The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-01-16
WORKS
BOARD
NAMED
Councilmen huffman, Hop
mann and Highland Are
Members of Committee
from Council Taking Over
Works Board

Works Board
The new board or works Of Ham
oond. appointed BY the city council
last evening after the old form Of gov
eminent had been abolished in q reso-
luton passed unanimouslv. today be-
gan its Iabors al the city hall with
control Of waterworlls. streets. alleys,
lighting and the power 10 let all con-
tracts. As child Of the council IL is
solely responsible 20 its parent
ora r. Highland Of the Fifth ward
member OF the Carpenters union and
foreman for Contractor N a. Dickover;
( Frederick Hopmann cleaner and dyer.
end Charles II. Luthmen. proprietor OF
the National Service Guard Company.
are the members of the board Mr.. Hop
mann and Nh. Luthman are council
men at large The board this morning
I elected Mr.. Luthmen as its president
and proceeded 10 pass two-weeks sc-
cumuiation OF bills. prepare tory to the
; handling Of new business at the Fri
/ day morning meeting.
All Members of Citizens Party.
/ The council showed its appreciation
or Mayor Browns offer in turning the
board of works over and abided by
/ his request that a representative OF
| organized labor be given a place on
! the committee which - to take the
place OF the old body appointed BY
Mayor Snalley. The mayor candidly
stated that he had made a pre- election
promise 20 labor that IL would have
place on the board However. the coun-
! ell did not see nt 10 place q demo-
/ crat on the committee and Frank Mar
/ tin. candidate for the position. was de-
/ teated in the secret balISting.
/ The three members are OF the citi-
/ zens party ticket.
Following the selection Of the new
/ board Mayor Brown appointed Hop
mann OF the board. and Sam Skufa-
( kiss. socialist councilman from East
| Hammond. TO represent the city in the
board OF directors OF the Chamber Of
Commerce
! The council went on record in favor
/ Of the improvement Of Calumet avenue
oy the city and instructed the city at
/ torney TO nght the annexation proce ed
/ ipzs OF Hessvilie which seeks TO take
I into its corporate limits that portion
| OF disannexed Hammond living south
of STANDARD avenue 10 the Little alu-
met river.
! Expert "A Mr.. RoyIe.
/ The parliamentary proceedings OF the
city dads were smoother last evening
and the way in which they handled the
business OF the meeting indicated they
would soon be IS expert as Mr.. Hoyle
/ himself
! Councilman Highland moved that a
penalty be provided for the ordinance
1
! TO clean sidewalks Of snow within two
: hours after the fall has ceased il dur
: ing the day time and b. o'clock in
/ the morning II at night
Il believe It il the proper step 10
have the city attorney prepare g rsa-
sonable Instrument and III entertain a
motion 70 that effect" announced Coun-
Gilman Heckelman The motion was
carried but il was found today un-
! necessary rs tire ordinance already had
Il penalty on another page OF the or
dinance book
Debate On Vote.
When the manner Of selecting the
/ committee to act as the board Of works
/ vas under discussion il was decided 70
vote by secret ballot but The city dads
| could not decide whether TO vote for
! nominations OF cast one vote and have
the three highest declared the vim
rei'.''sI ms mana ooJec'ed
-. ~, '.l4@" M
~ i@e %s,i"' ., 10 nominate the
ne" J. ~ lor 0ut the Australian > stem
should be used. he said we should
not blubber u Pthe records They ha .
ny u00e' Up '''S iecoros' AheS nave
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ii's man s's sestlon vas aoteo
! upon ana inc council took orc vote
"h'ch resulted as follows. Hopmann,
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yeil h@ lhe elS'uSslon o. the propos-