06/04/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Hor�•rd -t in. regular session at 10: 00 A.M. All members present: ` centra�l. Union Tel. Company excavat ion bond for the �tc�:r of lgi8 signed by; the Central Union `Tel. Co, receiver$,s principal and The American Surety Coipany of law York, was approved by ,the Board. This bond is to extend unt il:i the 0endolidatiox is completed. Clark instructed .to Notify Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. ,Company, that if they did not move pole located at the Corner of Lincoih Way' Pest and Taylor Street which, stands . in the way of drive into Standard oil Company filling 'stations -that the City, would move .the same and charge ex -eases to their company. The foil owing reports were recaived, road and placed an file from Commisstioxer_ of Bldgs. C. A. Perkins. May 31st.01918. To The Honorable Board of Public Works. GentlemOX:- . Referring to your �etter of May 29th.0 1918 requesting a report of the conditions of the Buil.din; Department", I respectfully submit the following. There are at present 2.20 active building, permits i.e. permits for work which. has not been finally inspected ad a, -proved. The value of the .work covered by these permits is $860.897.00. There is one moving permit, f;r which a deposit of $50.00 is being held p end ing filing of proper affidavits against it, The limit of , t itme for f it i.ng affidavits is June 7th. ,1918. There are three condemnation erders, which have been issued by the department, which have not been satisfactory disposed of. One building - at 214 North Michigan Street, which the owner has .not removed. This building has already been: r*terred tbthe Board of Public Works, but ado advice has been received of what action was taken. out building at 413 South St. Joseph Street whose walls are temporarily braced. This eoadition was rjermitted temporarily pending rec©x- struetiox, brit is net regarded as permanently safe, If reconstruction work is not started within two or three weeks, . I consider it Adviseable to raze the second 9t.ory portion of thcs a galls , They third building is at 1811 South Mie,h igan Str e e't.$ condemned May 29, 1918 and ten days given'te remove unsafe condition. There are also several minor orders pending before the department.: The personel of the department consists of -tour men Tiz. Cemmis�iee.er of Build Ings, Asst. Commissioxer of Buildings, City Ekeetric ian- a.nd Clerk. The work of the department during the past month has been ordinary and the present force in evidently adequate, to handle the situation. As per your instructions no Actiox has been takex toward enferceYnent of the sign ©dina•nce with rcgtoet to sidewalk coves. A financial report is xet included herewith as it cannot be made nitili the end of thq month. Respectfully submitted, , C. A. PERKINS Commissioner of Buildixgs.