The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-28
GARY TOWN BOARD
IN REGULAR SESSION
Considerable Time Is Spent
in Discussions of
Projects.
FRANCHISE MATTER IS UP
Plans for New Fire and Police Sta
ton Are Inspected-Amendment
to Plumbers Ordinance.

The Gary town board met for their
regular session yesterday afternoon.
All members were present at the regu-
lar meeting at o'clock and it was
after o'clock when the members
Strengthened their stiffened limbs and
wandered home.
During the two and one-half hours
that the board was in session very lit
tie was accomplished, except the al
lowing of the regular bills.
The board would look at the plans
for the new central fire and police sta
ton and then somebody would start
to talk about sewers. Then there was
the promoters for the new Valparaiso
Gary interurban Each subject came in
for its share of discussion. OF course
there was nothing else for the board
to do but look over plans and let
others do the talking.
To Inspect House Connections.
Mr.. James Green of the Green &
Sons Construction company, was pres
ent for the acceptance of local sewer
number one. The city engineers re-
port on same was adopted by the board.
Mr.. Green said that the company has
spent thousands of dollars in clean
: ing out sand that has gone into the
the sewers through the carelessness Of
those who were making connections
President Knots suggested that an
! amendment be made to the plumbers
ordinance in that whenever house con-
: nections were made in the future. they
would be inspected by the city en-
gineer.
The matter of the granting the fran
5 chise to the company building their
line from Valparaiso to Gary, was
brought up for discussion. Mr.. Keator,
representing the promoters of the new
company, was present. as was also
l Attorney w. F. Chase. of Chicago, rep
resenting the Gary & Interurban.
There was some discussion as to the
3 Interpretation of different clauses in
c the franchise granted to the Gary &
! Interurban. as to whether the fran
: Gary over their lines and do local BUSH
II ness in the city.
a Others Companies Have Rights.
: President Knots yesterday afternoon
d made that point clear and said there
It had been much discussion on that
y point. Mr. Knots said that when the
d Gary & Interurban franchise was
e granted, it gave any other company the
It right to enter into Gary. and also run
e their through cars through Gary at
e the rate of two cents per passenger.
but that they were not to axe any To-
cal business in the city. The city of
IN ficials had also right to refuse any
company whom they hald irresponsible.
Mr.. Knots said that as the COM
pany was not at this time incorporated
or organized. no franchise would be
granted until that time.
o Mr.. Keator said he would see that
at the next meeting of the board that
the company would be duly authorized
to do business, as they would be in
corporated by that time.
Inspects Architects Plans.
The plans for Gary's new central
m fire and police station were submitte ed
to to the board by Architects Hendricks
l. Hammons and Hudson Colored pros
pective views were also submitted
n which shows the beauties of the build
r ings.
IL The new central fire and police sta
I ton will not be built on the property
IA donated by the steel company at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Massa
o. chusetts street but at Seventh avenu,
II and Massachusetts. on the property
= purchased. The building will be a com
:. bination police. and fire station, witt
-. offices for the city officials up on thu
second floor.
In years to come. as the growth o
=. the city business demands it. the cit!
- hall proper will be built on Fifth ave
nue. and Massachusetts.
: The plans of the three architects will
AZ be considered by the board at thei
IA next regular meeting.