Hammond Times, Volume 4, Number 176, Hammond, Lake County, 14 January 1910 — Page 5

CONTRACTORS ARE VERY HOPEFUL

Here's Hoping," They Say

"That Supreme Court, Will Reverse Decision."

already issued .would be invalidated. The holders of bonds are hoping for a decision on rehearing1 which will remove all doubt that their- bonds are good. Another effect of the decision was' to stop all wori: on new gravel roads. -

CASE ON TRAIL AT CAPITAL

Want AIT Doubts Iemoved as to the Validity of the Road Bonds.

Local contractors are hopeful that the supreme court of Indiana will reverse its decision regarding the constitutionality of the gravel road law. Their interest in the matter is heightened by the fact that the case was orally argued before the supreme court yesterday. Recently the case was reevrsed and the law authorizing "gravel roads by

taxation" was declared unconstitutional nearly two months ago. Four weeks later, at the last sitting of the court before the Christmas holidays, a rehearing was granted. (The appellants, who had won at the first hearing, then demanded an oral - argument, and last Tuesday the case was set for hearing today. The first effect of the decision hold- . ing the law unconstitutional was to throw a doubt on the validity of outstanding gravel road bonds amounting to millions of dollars, though many lawyers have insisted that no bonds

GOLDEN

BURIED TOMORROW

Alvln L. Golden, 619 Michigan avenue, who was killed in a railroad wreck at Indfana HarboiS Wednesday afternoon, will be - buried tomorrow afternoon from the residence. The Rev. C. J.' Sharp will officiate and Interment will take place at Oak Hill cemetery. Mr. Golden was 36 years old and is survived' 'by a wife and two children, a boy four years old and a daughter two years old. Mr.- Golden has resided In Hammond upwards of twenty years and had a host of friends. The bereaved family is the recipient of much sympathy from friends and acquaintances, for the family has had an unusual share of misfortunes in a little more than a year. Within a little

more than a year a relative in the east has passed - away, C. . P. Golden, the father of Alvin Golden, and the latter's uncle, P. J. Golden, have died. DO YOTT KWOW THAT A THOUSAITO TIMES A MIGHT ARBS , SOLD HT NEWSBOYS OJf THIS STREETS OF HAMMOND T THIS DOES SOT IX. CCUDE THE CARHTKR CIRCULATION AT AI,L '-

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HAT.TT.TOND AFTER 5 TRACKJ2LEVATI0N - x ' f CoottBBM from Pag ft.)

The first series of' games in the schedule of the Hammond Athletic association basketball league will be played this evening. The Merry Widows; Otto Herbst, captain; will play with the Gazooks, Fred GaschfeJder, captain. The Highballs; Chauncey Hoffman,' captain"; will play the Indians, Theodore Blocker, captain. It is expected that a great deal of Interest will be taken In these contests, and incident

ally it will develope a lot of players , who will be better able to represent '

the association. . A meeting will be held at Clark's hall on Saturday at 2 o'clock for the formation of a high school girl's team

in gmynastic dancing. If there are enough girls between the ages of 10 ; and 12 to take up this form of gymnaa-' tics a class will be formed for them. The meeting for the organization of this class of smaller girls 'will be held at the same place and the same hour

Saturday.

CRURKERS TO HAVE A

Wanted at Once 25 SALESLADIES TO ATTEND THE BIG CLEARANCE SALE, APPLY AT ONCE THE HUB CLOTHING & SHOE HOUSE.

GARY OFFICE

It was learned today that the law firm of Crumpacker & Crumpacker of

Hammond, composed of Peter Crum- ' packer, the well known Hamm-rnd lawyer, and Fred Crumpacker, son of Congressman E. D. Crumpacker, will open up a law , office in Gary In the

very near future. The Gary office will be in charge oi Charles Crumpacker, a son of Peter Crumpacker, the senior member of the firm, who recently graduated from Purdue university and has just completed a post-graduate course at the University of Valparaiso. The new firm expect to open their offices in Gary about Feb. 15.

THERE ARE FOUR COPIES OP THE TIMES SOLD XTf HAMMOND FOR EVERY COPY SOLD BY AMY OTHER PAPER. IT GIVES YOtT THREE TIMES AS MITCH KEWS FOR ONE CENT AS

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the right to force track elevation upon the payment of their proportion of the cost. 2. After the enactment of . this law the railroad will be asked to prepare plans and specifications for track elevation, and in the event of their failure to do so the city will have the right to employ an engineer to doHhis work and the railroad will be assessed their proportionate share of the cost. Turner Says Start A. M. Turner, Jn speaking of track elevation, said he believed that It would take from five to seven years to bring track elevation after the campaign had started and he was in favor of beginning right away so that the city could get results as soon as possible. He said there would be Just about so much opposition on the part of the railroads, and if Hammond waited five years before it demanded track elevation it would take from five to seven years from that date to compel the railroads to act. Mayor Lawrence Becker spoke on the legal phases of track elevation, and in his talk showed that he has given the matter considerable thought. He has taken the matter up with the Indianapolis authorities 'and has studied

