03/02/64 Board of Public Works Minutes

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March 29, 1964 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, March 2, 1964 at 10:00 A.M. All members -were present.:, Minutes of,.the last regular meeting and the special meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. BUILDING DEPARTMENT: HOUSE MOVE (L.W E TO S LOGAN ) With reference to the house move from Lincoln Way East to S. Logan Street, said house being owned,by Mr..J. H. Mitschelen, comes now Mr. Forrest West, Building Commissioner, with proof of notification for said house move. Mr. James Dowdy being the only other.inter.ested property owner -.in the block involved in the moving of a house from 921 Lincoln Way East to 229 S. Logan Street and proof of notice being filed with the Board, the Board now considered the application for said move. Therebeingno objections and Mr. Dowdy having failed to appear, said application for the moving of the house is now approved. BUILDING DEPARTMENT: SUB -STANDARD DIV ( HEARINGS ) Comes now Paul Schwertley, attorney representing owner of property located at 321 S. Kentucky Street in response to request to appear to -show cause why property has not been brought up to standard or demolished in accordance with demolition order. Mr. Schwertley requested a continuance to allow time to contact heirs in California to determine whether there are sufficient funds to accomplished demolition. Hearing continued until March 23, 1964. Comes now Mr. Willis Devine, owner of a building at 261 N. Chicago Street to show cause why building has not been brought up to standard, which was a condition when the building was moved to this present site. Mr. Grabarz informed the Board that as a result of the moving, the house had been split in two and the building is a hazard. Mr. Devine has failed to repair house. Mr. Grabarz also advised the Board that the siding must be removed in order to examine studdings. After hearing Mr. Devine who stated that he had a carpenter who was going -to -repair the house, it was the decision of the Board that the hearing be continued for one week. A condition of the continuance is that Mr. Devine arrange to have all siding removed by March 4, 1964 so that the Sub -Standard Division personnel may examine the studdings, and .that hearing be held on March 9, 1964. If, by March 9, 1964 the siding has not been removed so that a complete examination of the structure can be made, the Board will assume that the structure is in bad condition and not worth the necessary repairs. Comes now Mr. Reuben Blad, owner of property located at 715 S. Meade Street. Mr. Ettl, attorney, had previously appeared and requested and received an extension of time with the stipulation that all windows be boarded up. Mr. Grabarz now advises t-he_-Board-that this has not been done.