The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-21
DRUM co.
SENDS LETTER
Board and Promoter Riley
Take Up Indiana and Chi
cago Traction Grant.

At a secret session from which the
newspa permen We're excluded. the board
Of public works. the city attorney, and
W J. Riley representing the Indiana
and Chicago Traction company, the lat
ter's franchise was taken up, yesterday
evening.
Albert r. Ebert. president Of the
board of public works in giving out in
formation today regarding the progress
of the franchise said that at the ses-
sion last night the franchise was
so changed that most of its provisions
We're similar to those in the Gary and
Interurban franchise Material changes
and additions however We're made new
ertheless and these are especially said
to be desirable.
Letter Not Received.
Earlier in the day it was expected
that the A. L. Drum & Company would
have a representative at the meeting
In order that the Red Line company
and the Indiana & Chicago Traction
company might open formal negotia-
tions for the loop service, but later it
was announced that the A. l. Drum
Company had written a letter to Adam
Ebert. president Of the board OF public
works. in which 1t set forth some Of
the preliminary demands for the loop
service Up to noon today, however,
Mr.. Ebert has not received the letter.
This however, did not prevent the board
from going to work on the franchise
in earnest
Provisions Inserted.
Mr.. Riley repeated his former state
ment at the meeting last evening that
his company would pay half of the ex-
penses for the building of the Colum-
bia bridge approaches. and that his
company later on would bear half of
the expense in the maintenance of the
bridge The board at first wanted the
company TO build the approaches en-
tirely. but Mr. Riley would not consent
to this His original offer however.
has been taken under consideration by
the board.
Another provision which was insert
ed was that the company in laying its
tracks on the newly paved streets
which are now completed, should re-
imburse the city for eight feet of paw
ing or for sixteen feet where two
tracks are laid. in order that the city
may reimburse the property owners.
This provision affects the property
owners along Michigan avenue and
Hoffman street materially.
The company original proposition to
fix the time limit for the completion at
Is months was considerably reduced,
tbe provision reading now that that
branch of the company coming from
East Chicago into Hammond via Hoff
man street Columbia avenue Michigan
avenue and Oakley avenue must be
completed within ten months 1t was
deemed reasonable to change the time
limit Of S months for that branch leav-
Ing Hammond. via Fayette street. Cal
unet avenue and Eaton street, as the
rornpanv will have to pioneer through
this territory But in the matter OF
time the reduction to 10 months instead
of IS months is considered to be ma
terial one.
Reduce Running Time.
The original provision that the com
panv run it's cars on a thirty minute
schedule was cut down TO twenty min
utes. with the further provision tina
the board of public works shall hav
discretionary power to order the NOR
frequent running of ears if neeessarl
while we understand from the A ]
Drum company that they are willin
to he reasonable toward the Indiana
chicago Traction company for thei
loop rights. and while Mr.. Riley say
that he viii insist on getting over th
loon a failure to do so because Of tn
Drum company's unreasonablenes
would not induce US to bar the Ind
ana and Chicago Traction compan
from Hammond" said Mr. Eber
president of the board. this morning
II am told that a letter IS on its wa
now from the Drum people in whic
they will set forth under what term
they are willing to let the Indiana an
Chicago Traction company into tn
loop. but as yet 7 have not received it.
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