The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-04-11

the measure that insures to the city
the ownership of public dockage. as
without this the Improvement con-
templated would be without avail. Col.
Bixby's report expressly providing for
municipal cooperation in which the
ownership of dockage Is the main
feature.
CITY DID RIGHT.
Had the city failed to avail itself Of
the East Chicago company's offer to
take over goo feet of dockage property.
1t would have been impossible for tho
city to have gotten anything in this
line, without tremendous outlay, as
| there is no other property available
excepting as it accompanys a large
tract whose owners would not sacrifice
a few hundred feet along the canal.
without exacting price for It that
would make it almost prohibitive.
wEsTBERG HAPPY.
c. A. Westberg's face was wreathed
| in smiles as he read the dispatches
from Washington. He explained the
reference in Col. Bixby's report to the
Strengthening of the present piers.
saying that tentative agreement had
been entered into between H. C. Frick
who owns the riparian rights north Of
the canal, and the Inland steel COM
canal. to do this work. and this under
standing was the basis of Col. Bixbys
recommendation in this connection.
/ RUSHING WORK.
The East Chicago company is pro-
tceeding with its part of the work, on
the canal as rapidly as possible and cx
poets to accomplish a great deal this
summer.
| 1t is now pointed out that the city's
lnext move should be to erect public
docks at Canal street. right away 10
Insure any boats that may desire to
enter the canal, the necessary moor
Eings
WHAT BIxBY ORDERS.
The recommendation of Bixby hinges
on the condition that the town of East
i Chicago shall construct and maintain
public wharves. and that. without ex-
lpense to the federal government It is
to reconstruct the present piers so rs
to make them straight.
The report made by Bixby is the re
4sult of a survey of Indiana Harbor
made last year by Lieut.. COL c. A
zinn. division engineer at Chicago.
RESTS WITH CONGRESS.
His report has been Rassed upon by
the board of engineers, And the matter
now rests with congress to make tho
necessary appropriation. The report
says:
Indiana Harbor is an artificial
channel. constructed partly in Lake
Michigan and partly inland, and wa.
. dredged by private interests and de
; signed ultimately to extend to tbs
Calumet river and to Lake George"
COST OF BREAKwATER.
It was originally constructed. it i,
said, by the East Chicago company. IL
which the Potter Palmer estate wa.
one of the heaviest stockholders
2 The plan for improvements recon-
mended by Bixby is for the construc
ton of a breakwater of the "rubbl
! mount" type in two sections. will
connections at each end to the shore
The cost of the breakwater. it is esti
mated, will be s1,o33.00o and that o
. the land connections will be abou
100000 more
. CONDITIONS OF IMPROVEMENT.
4 Concerning the conditions on wffcl
1.-The Improvement will be undertakes
lby the government. the report says:
The board conditions is recon-
mendation of this project upon tn
satisfactory assurance being given t
the secretary of war that the piers vii
be reconstructed at the expense of tn
: local interests, since such reconstruct
led piers will. when the proposed fill
ling in is completed, form revetment
to private property. and that suitabl
v docks or wharves will be built an
maintained at public expense
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