The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-18
HECKLEMAN
BLOCKS THE
ORDINANCE

loud and solitary NO" uttered BY
Alderman Louis Heckieman last night
held up the passage Of what is consid-
ed TO be one Of tile most Important
ordinances introduced in the Hammond
cfty council in months. The ordinance,
framed by Alderman Keelcr ana pat
lerned after the one now in force in
n ew York City, was aimed a landlords
VI no contract 70 furnish heat with apart
ments snd then neglect and refuse 10
keep the tempera ture at the proper point.
Roughly speaking the ordinance re
quires all owners of buildings in which
heat is furnished 10 tenants. either for
esidence or business purposes. 70 keep
The temperature at s.. degrees f between
ne hours of a. m and 10 r. m. in
residences and during business hours in
other rooms. A fine not exceeding SIon
IS provided for persons violating the
rrdinaRce
Introduction Of the ordinance brought
Il. considerable discussion, but tho SEN
FL attitude Of the council and mayor
4. as favorable Heckleman dissented.
iIe had no particular reason of weight
f.lt he disag greed anyway and when the
tote came TO suspend the rules he held
up and forced it over until The next
meeting
The ordinance dis-annexing = small
rip Of land along Kennedy ave. in
hammond in order to allow the road to
b- paved under the three-mile road law
aarne up for third reading and was
assed. Alderman Martin registered a
Kick and introduced a resolution TO the
effect that the council was disregarding
ne statute in disanRexing without nrst
raTing petition to do so from the
owners Of the property thrown out. Tho
mayor ruled his resolution out Of order
Martin promises trouble if the matter
proceeds in this manner.
An ordinance was brought in regulat-
iug traffic on the streets of Hammond
and desiE Enating certain streets as thor
8rhfares on which traffic had the right
eG-way over intersectinE streets. How
ever. Il was found that some errors had
i.aen made IN drafting it SO it was sent
lack to the committee.
motion introduced bv Alderman
I,ailIey recommended that the Board Of
1fealth order the Il ". & Z. G. street
Jt25iray CO. 10 renovate tho street cars,
ash the windows and clean them ur
generally. From some corner a small
5ice called. Include the city hall IN
Ieat motion. The motion passed unan-
,oously.
The city attorney was instructed to
f~ng In an ordinance AZ the next meet
inE to regulate the tonnage Of vehicles
trsveling over Hammond streets. This
S 70 be done to protect several OF the
rs pavements which are being used
lr plants for hauling loads frequently
lsanniug into many tons. Traffic between
LAST Chicago and Chicago is said to be
raunding Indianapolis blvd. to pieces.
4 motion passed unanimously TO the
eject that the city wheel tax law be
rforced upon all vehicles doing busi-
tess in Hammond Chief Austsen has
already started his campaign against
orlVers who have no licenses.
An ordinance was passed appropriat-
lus S3.9S4.9s TO pay Holman street as
Sessments against property
Another ordinance appropriated SS5.1(
r. pay for the Boy Scout advertising.
The city clerk was instructed to get
ir touch with the officials of East Chi
,ago-Indiana Harbor TO find when ths
subject Of anal ganation OF the three
,eties could be taken up again.