworks and pro
viding for its maintenance and making
rules and protection for the system is
perhaps of the most general interest
in Hammond at this time Such an
ordinance was introduced last evening
and viii come up for a final reading
next Friday evening when the council
will hold a special session. OF prob
ably equal interest is the petition for
prohibition district that was present
ed by the property holders in the terri
tory bounded on the north by Plum
mer avenue, on the east by Columbia
avenue, on the south by the Lake Shore
tracks and Carroll street and on the
west by Calumet avenue. The petition
was referred to the license committee.
The franchise granting the Standard
Steel car company the right to lay four
tracks from its plant to the Nickel
Plate tracks came back from the board
of public works with an amendment
providing that at any time in case the
city wants to open additional streets
or alleys beyond Columbia avenue, the
company viii grant the franchise over
its right of way. The franchise in the
for a third reading at Friday evening
session.
The comptroHer's monthly report was
read and referred to the finance com
mittee At the same time Mr.. Smalley
recommended that loan of $4,000 be
made with interest at six per cent un-
TIL such time as the money can be re-
placed from the general tax levy for
the year 1907.
City Attorney LeGrand T. Meyer
made his report on the personal injury
claim that Mrs. H. n Richards of
Reese avenue is bringing against the
city on account of a defective sidewalk
and advises that there is no ground for
a payment
When the ordinance on matters con-
cerning the city waterworks which is
now pending goes through. the con-
sumption OF water in Hammond will
be regulated by meters throughout the
city and each user will pay according
ly The ordinance al-o regulates the
appointment OF the officials and en-
ployes in the department.
The petition for the temperance dis
triot which was presented last evening
is only a revival Of the agitation that
was started in May of last year but at
the time it was thought advisable to
retard the movement in order that it
should not interfere with the election
and thus become political issue The
petitioners say they are not looking for
trouble but are merely asking for a
permanent assurance of something that
they already enjoy In the district are
the saloons of Otto Duehlke and Henry
Greb but the boundary line is drawn so
as not to interfere with their business.
The signers include narly every prop
erty holder In the district. The names
appearing on the petition are ]. K.
stinson. w J. Whinery J. NJ. Stin-
son. J. F. Sheffield. w P. Addy, William
Winters, Chas. Brown. Dan w. Meyer.
Geo. Z. Jaqua. Otto Fisher, j. NJ. Kelly.
NJ Jasper Brown, p. r. Irish. c. G. Reed.
D E. Boone. S. NJ Webster, J. A. Gavit,
Nj Emerine John Long. c.. J. Sharp.
Lewis II. Snyder. J. w. Smith. Q. Nal
lett. b. II. Bateman, /. G. Porlier, Wes-
ley A. Kirk, c. L. LaRue A. D. Stew
art. Milo NJ Bruce. Johanna Schneider.
Beckman q Meyn. j. w. Reed A H.
Bunde. Mrs A V. Wolf. W. T. Smith,
JAS Wiker. Gerhard Eidner. Jas r.
Beilby. VIM. Linz. Chas. Ogren. G. ".
Shade, Nicholas Webster. J. W. Krause,
P. J. Golden, Geo McKown, Chester
Hamacher. Frank Lenz. William
Zarndt, c. Martens. F. Stark. w. Bath
man. A. Lau. Michael Einsele. c. F.
Gehrke, Julius Wiese. John Wagon
blatt, Herman Newman Frank West
fall. James r. Graus, j. A. Wolf. N. o.
Whitton, Mrs. Louis Biede. Thos. S
Barley. II. Mack. Chas H. Schafrrath
and A. L. Rockhill.
The petition is at present In the
hands of the license committee which
will probably make report at the
next session. The license committee
IS composed of Alderman John Pascalv
Harry Eastwood and Thos Swanton.