03/26/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICATION An application from Cris Deon Townsend for the South Bend Fire Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT ( ANNUAL REPORT The Annual Report for the year 1961 from the -Building Department was accepted and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT- SUB -STANDARD DIVISION HEARING Comes now John Grabarz, Director of Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department and informed the Board that the owner of property located at 325 S. Camden has started demolition of the structure. Mr. Grabarz informed the Board further that a bid had been received for such demolition ands under the circumstances, requested a postponement of this hearing and letting of the bid in order to ascertain whether the owner would continue with the demolition himself. Permission granted. Case continued until 30 days from date. The bid received for the above demolition is as follows: A.J. Demolition Company, Inc. 318 O'Brien St. South Bend, Ind. Demolition of structure located at 325 S. Camden - $150.00 In accordance with the above request, the bid will be Occopted and placed on file until April 25, 1962. TRAFFIC ENGINEER PROGRESS REPORT RAILROAD SURVEY Comes now Clem Hazinski with a Progress Report on the railroad survey in connection with the track repair in the City. Mr. Hazinski reported that he had received replies from the New Jersey Railroad, the Grand Trunk, the South Shore and the Michigan Central Division of the New York Central Railroad. The South Shore has already started patching their tracks and the Michigan Central Division of the New York Central Railroad intends to do a permanent repair on Niles Avenue, beginning April 15, 1962. Mr. Hazinski reported that, to this date, he has had no word from the New York Central or the Pennsylvania Railroads concerning his request. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ( NEWBILL BAR-B-QUE PIT) A Certificate of Insurance indemnifying the City of South Bend from Mr. Newbill in accordance with instructions of the Board at the time he was given permission to build Bar-b-que Pit at•1233-35 W. Washington, was submitted to the Board. Said insurance indemnifies the city in case of accident, because of an overhang at the Bar-b-que Pit. The Certificate was accepted and ordered placed on file. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 A.M. Acting ai an Attest: An o J. Sabo, Clerk