08/21/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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420 8/21 /72 1813 Sample Street Mr. Winkowski appeared before the. Board to ask a further extension of time. The work that was to have been done on the structure at 1813 Sample Street had not been done according to pictures taken by Mr. Hadley on Friday. Mr. Winkowski said he had a contractor who was supposed to do the work but he hadnt gotten to it. Upon motion made, seconded and carried the Board authorized Mr. Hadley to seek bids for the demolition of the structure at11813 Sample Street. The Clerk was directed to write a letter to Rev. Billy Kirk of the Redevel- opment Commission Relocation Department requesting him to relocate the people in the house as soon as possible. 140 North Shore Drive The matter of the sub standard condition of the structure at 140 North Shore Drive was continued for one week until the return of Mr. Steed. REMONSTRANCE IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3365 IRONWOOD DRIVE SIDEWALKS A letter was received, registered mail, from Ray and Peggy A. EberhartV 15100 New 116ad, Mishawaka, Indiana 46544, remonstrating against the proposed sidewalk project on North Ironwood Drive. Upon motion made,. seconded and carried, this was ordered filed. REMONSTRANCE -IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3365, IRONWOOD DRIVE SIDEWALKS A remonstrance containing twenty-one signatures was received by the Board and upon motion made, seconded and carried, -was referred to the Consulting Engineer of the project for verification., PETITION FOR` IRONWOOD DRIVE SIDEWALKS A petition of twentytwo pages, containing four hundred twenty-four signatures, requesting the construction of sidewalks on North Ironwood Drive in the 600, 700 and 800 blocks, was presented to the Board and upon motion made, seconded and carried, was ordered filed. SUIT FILED AGAINST CITY BY JAMES CREECH A notice was received by the Board that a suit had been filed by James Creech against the vacation of the alley East of Prairie Avenue running from Indiana Avenue South to the first East West alley, lunder vacation Res- olution No. 3363. Upon motion made, seconded -and carried, this was referred to the Legal Department. LETTER FROM TORRINGTON COMPANY The following letter was received by the Board -FROM THE Torrington Company which is as follows: "We thank you for your letter of notification on complaints of steed: scrap shavings falling on the City Streets. The haulers for the transfer of such scrap material from our plant have been notified, as requested. You are aware that there are other metal fabricating plants in the area who also use scrap metal transportation. We will certainly control our materials by new methods of compaction to avoid the problem." This letter was signed for Torrington Company by John A. Toth, Vice-. President Heavey Bearing Group. The letter was ordered filed. LETTER FROM ROACHAPPLETON MANUFACTURING COMPANY A letter was -received from the Roach Appleton Manufaturing Company