The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-03

with three of the six members of
the council opposition out of the city
last evening Garys aldermen, six in
number. three Knots and three anti
kaotts men, convened in regular SEES
sion and the chief result of their eff
forts was the killing of the ordinances
creating q rival police department and
a rival Identification bureau. A tie
vote enabled Mayor Knots to vote.
Iutendcd to Kill Ordinance.
As predicted in these columns several
DAYS ago that the detective identif-
cation bureau ordinances OF Alderman
Casticman were doomed to be dashed
on the council ros,ss because several
of the aldermen would not stand for
ex Police Captain Charles Catey as the
head Of the former bdres Regard
less Of the fact that &c aalf of the
council opposition was a good many
miles away elsewhere handling bigger
schemes it was The intention to kill the
| ordinance.
| Consequently when the two ordi-
nances were led out to slaughter, with
Aldermen Rowley and Feuer welding
/! the axe, no oratorical outbursts stood
| to save them. AS matter OF course,
| Alderman Baukus. who was the oppo-
| sition floor leader, voted no and Sly
manski and Simasko. and at one time
| Walsh, voted with him because he is
friend OF Cateys, yet they put up
no fight to prevent Rowley and Feuer
| from using the axe.
| Il don't believe this ordinance is
| feasible" said Alderman Rowiey.
There shouldn't be too much of a
check upon the regular police depart
| ment. II we can't trust our board OF
safety we should get new one
| According to OF the leaders OF
| the council opposition. the killing OF
the ordinance is quite satisfactory as
! 1t eliminates Catey. The same alder
man is authority for the statement that
at the forthcoming session the council
| Will take steps to actually create a
detective bureau. but the ordinance
| will not specify who shall be chief The
| reason why last nights piece of legis-
lation was dropped by the wayside IL
| because Catey was not wanted. 1t is
the full intention of the aldermen tc
have their own police force, but they
desire a man who will cooperate with
and not antagonize the present police
| force.
Richard vinkler. late private secre.
tary to Mayor Knots and clerk of the
city court, handed in his resignation
His letter stated that it was for rea-
sons hat remain best unsaid. The
resignation was accepted.
With the withdrawal of Winkle1
from the city hall there IS removed
one OF the most spectacular memb Der!
of the city administration. He is on,
OF the many city officials who had
falling out with Knots. AS secretar,
of the county democratic central com
mittee and recent candidate for count,
!, clerk he was quite figure around tn,
city hall. Then Knots stuck the po
, liitical knife into him when he faile,
of election to the county office and h,
. was promptly carved out of a job. II
: retaliation he is said to have told tn
grand jury some very vital secrets o
state.
: Action on Gary Southern Franchise
II When city Attorney Curtis reporte'
that the Gary and Southern Traction
company mandate case against the cit
comes up in the Valparaiso circuit cour
this month. Mayor Knots evinced a de
, sire to get busy with the company an
| give 1t a franchise below the Iittl
. Calumet Should the company win it
mandate suit ii can build it's line unde
the old county franchise and will no
have to submit to anything on the par
of the city council. Hence the desir
for peace The council members wi
: meet with the council committee an
!. board of public works tonight to dis
cuss the franchise. which has bee
: pending before the council for som
| time Efforts will now be made to hav
| tho eoupaDv withdraw its suit.