07/17/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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377 7/17/72 209 East Elder Street Mildred Dallie Rice appeared before the Board to state she has no interest in the property and would donate it to the city. She was advised to contact the Legal Department for the proper procedure. 608 East Ohio Street Harry Brooks not having appeared before "the Board, and it appearing that he had not received the letter requesting him to do so, another letter is to be sent to him and the matter is continued for two weeks. 1123 East Donald Street The matter of the sub standard condition of the structure at 1123 East Donald Street having been continued to this date, Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Steed is now authorized to seek bids for the demolition of the structure. 7292 Rush Street The demolition of this structure was contracted for in January, but the Demolition Company has gone out of business. Upon motion made, seconded and carried Mr. Steed was authorized to readvertise for bids for the demolition. 1813:West Sample Street Mr. Clem Winkowski, 801 West LaSalle Street, 91-14 South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board to state that he has r-4 been unable to rehabilitate the structure because the electricity was shut off. People are living in the building. A temporary permit V will be issued so the electricity can be turned on and upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Winkowski was directed to appear be- fore the Board in two weeks to tell them the repairs to the building have been made. 711 George Avenue Mr. Julius O'Neal appeared before the Board to in- form them that he had received the contract for the demolition of the structure at 711 George Avenue and had moved his equipment to the site. He was stopped before he could begin working by the owner who said he had not had an opportunity to appear before the Board. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Clerk was directed to write a letter to Mr. Richard D. Turk, 1416 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana re- questing him to appear before the Board on July 24th to show cause why the building should not be demolished. COMPLAINT - MRS. JANET ALLEN - 2318 ELWOOD AVENUE Mrs. Janet Alien appeared before the Board to complain that the Candy Store operating at 2318 Elwood Avenue is still violating several sections of the Municipal Code.Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Clerk was directed to write to Mr. Edward M. Szczesniak, 1922 N. College Street, owner of the place, to request that he appear before the Board on Monday, July 24, 1972 to explain what has been done with regard to the violations. APPLICATIONS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT Applications for the Police Department were directed to be sent to the Personnel Department for filing: John Joseph Smiertelny Melvin J. Launer Timothy Lee Decker Rodney K. Harness SPECIAL POLICE COMMISSIONS - JOSEPH KOPEC AND ViNCENT N. KOZIATEK Special Police Commissions for Joseph Kopec and Vincent N. Koziatek were presented to the Board, and upon motion made, seconded and carried, were sent to the Legal Department for study and recommendation. SPECIAL POLICE BOND - BENDIX CORPORATION A Special Police Bond for employees of the Bendix Corporation was in the form of a continuation which expires December 31, 1974. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the bond was approved for the following: Donald G. Springman Russell Stines Ralph Stump Donald Tener Joseph Troutman Mike Uzelac John Walsh Louis Williams Melvin Williams Alex Williamson James York Ralph Wade