10/22/62 Board of Public Works Minutes

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8i October 22, 1962 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety wa.� held on Monday,, October 22, 1962 at 10:00 A.M. Messrs. R. S. Andrysiak and Irving J. Smith were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT ( TOWN TOWER MOTEL - ERECf SIGN ) Comes now Mra.,.Peck of the Building'Department and requests permission for the Town tower to erect a sign at Town Tower Motel. Mr. Peck submitted a sketch showing the location of the proposed sign. The matter was taken under advisement and studied, and it was the decision of the Board that since an encroachment on public property was found to be at grade and only a matter of a couple of inches permission to erect the sign was granted. Insurance in usual amount requested. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS ) Comes now John Grabarz, Director of the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department and advises the Board that Mr. Harold Koehler, 55316 Hickory Road, Mishawaka who was also present at this meeting, had stated that he has purchased the property commonly known as.106-106i S. St. Louis Blvd. from Mrs. Dorothy Grose. The Board ruled that Mr. Koehler appear on.:Wednesday morning, October 24, 1962 at "Sf30 A.M. with documents to show proof of purchase of this property to the satisfaction of the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department. If these orders are not carried out, Mr. Grabarz was authorized to advertise for demolishment of this property; said advertisements to be submitted on Wednesday noon, October 24, 1962. A progress report on property located at 527 Euclid Avenue and belonging to the White Estate was presented by attorney Harry Taylor. Mr. Taylor informed the Board that he had contacted the attorneys for said Estate in Chicago and requested that they be present at a hearing with reference to this property. The attorneys failed to appear. It was the decision of the Board that Mr. Grabarz prepare to advertise for demolition of this property and to notify Mr. Taylor of this intention so that he may relay the information to the attorneys for this Estate. With reference to property located at 1613 W. Ewing Avenue, represented bu Mr. Nemeth, attorney, Mr. Grabarz reported that Mr. Nemeth had been requested to appear before the Board on this date. Since. he failed to appear, it was the decision of the Board that demolition orders be prepared and notification of such intention be forwarded to Mr. Nemeth. With reference to property owned by Glen R. and Sara Moody, located at 418 W. Madison St., at the recommendation of Mr. Grabarz, this hearing was continued until October 29, 1962. CIVIL DEFENSE ( DEMONSTRATION - F- FULTON OOUNfy John Klaybor, Director of St. Joseph County Civil Defense, was.granted permission to move Civil Defense equipment to the Fulton County Four-H Fair Grounds on October 25, 1962 in order to conduct a demonstration of Civil Defense equipment capabilities in the event of a major disaster. The program will begin at 5:00 P.M. EST and will be concluded at 7:00 P, M.