Hammond Times, Volume 5, Number 301, Hammond, Lake County, 10 June 1911 — Page 2
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If you are particular about the location of your home in Gary, Where there will be no saloons or undesirables, ,WTiere you will have good neighbors, Where the Lots are high. and dry and overlooking the city and the Steel Mills, We have them at your own terms, and the price is right. No less than,: two lots or 50 feet sold. See others but don't buy; until you see our property and get our prices. We (.will build for you and you pay the same as rent.
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A waVareSelilng Ridge Road and Broadway Lots Every Day . Asfew yearsago wettold you exactly what was going to happematKidge)Road and Broadway. Did you believe it?' r There areistill alfew choice Lots -left in Gary's beau$tiful residential district. vLOTS $100iAND UPWAED, $5.00 MONTHLY
GRAVEL ROADS NEED REPAIRING V
ERY BADLY
The gravel and macadam roads in commlsiloner Is supposed to look after
the outlying districts of Gary and Calu-Jthe repair of an equal amount of mile-
the county road district.
mot township are in a deplorable condition and are feadly In reed of repair. There are a dozen roads on which the county lias spent thousands of dollars
In building that are now being ruined for the' want of repairing. In a few
more weeks, with the constant wagon and automobile traffic, these roads will be beyond repair. Several now in Tol
leston are nearly Impassable, and are j expense
full of chuck holes and dangerous places where serious accidents may occur at any time.
The conditions of these roads In and
about Tolleaton is a serious one and
one that demands instant attention
from those who are responsible. When asked by a Times reporter this morning feting Trustee Jamison of Calumet township eald that he realized the bad condition of the roads, but that the township trustee was in no way responsible, as the roads that come under jurisdiction are as good in gen
eral as any other place In the county. While the county commlslsoners have Jurisdiction over these roads, yet when the county builds a road through an incorporated town or city, as soon as they are completed, the city must henceforth look after the repair. The repair of the county roads is looked after by the commissioners and eaeh
age in
The city of Gary is then responsible for the condition of the roads in Tolleston and the council should take Im
mediate action In looking after their repair. It would only be a matter of the council appropriating money for the repair of the roads now in an unpayable condition, and with & little
for crushed stone they could
be saved, wherein a few weeks they will b ruined. Bormann boulevard, which cost the county thousands of dollars, is an example. While the road is not in bad condition, there are scores of deep chuck holes that could be repaired with little expense, which, If let go, will
Ward Civic association at their meeting Wednesday night unanimously decided upon the corner of Thirteenth avenue and Center street as the location of the library for which Andrew CarnegMJ baa donated $15,000. A committee was immediately appointed by the association to look after the purchase of the site. It contains five lots, 25x125 feet, making the total
space 125x125. The property is owned! by the South Bend Land company. Al-i though a price has been made to the! association the committee appointed; will negotiate with the company for a lower figure. I The club is rapidly gaining in membership, five new members being taHen 1 In last night. The total membership of; the. club is now 62 and all of the business men and prominent citizens in' Tolleston are enrolled In the club's roster. The club has been instrumental! in bringing about many needed im- j
provements to Tolleston and have a large number more in mind. The members are congratulating themselves that the selection of the site for the library has been disposed of and ' as soon as the money is raised by donation plans for the erection of the building' will be formulated.
soon as the reports are received from Washington. The total number of depositors during the month of May was seventy, making an average of over two each day. Although the figures are not at hand another record has been established, in that the average Individual deposit at the Gary bank exceeds the U. S. ave-
rage deposit for the first month tut
about 15 In the territory east of
Mississippi.
In a number of cities west of the Mississippi river postal savings banks have been established where there was no other banking facilities, and the records are better than in other cities where there are a number, of other banking institutions.
and therefore should be kept In condition. The roads leading to the territory, south of Bormann boulevard, are in the worst condition and automobiles and other traffic have abandoned them because of their condition, unless it is absolutely necessary. The condition of the roads is one that demands immediate attention-by the city council of Gary and all other officials who are responsible.
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TITLES i GUARANTEED
V Beautifully situated. Forty feet above the lake y level, giving a panoramic view of the Steel City. .. atural'iblack soil. and shade.
South Broadway Land Co. T. W. EKOLEHART, President a
Telephone 220. Offices Broadway and Ridge Road
REFERENCE Ask any Bank.
grow worse every day. Bormann boulevard rrobably is traveled more than HAIL NEWS WITH JOY. any other thoroughfare in the county,
The settlement of the brick manufacturers strike will be hailed with joy by Gary contractors and material men, as much work has been held up in the city because of the strike. Pays the Chicago Kxaminer this morning: "Upon the outcome of a vote to be taken by the brick makers and brick manufacturers depends a resumption of work on 2.000 buildings in Cook county. The 2.S00 brick makers will vote
tonight. They have thirteen unions
and the result will not be known until
tomorrow. They will decldo whether they will work for last year's scale of wagpg. The manufacturers will decide
whether they will ray it. A joint meeting will be held tomorrow to announce the decision of both. If both sides agree arrangements will be made to resume work Immediately."
flat building on Jackson street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, will build another duplicate flat building costing
$7,000 on an adjoining lot.
Contractor John Shearer commenced
work the other day on two brick veneer flat buildings containing two
flats etch on Tyler street near Eighth avenue. The buildings will cost about
$3,500 each. Mr. Shearer being the
owner and is erecting them for investment purposes.
The contract was awarded yesterday by M. M. Winters, to Contractor George Young for remodeling the Winter's apartment building on Sixteenth avenue and Monroe street.
