12/07/64 Board of Public Woriks Minutes

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December 7, 1964 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, December 7, 1964 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 SUB -STANDARD DIVISION ( HEARINGS Comes now Mr. Richard Liszewski, Supervisor of the Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department, and advises the Board that he had requested Mrs. C. Wczewian to appear before the Board to show cause why her property located at 1013-15 Western-Avenue,-ths•property consisting of two small dwellings, had not been brought up to standard as directed. Both dwellings are presently occupied. Orders were also issued to have property vacated and, if not repaired dwellings were to be demolished within 30 days. Mrs. C. Wczesien advised the Board that the tenants living in the dwellings were very poor and could not afford to move. She also advised the Board that she had made some repairs and intended to make other repairs when weather conditions permitted. After hearing Mrs. Wczewian, the Board directed that the property be inspected and a report be made on what progress had been made on the repairs. This hearing was continued until December 14, 1964. With reference to property owned by Mr. F. D. Cook, located at 506 S. 27th Street, Mr. Liszewski reported that Mr. Cook had been ordered to appear to show cause why property had not been brought up to standard and that he had failed to appear and had failed to complete repairs as ordered. An old utility building had been removed, However. nothing more had been done. The Board granted a continuation of this hearing for one week to allow time for Mr. Cook to appear before the Board. REQUEST: SOUTH BEND JAYCEES ( PLACE PERMANENT SIGNS ON S= HIGHWAYS ) A letter from 1.4r. James F. Kleyle of the South Bend Jaycees was submitted to the Board. W . Kleyle requested permission for the Jaycees to place permanent Welcome signs on U. S. Rt. 31 at city limits, U.S. Rt.'33 at city limits and Ind. Rt. 2 at city limits and Lincoln Way East in the 1600 block by Redden Travel Bureau. This request was discussed with the Traffic Engineer who advised the Board that since these were State Highways, it was necessary to work through the State Highway Commission. Since the letter did not specify where the signs were -to be installed and what appropriate civic message would be inscribed on the signs, the Board directed that a letter be sent to Mr. Kleyle requested clarification of the request and also requesting that he appear before the Board on December 14, 1964 at the meeting of the Board to further discuss this request. REQUEST: SOLICIT FOR ADVERTISING ( IND, CIVIL DEFENDER ) Mr. W. P. Ellis of the Indiana Civil Defender, the officiel magazine of the Indiana Civil Defense Director's Association was granted permission to solicit south bend business establishments for advertisements for the magazine. Mx. Ellis advised the Board that this request had been approved by the Director of St. Joseph County --Civil Defense. Solicitation will be allowed from December 7, 1964 through December 12,1964.