09/07/65 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M! September 7, 1965 A regular meeting -of the Board of Public Safety was held on Tuesday, September 7, 1965 at 10:00 A.M. Messrs. Robert J. DuComb and Lloyd S. Taylor were present. Minutes of`the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CQUANY STREET LIGHTING PROPOSAL ( MISHAWAKA AVENUE GREENLAWN TO IRONWOOD ) The Indiana & Michigan Electric Company having submitted to the Board their recommendation for the lighting of Mishawaka Avenue from Greenlawn to Ironwood Drive and the same having been examined by the Board, same is now approved, in part: S - 21,000 lumen mercury vapor units on steel poles from Greenlawn Avenue to 20th Street only, as shown on the schematic design attached. BUILDING DEPARTMENT: HOUSE MOVES ( OLIVER STREET & DOUGLAS STREET ) Comes now Lewis Mitschelen, mover, and requests permission to move two houses, as follows: 1. House from temporary location, south of Broadway on west side of Main Street to 2101 Oliver Street, Lot #1, Rum Village Park. Mx. John Humphrey, attorney, representing the remonstrators appearing to remonstrate against said house move was present. Messrs. Shide and Derrickson are the owners of the house which is described above in the requested move. Mr. Mitschelen now advises the Board that the petition to obtain a permit to more the above -described house is now withdrawn by the petitioner. 2. House from temporary location, south of Broadway on west side of Main Street to 2101 Douglas Street, Lot 31 Southwest Addition. Owner is Mr. Rodney H. Moyer. Mr. West, Building Commissioner, appeared before the Board and advised the Board that the proposed structure is in conformity with the Building Code. It is not now a single dwelling unit but the owner has advised that he will make the sufficient alterations to convert to a single unit. The property will be re -sold. Mr. Mitschelen advised the Board that Mr. Moyer had advised him that he intended to spend approximately $4,000 in repairs to the structure. Mr. John Humphreys, attorney, spoke on behalf of the remonstrators present and advised the Board that the house was a large house and would detract from the other dwellings on this street and, further, that there was no assurance that the dwelling would be repaired and remodeled in a manner to make it a credit to the neighborhood. Mr. West submitted signed Notice of Public Hearing and Intent to move this dwelling to the Board. Said notice was sent to surrounding property owners as interested parties, accepted and ordered placed on file. The following remonstrators were heard by the Board: Mes. Frank Goszewski, Messrs. Thomas Roszewski and David A. Pairitz. After hearing all who wished to be heard, the Board continued the hearing until September 13, 1965 and requested that Mr. Rodney Moyer, owner of the house in quest' -on, be present to present his plans in person and not through Mr. Mitschelen, mover.