The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-30

n our power to end this situation
submitting the following propo-
sition. The question IS then square
ly up to the city Of Hammond as TO
whether the people desire an ade-
quate street railway system fur
nishing good service. or whether
they prefer to rely on the uncertain
and higher priced service promised
by jitneys and motor buses. We
hope that our proposal will appeal
to the fair-minded as a just and
reasonable offer:
New Cars, Additional Tracks
and other improvements 20 be
Furnished by the Company.
Cd The company proposes to
purchase and put in operation five
60 additional double end. single
trucks. one-man safety cars.
CD Install a new and additional
track on Holman street. from State
street to Russell street, and relo-
cate the present track.
90 Install automatic block sig
nails on the single track sections
operated by one-man safety cars be-
tween State and Homan streets and
Columbia and Morton avenues.
% Install safety guards over
trolley wires at the three (3) rail-
road crossings III this section.
CD Install new passing track on
Morton avenue east Of Calumet ave
nue..
80 Double track conkey avenue
from Holman street to Calumet
avenue
CD Make necessary repairs TO ex-
isting track on Conkey avenue be-
yeen Holman street and Calumet
avenue.
80 Repair and improve the paw
ing in its right-of-way on Indiana
boulevard between Atchison and
Sheffield avenues
go Construct a single track
street railway with suitable turn
outs and connections on Calumet
avenue from Conkey avenue to the
existing tracks~on State street.
(10) Restore the existing pave
ment disturbed by the construction
Of the new tracks on Holman street.
Calumet avenue and Morton avenue.
The present estimated cost of the
above work and equipment is S134,-
$4,000.
H-AdditionnI Service to be
Furnished.
Schedules giving the following
service win be put into effect as
soon as the above mentioned equip
ment and additional tracks are pro-
cured. The additional service will
be put into effect as fast a. the de-
livery Of the equipment and con
struction Of the new tracks per
mits:
Cd From State and Holman
streets to Columbia avenue.
From 500 a. m. to $40 a. M,
20 minute Roadway.
From $40 a. m to $50 a. m.
10 minute Roadway.
From $50 a. IN. to 900 q. M,
minute Roadway.
From 500 a. m. to $3.50 D. M.
10 minute Roadway.
From $50 p. m. to 700 p. m,
minute Roadway
From 700 p. m. to 1900 midnight,
10 minute Roadway
From 1900 midnight to 100 a. m.
20 minute headway
ca state and Holman streets to
Indiana Harbor by Way of Enss
Chicago.
on this line a regular service
with l5-minute Roadway will be
maintained. During the morning
and evening rush hours tripper ser
vice will be operated between State
and Holman streets and East Chi
cago. which will give a IL minute
service on This line.
go On Route No. 10 through ser
vice viii be given during the morn
ing and evening rush hours. Dur
ing the day and after the evening
rush hours the East Chicago and
Indiana Harbor cars viii make their
Hammond terminal at State and
Holman streets.
"a AS soon as the Calumet ave
nue. line is constructed the same
service above mentioned from State
and Holman streets to Columbia
avenue will be extended over Calu-
met avenue TO and along State
street.