the campaign that is being carried on In For Wayne for track elevation. Mayor Becker read the act uncfter which Fdrt Wayne was able to force track elevation. Lighting? Question Up. There was much interest shown In the question of the street lighting contract. The meeting resulted in the uncovering of some good ideas on the subject. Mayor Becker told of the experience other cities have had in securing an engineer who would draw up the proper specifications for a street lighting contract. He told how most of the electrical engineers are in sympathy with the corporations and made the contracts with the Interests of the corporation ,and not the city, in view. Mayor Becker said that he believed the letting of the lighting and power contract in Hammond is the most important matter that has come up before the city during his administration. He showed that the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company has been charging nearly 30 per cent more for street lights than they are now willing to provide them for, and he says that the cost of power for pumping the sewage out of the Hohman street sewer Is already an enormous figure. He pointed out that when It becomes necessary for the city to pump out the North Hohman street. South Hohman street. North Calumet avenue. South Calumet avenue. North Columbia ad South Columbia avenue sewers the amount of power the city will have to buy will be enormous. - Motive of Ieeal Men. President W. O. Paxton of the Hammono. Business Men's association stat

ed that the private company .had been organised, not with the idea of per-; sonal gain, but for the purpose of providing electricity for municipal and private purposes at as low a cost as possible. He said: the company- agrees that the city may own 45 per cent of the stock, of the company and that the entire plant might be taken over by the city at the end of a certain period. A. M. Turner toldpf Jis experiences in owning and operating an electric light plant. He said that there was very little money in the business and he did not believe that the duplication of plants and the duplication of wiring in the city, which would result from the competition of two plants, would be a good thing. He said H is a waste of capital. Favors Private Capital. Referring to the prospect of municipal ownership, he said he did not believe this is a good thing in the case of an' electric light plant. He said that Hammond's bonded indebtedness is already very near the 2 per cent limit, and in view of the fact that Hammond Is a young city and very muchin need f other things that are urgently needed now, it would be foolish for the city to go into the electric 'lighting business. This idea seemed to be generally ap. pVoved by the business men present, and the prevailing opinion seemed to be that the city should make as -good a deal with the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric company as possible and

only enter into the -contract with a

competing company if the present company refuses to make reasonable terms. There were a number of expressions of opinion in favor of the granting of the franchise sought by the Hammond, Whiting & East Chicago Electric Railway company, and again the matter was made plain that the Hammond Business Men's association is in favor of the admission of as many Interurban lines as possible.

SUPT. STEWART ' RESIGNS HIS JOB

New York ls,n Named Downing Will Be His Successor.

Malcomb Douglas Stewart, superintendent of the FiUhugh. Luther locomotive works, has resigned his position with that company, and has not yet announced his plans for the fu. ture. He will be replaced Dy a man by the name of Downing from New York. The fact that Mr. Stewart has resigned will come as a surprise to his many friends in this city. It is reported that he will accept an important position shortly with a Chicago company and move with his family to that place.

v HIU. IN TROUBLE Prosecuting Attorney Has Warrant Sworn Out. Prosecuting Attorney Greenwald has filed a state case against Christ Hill, who was arrested several months ago on the charge of terrorising a young woman and stealing her watch. It is said that Hill had mad, it a practice to catch people in compromising, positions in the parks and then compel them to make a settlement tor fear of publicity. In this case he posed as a con

futable and demanded the watch as the

price of silence. Christ Hill is considered . a particularly dangerous crimina land has spent time In the reformatory before.

IS LITTLE BETTER Mrs. Dave Hirsch Still in Serious Condition.

News from the hospital about Mrs. Dave Hirsch, who is critically ill there, was a trifle encouraging this afternoon. The seriousness of her condition is not underestimated, but withal she has done very well. Owing to her condition nobody is permitted to see her just for the present.

Still Up in Air. The matter of the disposition of the lease which Is held by the McAvoy Brewing company, and which covers the Sibley street room of the Tapper block, is still up In the air. Mat Boney, who expected to get the lease', says that he does not know where he stands. He says that he expected the Brewing company to take care of him and now that his present location is to be given over to the Hammond Savings and Trust company, he finds himself out of a location.

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Chicago's Favorite Actress Will Be at Towle's Tomorrow.

Manager Manderbeck calls attention to the fact that he has been able to secure the "Goddess of Liberty" for the Towle Opera House next Sunday. It will be remembered that this is the attraction which has had such a great run In Chicago, it comes to Hammond direct from Chicago and the entire orlignal cast will be seen in this city. Dainty Sallie Fisher and George Parsons are the leading actors in the play. The "Goddess of Liberty" has received practically the unanimous ap

proval of the professional critics.

Who said "Coal Shortage?" I desire to announce io the people of Hammond that I am here with the "goods" and I am ready to supply my patrons both present and prospective j An Inventory of the fuel In my yards show the following which will be disposed of at the old prices: 400 tons of Hocking Valley Coal 200 tons of Pocahontas Coal 50 tons of egg hard Coal 50 tons of range Coal 50 tons of chestnut Coal 50 tons of pea Coal 50 tons of cannel Coal 3 car loads of wood

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