The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-30
PROVIDE:
CROSSING
WITH GATE:
Deaths Crossing" in In
diana Harbor Must Be
Taken Care of BY Rail
roads or Council Will Get
Police or Militia If Needed
Especial to THE T1MEs.l

East Chicago, Nov. 30.-What has
come to be known as Indiana Harbor's
Deaths Crossing at Michigan ave-
nue. where the Pennsylvania railroad
passes. is to be provided with safe
guard by the railroad company, or the
city will know the reason why. Watl-
ing street. which is now undergoing
the process of opening up across the
railroads right-of way, will also be
taken care of similarly.
The city council last night unani-
mously voted to serve notice on the
railroad company, that unless gates
were provided at these two crossings
within not later than ten days, the
city would use police power or the
state militia if need be, to compel the
railroad to observe to the letter, the
ordinance forbidding the passing of
trains within the city limits. al a faster
speed than ten miles an hour. It is
expected that this ultfmatum will have
the effect of bringing the railroad
company to time.
Crossing Nightmare.
The crossing at Michigan avenue has
long been a nightmare to the inhabit-
ants Of Indiana Harbor, and that at
Waiting street, threatens TO be like
wise. when the thoroughfare is opened
up for traffic. waiting street is just
a block from Michigan avenue. the
main artery for Indiana Harbor, and
it is at one or the other crossings that
the two eighteen hour flyers usually
meet and go laundering through the
town in a manner that is little short
of hair-raising to the average pedes
trian who happens to be in the vicinity
at the time There is practically no
checking of their speed. and Indiana
Harbor is in constant dread of a ter
rife accident there at almost any time,
and the crossing have already been the
scene of unlimited small accidents.
Many have met their death, and scores
have been manned at the deadly Mich
igan avenue crossing.
The council voted to put in a large
number of lights and hydrant in both
of the Twin Cities, to add to the already
good system.
Printing Bids Asked
The Alder street assessment roll was
passed aud the council decided that
instead of having the roll published in
the newspapers, as 1t contains some
900 sheets, the pamphlet form of pub
LEGATION would be adopted. 100 copies Of
the roll to be struck off The matter
was referred to the law and ordinance
committee with power to act. Bids on
the printing are to be asked.
4 number of saloon licenses were
granted, some of them for new places,
but for the most part renewals of old
licenses. number of bills were rec
commended, passed by the finance COM
mittee, and one by DR.. Frederick Sauer
was held up for a time. but finally al
lowed. The bill was for attendance
upon a patient confined in the Indiana
Harbor jail and amounted to $25. Aid
erman Wlekinski maintained that this
was a matter for the township and
that DR.. Sauer had exceeded his author
ity in ordering the patient sent to the
hospital as he had done and voted ION"
on the bill.
Mayor DeBraie was invested with
the authority to appoint three dele
gates to represent the Twin Cities at
the rivers and harbors congress to be
held at Washington Dec. to 10 in
elusive. The council will allow SIS
each for the expenses of tn delegates
Walter J. Riley. c. l. Kirk and Au-
gust Johnson We're appointed a com
mittee of appraisers to appraise the
value OF two lots which George w
Lewis sold to the city in the city park
tract, and now wishes to buy back He
would like to repurchase the property
at the same price for which he sold ii
TO the city year ago.