The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-25
Council Grants Request of
Board Of Education to
Submit Question of Rails
ing Funds for New Build
ing, to Voters.
DATE FOR ELECTION
HAS NOT YET BEEN SET
Council Will Make Special Appro-
priation to Cover Expense-Tele-
phone Company Submits Draft Of
Proposed Franchise-Coal Contract
Turned Down.

At its regular meeting last even
ing the city council granted the re-
quest of the board of education for a
referendum vote on the matter of is
suing $4,000 worth of school bonds for
the completion of the Wallace school
in the south part of town. Only four
aldermen, Messrs. Becker, Kane,
Schroeder and Swanton were present
and voted for the measure and the city
attorney was instructed to prepare the
necessary papers and instruments for
the balloting.
The day for the voting has not yet
been set, although this will be done as
soon as possible in order to speed the
work on the school. The voting ex-
penses will be borne by the city. the
council having to make a special ap-
preparation for this.
Copies of a franchise ordinance for
the Interstate Automatic Telephone
company as prepared by the company
were distributed among the council
members last night for perusaL The
company had no representative at the
meeting. the copies having been given
to the clerk earlier In the day by Fred
Newell. AS the matter was out of
order the council took no action what
ever. The board OF public weeks viii
have the first whaclx at the measure.
Is Home Organization.
The Interstate Automotic Telephone
company is a home organization op-
Grating in various Illinois towns. The
ordinance as presented last night pro-
vides for the laying Of all wires and
cables in the business district under
ground and the distribution to sub
scribers made from poles erected in
alleys. The rates for business houses
are specified at S36, and for a signle
residence house at $24 a year Toll
! service to Chicago, as soon as con-
nections are made, shall not exceed
10 cents for two minutes and cents
for each additional minute The COM
pany is said to be backed by the Chi
cago Tunnel company.
The ordinance ratifying the board of
public works purchase of water pipe
| tapping machine from the A. B. Smith
company of Chicago went to its second
| reading.
| An ordinance providing for the
transferring of $500 from the gen
eral fund to the water fund, went to
it's third reading. This amount of mon
/ ey will be used in meeting expenses in
the water department.
Coal Costs too Much.
Two dollars and Ninety-f five cents a
| ton is too much money in the estima-
| tion of the councilmen assembled last
night. The board of public works had
awarded the city coal contract to Geo.
P. Stout but Mr.. Kane, finding that 1t
was almost $100 in excess of the price
| paid last year, made a motion to table
the ordinance ratifying the contract
which was seconded by Councilman
Becker.
The water department this year
asked for a higher grade of coal than
! had been furnished last year and the
board of public works. seeing the ne
cessity decided to let the contract at
the above figure
J. B. Hansen of the Standard Steel
Car company appeared before the coun-
ell last night in order to explain his
reason for installing water meters on
the companys ground and the coun-
ell finding no objection in his proceed
| ure. seeing that it does not interfere
with the city meter endorsed his plans