The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-20
1. CHICAGO
COUNCIL At
A SESSION
Especial TO The TINES. J


East Chicago, Dec. 2O.-A sensation |
was smothered in the meeting of the
city council last night when Mayor
Schlieker declined to read resolution
condemning a member of the official |
family. that was offered by Alderman
Carl Anderson toward the close of the
meeting.
The identity of the officer against
whom the resolution was aimed, was
not disclosed by Mr. Anderson after
the meeting, but there were a number
of shrewd guesses as to who the sub
ject might be, and all the guesses
centered about one name.
The communication was the last in
the pile of papers on the mayors desk.
When his honor reached it in the ord
er of business, he looked it over care
fully, cleared his throat and said:
This resolution is scarcely a proper
matter TO be brought up publicly in
council meeting. 1t is a matter which
should be discussed in committee be-
| fore being taken up by the executive
body. Besides, 1 think that where a
mans character is being assailed there
should be some facts to back up the
inference. Not mere insinuations.
The matter was thus disposed Of
| those present being left to their own
Iconjectures regarding the object of at
tack
An important matter that came up
before the council was the presenta-
ton of an ordinance for a franchise
| for rights of way through East Chi
eago by the Geist interests which con-
| template putting through an extern
sive street railway system through
read but was referred as is customary
to the proper committee. Thomas K
Bell of Philadelphia the engineer who
laid out the route, was present, but
had nothing to say on the subject He
stated after the meeting that the fran
chise ordinances for other cities were
all ready for presentation to the vari-
Gus bodies whose sanction in theil
passage is necessary.
Apropos of street railway matters
a measure was introduced limiting tn,
speed of street cars and railway trains
within the corporate limits of Eas
J Chicago to eight miles an hour. Thi
! was referred to the law and orde
committee.
A petition was granted for side
, walk in Wegg avenue from 14st
, street to Chicago avenue. A stree
light was ordered placed at the inter
section of Wegg and Chicago avenue.
The following reports by the engi
: neer were accepted: On the improve
ment of Wegg avenue from 14Sth t
150th streets, cost, s12.6S1.20; Olcot
avenue from 141st to 145th, cost s25
35734: 151st street sewer from Rail
road to Magoun avenue, cost $4,05S.55.
The primary assessment roll on Fol
| syth avenue from Railroad avenue
the first alley south of Chicago avenu
e was accepted. as was the final assess
: ment roll on the remainder of the Fol
n syth avenue Improvement. The bon
: of the Central Westrumite company Q
: their contract for the Improvement
: Northcote avenue from 141st to last
" streets was accepted.
r Reed and Steger of Michigan Cit
were awarded the contract for the in
provement of Block avenue fro
II Washington to Lincoln avenue. Bono
e were ordered issued on the 141st sire
l. main sewer f. G. Proudfoot was gil
en- an extension of time for the con
IT pletion of Northcote avenue from 14S'
e to 151st street, until July l.