The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-02-08

Asphalt company. which is the only
The Ahlborn Construction company
that uses the sarco material. the stand
ard company and the westrumite COM
pany have made open statements Be-
fore the board and said the specihca-
tions as they now stand are closed
specifications and unless certain clauses
rare struck out they will be unable to
submit bids.
BOARD IN QUANDARY.
With the opening of commissioners
court yesterday morning the commits
sioners again listened to the statements
of the attorneys and representatives of
construction companies as the day be-
fore. Not only is there a fight on by
the manufacturers of top dressing 49,
also to whether Stag. cobble or
crushed stone shall be used as a
foundation.
When the attorneys began to talk
they each and every one stated posi-
lively that they were not speaking in
the interest of an material company but
as a private taxpayer or for a body of
taxpayers but it was plain to be seen
that their opening speeches were
| thrown to the winds as before very
long they made plain in whose inter-
ests they were working. Here are the
parties as represented:
HOW THEY LINE UP.
| Ah1born Construction company
Users of Sarco material, Attorney John
! Gavit, John Becker trustee, John l.
Rhode, A. NJ Turner. John N Beck
man. Attorney George B. Sheerer and
two representative of Sarco company.
| American Rubber and Asphalt Co..
w. ]. McAieer. w. f. Bridge, road re-
viewers and one representative of COM
| pany.
Standard Asphalt compnny-Repre-
sentatives of company.
| Barber Asphalt Company Peter
Crumpacker and representative of com
pany, Mr.. Tyre.
Westrumite Company -Representa
tive of company.
| CALLS AHLBORN co. A TRUST
/! One of the most stirring speeches
was made by Atty. w. j. MacAleer OF
Hammond yesterday morning who de-
nounced the Ahlborn Construction COM
pany in the strongest terms as having
one of the biggest trusts in the state.
He cited examples of their roads that
now show traces of bad wear. He
scored their machine mixed material in
| tLC StioiiSeSl itIf3S anu lOlu OI now
every influence had been brought to
bear and how every wire had been pull
ed to influence the road reviewers to
have them specify the Sarco material
! Then came the star witnesses for the
IAhlborn company whose stock is said
to be worth $500 a share. For this
company appeared A. NJ. Turner, Presi-
dent of the First National Bank OF
Hammond and a heavy holder in the
company, Attorney George B. Sheerer
Attorney John Gavit and John c
Becker trustee of North township who
tpleaded so earnestly for the Taxpayers
of the North end of Lake county.
HOW FIGHT STANDS.
Tt was a fight between the machine
mixed process and the penetrative OIL
Ipouring process. the latter which
has been used as a standard in the
Specifications of the county engineer
and approved by the road reviewer.
George w Fisher, of Crown Point. Johr
Hillman of Hobart and w F. Bridge o.
Hammond.
The commissioners adjourned las
might after they were tired with hear
ing the various speeches of the repre-
lsentatives. They will either approx,
or reject the report of the viewers ans
Il If the former action is taken 1T VII
mean closed competition. If on tn,
other hand they reject it it will necessi
tate another petition for the road i'm
lprovement and a chance for the othe
companies to bid.
OLD QUESTION BROUGHT UP.
One OF the interesting facts brough
!. out yesterday the old question O
. the cost of stone. /. Kuttner of Chi
cago who has represented the ston
trust in this county for years wa
asked the following question by A. N
/, Turner of Hammond.
, rs it not true that you have sol
' crushed stone TO the county for 90 cent
r a yard more than it cost the city O
: Hammond"
RI THE delivery was different" reptile
, Kuttnor.
mo, for exactly the same delivery"