The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-15
STATE LINE
STREET BONE
OF TROUBLE
West Hammond Mayor at
Council Meeting Says
That Thoroughfare Now
Being Paved Is a Stone
Wall Between Two Cities.

Mayor X. NJ. Woszczynski, city Clerk |
Ignatius F. Mankokswf. city Treasurer |
Jacob CZaszewicz, City Collector Frank |
J. WachewicZ. Judge Adam Stachowicz |
and Aldermen NJ Modrzejewski, j. l.
Lewandowski, John Jaranowski c. J. |
Wunchel and their co-operators in the
administration OF city affairs in West
Hammond buckled the arnor of the
gallant last night and today stand with
the sword of the spirit defending the
state line between Indiana and Illinois.
Calls Ii A Stone Wall.
TN it's present condition State Line
street is a stone wall between the two
Cities said Mayor Woszcxynski to the
council. LAS it is laid out by Lake
county and the city OF Hammond it
will become an alley. AS it must
eventually be owing to our decided
stand 1T will become thoroughfare
cementing the business interest of both
places, relieving South Holman street
OF its heavy traffic. making a boule-
ward of it by SO, doing. and increasing
the value of property on both sides of
the line"
Councilman Speaks at Length.
At no time since the historic meeting
when the council of West Hammond
voted out the dives has an issue Great
ed such excitement at the session
last evening. J. L. Lewandowski. who
represents the first precinct of the Sec
ond ward on the State Line spoke for
the property owners. not only on one
side but on both. Indiana property
owners" said he, do not want addi-
tional frontage. they believe 1t should
go into the street At some places the
lot Is thirty-dve feet east
curb that has recently been laid. The
Hammond board of public works should
listen to the people
ave VIII Never Give Up.v
With a government survey of the
line before them councilmen reached
a decision. The plat one originally
made by City Engineer William F.
Bridge. had been remarked by Engi-
neer Rossiter of Chicago 1t showed
that the state line Is seven feet west
of the Hammond curb from Ogden
street south. that the street varies in
length, being forty feet from Plummer
avenue to Ogden street, twenty eight
feet from Ogden to the golf grounds.
and from there sixty feet ftenta-
tively) 1t has, according to the plat
three joys and curves that. al
derman put it. will make it look like
an old street in Singapore"
In official action the city council
said: I'VE will not permit Hammond.
Indiana, to take an inch OF Illinois
ground. We take this stand. and will
maintain it, for the benefit of both
sides. Public sentiment ccmpels IL and
viii establish rights"
But the Other Hand.
So far Hammond is not officially
cognizant of the controversy ana
therefore what West Hammond has ac-
tually done must come arst. West
Hammond intends to take the issue in
10 the United States courts and there
endeavor to earn the right to build Its
street from the state lin west and have
Hammond move back. AS 1t is. houses
fats, saloons. pharmacies and homes
are in the street, according to the plat
presented last night. To move them
would mean thousands and thousands
of dollars. 1t is understood that West
Hammond will compromise.
Lyons Is Indignant.
Peter ]. Lyons, the city engineer OF
Hammond. exploded this morning. HI
had some excuse He resents that THE
TIMES in its exclusive story yesterday
mentioned him solely as representing
Hammond, for he claims to be acting
on a survey made by the county and
therefore not responsible. II took ev.
cry precaution." he said land befor,
we started the Improvement, a yeal
after West Hammond did, ct obtained
2 written agreement as to the cours,
of the street which was signed. after
discussion before Mayor woszczynski
by Ray Seeley Lake county surveyor
William F. Bridge. city engineer O.
West Hammond, and myself Tha
agreement is binding.
Accuses Mayor and Clerk.
ut is their incompetency that caus
ed them to raise this row. said Lyons
Il mean that woszczynski and Man
l<owski got the assessment rolls bale.
UP in the courts and got their fee
tangle dby incompetency."
Lyons exhibited the agreement
which is as follows
This is a description of center
line of pavement of State Line
street beginning at Plummer ave-
nue., 81 feet from west line of State
Line street and running in d.
rect line to point at the south
curb of 154th place, % feet from
the west line of State Line street;
thence on a straight line to a point
% feet from the west line of State
Line street at south curb line of
Ogden street; thence to a point on
the north curb line of Carroll
street. 21 feet west of the east line
of State Line street Gin Home
wood; thence in a direct line 30
feet east of State Line street;
thence south to the south line of
section II. parallel with and 80
feet distant from the east line OF
State Line street.
"tDated) Sept. Is, 1913.
"tSigned) VIM. F. BRIDGE.
RAY SEELEY.