The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-10-31

Since Mayor John ID. SmalIey as-
sumed control of the Affairs of the city
of Hammond as Its chief esseeutive. an
ssent rwhfck wnf brou 1T about By the
resignation of Judge Becker when he
assumed the position of Judge of the
superior court, some of the greatest
things have been done for the city of
Hammond than ever before In its his
tory. THE BIG THINGS THAT WE'RE
UNDERTAKEN BY SMALLEY AS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HAMMOND
WE'RE UNDERTAKEN AND PUT
THROUGH WITH VIEW TO PRO-
vIDING FOR THE FUTURE DEvEL-
OPMENT AND GREATNESS OF THE
CITY OF HAMMOND.
During all the years of Hammond's
existence town and city state Line
street had lain dormant and unopened.
1t dawned upon the mayor shortly aft
er he assumed the duties of that Of
flee that this street ought to be opened
and made a thoroughfare between the
two great states of Indiana and Hill
nois. 1t was a big undertaking., but
nothing undaunted, SmalIey undertook
the task. and he together with. his
board of public works and other off,
cinls under him, went to work upon the
propoxftfon and successfully appro-
prfated the necessary land, levied the
necessary assessment upon property by
him and his subordinates considered
benefited. and today the Improvement
of state Line street IL in process and
early during the next year 1T Will he
a completed and improved public thor
Oughfare,- relieving Holman street,
which up to this time, has been the
only north and south street entering
the city west of Calumet avenue.
For a number of years a great deal
of talk had been heard about the Wild
ening of Calumet avenue. but 1t re-
msfned for the SmalIey administration
to take up the question of widening
that street and 1t was done I'm such
way as to meet the approval and aD-
probation of the people, not alone those
who were not assessed but also those
owning property within the district de-
termined as being benefited by reason
of TIM widening and opening of this
street. 1t has made of Calumet ave-
nue. one of the great main thorough
fares of the city. It's opening and ex-
tension has placed the city of Ham,
mond In direct communication with the
fertile farms and truck gardens lying
imediateIy south of the Hammond city
limits. 1t has furnished them ready
and perfect access to the city and
brought the consumer and producer In
closer touch with each other.
At that time Kennedy avenue lying
partly within the corporate limits of
the city of Hammond and connecting
East Chicago, HessviiIe and the rural
districts to the south was hut wind
Ing trail. 1t was narrow. crooked and
unfit for traffic. THE SMALLEY AD-
MINISTRATION DETERMINED UPON
4 POLICY THAT WOULD BRING
ABOUT THE STRENGTHENING AND
WIDENING OF KENNEDY AVENUE
AND WITHIN THE PAST YEAR THIS
GREAT THOROUGHFARE HAS BEEN
wIDENED AND STRENGTHENED IN
SUCH A WAY As TO MAKE TT PRAC-
TICALLY A BOULEVARD CONNECT
ING THE CITIES OF HAMMOND,
EAST CHICAGO AND INDIANA HAIR
BOR WITH THE THICkLY POPU-
LATED RURAL DISTRICT IMMEDI-
ATELY TO THE SOUTH.
For the PURPOSE of relieving the con-
restion caused by the excessive use of
Holman street LYNN street has been
opened as far south the Hammond
city limits, and during the coming