02/17/69 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Am 2/17/69 at the Training Academy in Detroit, Michigan on fire fighting procedures for multi -story and high rise buildings, on February 27, 1969. REQUEST LEAVE FOR M141TARY DUTY - SGT. MARVIN 0. MARTZ -.POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Sgt. Marvin 0. Martz to be excused from duty April 12 through April 27, 1969, for military service with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF SICK LEAVE - DENNIS BAILEY t'E. J. NAWROCKI - POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board deferred action on the re- quest of Police officers Dennis Bailey and E. J. Nawrocki for additional sick leave to a later date to enable the Board to review the matter. REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR SLURRY SEAL MACHINE - STREET DEPARTMENT Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of"the Street Department to advertise for bids for the following: One 0,000 lb. GVW tri-axle cab and chassis One continuous mixing slurry machine and the Clerk is directed to advertise in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri- County News on February 21 and February 28, 1969, for bids to be received on March 10, 1969. WEIGHTS & MEASURES - MONTHLY REPORT Monthly report for January, 1969, of Weights and Measures was reviewed and ordered filed. BUILDING" DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION J.W. Adamson, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the.Board and the following matters were taken up: Request for demolition of the following: 227 S. Walnut Street - Owner, Estate of Amelia Bertok,_(Peter Nemeth, atty.) 911 Oak Street - Owner, Ella Campbell 414 E. Pennsylvania Ave. - Owner Ronald and Gladys Kapala 1702 E. Calvert St. - Thomas E. and Patsy Doyle, owners 727 Columbia Street - Owner - Henry Taylor Upon motion made, seconded and carried the Clerk of the Board was directed to notify owners of hearing at the offices of the Board at 10:00 A.M. on March 3, 1969. 526 N. Arthur Street. Owned by Eardahl Glass. Home open and exposed to general public and being used for a hangout by neighborhood teenagers. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously ..carried, permission was given to ad- vertise for demolition. 1110 N. Olive Street. This being the date set, bids for demolition of this property were called for. The only bid received was from Harvey R. Bryant, South Bend, Indiana, which was opened. Non`col'lusion affidavit was found to be proper. Bid was in the amount of $535.00 including water shut-off. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, contract for demolition of the structure was awarded to Bryant, this bid appearing to be reasonable and the only bid received. 804 N. St. Peter Street. Letter from Charles Howell, owner of this property, giving as the reason for having done nothing.to this property "that we have contacted our bank to obtain a loan -and until this loan has gone through we have been advised not to touch this property," was ordered filed.