The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-09
IMPORTANT
BUSINESS
TRANSACTED

At meeting OF the common council
of the city of East Chicago held last
night at the city hall. with all members
present, large volume of business was
transacted, good deal Of which was
OF supreme Importance
A letter was read from committee
OF Polish citizens inviting the council
and members of the city administration
to attend the demonstration celebrating
the adoption of the Polish constitution
The celebration will be held at Column
bia hall on Sunday. May Sr at p. n.
The invitation was signed by Joe
Wadas. T. II. Grabowski, Pete Cierenew-
ski John Bochnowski and John Krupa-
The invitation was accepted and the
communication placed on file
Letter Prom war Department..
letter was read from Adjutant Cen
sraI D. T. Mccain, Of the war depart
naent at Washington. thanking the coun-
Gil for their expression of confidence in
the administration in this period of
war.
Appropriations.
81 900 was appropriated for police
maintenance on suspension of rules;
81 900 for fire maintenance was referred
20 the police and fire committee; $1,000
for the purchase of a road roller and
scsr1fier combined was passed on sus-
pension of rules; $1,000 for sewer main
tenance was also passed on suspension
of rules; $1,000 for the department of
health to take care of the small pox
epidemic was passed on suspension of
rules
Publication of Bills
A motion was carried that hereafter
sne city dispense with the publication
of bills and that such bills be read to
the council once a month.
An ordinance of $500 TO pay for pub
LEGATIONS already had was rejected.
Wet Territory.
An ordinance designed to add certain
territory TO the wet district of Indiana
Harbor was passed to its third reading.
Licenses.
An ordinance providing for the ncens
ing of peddlers of food and merchandise
was referred to the law and ordinance
committee.
An ordinance to license and regulate
certain public entertainment houses.
providing for q license fee of $500 per
year. was passed on suspension of rules.
It is said that this is aimed at the
coffee houses so-called
Salaries.
The engineers at the pumping sta
tons were given an increase Of IS per
month in then salaries. The ordinance
was passed on suspension of rules.
Building Commissioner.
report on the efficiency of the
building commissioner. Carl Anderson.
was given in writing by a committee to
which this matter was assigned
month or so ago. The report stated
that office hours were not regularly
kept; that plans and specifications for
new buildings were not kept on Ale:
that violations of the building ordi-
nance we're permitted; that the commits
sioner was seldom available; that build
ers, architects and Contractors paid as
little attention to the office as possible;
that the commissioner was seldom in
condition for Intelligent conference
The report was referred to the fire
and police committee.
immortality In City.
letter was read from John Calvin,
calling the attention OF the council to
iaxness in the enforcement of law. He
said that gambling was going on. that
houses OF III iaiuS were III SAlSlsHee,
that streets and alleys were not cared
for. that the IRE and police departments
were hampered by favoritism. and that
automobiles were permitted TO race
through the streets at dangerous speed
The communication was received and
placed on Ale. 1t will also be read TO
the board of safety at their next meet
ing
Library Board.
The mayor announced that there were
two vacancies on the library board due