Gary
rolierage and
nsurance
Agency
644 Broadway
SPECIAL IF TAKEN AT ONCE One 5-Flat Brick Building. $13,500 Two Twin Brick 2-Flat Building, each $6,500 All in First Subdivision. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN RESIDENCE PROPERTY ON MONTHLY PAYMENTS. Real Estate, Insurance, Loans and Rentals TELEPHONE 475
The building outlook n Gary has taken a decided change for the better this week and several new flat buildings have been started and plans for others are now under way. New plans are being made for the
Moore-Zeikle building on Washington
street by Architect J. J. Verplank and
plans ore nearly completed for the
building to be erected by Col. F. M.
Savage on Washington street. The
foundation for this building is already
in. The first floor will bo ocupied by
the Rambler Automobile Co. as garage.
W. II. Rooney a Gary contractor is
preparing plans for the erection of a big flat building on Sixth avenue and Delaware street. Mr. Rooney has 60 feet on Delaware street and it is possible
that the flat building will contain th whole space. If Mr. Rooney decides upon the present plans the building will contain 48 apartments and will be the largest in Gary. The cost will approximate $50,000. Plans are out for two new flat buildings in Gary, work to be started immediately on the new structure. Michael Binien will erect a new twostory flat building containing two fiatg on Connecticut street, facing the East Side park, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. The building will cost $10,00O Gerometta brothers of Chicago, who
(recently completed a two-story brick
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George W. Young General Contractor
Repair Work a Specialty
Office: 207 Savage Building. Shop: Seventh Ave. and Deleware. Telephone 246 Gary Indiana
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ENGLEHART
A real estate deal of more than usual Importance was consumated Thursday morning when Hoy S. Davis, cashier of the Gary Trust & Savings bank and D. W. Thompson purchased S6 lots from T. W. Englehart of the South Broadway Land Company involving a consideration of over $10,000. The land is situated In Asberry Tark addition to Gary and is bounded by 43rd avenue on the south, 39th avenue on the north Ohio street on the west and Tennessee street on the east. Mr. Davis and Thompson will go into the real estate business on an extensive scale, and said Thursday that they would commence the immediate erection of three houses on the property. .
DISSOLVE
PARTNERSHIP The firm of Itrlggs & Doyne, plumbing and heating contractors, 37 East Sixth avenue, has dissolved partnerT ship. Mr. Briggs withdraws, while J. J. Doyne will continue the business. Yesterday Mr. Doyne received the plumbing and heating contract for the bungalow that Frank Ilartzer will erect at 601 Harrison street.
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DECIDEON SITE.
After long fight ove,r the location of
the Tolleston library site the Sixth
BUILDER Office: Indiana Bldg. Residence: 604 Adams St. Phone 258 Gary, Indiana
CONTRACTSFOR ROADS ( Contracts for the Jansen and Cant-, leman roads, adjoining the sojth part of the city, were awarded by the county . commissioners this week to the f ol-'
lowing contractors: I
Jansen road, IX M. Portz, J12.49S:
Castleman road, $13,119; Renter road, Gary Construction Co., $23,845.
IMPORTANT TRANSFER
Kelley & Semmes, the Gary real estate firm, announce an important Tolleston realty transfer whereby the Security Real Estate company purchases through them twenty acres facing on Chicago avenue. The property is located between Twenty-second and Twenty-third avenue?. The Security Real Estate company is a newly organized corporation. Its incorporators are as follows: P. J. McCaffrey, president, and F. A. Shaw, secretary-treasurer, both of Gary, and A. C. Bunker of Montclair, N. J. It is the Intention of the company to subdivide the acreage. Agency for the lots will be had by Kelley & Semmes. '
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With the completion of the plants of the American II o m; 1 .x. n j n a Tj?a.
oucm a, xiupiam uumpaiiy anu me American oriuge dl
Company, that territory north of Fifth avenue in the First Subdivision, offers unexcelled advantages as a residence district. Lots, including paved streets and sewers, are now selling for from $475 to $825 Each There are a f 9w unsold Lots on West Side, south of Fifth avenue, ranging in price from $350 to $950 Each Those who intend to build during 1911 should not delay purchasing Sites. " ' A few splendid locations on East Side suitable for residence or large apartment buildings. Call or write for information and booklet.
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MAKES GOOD SHOWING
INGWALD MOE ' General Contractor Phone Gary 58 760 Broadway, Gary, Ind.
Buy Direct from owner JOS. P. GRANTHAM Real Estate Sold on Easy Payments Suite 214 Gary Bldg. Phone 583 Gary Gary, Indiana
As the result of its excellent showing; the Gary postal savings bank has established a record which gives it first rank among: the postal savings banks east of the Mississippi river. The amount of the total deposits in the Gary bank for the first month's business, ending May 31, is $2,800.20, which greatly exceeds that of any other savings bank established east of the Mississippi river for the first month's business. Postmaster John W. Call and Joseph C. Tracey in charge of the local postal savings bank feel highly elated over the success of the bank, and although the amount of the total was not up to their expectations they will be able to give the press some interesting figures
JAMES J. DOYNE (Successor to Briggs & Doyne) Plumbing: and Heating:
Phone 217
37 E. Sixth Avenue Gary, Indiana
Window AND Porch SCREENS ASK S. B. MARVIN "That's All" ! 203 Savage Bldg. Phone 164 Gary Indiana
Have your House Wired so that you may have the comfort of ELECTRIC LIGHTS ELECTRIC FANS ELECTRIC IRONS Estimates on House Wiring furnished FREE Call 234 and ask for our salesman
Gary Heat, Light & Water Co.
Gary State Bank Building
Phone 234
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