The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-03

ell that the request had first been sub
mitted to the board. and that the orig
inal one had been made long before the
lighting company applied. but that Mr..
Arkin was refused because of the or
dinance now in effect. He explained
further that Mr.. Arkin was refused
because of the ordinance now in eff
feet He explained further that Mr..
Arkin was encouraged to renew his
request because of the permit granted
to to the lighting company. said that
Mr. Atkins sign would represent an
investment OF 5000.
Permit Only Temporary.
There is this difference" said Mr..
Markmueller, "the gas company has
| only a temporary permit and the two
/ posts that Ii has erected were put up
! with the idea Of giving the property
owners in the business district an idea
of what the business district would
look like il 1t were uniformly lighted
with such lights. It's an advertise
ment for the company, Ii is true, but it
is to promote the city beautiful idea.
If we grant Mr.. Atkins request why
shouldn't we grant the request of
saloonkeeper who would want to put
up an Illuminated beer key"
Yes. l would like to put up some
kind of sign reading 'PascaIy the Tail
or broke in Councilman John Pas
caly. who was in the chair in the abb
sence of Mayor Smalley.
John Kane then asked for the floor
to explode a broadside TO the effect
that the council favored a corporation
rather than some poor devil" as he
expressed il.
Ts tx-a- EFT l. .nf rf9e
Councilman Cotton started to make
some remarks on the question thinking
that Councilman Kane had finished.
but the old warrior did not propose
to be unsaddled until he was ready to
come down.
Lauer with Kane
4 have the floor now he shot at
Councilman Cotton.
All right" and Cotton resumed his
seat.
Now I'm through said Kane. with
a twenty-five rifle noise when in fact
. his colleagues had expected thirteen
inch gun report
Councilman Cotton spoke briefly
along the lines argued by Markmueller
and was followed by Councilman Mich
olas Lauer, who supported Councilman
Kane.
1T is getting to be tiresome TO
/ have the businessmen hurl it into your
r teeth that corporation is to be ia
: vored in preference to an individual,
= he said.
Councilman Eastwood caused a flash
J in the pan with his opening state
4 ment when he said: The city of Ham
e mond is not being run by the business
men Of Hammond, but by this council
: the better for all concerned" The sense
of this statement which in itself woult
have been the height of lese mayests
!. to the sovereign electors of the com
munity. who are under the impression
2 that they have servants rather thar
i dictators in the council. was modified
: by the speaker in a second though
s when he explained that it would be
r detrimental policy to permit each anc
z every business man to put up an orna
mental advertising lamp when an
o where he pleased. but If it is TIL
s sense of the business men," he con
e ti1ued, ito have a uniform lighting
It system all well and good. and w
y should be guided by their wishes"
e The question whether Mr.. Arkin'
communication should be referred bacl
: to the board of public works and tn
n permit refused was put to vote an,
$. all voted in favor with the exception
d of Councilmen Moriarity, Kane an
> Lauer. who voted No" Councilme
ID Schultz and Whitaker were absent.
The discussion did not end there
however, for after The adjournment
Councilmen Kane and Markmuelle
Il took il UP again. Matchmaker teiiip
+ Kane he fKane) took the narrow vie,
1 -
IT north side representative that he too
: a still narrower view by taking hi
i cue from the Northern Indiana Gas
= Electric Light Co Councilman Kan
| repeated the statement until Council
| man Markmueller resented the state
IS ment in no uncertain words
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