BOOK 20_1945-05-21 to 1946-09-03

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1 C I I i cr l 1 Chief Ryan: That is correct. I don't know whether I should form an opinion. Those people are in a business and are raising flowers. 'Doubt if that property would ever be used. Mr. Dematteis: Maybe my garage is more susceptible to catching fire. Chief Ryan: That is right but no one has raised any question about yours. Mr. Dematteis: I think the thing presents itself quite strongly. The buildings are structurally sound. There is some evidence of rats --they are gone now and Mr. Rostani says he has seen none. As far as the fire hazard, if these places were not abated and no one there, transients could find shelter and I can see that it might cause a hazard. I can hsftre you that the premises are occupied. The area around the sheds and garage is being cultivated. It is supervised as good as any place in town. I don't be- lieve there is anything to abate from the testimony given by the city officials. City Attorney McCarthy advised there was a resolution which should be adopted and which some minor changes should be made in line with the evidence given, such as ; the barn is delapidated and probably a nuisance and a fire meance and the chicken sheds are in a delaptdated condition. He -asked Mr. Stein if he would approve the chicken sheds for chickens. Mr. Stein advised that about four years ago it was decided that these sheds would never be used for chickens again inasmuch as there were several complaints from the neighbors. Councilman Anderson moved the matter be continued to the first meeting in August along with other abatement matters, seconded by Councilman McNulty. Mo- tion passed with Councilman Britechgi in the negative. Mr. Dematteis asked if this would be continued automatically without any action,'being taken. Mayor Hilton did not believe this was in the same category as the other abatement proceedings. Mr. Dematteis said the fire hazard might have been there when the inspection was made but he believed the conditions have changed. City Attorney McCarthy stated that he did not believe the fire chief had recinded his opinion that there is a fire hazard. Councilman Granger asked if the barn were the greatest complaint. Fire Chief Ryan replied that he was more interested in seeing the chicken sheds removed and he believed the bar could be improved. City Attorney McCarthy asked if they were a menace because they are within a reasonably close distance to the adjoining homes and fences. Chief Ryan agreed with that and also said they were a menace because they were so far from the house in which people are living. Councilman Anderson explained that by his, motion he meant the matter to continue from month to month with no action being taken. He withdrew his motion and Councilman McNulty withdrew his second. Council- man Anderson moved the matter be dropped. Councilman Armstrong asked if the fence should not be removed. It was the opinion of both Councilmen Anderson and Brits- chgi that the fence was not entirely on this property and therefore not the respon- sibility of Mr. Rostani. There was no second to Councilman Anderson's motion and he moved that the present abatement proceedings be dropped and the City Attorney be instructed to take the necessary steps to abate the fence.• Councilman Granger was of the opinion that the recommendations of the heads of the departments should be followed, while Oouncilman Armstrong was of the opinion that according to the testimony given the hazards as listed in the report had been removed. There was no second to Councilman Anderson's motion. Councilman Granger moved the matter TL"] be placed on the agenda for the next meeting with the idea of the Council inspecting