The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-09
COUNTY VERSUS TOWN.

The county councilmen from the
southern part of the county are deep
Iy chagrined because the representa-
tives from the north failed to help pass
the appropriation for $4,000 for adj
ditions and improvements to the court
house.
1t Is claimed by the men who voted
against the appropriation that the peo-
pie of the southern portion of the
county do not reIaize the fact that
the Calumet region is making such
rapid strides that it is necessary to in
some cases anticipate the need of i'm
provements instead of waiting until
they are an absolute necessity.
1t IS also a well known fact that
the people of the southern part of
the county do not sympathize with
aims and ambitions Of the hustling
neighbors to the north. To hear some
of them talk is enough to convince
any one that the noise and confusion
that is made by this progressive COM
munity nettles them and they prefer to
retire to the repose of a quiet country
village.
This being true it is not natural to
suppose that the man who finds his
pleasure watching the smithy under
the spreading chestnut tree" and who
for his recreation goes on Sunday to
the church" will be very much in
terested in, IAN effort on the part Of
the citizens OF the fourth ward to
bridge the northern neck of Wolf Lake
in order to afford the employees of the
Western Glucose company facilities for
reaching the plant from Robertsdale
and Whiting"
AS an example Of the lack Of ap-
probation of the possibilities Of this
region, all of the councilmen from the
southern townships voted against the
proposition to build bridge across the
river at Columbia avenue. They said
1t was a waste of money in portion
of the city where the development of
the town did not warrant it. Yet the
recent developments in this portion
of the city where the Standard Steel
Car company has located show the i'm
perative need for this bridge It is
the best proof of the fact that Ham
mond must anticipate the necessity for
many of its Improvements.
1t is likely that next year a
bridge will be required between
Calumet avenue and Holman street to
accommodate the traffic to the north side
and in Hobart and Calumet townships
the presence OF the United States Steel
corporation at Gary has made 1t i'm
portant that certain improvements to
roads and bridges be made.
The people from the north want to
know If the people from the south are
going to ignore them in the future as
they have in the past before they agree
TO an appropriation of nearly 100000
for a court house and they want 1t I'M
derstood that northern Lake county
equivalent to a Monroe doctrine is the
understanding that this section shall
profit from the appropriations in the
same proportion as its contribution of
taxes.
1t is generally believed that che old
feeling between the northern and the
southern portions of the county is
passing away and there is no reason
why the two sections Of the county
should not work together in harmony
IL all the county councilmen will see
things in their proper perspective.
The citizens of North, Calumet and
Hobart townships appreciate the fact
that the county seat needs more com
modious quarters and If the representa-
tives from the other townships will
appreciate the vital Importance OF such
improvements as roads and bridges to
the Calumet region they ought to set
together