The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-03

STAGE And when the humorous side |
of serious project turns up 1t is time |
to drop it.
Much has taken place in a week. |
Monday. Word received that the |
Chicago drainage district officials will
appear before Hammond Chamber of
Commerce. Little interest in matter.
Tuesday. Meeting is held in rooms
of the Hammond Chamber of Com
MERGE Hammond does not take kind
| ly to the project to create a sanitary
district in Indiana as suggested by
drainage trustees. Drainage districts
desire for an extra 5000 gallons of
water per second shown to be its sole
motive for interesting cities of Calu-
met region.
| Wednesday. Public sentiment
changes towards the project. Citizens
become convinced that it would be
all right to let Illinois drainage dis
ltrict have the needed extra water
through Indiana sources in return for
the right to use It's s7O,000.0o0
drainage canal for the disposition Of
Calumet river sewage
Thursday Decision is finally
reached on the part of representatives
from Hammond, Whiting. East Chi
lcago and Indiana Harbor commercial
clubs to frame up sanitary district
bill. Information is received that
Governor Ralston has been seen by
trustees of the Illinois drainage dis
trict and will send special message
to the legislature favoring passage of
a bill if the Lake County cities want
lit.
Friday. Meeting at the Hammond
Chamber of Commerce to frame bill.
Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago,
Indiana Harbor and Gary participate.
Gary does not, however, endorse pro-
ject.
!, Saturday. Meeting held at Ham,
mond Chamber of Commerce. Gary
violently opposes measure. Charges
: that 1t is scheme on the part of North
Township cities to make Gary pay for
k its sewage disposal. Gary shows that
its valuation is over one third of the
total In the proposed district. Objects
Ito rate of taxation and its proposed
u representation on the drainage board
r charges it is scheme of banditti il
IL Hammond to mulct Gary of taxes
claims that Hammond is trying tt
force project on Gary. Hammond
whiting and East Chicago citizens
who favored project called politica
s. bandits. Vote by municipalitie
4. lshows Gary and Whiting opposed ant
lie Hammond, East Chicago and Indi
is ana Harbor in favor of project.
n Monday. Surprised at the opposi
D. ton that has developed and seeing
n. the futility of attempting going an
s. farther with the cities of the propos
a ed district divided against each other
ID the Indiana drainage district projec
m was abandoned.
VI This was all encompassed in tn
be brief period of one week. Nothin
or has been accomplished and much ba
lg feeling has been engendered. TIL
lie Justice of Writings and Gary's pos
g, ton is recognized when their rels
of lively large valuations are taken int
nd consideration.
n The difficulty seems to have bee
not with the project but with tn
manner of presenting it. Gary We
not given a part in initiating tn
movement or in preparing the bill
ed Had Gary been invited to send repr,
go lsentatives to help draft the bill thel
tn, probably would have been no diff
ar, Guilty. 1t was case of taxation will
ICY out representation, according to tt
ro Gary view, and there is a great de-
,rd to be said in support of the positie
of the Gary citizens.