03/09/64 Board of Public Works Minutes

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F29 PETITION: STREET LIGHT ( ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT A Petition from residents of Roosevelt Street for a street light on Roosevelt Street between Sherman Avenue and.-InglewoodPlace wa,s referred to -the Electri,cal..Department for investigation and recommendation. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street Light Outage,Reports were accepted -and ordered placed on file. BUILDING DEPARTMENT -;SUB-STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS Comes now John C,rabarz of the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department, with reference to property located at 608 N. Hill Street. Comes also Mr. Muesselt representing the title holders to the property. Mr. Grabarz advised the Board that this property had been ordered to be vacated which has not been done. Mr. Abe Pickett is presently living at the above address. He appeared before the Board and advised the Board that he has found a house to. move into but not until April 27. After hearing all who wished to be heard, the Board ruled that it would withhold action until April 27, 1964. If premises is not vacated by this date, the structure will be demolished unless owner 'bri.ngs,str,uctur.e-vp to standard.• With.reference_to .property located at 1609.S. Franklin Street, comes now Rev. Thompson who is buying property under Land Contract, and has a Building Permit to bring property up to standard. The house is vacant at this time. Mr. Grabarz advised the Board that this, property, in its present condition, is a fire hazard. The structure is vacant at this time. After hearing Rev.'-Thomp_sori_who would like to bring structure up to standard if he has sufficient funds to accomplish this, the Board continued this hearing for one week and request that Mr. Grabarz meet with Rev. Thompson and inspect the property in an effort to assist the owner to salvage all or part of the structure. Comes now Jefferson Ford, brother-in-law to'Mrs. Carrie Ford who is the owner of property located at 1610 Longley Avenue. Also, Mrs. Ford's niece appeared before the Board and a Mrs. R.A.L. Butler of 307 N. Birdsell Street with Whom Mrs. Ford lives. Advertisements had been placed for demolition of the structure on this property since the owner could not be located. The Board advised the interested parties present that a neighbor was interested in purchasing this property and suggested they contact him in an effort to sell the property. If it is not brought up to standard it must be ordered demolished. The case was: continued for two weeks t,o a.11:ow for negotiations to be completed. With reference to property located at 1613 S. Main Street, owned by Wells Electronics, Inc., Mr. Grabarz advised the Board that this property had been condemned in September, 1963 and _t4e-case had been continued at the request of the attorney for the owner, Mr. Jones of Jones, Obenchain, Johnson, Ford & Pankow until:,Januaxy 1,-1964. 1 1 1