02/18/63 Board of Public Works Minutes

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February 18, 1963 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, February 18, 1963 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vbuchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARD DIVISION HEARINGS Comes now Joseph Ettl, attorney representing George A. Stark, 1233 VanBuren Street with reference to property owned by Mr. Stark at 320-322 W. Marion Street. Mr. Stark had been asked to appear to show cause why repair orders issued in September, 1959 had never been complied with. Dfmol.ition', order was issued in January of 1963. Mr. Ettl requested a continuance of this hearing and an extension of time in which to repair the structure because of undue hardship caused by serious illness in the family of the owner. LO After hearing Mr. Ettl and Mr. Grabarz, it was the decision of the Board to grant an extension of six months rather than nine months requested by Mr. Ettl. Hearing will be set for August 19, 1963 at which time all repair work must be completed. Comes now Councilman CHnester Muszynski, with a Petition from residents of the Chicago Street area to remonstrate against the moving of any house that does not comply with the homes in the district or within the -Building Code to any vacant lot on North Sheridan, Chicago Street or Illinois Street. This remonstrance concerns the moving of a house from 261 N. Chicago Street to the lot north of 142 N. Chicago Street. Mr. Muszynski was informed that an owner has 60 days in which to bring house up to standard. Comes now Mr. Willis Devine, owner of the house in question and states that the severe weather had made it impossible to do necessary excavation work. i Mr. Fred Forsey appeared before the Board to remonstrate against.said house move. He further claimed that Mr. Devine was the owner of two sub -standard houses, one located at 3500 block W. Washington Avenue and the other at 109 S. Liberty Street, and that those dwellingsfedbeen on these sites for several years and had not yet been brought up to standard. Mr. Grabarz informed the Board that he was not aware of the condition of the houses on W.-Washington Avenue or S. Liberty Street. After hearing all who wished to be heard, it was the decision of the Board that Mr. Grabarz make a thorough investigation and report findings. The case is continued for one week. With reference to the property located at 607 W. Wayne Street, owned by Mr. Binder, Mr. Grabarz reported that the repair work ordered completed by this date had been done and that all that appeared to remain was "housecleaning." He further informed the Board that he would make a personal inspection later in the da* to ascertain that all orders had been carried out.