The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-28
PREDICTION
ABOUT GRANT
COMES TRUE

Unless more legal complications en-
sue in the way of injunctions, that por-
ton of the south end of Gary lying be-
low the Little Calumet river will have
street car service within at least sixty
days
An important move to give this dis
trict transportation facilities was made
last night when the common council of
Carl unanimously ratified the board of
public works franchise permitting the
Gary & Interurban railway to extend
its lines on Broadway from the pres
ent terminus on the north banks of the
river on the rest of the unoccupied
length of that thoroughfare south to
the city limits
With the completion of the extension
the Gary & 1nterurban will then operate
cars on Broadway for distance of six
miles. which comprises its length from
the north end at the steel plant to the
southerly limits of the city.
The latest franchise accorded to the
company of which State Senator Frank
n. Gavit of Whiting is president. is
nothing more than the granting of per-
mission to the company to build its line
some two an done-half miles further
south. In fact. the original franchise
says that 1t may operate on Broadway
to the city limits.
Since the early grant the city has
annexed the territory south of the riv-
err and there has been doubt existing
whether the franchise clause meant the
then present or the now present or
any future limis. So, in effect, the
board OF public works, Mayor Knots,
City Engineer Milton and Commits SION
er of Public Works Nyhoff. merely re-
new and give legal standing to the
original clause.
Ratified mt Special Meeting.
The council assembled last evening
pursuant to a special call issued by
Aldermen Baukus Gibson and Castle
man. Mayor Knots presided and al
the beginning of the meeting the
original Gary & Interurban franchise
granted to Frank \. Gavit by the trus-
tees of the town on June Z. 1907 and
later assigned by him to the company
was read Then the ordinance ratify-
ing the board OF public works contract
with the company was placed 1t:
third reading and unanimously
, adopted by all of the nine aldermen.
All of the old rights. privileges and
grants contained in the original fran
chise will prevail on the new division
The issuing and acceptance of universe
transfers and the selling of tickets a.
the rate of eight for twenty five cents
after the lines are in operation five
years Gs13) will obtain for the sout.
end residents.
Forfeiture of the new franchise ex
tension is provided as the failure t
have the line constructed and in opera
ton sixty days hence. However, OBJ
stacles in the way of the Gary &
Southern Traction company (the Sea
man Gary Crown Point Hne) which ha
franchise from the county commits
sioners. may tie up the south end trac
tion situation for some time.
Next week a decision in the man
damus case which the Gary & Southern
has against the city of Gary will b
handed down in the circuit court a
Valparaiso. and If it is favorable to tn
company 1T can go ahead and build it
lines on South Broadway also
Then with the Gary & Southern hav
ing court-upheld county franchise an
the Gary & Interurban a city franchis
to build on the same street. some yer
stirring legal wars are likely to de
velop. Whether each will enjoin tn
other from working remains to be seer