The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-19
addition 10 Gary.

addition TO Gary.
Alderman Rowley. chairman of the
committee on alley number l. east,
which lies between Broadway and
Massachusetts, street asked that one
weeks time be granted before he re-
ports to the council. This was done.
Some sewer problems in connection
with the paving of this alley have
arisen and the Gary Land company
wishes to take up the matter with its
chief consulting engineer ]. W. Alvord
o. Chicago.
II Alderman Castleman is over eager
in fathering street car franchises he is
going to swing the stuffed club after
the railroads. A brewery company
wants a switch track installed at Nine
teenth and the Pennsylvania tracks.
Not until the railroad keeps this
place clear of its switch tracks so
people can see coming trains will +
vote for this ordinance, loudly pro-
claimed Castleman. This Pennsylva-
MIA road has got to make an agreement
with the city to keep the tracks clear"
Upon the motion of Rowley and the
second of Simeiaskio the report was
tabled
Roadway of Septic SYSTEM
The council is busy daily on the pro-
posed sewer system for the south end,
especially that territory below the Lit
tie Calumet river. 1t also has under
consideration a septic bed system for
the entire city but no definite conclu-
sions can be reached for q few months
at least One of the problems that con-
fronts the council IS the disposal of
the sewage of each of the big plants
that are locating or will locate on the
lake front. Each OF these plants will
have a number of employees within
their limits to equal a small sized city
and to divert the sewage into the lake
would cause costly typhoid epidemics
Septic beds will have to solve this
problem as well.
Fire Alarm System Delinquent.
In communication to the council,
Joseph Feeley, chief of the city fire
department reported that the new fire
alarm system failed to work in the last
four instances. 1t develops that when
a policeman is using the system tele-
phone that a fire alarm cannot be Civ
en- at the same time and If one is rung
in 1t is not recorded. The Signalphone
company that installed the system re-
ports that third wire leading to each
box would eliminate the trouble How
ever, the system was guaranteed the
city attorney was instructed to hunt
UP the company's contracts and bring
it to time.
The Financial Problems
report was made to the council
A., that the street department was in debt
to the extent OF 81 s3e95. The council
then unanimously appropriated $4,000
for the street department, which after
paying these bills will not. according
to Commissioner Finerty, keep the de-
partment running any longer than this
week.
Alderman Castleman wanted the an
preparation made of $4,000 saying that
there is a lot of weeds in the TolIeston
streets and a general clean up ought to
be made The street departments ap-
preparation is now exhausted and at its
next session the council may appropri-
ate some more money. AS the city
treasury has a few weak spots in it
/ long time warrants will have TO prevail
or a short duration bond issue to be
/ foated n order to borrow the necessary
amount Upon the motion of Alderman
Walsh and the second of Alderman