03/24/69 Board of Public Works Minutes

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V f 3/24/69 BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION J. W. Adamson, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the Board and the following matters were taken up: 2117-2119 W. Washington Street. Charles E. Stafford, 111 S. Cherry Street, South Bend, Indiana, and attorney Richard Doyle appeared before the Board. Mr. Doyle stated he had looked at the property and thinks it looks worse than it really is. Mr. Stafford and Mr. Mitchell want to go ahead with the repairs. Mr. Stafford believes he can have the property put in good repair within 90 days, or at least the outside of the structure. He states originally he planned to have a restaurant and pool hall at this location but now thinks he will rehabilitate it for sale. Upon the promise of Mr. Stafford to clean up the premises and to provide the Board a written -commit- ment that the bwild.ng will be brougfit 60 to standard within 90 days, the motion was made, seconded and carried to postpone further action for 90 days. Mr. Jerry Davis appeared before the Board and tendered a letter addressed to him from his bonding company stating that the Sub -Standards Department had been notified in error that Mr. Davis' bond was to be cancelled. 0 Mr. Adamson stated that he had received a telegram from the bonding company Cr explaining the mistake. Thereupon, Mr. Davis was told that upon evidence he was properly bonded, demolition bids submitted by him would be received. 911 W. Oak Street. This being the date set, bids for demolition of this property were opened. Non collusion affidavits were found to be proper. Bids were as follows: Bryant Excavating Company, South Bend, Indiana $800.00 A. Midwest Demolition & Wrecking Co., So. Bend, Ind. $7394-00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, contract was awarded to A. Midwest Demolition and Wrecking Company, Inc., this being the lowest and best bid re- ceived. 840 Kentucky. Owners of this property, Robert E. and Edith Tutorow, did not appear before the Board as requested. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for the demolition of this property. 2516. W. Bergen. Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman, owners of this property, did not appear before the Board as requested. Mr. -:Adamson stated they are willing for the property to be demolished. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of this property., Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Mr. Adamson for eight owners of sub -standard structures to appear before the Board on April 7, 1969. And the Clerk was directed to send certified notices to such owners directing them to appear, to show cause if any they have why these properties should not be demolished. Ralph Williams, demolition contractor, appeared before the Board to show cause why he had failed to fulfill certain demolition contracts awarded in September and October, 1968, said properties being located as follows: 2214 W. Washington Street 402 E. Dubail 1812 Benton Court Mr. Williams explained that some of his equipment had broken down so that he was unable to work until it was repaired; that it has now been repaired and he expects to have the above properties cleaned up yet this week. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Williams was granted an extension of two weeks within which to complete the demolishing of these three properties. MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR TWO-WAY RADIOS CITY OF SOUTH BEND WITH SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved and executed an agreement for the City of South Bend to maintain and service, for the South Bend School Corporation,the following two-way radio system: