The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-17
|. CHICAGO
council
MEETING

Action ia TO be taken by East
Chicago city officials at once to
either compel the Hammond. Whit
ing & East Chicago Street Car
Company to repair their right OF
ways in The city or by injunction
force them from operating cars
within the corporate limits or the
Twin Cities.
This in the form of a motion was
carried unanimously at a meeting
of the council held last night.
PEOPLE IN ARMS.
East Chicago people are UP in
arms as the result of a Public Serv-
ice Commission ruling. which re-
Iieved ths street car company from
city ordinance that would have
compelled them to pave their right
of ways in certain streets of East
Chicago.
Lets fight them to a finish" said
Councilman Davis. If vera IN
able TO make the Green Line come
to time let's fight them out Of
town We don't get any service
anyhow" This IN substance was
contained in nine other fiery
speeches from rated councilmen.
City Attorney James w. Brissey.
who has been making a losing fight
in an attemp. to compcl the street
car comptny to repair their right
OF ways in East Chicago seems al
most ready to throw up his
hands" AS a last attempt to secure
relief for he city he outlined two
m .thods at the request of Coun-
Gilman McKenna, by which the city
might proceed. One was returning
TO the Utility Commission for a re-
consideration of their original rul-
ing. Tho other was to appeal to
the courts against this ruling.
SALARY INCREASE REJECTED.
Two ordinances au lhorizing an
Increase in the salary of the Office
Of street commissioner and clerk in
Comptroller Parks office. were re-
ceived and placed on file.
1t was proposed TO increase the
salary OF Commissioner Richard Car
cite from S175 TO S225. According
to City Attorney Briss ey's opinion
no increase in wages can be made
by ordinance from the time of in
ception into office unless that per-
son has resigned and is re-hired
again. Some time ago the street
commissioner resigned and was re-
hired by the board of works as
sup erintendent of streets in order
TO comply with this law. Taking
cognizance of this fact. members
of the council refused to grant the
increase and voted il down to ,.
Councilman Messex. as president
of the council, surrendered his
chair to Stanley Rack owski vice
president in order to introduce a
written opinion on this question
from General Attorney Lesh. The
council commit .te2, composed of
Councilman Smith, Calvin and Ira
zenski recommended that the ordi-
nance be tabled which was carried
by a vote of to 2.
RENAME THREE STREETS.
At the third reading. ordinances
changing the names of three
streets in Indiana Harbor. were
adopsed The remaining effects
Cedar, Grapevine and 137th streets
Changes of thas street names on
Cedar to Main
Grapevine to Grand.
l37th TO Broadway.
PARKING ORDINANCE.
Dwelling at length on the lay
ing out Of specific zones, in which
1itneys, buses and her CONNER
ctal vehicles used for transporta-
ting passengers VIII be permitted
to discharge and take on passen-
gers council m smbers passed an
ordinance designating particular
boundry lines on either side of the
atty.
Jitneurs and buse drivers will
keep street opsn in East Chicago:
BOUNDARY u.
South on Forsyth ave. to alley.
North on Forsyth ave. to Wabash
tracks.
East on Chicago ave. to olcott
ave.
West on Chicago ave. to s12 Chi
cago ave.
In Indiana Harpor these vehicles
will keep Michigan ave. open, but
may discharge and take on pas
sengers: On Guthorie from N1ichI--
gan ave. to waiting and down Wat
ling to Dickey place. On Fir TO
135th. down 135th to Grapevine
blvd and up Grapevine to Guthrie
street. This will be known as
boundry A.
Councilman Davis was the auth
or Of this ordinance.
An ordinance regulating the OPP
GRAFTON of the Green Line" cars
on Forsyth ave. from Chicago ave.
to the wabash tracks was adopted
The method OF street cars coming
off OF til 9ir ~ on Exchange ave.
and standing on Chicago ave. SO as