New City Hall Plans for Hammond Move Forward
Hammond moves toward a new four story city hall of Indiana limestone at Maywood Park. The $500000 project, designed by Buckley Skidmore Wainwright and Louis Hess, places police, treasurer, water, and engineer offices on the first and main floors with mayoral suites and council chambers on the second. The site fronts Calumet Avenue between Lyons and Highland, set back 100 feet for landscaping. the old hall remains in municipal use.
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Hammond
Maywood Park
Buckley, Skidmore and Wainwright
Louis Hess
Police Department
Water Department
Park Board
Board of Safety
Board of Public Works
Community Chest
Health Department
Board of Health
Calumet Avenue
Lyons
Highland Streets
Riverdale Park District Treasurers Report 1929 1930
Statement by I Edward J Schulte Riverdale Park District Treasurer sworn May 29 1930 detailing funds received including taxes warrants and interest and expenditures listing payments to contractors labor Public Service Co. light and bond interest with balance on hand May 1 1930.
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Riverdale Park District
Edward J. Schulte
Cook
Ilinois
A. D
George W. Obeldobel
George Fr. Karding
George F. Harding
Municipal League
Public Service Co
Man
Herman Dreesen
Carl Sellin
L. E. Reich
Continental Ill
Bk. and Trust Co
Wm. Rampke
Police
the Reliable Grinding Co
A. Simnick & Sons
Rampke
Sigs Loeb Bak Dee
Continental Ill. Bk. & Trust Co
First Trust & Law. Bank
Ideal Power Lawn Mower Co
Sperry Fry
H. H. Walker
Neta
Ralph Squires
Riverdale Transfer Co
Kettles Riverdale Pharmacy
First Trust & Savings Bk
Riverdale
Light
Tater
Caciscoxsa
Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co
Charles Sellin
Oliver Johnson
P. P. Flick
H. Dreesen
George Dengler
Bk., & Trust Co
Intel
Delta Deam
Robert van Duser Nursery Co
Continental Il. Bk. and Trust Co
Interstand
Gas and Oil
Meyer
Kinney-Hood Prog. ‘Co
Pub
Treas. Rpt
Cornelius Fray
E. J. Schulte
Hi. Dreesen
J. Schulte
Conrad Kern
Ed Sellin
First Trust & Law
Two Great Scotsmen and the Legacy of Burns and Scott
The passage contrasts Robert Burns and Walter Scott as key figures who elevated Scotland’s profile. It notes Burns introduced Scotland to the world, followed by Scott who continued the process, and ends with a reflective aphorism from La Rochefoucauld about speaking of wives versus oneself.
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Robert Burns
Burns
Scotland
Scott
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N. F. Adams
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