The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-09-19
EAST CHICAGO
COUNCIL MEETING
Approves Ordinances of
Appropriation A and Does
Other Business.

approving ordinances appropriat-
ing an aggregate sum Of s12.s31
! taxing under consideration pay roll
! appropriations amounting to s5e. .o0o
and opening the discussion of aboI-
ishing the position OF deputy clerk.
were among the major Items to be
acted upon by membcro of the COM
mon council when they met last
evening.
CHECK IMMEDIATE ACTION
The question OF abolishins the
position of deputy city clerk. which
has been making the rounds OF
civic OBSERVATIONS. including the
meetings of the Chamber of Com
! merce and local bar association, was
continued again by the council un-
til after a committee from their
number has met with these outside
! organizations and thoroughly dis
cussed the ndvisabillty OF dismiss
ing this city court position.
Attorney Abe Ottenheimer, repre-
senting the local bar association.
gave some very startling facts con-
corning the East Chicago city court
and its unparalleleo power COM
pared with other city courts in the
state. He gave the history In brief
Of the local city court and how II
has slowly riten to the only self
supporting city department, not to
be rivaled IN the state. Making his
appeal not to abolish the position OF
deputy clerk. Attorney Ottenheimer
pointed out that such action would
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local court. tend to place il back In
the class where it was several years
ago and probably throw a bulk Of
the present business to outside
courts. Judge Allen 2. Twyman.
whose court would be affected by
the proposed action. informed mem
bers OF the council that he had not
been consulted on abolishing the
deputy clerk position and would
like to have a voice in this matter
before final action is taken. His re-
quest was granted.
Five ordinances appropriating
moneys for the several city depart
ments. totaling $4,000. were refer
red to committees Of the council for
their consideration. The ordinances
under investigation are:
Appropriating $500 to be used
for the payroll OF the fire depart
ment.
Appropriating $4,000 to be used
for the payroll of the police depart
ment.
Appropriating $4,000 TO be used
for the payroll of the street and al
ley department CDue to the fact
that this fund was exhausted. an
ordinance appropriating $500 to be
used for the current months pay
roll in this department was adopted
last night)
Appropriating $4,000 for the SAL
neers
Appropriating $4,000 for the sal
ary OF the garbage payroll.
An ord nee appropriating
s9oo.23 to pay current bills of the
health department was adopted at
its third reading last night.
An ordinance appropriating $500
for paying special judges in the city
court was adopted.
An ordinance asking for an ap-
propriation of $4,000 10 be used for
payment of street and alley mate
rails was amended tc read $1,000
and the ordinance adopted as
amended.
An ordinance appropriating money
for the payment Of a sewer cleaning
machine was adopted.
A nordinance appropriating money
to purchase new record machine
for the office or City Clerk VIM II
Miller was adopted.
An ordinance appropriating S2.oVo
for police maintenance was adopted
An ordinance appropriating $3.50
70 nav for repairs and assessments
on the new Magoun ave. pumping
station as recommended by coInn1i--
tee was adopted.
An ordinance appropriating $500
for paying and refunding taxes ef-
roneously assessed vas adopted