05/25/64 Board of Public Works Minutes

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The following residents of this:- _area.:- appeared before the Board to remonstrate against such a house move: Mr. Theodore Wilcox 1244 Fremont Mr. Oliver Carey, 1301 N. Olive St. - also representing Mrs. B. M.aricall N. Olive Street Mr. Andrew Bogovich, 1310 N. Olive Street. Mr. Carey objected to the meeting being held at 10:00 A.M. when it is difficult for residents to appear. He also wished to be assured that tenants would be desirable tenants. Mr. Carey was advised by the Board that the Board meetings were set at 10:,00 A.M. according to law. He was also advised that the Board had no authority to dictate to the owner of property who the tenants could be. Mr. Wilcox was concerned as to who would be the tenants. Mr. Bogovich objected to the house move because it was tftoo bigot. Mr. George Bernath was present and advised the Board that he intended to clean up the house and that it will be an asset to the neighborhood. After hearing all who wished to be heard, and after being advised by the Building Department that the house to be moved conforms to the regulations of the Building Code and that all other regulations are being followed, the move was approved. BUILDING DEPARTMENT STANDARD DIVISION ( WTgnMDAWAL OF BiD & READVERTISF ) The S1303-Standard Division of the Building Department submitted the following to the Board. - I, Ronald Lafferty, wish to withdraw my bid for demolition of the property located at 321 S. Kentucky Street in the City of South Bend, for reason that Iam not capable of fulfilling a contract within the amount of time specified by the Building Commissioner. (S) Ronald Lafferty Witness: (S) Betty Burch (S) Ruth Baumgartner The Board directed that the notice for demolition of the above described property be re -advertised. SUB -STANDARD DIVISION: HEARING Comes now Mr. Charles Sandor of the Sub -Standard Division to inform the Board that Mr. Ivory Kurtz, owner of property located at 1511 Listen Street had submitted an unsigned contract with Charles Stafford, contractor, to bring property up to standard. The Board requested that Mr. Kurtz appear before the Board on June 1, 1964 with a signed contract for such repair and also to submit a completion date for such work. AWARDING BID: WEIGHTS & MEASURES DEPARTMENT( STATION WAGON ) It appearing that the bid submitted by the following was the lowest and best bid for the station wagon for the Weights & Measures Department, the Board now awards the bid as follows: