The Lake County times., 1913-11-15

thoroughfare north of ogden street but
south of that street the old Root house.
moved from St. Margaret's hospital
grounds, stands sauarely in the street
This was the first building to block
the street.
The people who moved this house
may have thought they had rights in
the street. They may have been per-
suaded that no one knew where the
state line was but whatever may have
been the justification for their acts
they deliberately ruined State Line
street a thoroughfare and they knew
that they were doing this very thing
The people of West Hammond are
going to protect their rights in this
street and the question as to the title
to certain property on the state line
may be determined in the meantime.
Resent Pete Lyons Charge.
Mayor K. NJ. Woscczynski and City
Clerk Ignatius f. Mankowski were
provoked last night by the charge of
incompetency directed at them by Pc
ter Lyons, the Hammond city engi-
neer Lyons claimed that those off,
cials so balled up the assessment roll
on the State Line Improvement that
property owners raised hullabaloo
| and stopped the whole business.
The officials say in turn that while
| a mistake was made in putting the
Sibley street and State Line street paw
ing contracts together there was
nothing amiss in the discharge of their
duties. It Will be remembered that a
question arose as to whether not
| the Green line traction interests should
be made to pay for part of the pave
ment on Sibley street where they hold
the franchise. This delayed the pro-
! ject
II took the word of engineers as to
the location of the state line" Mayor
| Woszczynski said, land believed 1t till
| found out different. / do not pretend
to be a surveyor. Mr.. Lyons has no
right to call me incompetent for not
| knowing that profession"
MankowsIi Sees Landmarks
| City Clerk Mankowski says that in
| tour of investigation with Engineer
| Rossiter Of Chicago, son Of the Cook
| county surveyor who made a plat of
! the state line years ago, that he found
the old marks left by the senior Ros-
| sitter. They are now in lot lines and
| under sidewalks There is no doubt"
said the clerk this morning. that the
state line is seven feet east of the east
| curb of the street. State Line street
| SnOuiQ nave ltS center line WntGe the
Hammond sidewalks are now. But
what we want most is to make it a
straight street"
Mayor John d. Smalley. just back
| from the clad. blizzard swept.
icebound Ohio. stated this morning
that he will not be daunted by West
Hammonds threat in the Improvement
of State Line street. I'VE can afford
no longer delay" the executive said.
City Attorney John Gavit of Ham
mond supported the mayor in his
statement West Hammond hasn't
done anything yet. and they won't" he
said. Hammond will go right ahead"
Telephone Calls Galore.
THE TIMES was called to answer
questions and listen to opinions re-
peatedly today. City Clerk Mankow-
ski telephoned the official announce
ment from across the line: 1--WE can
enjoin every inch of Hammond's i'm
provement." he said. IF the survey
isn't rectiied we will 1T takes a lot
of nerve to add FIVE feet of somebody
else's property to yours, but that is
what Hammond did when it widened
State Line street. Now they have as
high as thirty-nve feet Of Illinois
ground in one place and we want it
back.
Lyons calls me incompetent. but
he is the most incompetent man I
know In public office. He esta blished
a line and ordered the board of pub
lie works to go ahead 1t was city
job and he can't blame the county. 1t
was up to him to protect the people OF
Hammond. Now IL will take the may
or and city clerk or West Hammond
TO show him where the state line real
ly is
Thought Matter Settled.
Lyons in his statement yesterday