The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-17
THURSDAY
DATE FOR
CONFERENCE


mentous controversy between the
cities of Hammond and West Hammond
concerning the exact location of the
state line and the boundaries of State
Line street will continue a verbal bat
tie in which personalities figure to a
large extent.
A conference was arranged this
morning, tentatively for Thursday at
which Mayor Woszczynski and Mayor
Smalley, the board of local improve
ments and the board of public works;
i. e, the city of Hammond, Ind, and
the city of West Hammond, Ill, will
confer on the problem. Hammond will
still contend, but not so violently that
West Hammond by an act OF the coun-
ell nine months ago decided on the
curb lines now in dispute, and that her
engineer, w. f. Bridge copied the
specifications in an agreement signed
by Ray Seeley, Lake county surveyor
Peter Lyons, Hammond engineer and
himself
More PoIiteness Then.
West Hammond will continue TO
charge. but not so violently. that State
Line street should, and shall, conform
to the state line and be made straight
and broad thoroughfare. not matter
Two Pressing Letters.
The time of board members at the
city has in Hammond this morning
was taken up with two important COM
funieatienss the frst from p s. Fat
terson, city attorney of West Ham
mond. and the second from Manager
| Green of the Hammond, Whiting &
East Chicago traction company. The
| board entered into a contract this
morning by which that corporation is
| to raise to a four-foot higher level
| the pavement of Indianapolis avenue.
The most of this has already been
done.
| The first communication follows:
/! Nov. 18th, '13.
| Asks for Conference.
| Sheppard, Mccormick & Thomp-so son.
Law office
| Tribune Building, Chicago.
Board of Public Works,
| Hammond, Ind.
| West Hammond Special Assessment
No. ".
| Gentlemen:
| The writer represents the city
of West Hammond in certain spec
ial assessment proceedings to i'm
prove State Line street. We had
reached a point where we were
about to have the assessment con-
| firmed in court. when objections
| were raised that the true state
line was not being followed by us.
| These objections come entirely
/ from people living in what is
known as a narrow strip south of
Ogden street Accordingly an
Independent survey was made by
Mr.. Rossiter. He has prepared a
plat, a copy of which we shall
send you by separate mail. The
plat speaks for itself.
If the survey is correct, your
honorable body is certainly as
much interested are. II
the survey is incorrect, that ought
to be speedily determined. Per-
NIT me to assure your honorable
body that the city of West Ham
mond and it's officials are just as
solicitous about the improvement
of State Line street as the city Of
Hammond or the Lake county com
missioners.
An injunction and long drawn
out court proceedings would tie up
| the improvement of this street for
years. This would be unfortu-
nate for all municipalities con-
cerned. Pre- e-eminently the thing
| to be done is to work out ad-
, justment, if adjustment can be
/ effected, which viii approximately
Il satisfy the interests of all concern
ed.
The chief complaint on the West
Hammond side south of Ogden
, street, is that If the improvement
= contemplated goes through, 1t will
> leave only eight feet between the
West Hammond curb line and the
!, lot lines. There will be absolute
Il ly no space for parkways.
On behalf of the mayor and city
a officials of West Hammond, l sug-
gest that a compromise be arrang-
ed at a very early date, to effect
If possible, adjustment OF this
state line question.
I shall hold myself ready to re-
spond to anw call at any time
this matter.
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