The Lake County times., 1920-10-20
RELIEF FOR
TRAFFIC IS
IN SIGHT
Public Will Watch Carrying
Out Of Councils Edict to
Police Department.

Railroads. street cars, the smoke nui-
sance. the dust nuisance, the Fall Fes-i-
val and the mayors store formed the
high spots last night OF one Of the
most interesting city council sessions
held IN months. If everything talked
Of last night IS brought to pass Ham
rnond viii be a pretty nice place to live
in
STREET GAR TRACK PROTEST.
Alderman Harnan OF Robertsdale
started things by raising q protest
against the condition OF the Green
Line tracks On Indianapolis blvd. be-
tween Forsythe corners and the city
limits OF Whiting He says Il is use
less TO try to sleep until the last car
has gone over the route at night and
one might as we'll get up as soon as
they start running in the morning.
The noise due TO defective rail joints
is awful. he said. Others agreed
The city attorney was instructed to
notify the company to start repairs at
once and If no move was rada within
five days to stop the operation Of cars
by injunction.
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AS Alderman Bruce had not been
present at the last session he had
number Of suggestions UP his sleeve.
He had been looking UP the law and
found that It is contrary to the statute
for a freight train to stop and block
any street crossing. If the train stops
II IS necessary to cut II and provide
sixty-foot opening at each street cross
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freight trains
Bruce had just had q row with a
train crew which had halted on a cross
ing with Jest three cars and refused to
move backing up automobiles for two
blocks on each side Of the track 1t
vas voted that the chief Of police stand
instructed to arrest crews OF all trains
which stop on street crossings without
cutting the cars.
FOE saroKE CONSUMERS
Later Mr. Bruce discussed the city's
smoke nuisance and told OF complaints
which he had been receiving. The
council unanimously passed a motion
ordering the city attorney TO bring in
an ordinance requiring all factories and
switch engines TO install smoke con-
sumers.
Another important movement was
started by Alderman Stocker when he
made a motion that the city attorney
take steps toward the opening of Carroll
st. from Calumet ave. to Holman 81.
At present there is no connection be-
tween the districts lying cast and west
Of the Erie and Monon tracks from
Douglas st. south to HighInd ST. 1t
Ea oId Trsa al
storage buildings are to be torn down.
Hitherto this plant rad been one of the
hindrances to opening the street through
the Erie yards as il staIts in the path
of the proposed street.
HASTEN YARD REMOVAL
II the proposed street opening goes
through It viii probably hasten the
removal Of the Erie yards to Highland.
This was started several years ago but
work on the project was halted during
the war. After Carroll ST.. the next step
in Eammond's S pogram of internal cx-
pansIon Will be the opening of Sohl
St, south through this same district to
Conkey ave. The council was heart
lily in favor OF Alderman Stocker's pro-
posaL
On motion Of Alderman L. c. Smith
the council voted 10 appropriate $500 to
contribute towards the expenses of the
city's big Fall Festival which is to be
held this week The council also ac-
ccpted the festival committees invita-
tion to participate in the celebration.
It was also decided that traffic res
I1ctions on Calumet ave. during the fes-
tivaI would be left to the chief Of police
and committee.
SALES END IN TWO WEEKS