The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-19
ALDERMEN
TAKING Up
MORALITY

. Aldermen struggled in late for last
nights session of the Hammond city
council. Sessions like It are such a
bore when there are political throats
20 be cut and other tasks attendant
lpon a city campaign.
When quorum had been seated and
he early routine matters were disposed
IF, Alderman Sam Skufazss. chairman
f the Morals Committee handed in a
written report Sam. it will be remem-
1ered. had been appointed with Alder
men Bruce and White to make an in
vestigation of Hammond's reported
gell-holes and then let the other mem
bers Of the council in on 4
Sans report was signed bs himself
He termed It a minority report. Bruce
said he knew what was in it. as sam
had told him. White said he was com
pletely in the dark as Skufakiss had
never called him to go on an inspec-
ton tour as he had promised
In the report. your committee" said
that It had taken up the task delega-
ted to IL BY the council and had OBJ
tained two affidavits showing that men
had gone to the Federal and Riverside
hotels in Hammond and had been fur
nished with liquor and ladies' both Of
dubious quality. Other affidavits were
appended in which the sffiants claim
ed to have been solicited by colored
women in East Hammond.
AS the report did not cover as much
territory as had been hoped when the
committee was appointed. the council
lecided to give the moralists more
lime In the meantime. Alderman
Bruce promised action would be start
ed at once in the city court against
the offenders mentioned.
The aldermen then turned their at
tention to other matters. In few min
Ites they had passed the ordinance reg
ulating carnivals, another appropria-
ing s125 for the band which played at
the funeral of Sergeant James; two dis
annexing territory so that the county
mi ght finish the pavement of Indiana
polls blvd. and one ratifying the cor
tract of the Board of Works for tic
purchase of a new fywheel pump of
the Worthington Pump & Machinery
Co, for the new waterworks improve
ments. The pump will cost $4,000.
Next in order was the councils fav-
orite subject-the street car service. |
II.
IN the new ordinance which has been
lnder contemplation for some time. 1t |
-equires a fifteen minute schedule be- |
.ween East Hammond and Indiana Har- |
Dor and the Four Corners and State !
Line at Roby Instead Of the north ,
md south loops as first suggested, the |
committee to relieve the congestion of !
street cars on State street, decided TO |
make it one big loop. Cars would go |
south on Holman street to Conkey, |
.ast on Conkey to Columbia, north on
Columbia to State, west on State to |
'alumet north on Calumet to Hoffman,
vest on Hoffman to Holman and thence |
south to the Four Corners again This /
oop would have fifteen minute service !
and fare anywhere in the city limits |
would be the 0. f. nickel. with transfers |
Owing to the fact that there were
vague points in the ordinance it was /
sent back to the committee for revis-
on.
Alderman Brandt then put in word |
FOR his constituents of the former
EIessville districs He believes that !
he Gary e Interurban should make
iome fare changes. School children of
Iessville pay full fare when coming !;
o Hammond to school. It costs eight
,ents If they board the cars at Ken
ledy ave, and sixteen cents if they
ret on at Grand avenue. Thus, al
hough they live in the city of Ham
nond it costs them thirty-two cents
day to attend school