The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-02
TOPIC OF
SEWERAGE
IS VITAL
North Side Citizens Meet
Last Night and Deep
Sewer Is Discussed; Board
of Public Works to Outline
a District System.


Improvement association. in the Moose
hall, last night, demonstrated one
thing, that whatever is 10 be done in
the way of providing deep sewer, is
to be done well.
The two questions of uppermost i'm
portance that were raised last night
were with reference to the size of the
district, and the estimated cost
The only action that was taken was
the adoption of a motion, instructing
the board of public works to prepare
plans and specifications and outline a
district. The assumption is that when
this is done that the property owners
are then to voice their sentiments eth
er by petition or remonstrance wheth-
er they are willing to pay the costs or
not Should the work progress legal
questions may be anticipated, particu-
larly, IL 1t should be decided to limit
the size OF the district, but assess all
the property north of the Grand Calu-
met river. including Robertsdale An
other phase that was presented last
night was with reference to the cost.
II 1t should be decided to run a trunk
sewer line from Robertsdale to the riv-
er south. which would make the i'm
provement a million dollar proposition.
stand the assessments
Avoid War Departments Action.
The meeting was not as we'll attend.
ed as one might have expected. for a
vital proposition of this kind. A few
came to boost the deep sewer system
strongly. but the majority of the audi.
ence was composed Of property own
ers whe came to listen
(nrra1ir1c z~o~sa~S 81
man. and J. A Aubry, the north side
druggist, took the lead in behalf of
the improvement Expressions were
heard from Mayor Smalley and Messrs.
Ebert and Rohde of the board Of pub
lie works. to the effect that the admin
istration is willing to act I'm accord
ance with the wishes of the majority
OF the proeprty owners
The question of Chfcago's right to
nush the Sag channel with an extra
water flow from Lake Michigan. now
pending before the war department..
was raised by Mayor Smalley last
night. and the war departments ruling
1T was pointed out would have consfd-
erable effect on Hammond's plans for
sewage disposal
John Ulm. big north side property
owner, who is resident of Chicago
ana admittedly crank on sewer con-
structfon and public improvements
generally, advanced the idea of the
amalgamatfon OF the cities OF Ham
mond. Whiting and East Chicago for
the best solution OF not onlv the sew
age problem, hut all the big imnrove-
ment problems In the region. He said
that he was at all time willing to nav
his assessments, no matter what course
would be taken, and assured his audi
ence that the time would come when
MS position would be held to be onlv
the correct solution.
Fucts and figures Submftted
The real meat for the evenings arr
guments was furnished in the figures
and data submitted by City Engineer
Peter Lyons. Their conservatism could
not be questioned. and they were sub
mitted for working basis for future
plans rather than advisory matter to
the north side property owners.
In his first plan which he submitted
he quoted only minimum sizes. his f,e-
ures having been based on the amount
of rainfall and expert opinion on how
large a sewer Is required at the least
for given area, taking the rainfs1l
alone into consideration Another ele-
ment enters into this minimum basis.
which deals with the disposal of rain
water on paved and unpaved streets. a
larger sewer being needed for paved
territory than for unpaved streets.
Mr. Lyons general statistics were as
| follows.
Total number of acres in the district.
bounded on the north by Lake Michf-
gan, on the east by East Chicago. on
the south by the Grand Calumet river,
on the west by the state line, 5.543.
Total number of acres minus Lake
! George and Wolf lake, 1916 acres.
Acreage south of Root street. 1.4f4
acres Acreage from river to one half
mule north of Root street. 1927 acres.
/ On the minimum sewer size plan. Mr..
Lyons submitted the following figures:
E'ight-foot three-ring sewer from
the river north to 14sth. distance of
1.47s feet, at s25 foot, costs $36,s5o
plus, $3.50 for manholes and basis
/ seven-foot three-ring sewer from
149th street to Chicago avenue, a dis
/ tance of 1.49s feet, at s22 a foot
costs ss2,s5s. plus $3.50 for basins and
ma nholes.
/ Sfx-foot three-ring sewer on 14oth
street. from Calumet avenue to Colum-
bia avenue. a distance of 2,490 feet
costs s37.350. plus 81 200 for catch bas-
| ins and manholes.
| Five-foot sever on 149th street. from
Columbia avenue TO White Oak ave-
| nue., the city limits. a distance of D
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