The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-08
BELATED
REPORT IS
ACCEPTED
Council Gives Street Commits
Sioner a Vote of Thanks For
His Message Last Night

Before this story gets under way let
Do be stated right now that Street Com
missioner William Norman filed writ
Ten report with The Hammond city ceun-
cn last night
Month after month Norman has been
the arget of Inquiries prcpeunded by
the aldermen They wanted TO know If
hc was stiH on the payroll; they wond-
crod what he was doing. If anything
-hey suggested. requested and demand
ga monthly reports. Last night it came
like bolt from a clear sky. The city
dads sat as though stunned while the
clerk gliblv read the message detailing
}hc number Of carts Of garbage and
ashes hauled. the sewers cleaned. bridges
and streets repaired and weeds cut.
The report was accepted and the COM
missioner was awarded vote Of thanks
The city council VIII meet again to-
night to take up the Unfinished work Of
passing the budget and tax levy or
dinancos and also the ordinance fla
ing salaries OF city employees. These
would have been attended 70 last night,
had not the alderman from the Seventh
ward handed down a dissenting opinion
when il came 10 suspension Of the RUS.
propriatinE SI2959 10 paw the increases
vas considered first 1t proved for some
changes which had not been satisfactory
IN the first ordinance. Martin also
voted NO" On The ordinance. explaining
that ho believed the first one was passed
illegally.
HeckIemsn explained hts No by
saying that he had been studying the
ordinance through his parachute
You mean Periscope." interrupted the
clerk.
MAYBE perlxcope was the aord. the
dissenter acknowledged. Anyway he
mad been studying the ordinance through
it and couldn't see how the council
could ever face the people after load
ing them down with such a burden. That
finished the salary ordinance for the
evening
The budget ordinance came next It
carried a total of SS15.4o5. Alderman
Skufakiss offered a nsmendment. Civ
ing salary increases TO a number Of
employees and increasing the street and
alley repair fund 10 $4,000. This was
voted dowr Then Martin offered an
amendment Increasing the street repair
fund from $4,000 to $4,000. It passed
Another amendment by Reilly. raising
the salary Of the deputy treasurer, also
passed Then the budget halted on
second reading by HeckIeman's No"
The Dissenters third No came on
the tax levy which had 10 be revised
owing to the changes which had been
made in the b@1get. As the ordinances
must be passed and in the hands of
the county treasurer by September Is,
u was decided 10 hold a special meet
ing this levening 10 take care Of them
East lsiders were well represented al
the opening Of the session. They were
there to ask the council 20 place some
traffic policemen on Calumet avenue TO
put an end TO speeding and protect
pedestrians at the crossings. James
Beilsy. whose son narrowly escaped he
ing killed last week. was the leader Of
tho deputation. Protection is especially
desired al The street crossings in front
Of school buildings The matter was
referred TO the mayor and the board of
safety.
Jacob Wiker Of tho board Of works
was there and underwent severe cross
examination on The Improvement work
which is under way in the city. He held
odds against him.
An ordinance was passed increasing
the license fee for popcorn and ice
cream wagons 10 5000 per year. II ia
expected that this rate viii prove pro-
hibitive and the wagons with their
trailing gangs Of youngsters wlII soon
be things Of the past
Fifty dollars was appropriated for
decorating the city during the W c. T
L. state convention the second week in
October