The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-01-05
COUNCIL
DISCUSSES
SMALLPOX
Secretary of the Board of
Health Makes Report of
Six Cases to Aldermen


Smallpox because of it's prevalence in
East Chicago and the possibility of it
spreading TO Hammond. became one of
the leading topics for discussion at the
Hammond city council meeting last eve
ming
Or. W. A Buchanan. secretary of the
board of health. explained the situation
as he had found it. Hammond now has
six cases. the majority of which arc
on the North Side in homes where the
men have been employed in East Chi
cago. These are under quarantine and
close inspection from house to house
Is being made in these neighborhoods to
see that no cases are overlooked
Vaccination of pupils of the public
and parochial schools was started this
morning as a precautionary measure.
SIX Hammond physicians and two nur-
ses had been selected to do this work
and it was expected that rapid progress
would be made.
The need of an isolation hospital for
cases Of conta gious disease was once
more brought to the atteption of the all
dermen by the doctors The matter has
been agitated for months but without
results
The council was advised that revis-
ion would be necessary in the contract
between the cities of whiting and Ham
mond for the pumping of sewage from
the Robertsdale district In the pres
ent contract which has been in force for
more than a year Hammond agrees to
pay certain proportion of the oper-
nting and maintenance costs of the
pumping station owned by Whiting pro-
viding the station takes care of the
Robertsdale sewage Since the contract
was entered into the city of Hammond
has added much more territory to the
district and Whiting holds that Ham
mond should pay a larger part of the
expenses. A committee composed of Al
dermen Keller. Dreescn and Heckleman
was named to assist the mayor and the
Board of Works in reaching an agree
ment with the Whiting officials.
number of East Hammond citizens
presented a petition asking that they
be permitted to have the old public
markets in their part of town once
moro. The petition was tabled. A short
time ago the council ordered the po-
lice to enforce the city ordinance which
forbids holding such sales on the
streets. 1t Is understood that arrange
ments Will be made to have the month
" market on some vacant property in
East Hammond. This Will not conflict
with the ordinance.
AN ordinance was passed appropria-
ting $265.S4 to reimburse Carrie Shade
for n special sewer assessment which
was levied against her property when
she already had sewer facilities over
another street. A similar ordinance re-
imbursed Michael Maginot to the ex-
tent of SIPS.
An ordinance appropriating s225 for
a band for the funeral of Private Lar-
son was also passed.
An ordinance was passed appropria-
ting S1507 to pay the costs Of erecting
a ladies' rest house in Harrison park
City Attorney w. w Mcmahon was
ordered to go to Indianapolis and try
to have law enacted enabling cities of
the second class to bring about tho ele-
vation of railroad tracks within their
borders. Mayor Brown will also meet
with other mayors Of the state to dis
,uss legislation needed for the benefit
of municipalities.
Until the results OF propositions to
elevate and divert railroads from the
business district have been decided up |
On the plan TO construct a pedestrian |
on State street will probably be |
held in abeyance Nothing may be done
On this Improvement for the next thirty |
laws. Plans for the subway have al
ready been completed and the cost is |
estimated at $4,000.