09/20/65 Board of Public Works Minutes

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September 20, 1965 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety`'__-was..he.d on Monday, September 20, 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. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION Comes now Mr. Harry Polis, owner of property located at 810-8102 E. Colfax Avenue with reference to repair orders isxued by the Sub -Standard Division to bring this property up to Code. Mr. Polis explained his difficulty in bringing the property up to standard due, in part, to the fact that the tenants had not moved out as ordered and had wrecked the apartment they occupied. He requested permission to be granted a continuance of 60 days during which time he will bring property up to minimum Code requirements. Permission granted. FJ With reference to property owned by Mr. Katz, located at 13321 - 1334 Lincoln Way West, Mr. Liszewski, Sub. -Standard Director, advised the Board that Mr. Katz has requested that the structure be ddmolished and he asked permission to advertise for bids for demolition. Permission granted. Mr. Liszewski advised the_Board that Wand J. Snyder, owners of property located at 1028 N. Hill S reet requested that this structure be demolished and he asked permission to advertise for bids for demolition. Permission granted. Property owned by Mr. C. 0. Summers, located at 119 E. Ohio Street is now vacant, according to Mr. Liszewski. He requested permission to advertise for bids for demolition. TRAFFIC DIRECTOR; REMOVE PARKING METERS ( LEE OPTICIAN INC.) Mr. Hazinski, Traffic Director, submitted a report to the Board advising that Lee Optician, Inc., 335 S. Michigan Street, had submitted a request for a curb cut on the north side of Western Avenue west of Michigan Street to provide for entrance to an off-street parking facility at the rear of the above address. To provide for this entrance, Mr. Hazinski recommended that parking meters #7 ,and #9 be removed from the north side of the 100 block of Western Avenue. Following the recommendation of Mr. Hazinski, the request was approved. TRAFFIC�ENGINEER; TRAFFIC SIGNS ( INSTALLATIONS ) The following traffic sign installations were approved by the Board; 1. "Two Hour Parking 6-6 with arrows" signs in front of 507 Western Ave. 2. "No Parking This Side of Street" and "No Parking" on the south side of 800 and 900 W. Kerr. (6 signs) 3. "No Parking This Side of Street" signs on the west side of Catalpa. (3 signs) 4. "No Parking This Side of Street signs on south side of 1500 W. Colfax. (2 signs) POLICE DEPARTMENT: REPORT - SICK TIME OVER 30 DAYS ( R. URGONSKI) Police Chief Hampton submitted a report concerning Officer Robert Urgonski