12/07/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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I µ ' 12/7/70 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, contract for demolition of the structure at 205 N. Walnut Street was awarded to B & J Demolition Company on its low bid of $335.00. Request for owners of sub -standard properties to appear before the Board December 21, 1970. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request -of the Sub -Standards Director for the following persons to appear before the Boar&:on December 21, 1970, to show cause, if any they have, why the following structures should not be demolished; 1039 LaSalle Court - Clair E. and Mary L. Bunyan 325 S. Taylor Street St. Joseph County Commissioners 1312 S. St. Joseph Street. Roy Braden, 905 W. Colfax Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board and complained of a furnace wrongfully being removed from the property at 1312 S. St. Joseph Street, which he is buying under a land contract and which recently suffered a fire. Mr. Braden was advised that the matter would be investigated and that the owner Mr. Stanton has been requested to appear before the Board on December 14, 1970, and it was suggested that Mr. Braden also appear. HEARING ON VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3331, 1970 - DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT Having been continued November 2, 1970, hearing was resumed on Vacation Resolution No. 3331, 1970, being for the vacation of; Portions of Leon Court, Catalpa Street and Chapin Street; and portions of five north -south alleys between Prairie and Catalpa Streets, Catalpa and Chapin and Chapin and Kendall Streets. Mr. Slab"gh appeared on behalf of the Department of Redevelopment. Mrs. Harry L. Delinski, 1502 S. Catalpa Street and Mrs. Louis P. Jonas, 1505 S. Catalpa Street, outh Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board as interested property owners. Mr,. Taylor stated the purpose of continuing the hearing was to give the De- partment of Redevelopment further opportunity to resolve the problems attendant to a vacation of these streets and alleys and particularly as affecting the property owners on Catalpa Street. After a further discussion, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued indefinitely, to be re -scheduled when a proper solution has been worked out. CONTRACT AWARDED FOR FIRE HOSE Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the recommendation of -the Fire Chief was approved for the purchase of fire hose from Midwest Fire and Safety Equipment Company as follows, subject to appropriated funds being available; Item A - 2000 ft. - 22" bi-lateral dacron hose @ $2.18. Item E - 14 - 20 ft. lengths of 3" bi-lateral dacron hose P $88.95 per section. Item 1 - 4 - 15 ft. of 5" soft suction bi-lateral dacron hose @ $269.25 per section. CONTRACT AWARDED FOR REMOVAL OF "JUNK" CARS Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for the removal and disposal of approximately 500 junk cars from 915 S. Olive Street was awarded to Decatur Salvage, Inc., on its bid of $2,542.80, the South Bend Baling and Iron Company, Inc., having submitted and the Board having accepted the withdrawal of its bid in the amount of $5,555.00, that being the highest bid received.