The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-05-20
HAMMOND
CAN REACH
TO THE SOUTH
HeSsViIIe Annexation Great
Victory For HammOnd'S
Development.


city that has been won since Roberi7-
6aye was annexed. 1t means more
than the location or a large indusify
because Hammond's population = -
creased By 1000 or 1000 over nigat
Il means everything TO tho city for
IN. reason that the aBsessed Valuation
Of the citv IS increased by S2,0oo,ooo-0g
or $4,000. 100000 over night Ihas
means more funds for the civil anu
school CRY
BUT the greatest effect OF the decision
* tho tearing down Of the stone wall
that has prevented the growth and oe-
velopment Of the city Of Hammona g
the southward-
As long as the territory on both s.aes
Of such streets as Holman. Calumet ans
Columbia were In another municipa-
CORPORATION: city development was lia-
posgiblc. No sewers could be hsn. ne
water or other public utilities could se
easily secured and HeTsville ''oush q
Hammond, was fast becoming an unde-
sirable section Of small. bascnentlcss
homes and shabby development
VOW ALI. Is CHANGED
In Hammond proper the entire south
side has been subdivided and sold Gu.
Real estate dealers y4I-e wondering
where the next dvelopnnt would take
place. 1t began TO be evident that
millions OF dollars OF valuation IN
houses and other improvements would
go to west Hammond and would be lost
% city and county taxing bodies.
In fact. the question to whether
Hammond will grow westward or 20
southward is now settled. It viii 80
southwark. 1t is expected that the en-
tire territory between Columbia avenue
and the Indiana Illinois state liac Will
bc built up as a part Of Hammond IN
the next five or ten years.
Public utility companies which have
been UP in the air as to whether Their
franchise rights should come to Ham
mond or Hessville are now ready 70 go
ahead with extensions OF telephone and
electric lights lines and gas mains in~
to the territory south Of Hammond
HAMMOND BIGGEST CITY
The fact that Gary is the largest
city in Lake county Is due 20 the enor-
nous territory covered by that city.
The annexation Of Hessville to Ham
mond brings Hammond easter city lin
us TlRnL up 10 the A1dIg POI dA&sA4-
The fact IS now assured that Ham
mond win eventually be the largest city
in Lake county. Immediately south of
Gary IS a great swale which nature has
imposed as a barrier to any great de-
velopment southwark.
Immediately south of Ifammon Is
smiling country Of fertile truck
farms which at small cost may be con-
verted into city lots and suburben
home sites. In Hammond every resi-
Dental lot calls for s10O TO $3.50 worth
of black soil. IN the territory nov
opened UP for development the soil is
already there.
Hence Hammond now offers vast
extent of territory ready for deveiop-
ment without any natural barriers being
super-imposed to prevent the rapid ex-
pansion southwark Of the residential
section Of the city.
Calumet avenue is probably the great.
est beneficiary Of the decision for the
reason that 1t now has a tremendous
territory on both sides thar
will make it the greatest business street
In point Of length and aggregae TN
portance in any Of the North Township
cities.
ELBNATES TOWNSHIP
One odd thing apout the decision IS
the fact that North Township as sep
arate corporate territory ceases to e1-
ist. All Of North Township Is nov
in the limits of one city or another ex-
cepting for small dis-annered strips
that were detachen from the city to
get county roads through.
All that is needed now is street rail-
way transportation to start a boom in
all sertions of Hessvilie that will IN
crease property values add population
and create tremendous new valuations.
The decision follows a long draw.
out legal fight that has been. under way
for years. 1t came with a suddenness
their feet 1t has been the object Of
by attorneys not only IN Ham
mond but all yer tho county and state.
CITY LEGAL DEPARrMENT WINS
Among lawyers there were two
schools Of thought on the question of
procedure. Judge William w McNa-
han who took the view that the prop
er proceeding was for the prosecuting
attorney to act as the relator IN quo
proceedings. The proceed
lllBS. were IN erect, an action to de-
termine by what right the officials OF
the city Of Hessville were acting. when
the property had been annexed and was
a part OF Hammond
The other side lead By william J
Winery briefed an amicus curiae n
which the contention was set up that
the proper proce eeding was not quo var
ranto, but that the proper remedy was
an injunction restraining the city offic-
tails of Hessville from assuming to act
in territory that was IN fact a part Of
Hammond. The Supreme court decis-
ion upheld Judge McMahon's contaa-
ton.
However. the action Of WINERY had
the practical effect of causing the Ham
nond city attorney to re-brtef the case
along lines that ultimately resulted in
the victory for the city even II the IN
junction proceeding was held to be not
the proper procedure.
HAMMOND TAKES DEEP BREATH
Hammond. long confined 70 close
on account of the rapid and al
most exclusively southwark deyelNp-
ment, may now stretch its legs and
arms and take the first real deep breath
II its recent existence.
Just as Hammond years ago. assured
Itself room for residential expansion
through the necessity of having it's
pumping station there, IS now assures