01/19/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1/19/70 monthly Installation Location increase charge Traffic Bureau office $ 5.00 $126.00 News Room office - 20.50, Safety Education office - 18.00 Data Processing Center $33.80 59.00 IBM Tape Recording Equipment - telephone equipment required $36.00 $39.00 CONTRACT AWARDED FOR VIDEO TAPE RECORDERS - POLICE DEPARTMENT Upon the recornmendation of Chief of Police Loren M. Bussert, it was moved seconded and carried that the bid of Ault Camera Shop for two video re- corders for a total of $5,527.76 be accepted and contract awarded, subject to the availability of funds. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION e-4 J. W. Adamson, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the Board and the C following matters were taken up. �. 1713 W. Washington Street. Mrs. Juanita Crowley, 1415 E. Corydon Street, Chicago, Illinois, appeared before the Board and stated she is the representa- tive of the estate of Alma Thomas, owner of this property; that the property will have to be demolished, and asked additional time in which to determine whether she would have the structure demolished or permit the City to do so. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the matter was continued one week. 934 E. Sorin Street. Marion Eskridge, 134 N. Illinois Street, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board as requested. She says the house has to be demolished; that she is the administrator for the estate of Rosa Donahue, and that she is the only heir. She wants the City to demolish the property. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Sub -Standards Director be authorized to seek bids for the demolition of the structures at 934 E. Sorir Street. 123 N. Jackson Street. Karl Dubai] appeared before the Board as requested. He stated the property was sold on a land contract; that it is in bad shape, and he will see what can be done about it. It was moved, seconded and carried to continue the matter two weeks to give the owner an opportunity to make dis- position of the property on condition that the property be kept closed during this time. 111 N. Jackson Street. Jeffrey and Levoda Lark appeared before the Board as requested. Mrs. Lark stated they had hoped to sell this property which is in an industrial area but have been unable to do so and that they are not able to fix it up, and that they are willing for the City to demolish it. Mr. Adamson stated t e property is open and being vandalized. Mrs. Lark stated that if the property is to be demolished, they are willing for the City to take it down. The property being located in the Model Cities area, the motion was made, seconded and carried to continue the matter one week to permit further in- vestigation in this regard. 119 N. Jackson Street. Neither E. Joe Harris nor Bernice Harris appeared be- fore the Board as requested. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Sub -Standards Director was authorized to seek bids for the de- molition of the structure at 119 N Jackson Street, subject to Sub -Standards Department receiving receipt for certified letter addressed to the Harrises on January 5, 1970, or the Sub -Standards Department being able to contact the owner in person. 1310-1312 W. Ford Street. Mr. Adamson reported he had heard nothing from Lue Williams, land contract buyer of this property; that Mr. Martin, representing the Menonite Board of Missions, owner of the property, had phoned in reference to 1312 W. Ford Street to say that this structure is being renovated. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter pertaining to 1312 W. Ford Street was continued indefinitely and the Sub -Standards Director was directed to keep the property under surveillance.