09/30/63 Board of Public Works Minutes

Home Browse Search

3 September 309 1963 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on MDriday, September 30, 1963 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT - aUB_STANDARD DIVISION HEARINGS Z Comes now Otto Pozgay, with reference to property being purchased by George Jones and which is sub -standard, located at 1302 Chapin St. Mr. Pozgay requested a continuance on this hearing and was granted two months continuance, at which time the property must be brought up to standard or it will be demolished. No more continuances will be allowed. With reference to property located at 734 S. Bendix Drive, Mr. Grabarz advised the Board that the owner is now entering into private contract for demolishment of this structure. Said procedure is approved by the Board. With reference to property owned by David Harley, located at 1728 N. Kaley Street, this hearing was continued for one week. Comes now Mrs. Clara Winston, owner of property located at 15261 Liston Street. This property has not been demolished as ordered, and Mrs. Winston was directed to appear to show cause why orders had not been carried out. The property is vacant, according to John Grabarz, and is a problem to the neighborhood. Since Mrs. Winston has no further interest in this property, it was the decision of the Board for Mr. Grabarz to advertise for bids for demolishment. REQjgSL-MENEAL HEALTH, INC. i USE OF FIRE STATIONS ) Comes now Mrs. Margaret Burnett, County Chairman of Christmas Gift Program for St. Joseph County Association for Mental Health, Inc., and requests the use of Fire Stations to place receptacles to hold gifts d6nated to Mental Health, Inc. Permission granted after it was learned that this procedure is satisfactory with the Fire Chief. FIRE CHIEF: ATTEND CONFERENCE Permission was granted to the Fire Chief t8 attend an International Fire Chief's Conference, Memphis, Tenn., from ctober 26, 1963 to November 1, 1963 inclusive. TRAFFIC ENGINEER TRAFFIC SIGNS Following the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, the following installations were approved: 30 Minute Time Limit signs installed to cover 1557 N. Ironwood Drive. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT ( STREET LIGHTS ) PETITIONS; Following the recommendation of Nicholas Horvath, Electrical Department Superintendent, the following installations were approved. These are requests by Petitions: 1 - 4000 lumen streetlight at Clearview 8 Scenic. 1 - 4000 lumen street ,14-ght -at Mayfair & Clearview.