The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-07
bOMbERGER
ELECTED IN
HAMMOND
Scrappy Session of City
Council Results in Lawyers
Remaining on School
Board

l. l. Bomberger remains on the
Hammond Board of Education for
another term OF three years.
The city council so decreed last
night in one of the "fgh tin est"
sessions ever held in Hammond.
There was nc bunk to the scrap
ping. Every man who said any
thing was in earnest. Half of the
eighteen members had come deter
mined to appoint Bomberger. Eight
Of the other half were just as de-
termined that Milo Bruce should
have the job. The extra man did it.
1t was plainly evident long before
the meeting was called to order
that the school board appointment
was the thing uppermost in the
minds of all. All available space
was packed with spectators.
The aldermen ploughed right
through a bunch of ordinances, bor-
rowing and spending money right
and left. Thousands of dollars
to get to the voting business.
Then President keeler told them
1t was time to consider the vacancy
on the board OF educati Straight
way Alderman Wolf made the mo-
tion to vote by secret ballot. 1t
went through.
Then Alderman Conde placed In
nomination the name OF l. L. Bonn
berger He was bries Caleb White
was the other way when he arose
After a long "a man" speech he
finally let the cat out OF the bag by
saying that it was Milo Bruce he
was talking about. Cheers from
the galleries. Next Alderman James
Malo injected the name of L. C,
Smith, former alderman Just to
make it interesting"
The first vote was taken. It
stood: Bomberger. 9, Bruce, s.;
Smith, 1.
President Keeler declared Bonn
berger appointed.
But the fcht wasn't over. Alder
man Schultz, who is always crying
wolf" started 1t again. First it
was the Wolff Manufacturing Co
This time is was Alderman George
Wolf and r. r. Tenant OF ',ne
school board. He shouted some in
coherent rantings about these tw-
city officials selling cement blocks
to the Board of Education for con-
struction work. AS he GRATED he
waved a paper which purported to
contain the damning evidence, He
demanded an investiga ton.
George Wolf agreed with him He
said charges had been made so oft
en- by Schultz that it was time 70.
showdown. He wanted it gone
into thoroughly. So an 'investisa
tion" committee was appointed. Th.
members are Aldermen Schultz
Malo and Seliger, and the city at
torney.
Then Aldermen Seliger and White
questioned the propriety of the
vote for school trustee. The same
old question which has arisen reg
ularly in the last four years. at
least, was propounded: Is il neces-
sary that the candidates have a
ma iority or plurality of the votes
in order to he appointed? 1t has
never been satisfactorily disposed
of The law provides that the can
didate must have a majority in in
corporated towns, but makes no
nrovision for cities. The city at
torney explained it. He said he
supposed a plurality was all right
but that il would be nicer to have
il the other way.
More speeches. Threats, Loud
wells. Hubbub in galleries.
Keeler settled it by saying he
vas not going to take the responsi-
bility which rested on the whole
council He would let them vote
again If they so desired. a motion
for a majority vote was put and
carried. Those for 1T were Simpson.
Mehan, Anderson. White, Seliger,
Dedelow. Malo. Maka. Slack and
Schultz. Those opposed were Keel
er. Stamm. Hess. Wolf, krugiollSa,
Conde, Fowler and Reissig. Those
who looked on this vote as test of
Bruce's strength thought he had it.
But in the vote l.. G. Smiths can
didacy was dropped and the tally
stood. Bomoerger, 10; Bruce, s.
ATTY. C. F. TINKHAM is handling
some of the routine work as special
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