The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-04-28
CITIES
ARE BUSY
PREPARING

The activity OF the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works has not caught the num-
cipa1ities in It's vicinity mapping so far
as public improvements communicating
with the proposed plant. are concerned.
Contracts for the paving of two pub
lie highways. Cline avenue or the east
and Gary avenue en- the south bound
airy. having already been let. The i'm
provement in Cline avenue from
Guthrie to the river is part of the pro-
posed road to Crown Point and thence
to Cedar Lake. Paving In Fifth avenue
lin Gary. which will form part of this
road is already under way and it is
|only a question of a very short time
before Fifth avenue will be paved it's
entire length from Broadway to Cline.
Gary avenue is a new street dedicat-
ed to take the place of Chicago avenue
frcm Parrish to Alder. Alder to Gary
as originally laid out. and Gary to
Cline. These streets were located in
the tract sold to the Baldwin company
but were vacated in order that the
tract be kept intact The new Gary
avenue is more direct and extends
along the south side of the Baldwin
tract from Parrish TO Cline
As to the street car facilities. they
will be amply adequate to take care
of the Baldwin works and the growth
attendant upon the erection of this
plant and the many others in prospect.
for years to come. Some of the new
lines have recently been put in opera
ton and others are in process of con-
struction. and franchises have been
granted within the past few days. for
| stin others. As to those in process of
construction it is only a matter of a
short while before they will be in ac-
| tual operation.
| The East Chicago railways company
which is the corporation name of what
has heretofore been called the Gavit
line. is already operating between Gary
and Indiana Harbor, the righwt of way
being in Cline avenue along the asst
| line of the Baldwin tract, in one Hun
dred and Forty fifth street which is
| practically the north line. turning onto
Cedar street Immediately in front OF
/ where the main gate is to be located
and thence to Michigan avenue by way
of Cedar and Guthrie.
/ Both this line and the Hammond
Whiting and East Chicago company. or
tracks In One Hundred and Forty nth.
from Cedar to Parrish: thence in Par
IRISH to Chicago and in Chicago avenue
| to Forsyth avenue in East Chicago
At Kennedy avenue they have their
material on the ground for their line
| south in that thoroughfare. the East
Chicago Railways company to &c
straight on through to junction with
the Gary and Interurban at Gibson
while the Green line branches at 1918,
| and goes west in that street to Forsyth
north in Forsyth to One Hundred and
| Fiftieth. where it connects with 1t:
/ present line to Hammond. This line has
also a franchise south in Forsyth ave
rue from One Hundred and Fiftiett
street to the city limits. which will
Eventually connect with the East Ham
mond branch.
/ Both these companies also have
| franchises in Parrish avenue from One
Hundred and Forty fifth to Michigan
avenue, in Indiana Harbor, and in
| Michigan avenue to Guthrie. From
Michigan and Guthrie the East Chicago
Railways company will continue t
within block of the Lake Shore depot
work being already under way Thi
extension is in Michigan avenue from
Guthrie to Block, thence in Block tt
Waiting and in Waiting to Regent.
The Green line also has franchise il
One Hundred and Fortyfi first stree
the building of the road being coTtin