The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-24
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LETS new
CONTRACTS
Progress Of Improvement
Work in Second Subdivi-
sion Is Marked-Curb and
Gutter Contracts Are
Awarded.

Contract. have been let by the Gary
Land company of the United states
steel corporation to Creutz and James
for the curbstones and cutters to be
built along the second subdivision Sec
ton of Fifth avenue. The snme firm
has also received similar contracts for
the work on Roosevelt street and AM
bridge avenue, Gary's most westerly
thoroughfare.
Longer Than Broadway.
With the twenty-four north and
south streets that Fifth avenue, so feet
wide intersects in the plated part of
the first subdivision, the eighteen 1T
Will cross In the second, and the extern
sions being made toward the east 1t
will but a few menths until Fifth ave-
nue. is paved for a greater length than
Broadway.
Broadway, 100 feet wide is now paw
ed from the steel plant approximately
First avenue) to Twenty sixth avenue
a distance of some two and one-half
miles. When present extensions being
made on Fifth avenue are completed it's
paved length will exceed Broadway by
one-haf.
Extending Both Ways.
Toward the east sewer is being laid
the Miller direction. In the west grad
! ing has been finished to Ambridge
street which will carry 1t mile
| through the second subdivision. Here
| for the time being will be its present
western terminus two miles west of
Broaday.
| While the steel corporation plans
that Broadway shall be it's most i'm
posing thoroughfare in the first sub
division its apparents intentions is that
Fifth avenue shall eventually be a
solid commercial highway running
clear across its seven miles of prop
erty. Extended into Miller on the east
and toward Indiana Harbor on the west
! 1t will be a street of considerable
| length.
Ambridge Avenue Project.
Ambridge street is now graded from
the Pennsylvania tracks to the Grand
Calumet river. This street which lies
two miles west OF Broadway will serve
to connect Fifth avenue. west. with ths
main gate of the American Bridge COM
pany's Gary plant. Near the inter
section of the street with Fifth avenue
the Pennsylvania tracks also cuts of
Fifth and Ambridge.
The northwest sewer system, the
principal feet 6 inches-main lying
in the alley west of Ambridge has beer
completed in as much as the concrete
work is concerned. Now everything
is in readiness for the building of the
cement curbing and cutters. Follow
ing this the Illinois Improvement and
Ballast company VIII begin the paw
ing work Fifth, Ambridge and
Roosevelt.
Roosevelt street Being Rushed.
Roosevelt has been graded. This
street is Main street extended NORTH
from Tolleston through the second sub
division to Fifth avenue. 1t will no.
be a business street-at least the stee
company end of 1t will not be-
The letting of these contracts indi.
Gated that the bridge company will
undoubtedly begin the building of 1t:
projected 800 houses for its employee:
sometime in the late winter or earl,
sprng. Fifth avenue, of course will
have to be improved to afford a higl
way to the heart of the city. Just VIII,
the work is being rushed on Roosevelt
street cannot. be learned but one reason
may lie In the fact that the steel cor
poration wants TO give Tolleston resi-
dents who will work in the bridg
plant and tin plate mills a direct high
way leading to their places of employ
ment.