The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-04
AGREEMENT.

entered into by and between The
East Chicago Company. a corpora
ton, created, organized and exisit-
ing under and by virtue of the laws
of the State OF indiana, ana herein
after referrAd to az the corporation,
party Of the frst part, and the City
of East Chicago, Indiana, by and
thru it's Board of Public Works,
John Bochnowski NJ J.. KEENAN,,
Karl .. 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 ana disposal
of sewage, and to lay out, design,
ordAr and contract for the c%onstruc-
ton maintenance Of all public
drains and sewers within the said
City az East Chicago; Ia license the
making of excavations in or the re-
moval Of rock, gravel or other ma
teriai underneath tina surface of
any street, alley or other public
place IN said City; to p 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-
ome 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
(1Sl all In Township Thirty-seven
(3O North, Range Nine (s) West OF
the Second Principal Meridian in
the said City of Hammand, 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 heIorEing to the
sad corporation. and tereinbef6re
described, and of the surrounding
aud adisoent territory, has determ-
ined that II is necessary for. the
health and general welfare Of tho
said City OF Hammond. that a sys-
tenn Of drainage or sewerage from
thu said ground h~ereinbefore re-
fAr~nN % onI 49,. ~.
and adjacent territory be con
structed. installed. maintained and
operated; ana
WHEREAS. the land owned by
the said corporation is Immediate
ly adjacent to the western bound
cry 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 we'll 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-
termipes that 1t Is necessary for the
health, sanitation and general well
ARE of the said City OF East Chi
caso 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
by IL. may be put. is de-
of having a certain. suf-
fcient. dependabIe. safe an6 law
means, method and instrument
OF and for conveying and
from. removing and drain
Ing water in whatever quantity 1t
come be brought or. accumu-
upon the said ground away
IN a satisfactory and
/ awful manner. as we'll as o the
hereirbefore mentioned in
with general sewerage
and drainage; and
WHEREAS, the said corporation.
OF the premises as here
inbefore set out. agrees that the
said system of drainage ar sewer
age as referred to should be so con-
structed. Installed. maintained and
and in view of ali the
said facts and further con ~sideratiop