The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-11-19

sum not to exceed $1,000 to apply on
the judgment recently entered in favor
Of n c. Frick by Judge Kopelke, in
connection with the extension OF
Dickey place into a through road be-
tween Indiana Harbor and Hammnd
was allowed on suspension OF the rules
An appropriation ordinance providing
for not to exceed $1,000 to satisfy a
Judgment in favor of the Interstate
Iron and Steel company handed down
yesterday in the Superior court at
Hammond in connection with the open
ing to its fun width of 141st street
through the Interstates property was
adopted on suspension of the rules
An appropriation ordinance Tor $1,000
10 continue the work Of the city in pro-
viding breakwaters to prevent the en-
croachments of the lake on lake front
property, was passed on suspension of
the rules. This was in response to "A
petition from property owners along
Aldis avenue.
The city has already done something
in the way Of protecting this property
but the breakwaters are not sufficient
and estimates made by owen Reed and
the Great Laks Dredging and Dock
company indicate that about $1,000 will
| be needed to finish the work.
An appropriation ordinance for 81, 600
in the way Of an extra police fund, and
50. TOO for the fire department. was
passed on suspension of the rules.
An appropriation ordinance for 5000
for city stationary was passed on sus-
1 pension Of the rules
A number of other matters were also
attended to at last nights meeting.
/ The light ordinance, ratifying the fran
/ chise given the Lake County Gas and
Electric company by the board of pub
! lie works. went to 1T sthidr reading,
! Notwithstanding opposition by Alder
man Joe French and ketcik French
/ was on hand with another petition
against it, although before he present.
/ ed 1t the mayor announced that an in
vestigation of the names on the former
petition had been made revealing the
4 fact that 104 of the signers We're not
/ taxpayers and the remaining 60 would
between them be obliged to pay $3.50
year toward defgraying the cost Of
the lights.
Ketcik wanted the petition laid over
and statred a speech which SO far
drifted from the question Of lights. 10
the allege deposition Of residents in
| the vicinity of the new garbage crema-
tories, to the operation of the same.
I
! man sat down. the mayor calling at
tention to the fact that Alderman
Ketciks personal share of the iIlumt-
nation had been figured out and found
to five cents a year.
You are making a pretty big hula
baloo over a nickel" declared his non
or.
AS to the new petition presented last
night casual survey of the names dis
closed the signatures Of persons who
had petitioned in favor of the lighting
system In Indiana Harbor, now arrayed
against IT,
Schock opined that in view Of the
disclosures regarding the petitions. they
should not be taken seriously. and he
moved that the ordinance be passed to
third reading, which was done-Ketcik
voting no.
A franchise permitting the German
American Car company to lay two
switch tracks across Parish avenue be-
tween 145th and the Pennsylvania
right-of-way. was passed on suspen-
sion OF the rules the purpose Of the
two tracks being to Join the property
of the car company. which lies on eth
er side of Parish. in order to ~ @mmo-
date contemplated improvements