The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-18
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the protection Of life and property.
SO the political side will enter into the
the matter and make trouble"
The new law provides that local au-
thorities shall also have change OF the
placing Of fire escapes on buildings and
than they have them fastened to the
outside walls half way UP the length
Of a window instead of at the top OF
the window. Blakely says this is a
very poor plan.
Excursions for Another Season.
For one more season joy will reign
in the hearts of Hoosiers. because the
tariff clerks Of the railroads have de-
eided to maintain the same old excur-
sion rates this year that were In eff
feet last year. The clerks held their
meeting In this city yesterday and
made this announcement They de-
cided to run just as many excursions to
Niagara Falls, Atlantic City and other
resorts this year as last and they also
said they will maintain the cheap
rates for Sunday excursions in this
state for Sunday excursions just the
same as last year, and the railroads
will run about the same number of
Sunday excursions. There was some
talk to the effect that the cheap rates
and Sunday excursions would be abol-
ished this season. but the agents de-
cided to retain them.
Another point decided was in refer
ence to the two-cent fares or this state.
The tariff clerks at their meeting yes
terday had conference with the mem
bers of the Indiana railroad commits
sion on this subject, and Judge Nc
Clure. of that commission, decided that
in applying the two-cent fare law all
| fares shall be computed on the multiple
Of five. For instance If the fare from
one station to the another at two
cents a mile is 6S ecents under this
| ruling 1t viii be made 10 cents. If it
would be 81 cents, however, the fare
under this decision will be SIS cents, be-
cause 65 is the multiple of five nearest
the actual fare. And the decision was
that this rule shall apply to case fares
as well as where tickets are purchased
This is considered a very important
ruling by the railroads. and it will
make it necessary for them to revise
all of their tariff sheets at once.
Question Police Commission'n Power.
A question has arisen at Anderson
over whether or not the new police
boards, appointed under the law which
repealed the metropolitan law have
| the right to reorganize the police
forces Of the various cities affected by
the change. At Anderson the new
board. appointed under the new law,
has offered the positiSn of superin-
/ ~
present incumbent of the job declares
he will not give UP the office until his
term expires. He says the new board
has no right to make such changes.
because he says the only change made
in the law was that it placed the ap-
pointment of the members Of the po-
/ lice board in the hands of the mayor
| instead of in the hands of the gov
ernor. This. he says. is the only effect
| of the change in the law, and this. he
declares does not mean that the new
board has any right to upset the de-
partment
The question is important to all the
cities affected by the change in the law,
as 1t will probably be raised now In
many OF them
A dispatch from Washington says
that the supervising architect of the
treasury plans to complete nearly all
of the new postofice buildings author
lied for Indiana by the end of the next
| fiscal year. The money need will be
| available after July /, when the new
fiscal year begins. Fifteen thousand
dollars IS set aside for the completion
of the new building at Bedford. Fol
Brazil $4,000 is made available fol
site and completion OF the building
Forty FIVE thousand dollars is also
made available for the completion Of
the building at Columbus. For Con
nersville $4,000 Is made available fol
the completion of the building Thir-
ty thousand dollars is set aside for the
site and the completion Of the build.
ing at Elwood. The building Is to bt
completed at Greencastle for $4,000
The building at Kokomo will hardly
be completed within the year. The ap.
preparation bill sets aside s4O0 600 fol
the work on 1t during the year. Fol
Marion $4,000 is made available FOL
the completion Of the building. Michf
gan city gets $4,000 with which tC
finish paying for the site and for tht
completion of the building. Peru Il
another city that will not see the com
pletion Of its building during the year
The appropriation is $40, 900 for con
tinuing the work When these build
ings are completed Indiana will hav,
more buildings owned by the govern
ment than any other state in thu
union The result is due to the in
fuence the old delegation was able Il
exert in congress.