08/31/64 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Aug ast -�31, 1964 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, August.31, 1964 at 10:0 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. BU-I=KG ]ZPARTMLNT • SOUSE MOVE Canoes now Forrest R. West, Building Commissioner,,and requests the Board's permission to move a house from a tempox�t* locatioh. new Olive Street and. Lincoln Way West to 1202 N. Elmer Street, Mr. West submitted copies of letters sent as notification to residents in the area which were signed by the residents and will be placed on file in the Building Department, Mr. West also advised the Board that the house meets the qualificatimns of the Building Code and all other Codes involved, It is owned by Mr, George Bernath and will be moved by Irv. Worden. Mrs. Theresa Elias, 1206 N. Elmer Street and Mr. and Mrs. John, Antowick of 1210 N. Elmer Street and Mr. T. N. Taylor, 1226 N. Elmer Street appeared to remonstrate the move. The remonstrators requested that the move be denied on the grounds that the house was too large for the lot, that it is a two start' structure and would not look well in the neighborhood which contains many one story dwellings and also that, if the house is rented, the tenants may ge undesirable. - Mr. West assured the Board that the house is not too large for the lot in accordance with Code regulations. Mr. Bernath assured the Board that the house will be kept in good condition and be a credit to the neighborhood. After hearing all who wished to be heard, the Board advised the remonstrators that the Board had no authority to deny the rights of the owner insofar as his choice of tenants might be and, further, that if the house is up to Code Standards the Board cannot deny the move. Therefore, the application of George Bernath to remove the house, a two story dwelling from the temporary location at Olive and Lincoln Way West to 1202 N. Elmer Street subject':i3 the petitioner getting the necessary clearances from the Park Board and the utility ecmpanies for said move, and subject to meeting Code requirements is now approved. Comes now Otto Pozsgay with reference to property ow.n0d by him at 1302 Chapin Street as requested by the Board to show cause why the structure on this property should not be demolished, inasmuch as the Department of Redevelopment may not seek to acquire this property for several years. Mr. Pozsgay requested additional time in order to sell property or bring up to standard. Mr. Pozsgay requested additional time in order to bring property up to standard on the grounds that he can realize more by this method than by selling to Redevelopment or"having structure demolished by the City. _,