03/03/69 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3/3/69 727 Columbia Street. Henry Taylor, owner of this property, appeared be- fore the Board. He states the property is being sold on land contract and the land contract buyer is agreeable to the demolition of the property, and that he is also agreeable. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 1.613 N. Olive Street. Mr. Adamsonreported his investigat-ion disclosed the taxes on this property are unpaid; that the Bank in Elmhurst, Illinois, which represents the owner, who is incompetent, and whose power of attorney the Bank says it has from the owner, is willing for the property to be demolished. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 1702 E. Calvert Street. Mr. Adamson states this property is unoccupied and in bad condition and neighbors have complained of its condition. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, .permission was granted to advertise for bids for the demolition of the property. 911 Oak Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, further action was postponed until March 10, 1969, to afford the owner an opportunity to sell the property. 526 Arthur Street. This being the date set for receiving bids for the demolition of this property, the bids were opened. Non collusion affi- davits were found to be sufficient, and bids were as follows: A & J Demolition Company, South Bend, Indiana-----$475.00 Harvey R. Bryant, South Bend, Indiana-------------$535.00 Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the award of contract for demolition of the property was postponed until March 10, 1969. Upohimotion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of the Sub -Standards Director to have the following persons appear before the Board on March 10, 1969, to show cause why the following properties should not be demolished: Owner Mr. and Mrs. 011ie Mayfield Mr. Hubert Mitchell Clifton and Nellie Bernhardt Robert E. and Edith Tutorow Mr. and Mrs. Jess Schall Address 1913 Orange Street 2117-19 W. Washington Street 1227 S. Carroll Street 840 Kentucky Street 1817 Benton Court FINAL CONFIRMATION - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3272 - STATE WIDE ALUMINUM For the vacation of all of fhat part of the right of way of Fairview Avenue from the west line of Main Street to the east right of way line of Penn -Central. State Wide Aluminum Products, Inc., having complied with the Board's requirement of February 3, 1969, by providing an easement over land described as follows: Beginning 136.91 feet north on the west line of South Main Street from the northeast corner of Lot No. 1 Eckman's Oakside Addition, South Bend, Indiana; thence south 44 de- grees 43 minutes west 196.69 feet to the northwest corner of said Lot No. 1; thence west 14 feet to the easterly line right of way line of the Penn Central Railroad; thence northerly 21.05 feet along the said easterly line; thence north 44 de- grees 43 minutes east 215.58 feet to the west line of Main Street; thence south along the said west line 34.11 feet to place of beginning.