The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-22
Alderman O'Girr Proceeds
to Take the Lid Off in
Great Style.
HAMMOND ARCHITECT RUFFLEO
New City Hall Over There Seems
to Have Been Bone Of
Contention.

Clal. )--ThiS weeks session Oh the East
Chicago city council was the warmest
thing that has been pulled off in that
section in many day.
Alderman Andy O'Girr with char
acteristic aggressiveness proceeded to
make it hot for various officials. leav-
ing no stone unturned and sparing
none who in his opinion merited an
attack or invited a sarcastic retort-
Architect ]. c, Hutton. who prepared
the plans for the new city hall and
who has the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
work, came in for his share of censure
at the hands of the doughty alderman
and a dramatic incident Of the meet
ing was that OF Hutton throwing down
the plans he was explaining, in the
midst of an onslaught by O'Girr, and
striding out of the council chamber
in a towering rage.
'I did not come here to be insulted,"
declared he while Alderman OGirr was
speaking, and picking up his hat he
walked away.
Colonel r. D. Walsh, battle SCARED
in many an encounter with past city
councils and famed for conducting
campaigns against "skullduggery at
his own expense, declared yesterday
that he would be willing to shoulder
half the expense of the legal fight in
volved in opposing what he regards as
graft pure and simple.
| The whole trouble Monday night
about the resolution authorizing the
change in sewer plans and allowing the
extra" bill of 1850 it entailed.
| The remark that offended Mr.. Hut
ton was uttered during the argument
over the price for the extra" sewer
work.
Il don't see how you figure it out
at that price" said O'Girr.
We'll, you can figure it. alright
was Mr.. Hutton's retort.
well, If the rest of your estimate
for the building was in accordance
with that for this little job, SEE
where the people of East Chicago ge
off at" was the warm reply.
It was then that the architect tool
his hat and left.
These extras have been bone o
contention in the city council for tn
past two months or whereabouts, will
Alderman Albert Lewis leading TIL
| favorable faction and O'Girr carrying
the banners of the opposed. At frs
one or two were with Andy in a sor
of half hearted way, but of late he ha
stood alone. Nevertheless he ha
stood his ground like a major ever
though one after another of his prop
were hewn out from under him.
At first he succeeded in having tn
extra bill which involved an expendi
ture of in the neighborhood of $4,000
laid over He was thereby instru
mental in looping off a number o
items enumerated in the original extr
bill and which brought the latter dow
to $1,000 with approximately differ
ence of 81 900 IN the expense. TIL
items whose elimination were respons
ible for the reduction are as follows
Five lavatories, electric call buttons
lockers in police department, pulp plas
ter instead of the kind called for
the specifications and the finishing c
two rooms in the basement.
. Alderman O'Girr fought the bill
its reduced form as strenuously as h
had the original one. He especially al
tackled the sewer change at the pric
named, declaring the extra work it er
tailed did not exceed 100 feet of ordir
airy tile drain, and figuring thus
/ $1,000
foot, which, according to Alderma
OGirr is preposterous.
There is, however, some dispute {
/. | to the number of extra feet the chang
: requires, opinions varying on this scol
from ninety seven to 100 feet.
At the meeting previous to that
: Monday night. O'Girr was defeated
his opposition to the extra bill e.
a cepting as to this one item. 1t W;
y excluded from the appropriation a
3 ! lowed but last night it, too, carried.
Mayor De Briae came in for a sma
9 share of Alderman O'Girr's converts
t ton.
Mayor De Briae called the alderms
r down for occupying the floor too lon
o That's what I'm here for" retortt
r Mr.. O'Girr. I'm here to use the flo
e just as long as It is necessary in pr
: tecting the peoples rights"
o Mayor De Briae asked for motto
: to adjourn, but Alderman O'Gi
promptly informed Mr.. De Briae al
e the assembled council that 1t was n
n the mayors province to call for an a
s journment.
"An you are here for" declared N
OGirr, SIS to cast the deciding ball
in a tie vote"
T The meeting continued.
!, Another bill the passage of Will
:. Alderman O'Girr refused to allow a.
which was laid over accordingly, w
- one for the diet of prisoners and the
;. transportation to Crown Point. TT
= ! was submitted by Deputy Constat
= George Schuster and totaied s34.l
o The size of the bill and the fact tn
- the various orders were not proper
% 20. k'd' by Chief Higgins as requir
If under the city ordinance, cons tttut,
b according to Alderman O'Girr, suf
he cient grounds to reject the bill
e. Incidentally he made the remark til
e. not one of the members of the cou
to ell would be willing to spend their o,
it money with such lavishness that tn
is we're willing to apply to city expen,
g lures.
a This bill was laid over for futr
consideration.