The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-06
Flat Owners
Must Furnish
More Heat

Owners of Hammond fiat buildings in
which the heat is furnished must see
to it that the temperature OF apartments
is kept at a comfortable point these
chilly days of the early fall Failure
to do so will result in prosecutions un-
der the ordinance which was passed by
the city council last winter.
In his monthly report to the council
last night DR. w A Buchanan. Of the
health department stated that numerous
complaints had recently been received
from apartment tenants that no heat
was being furnished on cold days. A
communication was addressed to the
health department by the council call
ing attention to the fact that it has full
power to act under such circumstances
and that the police department and city
court are ready to enforce the law
against violators.
Hammond's water supply was brought
up once more It was pointed out that
practically the only change in the sit
uation next year over this year will be
the addition OF the booster pump to in
crease pressure on the South Side The
pump will be installed soon. but will not
be needed until next summer In the
meantime the demands upon the water
plant are increasing steadily and it is
believed conditions will be even worse
in another year.
Councilman Martin believes tha only
way the city can get through another
season IS by putting all users OF water
on meters. He favors immediate steps
in that direction so that before warm
weather arrives again. every house will
have its meter. He was informed that,
under the ruling OF the Puzzle Service
Commission. Hammond is expected TO
run it's water department on a meter
basis commencing in 1921. No one SEEM
ed to know whether the ruling meant
TO start off the year with meters or in
stall them during the year Martin s
motion to have meters installed al once
was voted down.
The three ordinances held UP on Sec
ond reading at the last meeting night
because of low attendance were passed
last night. They provided funds for
running expenses of departments and
established the L. S. Clinic fund.
An ordinance authorizing the bor-
rowing OF 100000 and issuing OF short
time notes to meet running expenses
OF the city until Jan. was passed
The mayor then made the sugge stion
that a bond issue of $4,000 be made
soon TO take care of all Of the city's
present Indebtedness. He explained
that when the present administration
| took charge there was a debt of s45.-
GOO to which has since been added
| about $4,000 While he is not anxious
70 leave a monument" when his term
is ended. he says that the conditions
have been such that the indebtedness
could not be avoided and he believes
the bond issue will be the easiest way
OF disposing of 1t. The proposition
was taken under advisement
The ordinance ratifying a contract
between the board OF works and the
| company which desires to install park
benches in the public places was
brought up last night. II stopped on
second reading when Martin voted
NO"
| City Attorney ". ". Mcmahon sub
mitted a lengthy opinion in which he
sustained the position of the mayor in
vetoing the ordinance which placed a
prohibitive license on pop corn wagons.