04/30/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3 April 309 1962 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, April 30, 1962 at 10:00 A.M. DST. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. :Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BOARD OF HEALTH LIAISON REPRESENPATIVE Comes now Stephen Molnar, of the St. Joseph County Board of Health, and informs the Board that he will act as liaison between the Board of Health and the City of south Bend insofar as matters concern the Board of Health. This decision met with the approval of the Board, and a representative will be present at the Board meetings as indicated above. BUILDING DEPARTMENT ( HOUSE MOVES) Comes now herder Lane, Building Coneftsionert and requests permission to move a house from 1918 S. Miami street to 1828 Calvert Street. The house is owned by Harlan Marvell, the -.-mover is Lewis Mitschelen. Mr.Harry Gillow and others from the n ighborhood appeared as remonstrators. Mr. Billow resides at 1832 E. Calvert and remonstrated on the grounds that - the house is a two story structure, whereas most of the other dwellings in the neighborhood are bungalows and that this struct%Oe will not be in harmony with the other dwellings..; Mr. Gillow also stated that the house is an old house and most of the other homes are new and this move will have a tendency to devaluate the adjoining property. Mr. Gillow presented a Petition signed by residents in the area. The Petition reiterated his complaints and also stated that if the house is moved on the lot as planned, it will crowd out much light at the one story dwelling at 1832 E. Calvert. Mr. Verner Lane also reauested permission to move a house from 1914 Miami Street to 1730 E. Fox Street. The owner is Allen Mitschelen and the mover is Lewis Mitschelen. Mr. Jack Leibow, a resident of the area, appeared with others as a remonstrator to this move. Mr. Leibow stated that the dwelling to be moved is an old house and a two story dwelling, whereas most of the other homes in the area are bungalows. In answer to the remonstrators against both house moves, the Board advised them that the following provisions must be complied with: 1. The house to be mw ed must conform to all the Codes, such as the Building Department Code, the Fire Code, the Health Code, etc. No sub -standard house may be occupied. 2. House must confb:vm to the side line and front line lot requirements. 3. The mover must indemnify the City of South Bend as well as the property owners affected by such a move with sufficient insurance for injury of property damage. The Board informed the remonstrators that it had no authority to prohibit a two story house from being moved into the localities described above, so long as all requirements were met. The Board further advised the remonstrators to contact the Building Department if, in their opinion, some of the requirementswere not complied with, or to bring these matters to the attention of the Board.