09/13/65 Board of Public Works Minutes

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SOT. September 13, 1965 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, September 13, 1965 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT• HEARING L HOUSE MOVE - DOUGLAS STREET ) The hearing scheduled for 10:00 A.M. this date on the house move petition filed with this Board on September 7, 1965 was cancelled due to the fact that the owner of the house, Mr. Rodney Moyer, withdrew his petition. The house was to have been moved to 2101 Douglas'Street. SUB -STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS ) Comes now Mr. Richard Liszewski, Sub -Standard Director, and requested permission to post the house located at 133 E. Keasey Street as sub=standard . Mr. F; G. Feeney, attorney for the owner, Mr. Frank Fox, appeared before the Board and requested a continuance of 50 days to allow Mr. Fox time to make repairs. Mr. Feeney explained to the Board that the illness of Mr. Fox' wife and the expenses involved because of this illness was the prime factor why the house had not been repaired as ordered. Request granted and a 60 day continuance approved. With reference to property located at 147 E. Paris Street and owned by Rev. Luther Turley, Mr. Liszewski informed the Board that the exterior of this house was in very poor condition and that, while some work has been done, in his opinion not sufficient work had been done to date. Rev. Luther Turley, owner of the house, appeared before the Board and explained that beccm se of the many children living in the adjacent homes who played in his front yard, it was impossible to keep the lawn and exterior of the house in good condition. He requested a continuance of 60 days to continue to make repairs needed. Request granted. With reference to a house located at 413 E. Ohio Street, owned by Andrew and Helen Shewman, Mr. Liszewski requested that this property be posted as sub -standard. Notice was sent on January 15, 1965 and repairs have not been accomplished. House is not occupied. This house was sold on land contract and subsequently returned to the owners. The Board granted a request to continue this case for 30 days and to post house as sub -standard and not to be occupied. Comes now Mr. Charles Summers, owner of a house located at 119 E. Ohio Street, in response to notice from Mr. Liszewski, to show cause why property had not been brought up to standard as requested on November 4, 1964. Mr. Summers advised the Board that the tenants in the house had not been paying rent for a period of six years. Property was originally