The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-21
{. CHICAGO
HAS J|TNEY
ORDINANCE
Council Votes to Keep Jitney
Traffic Out of Certain
Zones

As q safety method and to alIevi-
ale the heavy traffic from the down
town business districts of East Chi
eago and Indiana Harbor, members
oI the council adopted an ordinance
oh third reading last night to resu-
ate buses, t2xicnbs, jitneys and
other commercial vehicles used for
carrying passengers.
This regulation establishes speci-
nc zones in which this class of com
mercially operated vehicles may
take on and discharge passengers.
In East Chicago these cars are to
be kept out Of the district bounded
by South on Forsyth ave, first al
tey north on Forsyth ave to wa
bash railroad, east on Chicago ave.
70 Olcott ave. west on Chicago ave.
% S12 Chicago ave.
Parking stands have been pro
Vided as follows: Grapevine blvd.
between Michigan ave. and Waiting
St. and on the north side OF Chicago
ave between the correr of Chicago
ave. and Magoun ave. east Of s12
Chicago ave.
In Indiana Harbor these cars are
to De kept out OF the district bound
ed by Beginning at waiting and
Guthrie st. down to Dickey place,
thence on Diokey place to Michigan
ave-, thence IN an easterly direction
on 135th st. to Fir st, thence In a
northeasteriy direction to Guthrie
ct. thence In a northeasterly dirso-
ton to Waiting ST.. the place Of be-
ginning.
A petition signed by stxty-nvs
business men of the two ends of thu
city was read by City Clerk Miller
demonstrating against the new or
dinance and requesting that present
regulations remain in vogue
Councilman Davis informed CO.
members OF the council that he had
personally made q poll OF the bust
ness men of the sections OF the city
TO be affected by this ordinance to
find that petitioners had misrepre-
sented the proposed city legislation.
He. therefore. recommended that no
consideration be given the petition.
ESTABLISH NEW FIRE LIMIT
A new ordnance. establishing a
fire limit within the corporate boun-
daries OF East Chicago and Indiana
Harbor and providing against fire.
was referred to the police and IRE
committee Of the council for inyes-
tigation.
If adopted this ordinance will
provide that no additional frame
mi Il oh
structed or moved into these limits
4 further provides that all build
ngs shall be constructed with fire
proof material and the equipping of
Al buildings OF three or more
stories with fire escapes
Ine fire zone has been enlarged
70 include prospective business and
residential districts, extending far
INTO the Industrial sections of the
city.
REFUSE PETITION
The petition requesting that the
name OF Guthrie st. be changed to
State st. was refused by a. unani-
nous vote Of the council Council
man Smith. as chairman of an in
vestigatfng committee, reported to
the council that he found only a
small percentage OF property owners
on this street signing the petition.
His communication to return the
petition TO the one circulating the
document was carried.
PETITION FOR EXTRA POLICE
In an ordinance introduced to ap-
propriate {12,990 to be used for the
salaries of the two city police de-
partments during thu remainder of
1922 and for 1923. tbs board of safe
~ stated that this amount was to
cover the engaging OF siv additional
men on the city police department
The ordinance was referred to a
committee Of the council.
AUTHORIZATION ORDINANCES
An ordinance approprieting
s2,45S.71 to pay for street intersec-
tions improved during 1922 was re-
ferred to the street and alley com
naittee of the council
An ordinance appropriating $500
10 be used to pay for repairs on the
street and alleys was referred to the
street and alley committee of the
council.
An ordinance appropriating 5000
TO be used by the board Of safety
to purchase fire alarm boxes was re-
ferred to the police and fire COM
mittee.
An ordinance appropriating $500
70 be used 20 pay for painting the
two fire stations, was referred to the
police and fire committee
An ordinance appropriating s1.40o
to pay John Kubid for a strip OF
land on 15oth purchased by the
board OF works to straighten out
l50th ST. when improving. was
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