The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-08


The city council last night at It's reg
ular meeting passed an appropriation
ordinance allowing $15.50o for the
building of new $4,000 central fire
station, and $1,000 new engine for the
fire station at the south end of town.
The board Of public works will take
hold of the matter at once, and by
next fall it is expected that Chief
| Dilscheider and his men in the cen
trail fire station will be lodged in their
new home on Truman avenue in the
| rear of the present city hall building.
At the same time the city hall and the
present fire station may be remodeled
in order to allow more roo mfor the
city hall officials.
| The appropriation was made without
dissenting vote on the part of the
council. All the members were pres
ent with the exception of Richard
Schaaf
Councilman Becker asked for. more
time for considering the crematory
question for Hammond and suggested
that a committee be appointed to visit
nefghboring cities in order to learn
! how they solve the garbage problem,
The finance committee was appointed
for this by Mayor Becker.
Rules were suspended for the passage
of the new and complete ordinance reg
ulating the fire departments.
Add Penal Section.
A penal section was added to the re-
Gently passed building ordinance II
provides for a fine or not less than SIC
nor more than 500 for the violation
of the ordinance, the continued viola
tion for a number of days being con-
sidered a separate violation for each
In order to add this section this or
dinance had to be repassed which was
permissible since the mayor had not
yet signed the measure.
Communications from A. F. Knots
and w. F. Bridge relative to errone-
Gus tax titles which they acquired al
the delinquent tax title sale were re-
ferred to the finance committee and the
city attorney.
In order to equalize the salary of city
civil engineer, Peter ]. Lyons for this
year, with that which he received last
year, a special appropriation ordinance
was passed.
Council Fascaly reported that the c.
o. d. laundry influenced by the coun-
Gil, had decided to throw out it's boil
ers and use electric power instead, and
thus relieve the smoke nuisance. The
street and alley committee will confer
with the officials of the Erie this af-
ternoon in order to discuss the smoke
nuisance created by the Erie round
house. The reports of the various city
departments prefaced by a message Of
the mayor to the city council was reaC
and approved.
Hot Over Speed Limit Question.
Upon the request of Township Trus
tee r. Richard Schaaf the council ap
pointed itself as a committee to act il
conjunction with a committee of Other
citizens to be appointed by the mayor
today for the purpose of relieving tn,
destitute condition among some of tn,
foreigners.
Upon the request of Councilman Kan,
an ordinance was ordered drawn up tt
regulate the speed limit in the parks
Councilman Swanton objected to the or
dinance saying that horsemen have a
much right in the parks as the Httl
children who are allowed to run loos
by their parents. He said that the ar
gument that children's lives are en-
dangered by speeding on the parkway
are unbound, as horses do not go taste
, than four minutes for a mile.
Angered at the councils action at TIL
ordidance. Councilman Swanton made
motion that all horses be barred iron
the park, but there was no second t
his motion.
Mayor Becker told the council tha
his attention had been called to tn
practice of young men of the tow
playing football and baseball at th
park on Sunday.
Councilman Swanton was on his fee
= again and said:
There are enough cranks in tow
S now without any of them going afte
4 these pleasures too"
Before the regular meeting tn
a | finance board held It's regular MONTH
session which lasted only few min
i utes. The minutes of the previou
e meeting were approved as were also TIL
d reports of the city controller.
i A. F. Knots and A. Murray Turne
were in Valparaiso Monday yenius