The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-01-16
Standard Steel Car Co. Has
Visions of Street Cars
to Plant.
WILL ASK D. CAMERON
Council Consents to Approach Present
transportation Company
On Subject.

The Standard Steel Car company
wants transportation facilities for its
employees now engaged in the construc-
tion Of the plant southeast of Ham
mond and it wants it Immediately.
Messrs. H. B. Douglas and W. D.
| Webb appeared before the local coun-
ell at its session last evening to ask
assistance to secure this desired condi-
tion.
The immediate solution of the prob
lem can only come through the Ham
mond. Whiting and East Chicago street
railway company by inducing 1t to ex-
tend its line now ending on Conkey
avenue, to the car works.
See Their Hopes Fade.
Messrs. Douglas and Webb came to
the council chamber with high hopes
but the aldermen threw cold water on
them by telling them there was no use
in approaching the railway company.
as 1t would be unreasonable in its de-
mands. With the aldermen it was a
foregone conclusion that the railway
company would extend the line. pro-
vided the city would grant 1t the same
franchises and privileges that 1t en-
joys under the franchise of 1904. Also
the life of the franchise which would
oe another forty-seven years
Whife there was strong objection TO
giving the railway company anv more
rights. the aldermen nevertheless saw
the general good that would come ia
the city at large If there was a means
or transportation between the nlant
and the heart of the city. Thav vvarA
finally induced to make an attempt at
getting the desired extension on SAT-
isfaetory, terms.
Transfers a Condition.
Alderman Schroeder objected strenn.
ously to giving any more franchises to
the railway company if they continued
to refuse transfers from the Chicago
Lake Shore and South Bend railway
company or any other road that NAV
come into Hammond Mr.. Kane oh |
lected to forty-seven or a ffty wear
franchise.
AS the distance of the proposed ex- |
tension is only about a half mile the |
eoncensus of opinion was frallv
reached that the 1904 franchise be al !
lowed to govern the building of the ex-
tension with the exception that # ac-
cept transfers from other roads. or that
u II continue on its present plan the
franchise be only for thirty five years.
With this understanding Mr.. webh
Mayor Becker and the aldermen will
approach the street car company Off
,ials tomorrow.
Ihat the Standard Steel Car companv
5 IN earnest and that it wants trans
'ortation Immediately, was made plain
~ Mr.. Webb. He said: I'VE want i
o De In running order by next sum
ner. We have already accepted or
lers Tor 1000 cars and are planning to
'uiio several hundred houses in the
ielghoorhood of the car plant"
Other Business.
A W. Jenczwsky. representing tho
Neiioss Mackay Cameron company.
manufacturers of safety gas shut-or !,
aives. appeared before the council last
Nenlng with safety valve Of his own
aake which he guaranteed would pre-
enl al explosions should a fire break
ut near a gas meter. The device was
ighly fndorsed by Chicago officials ana 9
ne representative was looking for its
1dorsement in Hammond. I
Little business was disposed of az
1st evenings session nearly the entire |
Vehlng having been taken up in the
ons. Pioposl- a
With the reading OF the comptroller.s a
oh'ils report. the session closed