The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-29
LAKE COUNTY WAS
FACTOR AT MEETING
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the supreme court. The contractors be-
lieye that every contract entered into
upon the date Of the decision should be
binding obligation upon the county. to
be carried to completion.
The call for the meeting, which was
attended by about $50 contractors from
every point of the state. representing
practically every county. was issued by
r. c. Hills and A. Fl. Barnes Of 10
gansport, who sent cards to over 500
road contractors. calling a meeting for
yesterday
Officers Elected.
The first step taken was the election
of officers. r. C. Hills being named
president. w. c. Dorsey of Terre Haute.
vice president; 4. IL Barnes OF Lo-
gansport. secretary. and II s David
son Of Whiting, treasurer. The Of
hcers constitute the executive commit
tee of the organization. Constitution
and bylaws were adopted. the prime
purpose of the meeting and organiza-
ton being stated to be the taking of
such action as was necessary to vail
date contracts and gravel road bonds.
The Immediate action contemplated
is. first. that the association inter-
vene on rehearing in the case OF
Smith vs. Board to secure modification
Of that decision, and secure a definite
understanding as to the rights of bond
holders and contractors under that de-
eislon; second, to start other cases
along with the previous case and leave
II to the committee on construction OF
law to decide when and where to start
IL" The committee on construction or
Jaw, appointed to include Charles Muir
ply of Brookston. chairman; Fred Gun
niaghan of Linton. ". H. Smith Of
Rensselaer,. Il. c. stl1weiI Of Anderson
aud Joseph Hall of Logansport, was
instructed by the convention to go into
session at once and find out just what
they could Go. and do it with dispatch.
Has 1eN Members.
The organization will incorporate
with about 100 charter members. the
secretary recording seventy five paid in
yesterday The fee for membership is
50 year year A finance committee was
provided for and T. F. Knots Of Gary
made chairman, with H. c Stillwell
of Anderson. Charles Murphy of
Breokston and John Holoran of 1114
Park avenue. indianapolis. associate
members. This committee has power
to finance by levy upon members Of the
association any legal action that may
be found necessary in order to get the
law tested
A committee on legislation was pro-
vided for. with H. c. Stfllwell as chair
man. Mr.. Stillwell stated that he
would not name his committee at once
as there seemed TO be no action that
Il could take before a legislature was
convened. A resolution to ask for g
special session of the legislature was
referred to this committee It was tht
sense of the meeting on this resolution
that a special session could not be ask
ed for until the present law had beer
tested in the supreme court in all it.
phases. In connection with this reso
luton one of the contractors argued
that unless a session of the Legislature
was called road building would be a
a standstilI for practically three years
because OF the inability of counties t
finance contracts by an issue of bonds
The banks. it was stated. would no
consider the security stable one un
til the law had been tested. a new Law
enacted, and it in turn tried by the fir
of a supreme court finding or findings
Daniel Fatout of indianapolis wa
:. appointed chairman of the committee
4 on membership. whose duty it is t
Z pass upon eligibility and to take step
deemed advisable to increase the mum
her, The meeting authorized the ap
pointment of a press committee, which
was named II. c. StillweIl, chairman
J 3. Little. Indianapolis; John Leven
dowski Lafayette, and H. D. Davidson
Whiting. Every member of the asso
citation was later made an ex-offci
member of the committee.