The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-24

council ordered the claim paid. Mayor
DeBriae vetoed the measure and the
city clerk refused to draw the warrant
on the grounds of irregularity in the
proceedings, the ordinance authorizing
the payment having been passed to
third reading on vote which was not
unanimous. on the same night that 1t
was brought up. This is irregular
Following the mayors veto, and to
make assurance that the warrant would
not be issued, doubly sure he said AL
derman Lewis went over to Hammond
and engaged the services of Crumpack-
er & Crumpacker to make application
in the circuit court for restraining or
der to be issued forbidding the pay
ment of the claim. This. according to
the aldermen, was uncalled for mas
much as the warrant was not to be
issued anyhow, and besides Alderman
Lewis was proceeding on his own per-
sonal responsibility in retaining the
Hammond attorneys without authorize
ton by the council. For work in con
nection with this proceeding, the Crum-
packers had charged SIS, and it was
this item of the attorneys bill which
amounted in all to 1854, to which the
main exceptions last night were taken,
Previous to the bringing up of this
matter Alderman Lewis. as is his Gus
tom while council business is being
transacted, was seated at his desk in
the rear exchanging badinage and talk
ing politics with the bald-headed row
The motion before the house was to
pass all bills o. KID by the finanace
committee without reading. It was
then that Alderman Lewis made faux
pas and asked a foolish question.
rs Crumpackers bill included in the
budget?" said he.
Nix" came from several parts Of
the council chamber, as one voice.
Why not?"
Before that question could be fully
answered Alderman OGirr got the floor
to move that the bill in question be
sent back
Alderman Lewis was on his feet in
an instant. fighting like badger The
work which the item represented had
been the means Of saving the city 81, 500
In other words, Alderman Lewis by ex z
treme wisdom In getting the work
done had bee nthe means of saving the
city this amount.
Brizinski wanted to know Just how
Lewis had saved the city anything. AMI
pGAOAe llilS ildQ DRtOIlc apparent AlQeT-
man O'Girr asked by what authority
Lewis had engaged a Hammond firm
of lawyers to transact East Chicago
legal business without consulting the
mayor or other members of the city
council rs this to be a one man gov
eminent over here?" said he. 1t was
Lewis who engaged Crumpacker &
Crumpacker, and ne had no business do
ing it. He was presuming a whole lot
when he did it" He maintained that
the Crumpaeker claim was a personal
obligation with Lewis and should be
paid by him.
Then Lewis came back and repeated
/ that he had saved the city 81 500 and
declared that If the city refused to hon
or the bill he. Lewis. would foot it out
of his own pocket
Alderman Schock took a hand Saved
the city nothing" said he stentorlanaI-
~.
Other business transacted during the
meeting included the passing of an or
dinance for the laying Of sewer in
l41st street from Canalport avenue 10
: Alder street, and the granting of the
privilege to Walter J. Riley in behalf
Of the Indiana Harbor Belt Line rail-
road for a spur to cross Kenredv ave-
nue..