06/30/69 Board of Public Works Minutes

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_8$ 6/30/69 223 N. Adams. The owner did not appear as requested. Mr. Adamson reported this house is open and in a deplorable condition and neighbors have complained. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the premises. 115 N. Adams. Mrs. Pinkie Jones appeared before the Board.' Mr. Adamson stated this structure is a house with a store front, is'open and has been unoccupied for a long time. Mrs. Jones stated she is willing to have the building demolished. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the premises. 2410-2412 W. Ford Street. Gene Arnett appeared before the Board as requested, and says he will secure the building. Upon motion made, seconded and dnanimously carried, 30 days time was granted to permit the owner to secure the building and clean up the premises. 739 South Bend Avenue, Dr. Herman Smith, land contract buyer for this property, appeared before the Board and stated that he has put on a new roof and is in the process of rehabilitating the property, in which his grandson lives. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, an ex- 0 tension of one week was granted to permit Sub -Standards Division to check repairs made to the building. 204 E. Keasey. Property owner George Fowler did not appear as requested. Mr. Adamson reported the owner states he does not intend to do anything. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the premises. 728 S. Rush Street. Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Westenberg, owners, live in Florida, and were represented by John W. Hoover, 1134 S. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, who appeared before the Board. Mr. Hooverrstated the property had been rented and the renters did not take care of it. it was the consensus of opinion, including Mr. Hoover, that the cost of repairing the house would exceed its value.' Mr. Hoover inquired who would pay the cost of demolishing the house and was advised that if demolished by the City it would be a lien against the property. Upon motion made, "seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the premises. 1601 Longley. Max A. Moore appeared before the B oard. Mr. Adamson stated that'there are many defects in the structure and vandals have broken in. Mr. Moore was advised that the building could not be restored as a store building since it is in a residential area. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, two weeks additional time was given the owner in which to see what he can do with the property. 118 Paris Street. Mr. Watson'of the Wm. R. Morris Agency, agent for the owner, advised they are going"to remove the accessory building. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter was continued 30 days to permit the owner to remove the accessory building. 1626 S. Williams Street. The owner of this property lives in Milwaukee. Mr. Watson of Wm. R. Morris Agency, representing the owner, wants the City to remove the structure. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the premises. 4035 S. Michigan Street. No one representing the owner of this property appeared before the'Board as requested and Mr. Adamson stated nothing had been heard from Blenke Brothers, owners of the Nursing Home. Upon -motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, permission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 2526 Linden Street. Continued to 7/7/69 (30 days not having expired). 414 Pennsylvania Street. Mr. Adamson advised this property was burned in the past week after recent vandalism, and the owner does not wish to rehabilitate it. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, per- mission was granted to advertise for bids for demolition of the property.