The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-12


pany for Franchise TO construct. main
tain and operate a travelling crane, with
one over head track with all necessary
connections and aDpurtenances across
wilcox Street in the City 6f Hammond.
Lake County Indiana under and by
virtue Of the following agreement here
70 attached and that hearing viii be
had before the Board of Public Works
OF the City Of Hammond. Indiana, at
its office in the City Hall Of Hammond
a. 1000 o'clock a, m. on the goth day
Of September. A. D 1913.
c H HUFFMAN.
r. c. HOPMANN.
O. r. HIGHLAND.
Board Of Public Works
AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT. made and en-
tered into by and between the City Of
Hammond Lake County. Indiana. by
and through its Board of Public
Works. Charles H Luthman Frederick
c. Hopmann. and Ora F Highland, here
matter called the City. and the United
Boiler Heating & Foundry Company.
corporation. Of the city of Hammond
Indiana. hereina fter called the Company
wITNEssETH:
1. That permission and authority be
and tho same IS hereby granted to the
United Boiler Heating & Foundry Com
pary. its grantees and asst gns. TO con
struct. maintain and operate travel
ing crane with one overhead track. to-
gether with all necessary connections
and appurtenances. upon and along the
following route, to-wit:
Upon and across Wilcox Street. IN
the City Of Hammond. Lake County.
Indiana. from its buildings and plant
located on part Of lots Eight go. Nine
90. Ten C1o). Eleven I'D and Twelve
G2). all in Block Two t2). Wilcox and
Godfreys Addition to Hammond. Lake
County. Indiana. northward TO that part
of Lot One %. in Block One %, in
wilcox and Godfrey's Addition to
Hammond Lake County, Indiana, lying
Immediately north Of the lots above de-
scribed in said Block Two (2) said real
estate in said Lot One % being upon
the north side of said Wilcox Street. and
said lots as above described being upon
the south side of said wilcox Street.
said travelling crane TO be constructed
upon and across said street so as to give
a clearance above the level of said street
Of at least seventeen CD feet. for ths
purposes Of operating an electric crane
for the use Of said Company, from said
Company's building on the north side Of
wilcox Street 70 the said Company 5
building on the south side Of said street
2 That permission and authority is
and Is hereby granted said Company to
construct. maintain and operate said
electric travelling crane upon and across
said Wilcox Street and upon the express
condition that said Company shall IN all
respects comply with the Ordinance OF
the city of Hammond regulating the op-
GRAFTON of the same.
3. The Company. its successors and
assigns. shall at sll times keep anC
maintain said street where said electric
travelling crane crosses the same. II
1 good condition for the full width Of sai6
street and shall confirm and observe al
the lawful requirements ana regulat ION.
, imposed upon all like travelling crane:
crossing streets in tire city OF Ham
mond Lake County, Indiana.
4 The Company. its successors ant
!, assigns shall save and hold the CITY
harmless from any and all claims what
soever or damages TO persons or prop
erty out of the construction or use o
said track and travelling crane and thi'
is made pursuant to the petition of sal,
/ Company. filed with the Board Of Pub
lie Works Of said City.
5 The city Of Hammond by virtue o
an Act of the General Assembly Of tn
! City Of Hammond. entitled An Ac
I Concerning Municipal Corporations" fl
force April Is. 1905. and all Acts sup
/ Elemental ard annendatorv thereto. ant
in consideration Of the things herein SC
forth and upon the terms and condition
Of the things herein stipulated doe
hereby give. grant and vest in said Com
I panv. its successors and assigns tn
like privilege ard authority 10 build
construct. maintain. operate and us
I travelling crane. as aforesaid PRO
VIDED. HOWEVER. that said travelling
crane. a : above state shall he and con
tinue in force as long as said Company
its successors and asst ns. own sal
property described in said petition an
use the same And in the event sal
Company its successors and assigns en-
ltirely abandon the use Of their sal
property where said travelling crane i
connection with the operation Of thei
said business. then II such abandonmeu
by said Company continue after thirt
(So1 days written notice thereof fror
said Company TO said city Of Hammond
the latter may declare the right. priv
ilege and authority hereby granted for
feited and all rights herein granite
shall Immediately cease and become nu
land void and said CITY Of Harmon
shall have the right to remove sal
travelling crane and overhead structur
and all parts thereof from said Wfloo
street in said City of Hammond. afore
said at the expense Of said Company
II II is further agreed. that ia event tn
Grand Calumet River. from Hohma
street east 20 Calumet Avenue. shout
he converted into a canal and the i'm
rrovenent of an traffic on said Wilco
street should become such as to caus
the crane and appurtenences thereto {
undu.y interfere Herewith, The Unite
Roller Heating and Foundry Compan
shall remove said crane upon said rea
sonable notice from the City Of Ham
mond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF WE HATl
HERETO set our hands and seals thi
4th day Of September. a. y. 1918,
CITY OF HAMMOND
FRIEDRICH G. FT0PMANN CSeaD
ORA F. HIGHLAND (SeaD
Its Board of Public Work:
UNITED BOILER HEATING AND
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