The Lake County times., 1907-10-26
WILL BRING QUESTION
BEFORE CITY COUNCIL
Up-to-Date Ferry to Replace Present
Launch at Tooth Street is Also
Among the Things Wanted by
Residents of this Section Of South
Chicago-More Sidewalks Needed.

South Chicago, Oct. 26.-The East Side
the most important meetings in it's
history last night when its members as
sembled in regular monthly session
in Bloomberg's hall, 101st street and
Ewing avenue.
There were about $50 persons pres
ent and rousing speeches were made by
number of speakers.
The most interesting matter that
came up was that relating to pro-
posed franchise for an electric road
to connect the East Side with Hege-
wisch. The discussion resulted in
the adoption of a resolution asking the
city council to grant the privilege of
laying tracks between points to either
the Calumet electric or the South Chi
cego City railway The distance is
about six miles.
Many Work mt Hegewisch.
There are many Eastsiders who go to
Hegewisch every day, where they are
employed by the Western Steel Car &
Foundry company. At present the only
way Of reaching Hegewisch is to take
a Hammond car, get off at point some
distance from Forsyth and walk the
balance of the way. a distance of about
a mile. Such poor transportation has
become intolerabIe to the citizens OF
East Chicago and it is in accordance
with the wishes of those who work in
the swampy suburb, that the resolu-
tion introduced last night was adopted.
The interest of Alderman T. H. Moni-
han has been solicited and he has prom
ised to bring up the matter at the next
meeting of the city council Monday
night.
The speakers of this project and on
other matters which came up during
the session included Alderman Moyni-
| han, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Walter Trimball z. B. Macy. J. A. Har-
ris and Charles Anderson, all of the
last named being officers of the I'm
provement association. The Eastsiders
expect to see the project put through
Alderman Moynihan having been sc
successful in securing the long fought
for sewer system recently provided
for, in Hegewisch.
Would Like Modern Ferry.
Another matter which came up and
which is also of interest was the pro
viding of a ferry to convey passengers
across the river at One Hundredtl
street \ small launch is now doing
the work. and it is altogether made
quate to render the proper service. Aid
Moynihan showed blue-prints of a ferry
which is soon to be in operation in Chi
cago and which is up-to- date in every
particular. The plans showed a boa
that would accommodate sixty passen
gers A canopy whose sides can b'
lowered in cold and stormy weather /,
q feature, and it is operated by mean:
OF a gasoline engine. 1t is such a Graf
that the East Chicago Improvement as
sociation would like to see installed il
the Calumet river at the point named
and which they will take UP with th'
proper authorities
The need Of more sidewalks and tn,
necessity for speedy completion o
those now under construction on th'
East Side was discussed. A speeia
meeting of the association will b.
held some time soon after the matte
Of the proposed street car franchise ha
been submitted to the city council. 70
further action by the association re
garding the right of way, points of con
uarrion afp