The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-13

recommended that in marshy localities
that the use of brick paving be dis
continued The expert engineer finds
that where such materiol is installed
in marshy regions 1t sinks down. He
advised the council to first install a
macadam paving which should rest for
few years and then form the foun-
dalton for a brick paving making the
whole a substantial roadbed-
This the council passed with glee and
FIVE minutes later when Improvement
resolutions began to bob up Alderman
Castleman led the onslaught and in
nearly every instance succeeded In hav-
ing Metropolitan brick, a material with
a somewhat odorous and varied career
in Gary, inserted instead Thus the
brick will go down in spite of Mr.. Mel
tons recommendations being adopted.
Confirm Street improvements.
Confirmatory resolutions were pass
ed affecting Improvements on the fol-
lowing thoroughfares.
Fourteenth avenue, from the east
line of Madison to the west line OF
Broadway.
Thirteenth avenue. from the east line
of Madison to the west line of Broad
way.
Jacson street, fro mFifteenth to
| Nineteenth.
other Improvement Subjects.
Eighteenth avenue. primary assess
ment roll adopted for this street from
the east line of Broadway to the ives.
line of Broadway.
Borman boulevard, the matter OF
| sidewalks was again referred to the
committee
! Local sewer No. IL, Galley No 50, the
resolution for It's Improvement was
rescinded.
/ Twenty-second avenue. brick was
specified as the paving material to be
used from Broadway to Jefferson
street.
Seventeenth avenue, a fight was pre-
cipitated as to whether this street
should be paved with brick or ma
cadam. Compromise finally agreed up
on modern city povement."
Local Sewer No. IL. There was bu
one bidder for this contract and w. F
Brunt who will build it for $7,671.0,
was awarded the contract.
Twelfth avenue. Dominick Szyman
ski and twelve others petitioned 70
the improvement of this street from
the east line of Madison to the ives
line of Broadway. Brick was designat
ed as the paving material and the pre-
liminary resolution instructing the cit.
engineer an deity attorney to draw TIL
plans and resolutions were adopted.
Thirteenth avenue, brick was desig
mated as the paving material
III Twenty second avenue. The resolu
ton that Jacksonville brick be used I
pave this street was adopted.
III Want Electric Lights.
III George Magma and a score of othe
South Main street residents think tina
electric lights should be placed on tha
avenue from Eleventh to Nineteenth
Mr. Castleman wanted the council t
| give them the lights at once but whe
| Mr.. Feuer mentioned the fact that thes
| lights each cost the ely s74 annual
and that conservatism should preva
1 his advice was accepted and a commit
I tee was appointed
Lights were also asked for Pennsyl
vania and sixteenth and Eighteenth
Delaware and Nineteenth. Madison an
! Eighteenth, Carolina and Sixteenth
Virginia and Seventeenth, virgini
and Nineteenth. The mayor appointe
Castleman. Szymanski and Bowser I
= report upon the lights. The council
however. passed directory resoiutfc
providing that the Gary Heat Ligf
and Water company shall install ligh
on Broadway south of Twenty fit
: avenue for every 600 feet The di.
lance will be to the present termin,
> of the Gary and Interurban street ca
line.
broadway and Massachusetts Sewe
l. The sewer between Broadway ar
Massachusetts street which runs fro
= Fifth avenue to the wabash tract
a which has been a constant scource
: trouble to the city because of the sar
: that clogs it will not be rebuilt for IL
r present Although some of the aide
n men want to let a contract for a ne
n one their hands will be held back f
II a while.
r An examination made by Consultir
e Engineer John Alvord, sewer adviser
). the steel corporation showed that t
presence of sand blockaded the sewe
n He stated that the same trouble wou
y prevail in new sewer and advis
N that all it needed was constant cleanil
e and a small section rebuilt near Sc
\, enth avenue. The report was accepte