The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-09-18
MATTER REFERRED TO
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Chicago, South Bend & Interurban
Railway Company Extends Invita-
ton to Aldermen and Mayor to
Make Tour of Inspection of Line
Routine Business.

Sould the judiciary committee OF the
Hammond city council vote favorabiy
1t is probable that Hammond Will hold
a special election this fall in order 70
vote on the issuance of $4,000 worth
OF school bonds that the board OF edu-
cation wishes to float in order to raise
funds for the building OF the proposed
Wallace school in the neighborhood Of
the Conkey plant.
The board OF education. Messrs. Hugh
Meikle DR.. W. f. Howat and Jos.
Ibach appeared before the city council
at It's regular meeting last night and
presented a written request for per-
mission to hold this special election.
In making the request DR.. Howat.
who is the treasurer or the board
stated that owing to the change IN
the state law which regulates tho
floating of school bonds the school
board must have the permission of the
city council whenever II wishes to float
bonds that shall exceed one and one
fourth per cent of the city's latest tax
valuation. The board having already
fioated bonds to the extent of $4,000
and this being SO near the one and
| one-fourth per cent limit of the eity's
: last valuation which amounted to 81
250oo that the board thought It ad-
visable to ask for the special election
in order to be permitted TO float the
additional sos 600 school bonds. After
the proposition was, discussed for a
time it was voted to refer the matter
TO the judiciary committee.
Wants TO Replace Robey school.
Another matter which came up last
( night and in which the school board
/ is particularly interested was the prop
I osition that was made by Councilman
| Richard Schaaf of the fourth ward.
Mr.. Schaaf explained that the Robey
school is closed to the school children
and that IL is a harboring place for
4 tramps. Mr.. Schaaf suggested that the
old building be removed and replaced
with a new one urging that such an
8 accommodation would induce the neigh
r borhood to build up and that little
. children now in the primary grades
that have to walk from Robey to
RobertsdaIe in order to attend school
could be better accommodated. espe-
7 cial1y since the school board had de-
cided to withdraw the free ride tickets
on the street cars for the school chill
dren Mr. Schaaf explained that there
was dissatisfaction in his ward owing
to the withdrawal OF these tickets.
l Or. Howat of the board of education
answered that the distribution had
caused no end OF trouble that was
created through jealousy and that since
the children of one district were get
ting the tickets patrons in other dis
tricts thought their children entitled
= to the same accommodation.
Mr. Schaafs suggestion was taken
/ rather lightly by his brother council
y men and the matter was referred
to the school board whose members
g stated that building would replace
the old one as soon as the growth
y or the country thereabouts demanded
e it.
1t Vote Money for Clerk Hire.
IS An ordinance was passed by suspend
ing rules allowing an appropriation OF
e $3.50 for clerk hire in the treasurer's s
10 Office and $500 TO the board Of public
ID works. In the latter the clerical help
g is needed in the city engineers office.
q, L. r. Meyer. representing the Chi
ID cago. South Bend interurban railway
i. company whose line promises TO go
Is through Hammond appeared before
v, council IN person last night and offered
h a written invitation 20 the mayor and
= the councilmen requesting that body to
be Mr.. Meyers guests on q trip along
e. the right of way OF the company. The
3 invitation IS extended to show the
a. Hammond city administration the thor
~ ough work that the company is doing
ID IN fulnning It's contracts and that II
is acting in good faith and that the
"a administration may judge for itself
~ whether the company ought TO be en-
titled to a time extension for the com.
a. pletion Of its work through Hammond
3 The invitation was accepted and nexi
, Saturday afternoon and Sunday set fos
ge the iaspeesioH ~
!, COUNTY TINES and made reference K
the invitation to the press IN his iettel
to the council