01/05/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1/5/70 3 5 -1 BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION 421. S. William Street. Max Cohen, owner of this property, did not appear as requested. Mr. Adamson stated the property is vacant, -in bad con- dition, and asked permission for demolition. It was moved the matter be continued one week to allow time to receive return receipt for certified letter mailed to Mr. Cohen on December 22, 1969. Motion was seconded and carried. Max Cohen appeared at 10:25 A.M. and was heard by .the Board. Mr. Cohen again stated it was his desire to bring the property up to standard and promised to do so. He was advised that prior to his arrival the matter had been continued one week and at that time he should appear before the Board with a licensed contractor and sufficient proof to the Board that the property would be brought up to standard. 508 E. South Street. No one representing Continental Homes of Indiana, owner of this property, appeared before the Board. Mr. Adamson, Sub -Standards Director, stated the house is unoccupied and wide open. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub -Standards Director was granted permission to advertise for bids for demolition of the house and accessory building at 508 E. South Street. O 912 W. Napier Street. The owner of thisproperty (Audrey Duke Purnell) did not appear before the Board as requested. Mr. Adamson reported the owner lives C. in California and return receipt for his letter mailed to her on December 22, L.3 1969, has not yet been received. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter was continued one week. 15212 S. Walnut Street. James A. Cole, owner of this property, appeared be - ore the Board and stated that he intends to fix up the property. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued 90 days on con- dition that the property is kept closed during that time. 1119 W. Napier Street. Neither Frank nor John Kujawa, owners of this property, appeared before the Board as requested. Mr. Adamson stated this property is open and is being vandalized; that John Kujawa is presently in a nursing home and nothing has been heard from Frank Kujawa. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was continued one week for the Sub -Standards Director to make further investigation. 1310 and 1312 W. Ford Street. Clifford P. Martin, representing the Menonite Board of Missions and Charities, 1711 Prairie Street, Elkhart, Indiana, owner of .these two properties, appeared before the Board and stated that the land contract buyer of these properties had defaulted and that they have now been turned back to the Mission. Mr. Martin stated 1310 W. Ford Street probably will have to be demolished but that a contractor is interested in reconditioning 1312 W. Ford Street since it basically is a good house. It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried to continue the matter two weeks. Mr. Adamson was directed to send a certified notice to Lue Williams to appear before the Board on January 19, 1970, and Mr. Martin was asked to appear before the Board again on January 19, 1970. 1023 S. Carroll Street. Willie Boatman appeared before the Board as re- quested. He stated he is the owner of the property and is willing for it to be demolished. It was thereupon moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the Sub -Standards Director be granted permission to advertise for bids for demolition of the structure at 1023 S. Carroll Street. 1215 Bissell Street. Willie Mae Stewart,7041 Bennett Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, owner of the property, appeared before the Board an stated that she had sold the property in 1965 on a land contract; that the people had given it up and had left it in a bad condition; that two weeks ago she had an opportunity to sell the property again and this is when she found out about the sub -standard condition; that she is a widow and the sole owner of the property; that it has been in the hands of the Morris Agency, Realtors. Mrs. Stewart stated the new land contract buyers are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams, 618 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, Indiana. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter was continued two weeks for the new owners to secure the building and 90 days in which to rehabilitate it.