09/08/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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_70- 9/8/70 613 S. Columbia Street. Sophia Drazsnyak did not appear as requested. The Sub - Standards Director stated this property is in the estate of Joseph Drazsnyak, deceased husband of Sophia Drazsnyak who is 84 years old, that the attorney reports the estate insolvent and that they would be willing to give the property to the City. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub - Standards Director was authorized to seek bids for demolition of the structure at 613 S. Columbia Street. 1137 S. Franklin Street. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub -Standards Director was authorized to seek bids for the removal of what is left of the structure at 1137 S. Franklin Street. 740 N. Frances Street. No one appeared before the Board as requested by certified notice August 25, 1970. The Sub -Standards Director reported this house has changed hands frequently, has been closed at times and is open at times; that nothing has been done to repair it. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub -Standards Director was authorized to seek bids for demolition of the structure at 740 N. Frances Street. 2116 Western Avenue. Attorney George S. Stratigos appeared before the Board on behalf of Steven Tsalikis, present owner of this property and son of the former owner, now deceased. Mr. Stratigos stated there are debts, mortgages and judgments against the property and asked a continuance so that interested parties might be notified of the pending demolition of the structure. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter relative to the structure at 2116 Western Avenue was further continued to September 21, 1970. 625 S. Columbia Street. At the request of the Sub -Standards Director, the matter of 25 S. Columbia Street was continued to October 19, 1970. 1123 E. Donald Street. At the request of the Sub -Standards Director, the matter of 1123 E. Donald Street was continued indefinitely. Request for owners of sub -standard properties to appear before the Board 9/21/70 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the re- quest of the Sub -Standards Director for the following persons to appear before the Board on September 21, 1970, to show cause, if any they have, why the structures at the following addresses should not be demolished; 1505 Miami Street - Gordon L. and Ada M. Roseberry 1210 South Bend Ave. - Lloyd and Mabel R. Rough 925 W. Washington St. - Theresa Grear, Trustee., Mary Kowalik Trust 1629 S. Franklin St. - Nicholas P. Cholis, Executor, Estate Gust and Rose Coleros 1022 S. 35th St. - Patrick Myers and the Clerk was directed to so notify said persons by certified mail. 2410-2412 W. Ford Street (Complaint of A. C. Dillon and 18 others). A complaint concerning the condition of the property at 2410 - 2412 W. Ford Street, signed by A. C. Dillon, 2414 Ford Street, and 18 others, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, was referred to the Sub -Standards Department for investigation and report to the Board. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3283 - FELLOWS STREET SEWER This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll in Improvement Resolution No. 3283, being for the improvement of Fellows Street, from.Barbie Street to Ireland Road and Walters Street from Fellows Street to approximately 345 feet west of Fellows Street by constructing a local sewer. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on August 21 and August 28, 1970, which were read and found to be sufficient. - After hearing all who wished to speak, the following action was taken; It was moved, seconded and carried that the Walters Street sewer be extended westerly approximately 25 feet to cover the third lot as replatted by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dosmann. 1 1