The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-12-05
DECIDE
FINALLY
ON SEWER
Contracts for Deep Sewer
System and Pumping Sta
ton Will Be Let the Lat
ter Part of Month, as De-
cided by Board Today.

A Christm9s present of an 1895, 900
deep sewer and pumping station con-
tract will grace the sock of some con-
tractor on December %, thirteen week
days hence.
The estimate is one-third higher than
the first. It has been cut down from
100000, as announced, to look like a
bargain.
In furious clash with their enemies
of old, the anti-deep sewer crowd. the
board of public works this morning
overruied all objections and amid an
intense clamor that bordered on riot
authorized the clerk of the city to ad-
vertise for bids. The plans and speci-
hcations of Engineers Shields and p
]. Lyons were confirmed The esti-
mate is $Ss5,000. The sewer will ap-
proximately cost SIT and s23 with in
terest for twenty FIVE foot lots off and
on the trunk lines. respectively.
All Talked Separately and at Once.
The board chamber was packed to
capacity. 1t was the time for the re-
monstfances, and none were forth
coming. So the board heard the OBJ
jectors of which twelve were conspIc-
uously present, some lighting to the
last, many sincere and few. intent on
publicity. With the exception of a
committee from the Anti-Deep Sewer
association, the directors did not rep
resent anyone other than themselves
M. I. Anytime, ass Polk street, Gary;
Meyer Rubens of Robertsdale; John
Peterson, Hoffman street; Charles
Schwenk, 4S7 Pine street, and C. w.
Delaney. the optician. represented the
Anti-Deep Sewer association. They ar
gued in a new direction, now that
municipal lighting has been jerked
out of the plans and specifications, and
their resources weakened. They spoke
In favor of sanitary district and ask
ed the board to defer action so that
they might have time to circulate Pc
titisns in adjacent cities for the estab-
lishment of a sanitary district.
After debating the features of the
sewer system most of the opponents
admitted. reluctantly to be sure, that
w. S. Shields. the expert engineer,
might be trusted The directors ceased
to pit their Judgment against his and
presented the matter of the sanitary
district
They were told that the system plan
ned could be made unit i'll the sani-
tarly district. and that if not built now
would nave TO De Wnen the district
board became active. This the object
ors stated was untrue. They argued
that the Shields sewers would not be on
the right level and probably not tilted
the right way and that sewage would
have to- be pumped into the sanitary
district.
The board of public works and other
city officials present, including the
; mayor, gave all present hearing and
replied to all arguments. In confirm
| ing the plans they say that they are
acting with the wishes of the people
of Hammond who reelected them with
| the deep sewer as the big issue.
| Antis Pack Longs Hall.
An anti-deep sewer meeting was
held last evening with every seat taken
and three men standing up. The same
| spirit of opposition to the administra-
| tion was displayed. Louis Heckleman
presided. The meeting went on record
as opposed to the deep sewer as APPROX
| ed by the board and committee was
authorized to bring action in the court
| to restrain the board from construct
/ ing the sewer. A committee was APP
pointed to circulate petitions for a
sanitary district.
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