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� 49 • � ,,. Chief Ryan: That is cor^_°ect. I d.on't kno� �vhetner I should. form 2n opinion. Those people are in a business and are raisin� flo«ers. Doubt if that property rvould ever be used. Pdr. Dematteis: PQaybe tqy garage is more succeptible to ca.tchin� fire. ' Chief F{yan: Th�.t is right but no one has raised ar�y ruestion about yours. It4r. Dematteis: I think the thin� presents itself quite stron�ly. The buildings are structurally sound. There is some evidence of rats - they are Qone no�^r and P:4r. Rostani s�ys he has seen none. Ae far as the fir� hazard, if these places tivere not abated a.nd no one there; transienta cot�ld find shelter and I can see th�.t it mi�ht cause a hazard. I can assitre you that the premises are occupied_. The area around the sheds and gar��5e is being ' cultivated. Ii; is supe�^vised as �ood a.s any place in torm. 2 don't be- lieve there is �.rLythin�; to abate from the testimony given by the city oificials. City Attorney PdcCarthy �dvised there ea�s a resolution erhich should be adopted and �vhich some minor chan�es shoul& be m�de in line �nith the eyidence given, such as the barn is delapidated a.nd proba.bly a nu�s2nce and. a fire meance and the chicken sheds are in a delapidated condition. He PRr. Stein if he would approve the cn.icicen shede for chickens. PEr. Stein advised that about four � years a�o it �^�as flecidecl that these sheds �ould never be used for chickens again inasmuch as there �vere several comnlaints £rom the nei_a � Councilman Anderson moved the matter be continued to the first meeting in August alon� with other ab�.tement matters, seconded by Councilman P,4cPlulty. Mo- tion passed vrith Councilman Br•itschgi in the ne�ative. Mr. Dematteis asked if this would be continued_ 2.utomatically vrithout ar�y a.ction,ebeing taken, P.4ayor Hilton did not believe this e��s in the sa.me ca.tegor.y as the othzr abatement proceedin�s. 4.4r. Dematteis said the fire hazard mi�ht have been there when the"inspection �va.s made but he believed the conditions have ' changed. Cit;� Attorney P.4eCarthy stated that he did not believe the fire chief, had recinded his opinion that there �a a fire haza..rd. Councilman Gran�;er asked. if the barn were the greatest complaint. Fire Chief Ryan replied th�t he was more interested in seeing the chicken sheds removed and he.believed the bar could be improved. City Attorney PdeCart:�,y a.sked. if they were a menace beca.use they a.re �vithin a reasonably close diatance to the adjoinin� homes and fences. Ghief Ryan a.greed vrith that and also s�id they ��rere a menace because they were so far from � the house in which people are livin�. Councilman Anderson e�lained that by hi.s motion he meant the matter to continue from month to month ��Jith no action being taken. He vrithdrew his motion and Councilman P2eNulty ��ithdrew his second. Counci_1- man Anderson moved the matter be dropped. Councilman Armstrong asked if the fence , should not be removed. It ��a.s the oninion of both Councilmen Andereon and Arit�- , ch�i that the fence vra.s not entirely on this proAerty and therefore not the respon- sibility of tdr. Rostani. There vr�.s no second to Councilman Anderson�s motion and he moved that the presen� �batement proceedings be dropped end the City Attorney be instructed to take the necessary steps to abr�te the fence.� C�uncilman Granger was of the opinion that the recommendations of the heads of the depa.rtments should ' be follotved, �vhile 0ouncilman Az^mstron� was of the opinion that �ccording to the testimony given the hazards as listed in the report ha,d been remove�. There was no second to Councilm2n Anderson�s motion. Councilman Granger moved the matter be placed on the agenda for the next meetinrr. �ith the idea o_° the Council inspecting � �