The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-28
AGREEMENT.

THIS AGREEMENT, made and
entered into by and between The
East Chicago Company, corpora
ton. created. organized and exist
ing under and by virtue of the laws
of the State of Indiana, aud herein
after referred to as the corporation.
party of the first part. and the City
of East Chicago, Indiana, by and
thru its Board of Public Works.
John Bochnowski, NJ. J. Kieman.
Karl D. Norris, party OF the second
part, wITNESSETH:
THAT WHEREAS. the said Board
of Public Works is, by the several
statutes OF the State of Indiana in
such case made and provided. vested
with the power and authority to or
der and contract for the erection
and construction of works for the
collection, treatment and disposal
of sewage. and TO lay out, design,
order and contract for the construc-
ton maintenance of all public
drains and sewers within the said
City of East Chicago; to license the
making of excavations in or the re-
moval of rock, gravel or other ma
terial underneath the surface of
any street, alley or other public
place IN said City: to prepare a
general plan for the drainage and
sewerage of said City and to ex-
tend the same from time to time
and provide for the disposal of
sewerage, and to drain. at the own
er's expense, any lot or tract of
ground within said City whenever
the water therein has or may be-
come so obnoxious as to be or be-
come injurious to the public health;
and
WHEREAS, the said corporation
is the owner of that piece or parcel
of ground known and described as
the North one-half of Section Nine
teen (19) and the South one-half of
the South half OF Section Eighteen
(1S) all in Township Thirty-Seven
$50 North. Range Nine 90 West of
the Second Principal Meridian in
the said City OF Hammond. County
of Lake, and State of Indiana: and
WHEREAS. the Board of Public
Works of the City of Hammond.
Indiana, after investigation and
examination of the said piece or
parcel of ground belonging TO the
sad corporation. ard tereinbefore
described. and OF tho surrounding
ana adiacent territory. has determ-
ined that it is necessary for the
health and general welfare of the
said City of Hammond that a sys-
tenn of drainage or sewerage from
the said ground hereinbefore re-
ferred to, and from the contiguous
and adjacent territory be con-
structed. installed, main'ai and
operated: and
WHEREAS. the land owned by
the said corporation is immediate
" adjacent to the western bound
ary of the corporate limits of the
City of East Chicago, Indiana. and
the Board OF Public Works OF the
said City of East Chicago has also
Investigated and examined the said
property. as well as that in the near
vicinity thereof lying and being in
the corporate limits of the said city
of East Chicago. and finds and de-
termines that II is necessary for the
health. sanitation and general well
caeo that a system of drainage or
sewerage from the said ground
hereinbefore referred to and from
the contiguous and adjacent terri
tory be constructed. installed.
maintained and operated; and
WHEREAS. the said corporation
in view of such future uses and
purposes as those to which the said
ground hereinbefore described and
owned by il, may be put, is de-
sirous of having certain, suf-
ficient dependable. safe and law
full means. method and instrument
tally of and for conveying and
carrying from. removing and drain
ing water in whatever quantity ii
may come. be brought or accumu-
late upon the said ground away
therefrom. in satisfactory and
lawful manner. as we'll as for the
purposes hereinbefore mentioned in
connection with general sewerage
and drainage; and
WHEREAS the said corporation.
coRnizant of the premises as here
inbefore set out. agrees that the
said system of drainage or sewer
age as referred to should be so con-
structed. Installed, maintained and
operated. and in view of all the
said facts and further consideration
of having such system of drainage
or sewerage constructed and in
stalled promptly. properly and
safely has. and by these presents
does. agree to so install and con-
struct the same at its own expense.
without delay, as soon as the in