The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-05
WHITING AND ENVIRONS

The city council held meeting on
Tuesday night. those present being
Mayor Parks and Aldermen Buczkow-
ski, Donegan. Baran and Duggan. The
first thing taken up was the resigna-
ton of Alderman William A. Upton
This was accepted. and it was decided
to advertise the vacancy at once and
an appointment will be made at the
meeting of Jan. 10th. The members
of the police department greeted the
council with communication asking
for a raise in salary. This communl-
cation was referred to the police COM
mittee. of which Alderman Paskivietz
is the chairman The reports of Street
Commissioner Buczkowski and OF Chief
of Police Lawler were read and or
dered fled. The report of City treasur-
er Griffith was referred to the finance
committee. An ordinance providing for
the issuance of bonds for the improve
ment of Cleveland and Central avenues
and One Hundred and Eighteenth street
Improvement were all adopted. The
franchise of c. II. Geist asking for the
right TO construct, operate and main
tain an electric railway system on GER
tain streets and highways in Whit
ing was received at the council meet
Ing L ne ITancnlSe Is Tor a pe11OQ OF
fifty years. and the road is expected
to be in operation within years time.
The route laid out by the company
through Whiting upon which they want
their cars TO run is as follows: Begin
ming at extreme eastern limits on
Standard avenue, thereon to Front
street to One Hundred and Nineteenth
street west on One Hundred and Nine
n
Ohio avenue to New York avenue. down
New York avenue to One Hundred and
Twenty-first street, east on One Hun
dred and Twenty first street to White
| Oak avenue. on White Oak avenue ex-
| tending to the southern corporate linn
its of the city of Whiting. The fran
| chise was not read but merely dis
| cussed. 1t Will go to Its first reading
at the next meeting, and will then be
| given fair inspection by the city dads,
and it is thought that it will be looked
| upon with favor by them. After new
| bills were read and referred, the coun-
| ell adjourned to Jan. 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob o. Nyland and
son, Harold. of Cleveland avenue and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lautenberg of Schrage
| avenue attended a dinner at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs w. B. Davis at caair
home in Oak Park on Monday.
| Adam and Paul Talko were arrested
| for accosting Officer John Hughes or
| Tuesday evening with an attempt &c
| assault him. They were later arrest
| ed by Officers Mullaney and Vacha
| and were placed under 500 bonds
| their trial TO come off this evening.
| Mrs. William a. Upton and son. War
| rem, expect to move to Alton Ill. the
| latter part of January. Mr.. Upton hav-
| ing taken a permanent position with
1.-THE Standard Oil company at the Wood
River refinery. Miss c. NJ. Keife. who
has roomed al the Upton home for the
past six years, has moved to the home
of Supt. and Mrs. w. w. Holiday. or
| Laporte avenue.
Miss Irene Putnam has been enter
| tanning Miss Margaret Langmeyer OF
| Martinsville. the past week.
| Attorney and Mrs. John c. Hall have
purchased the home of Mr.. and Mrs
| William A. Upton on oliver street and
| will move there soon the Upton:
go to Alton.