511 20 10383 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f8c12927a3cab379670c4d3cd4c11482.pdf 800e3d0ae8deb89e9e34e0560e7d62b4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH NO.. OF PERMITS OF June 1969 CLASSIFICATION COST _ _ _ _ _ _3_6_Frame Dwellings, 1 Family. _ _ __ _ _l_ NO . OF FAMILIES HOUSED 725,585 36 8,750 1 S - - - - - - -- Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family S-------- - - - - - - - F r a m e Dwellings , Duplex. S- - - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings, Duplex S-------- _ _ _ _ _ _6_ $ __ 7 _,4_7_3_,_6_10_ _ Apartment Houses . Churches & Religious Buildings. S-------- _ _ _ _ _ _l_ $ _ __25,000 _ __ __ Add-Alter-Repair Churches . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amus ement & Recreation Buildings S-------- BUSfME&S BUILDINGS ______1_2_st~&-Gdle~M~~e-.nitnc~tdiags-. 2,072,802 -11-------- _ _ _ _ _ _l_ service Stations . $ _ _ _30,000 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _l_l_Residential Garages & Carports 7,935 S-------- - - - - - - - P a r k i n g Garages. $ -----'----- 11 100,000 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - Garages . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ School & Educational Buildings . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ _ _7_2_9_,7_1_3_ _ $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - O f f i c e Buildings . J1~o'tJo\ $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - O f f i c e & Warehouse . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - U t i l i t y Buil!fings . _ _ __ _ _ _ Jndustrial Buildings . S-------- _______6_swimming Pools . . . 29,300 S-------84,076 88 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - F i r e Escapes E levators & Signs 392,685 ______?_.7_3,_ Add-Alter-Repair, Residentia l . $-------1,421,004 $ __ _ __ _ __ ______ 8_7_Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs . . 18,175 _ _ _ _ _ _ _9_Demolitions-Business Buildings . S-- - - - - - - _ _ __ _ _4_5_Demolitions-Residential Buildings . 16,850 $ ____ _ _ __ Total Permits ----'5'--8"-4 __ 748 Tota l Cos t -58 $13,169,485 785 Total No. of Families Housed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ W. R. WOFFORD F ORM N O . 4-2 In spector o f Buildings �, P E RMI T S Large Bldgs. June - 1969 1924 Piedmont Rd. NE Steak & Ale Company Erect Mas. Restaurant 100,000 2786 Old Hapeville Rd. SW Pendley Bros. Inc. Erect Frame Apt.-52 Units 400,000 \. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc· • . Erect N/C Truck Terminal 1,353,800 2971 Macon Dr. SE Merton Development Co. Erect Frame Apt.-206 Units (20 Bldgs.) 1,L~oo, ooo 380 Martin St. SE Ebenezer Charitable Foundation Erect F/R Apartment - 96 Units 1,168 ,000 380 Martin St. SE Ebenez er Cha ritable Foundation Erect Fr. / Mas. - N/C Apt. 96 Units (12 Bldg s.) 1,320,000 796 W. P'tree. St. NW Capital Auto Co. Repair Of fice - Show Room · and Re roof 175,000 1899 Stewart Ave. SW Central Park South Ere ct F/R Store Bldg . 300,000 3251 Haverty Furni tu re Al t er Mas. St ore Bldg. 250 ,000 2050 Bankhead Hwy. NW C & S Nat'l. Bank Erect Mas. Bank 153,952 165 Bailey St. SW Flowers Baking Co. Alter Mas. Bakery 120,000 505 Englewood Ave. SE Warner Dev. Co. Erect Frame Apt. - 294 Units (20 Bldgs . ) · 2300 J6n~~boro Rd. SE . P 'tree . Rd . NE 3,161,610 �\. June 2 , 1969 MEMORANDUM TO ~ FROM Mr. Jim Hendel'son, Special City Attorney Iva n Allen, Jr . A ttached i some inform tion I h ve received reg rding the City's Hou ing In pection Department . . P le e mak IAJr:a m .Enclo ur complete inve tigation of thi situation. �MEMO TO MAYOR ALLEN : I r ece ived a c a l l Th ursda y , ,Jay 2 9 , f r o m Ur s . J uani t a ( .' rs . J ames Banks ) of 123 Or mand t . e , tele ph one 524 5810. Sh e li ves in t h e Mo L 1 Citi es area and she t el ls me sh e i s d es j ro us of ge t t in ~ a l oan t r.a t wi ll e :a b le h er to enlar g e a nd i mp ro ve h er ho me , whi c h she owns . Sh e evi den tl y apn r oac l e d the t od e l Cities pe op le a bo ut g e t i n g a l oa n a n d was a l i t t l e unhappy t hat no one had rus h e d out to see her . Rut that w3 s :1 1 t h e b i g co mplain t. , he sa y s a bu i l ding i nsp ector by nam e of o. C . Lon g d id c ome t o ins p ect h er h ou s e and w' , ile t he i r quest ·; oned he r about h er wi stli g ness t o sel l t he hou'"e . 1-, e to l d h e r , s e s a id , hat "the y wanted ·t o us e my ho 1s e for a model hous e . ' , h e t o l d l o ng sh e d i dn ' t ut lat er o n , wa n t to s ell her house , j su t to rep air i t. er , all o r mo st o f t em s h e sa i d , other me n c a me by to see a ga i n askin g whether she ' d se 1 er . house . Sh e d"d n ' t r e mem ber t hei r full names . J ust Lst ed t h em as " ' c Gi 1, 11 "L i tt l efie l d" and"Hen l ey ." , he said she ' d gi ven no o ne an c ause e ve r to be li e v e sh e ha d any desi r e to s ell her ho me . he fouw the behavor of !'lOme of the s e :n en at ]e ast a little suspicious . Banks • I have since checked with Jonny Jo h nson . Banks I ho .. e i s n o t in a c J e r an e e a r . a but in a reh a bj J itation ar ea . Th e men ti on of the -arn e 'H enley " SU f~g ested to me the i olve ment of the Atl anta l!ousinp, Aut hor i ty and th e poss ibility the y we re at tempting to a cqui r e . rs . Banks ' ho me for c le~ran ce . That ou l d not seem to be the c ase , thou g h Johnny is c heckin r, fur ther . J rs . Panks t o ld ~ ~ a l i t t le more about her e ff rts to obtain a c h eap l oan . ~he ~a i d she f i nal ] wus c ontacted by the project manager of ,• c Danie l :~tr eet Homes .:ind t hat he finally told her she wouldn ' t qua lify for a loan be c ause h er l o t is too small . She said s h e has D 50 foot lot and i n her judgment she c an make the expansion she wants to mak e. ~h e sa i d she ' d been bothered s o mu ch by c it people co ming thee to b e g her to sell her house that as of then , Th ur sd ay, she wa s spendin g the day with her mother elsewhere in to wn to keep from bejng pestered to death . ?a lei gh Bryans �HA· June 2, 1969 \. Mr. Jac k W . Crissey Fulton Plumbing Company 443 Stone 11 S t reet , S. W. Atl nta , Georgia 30313 Dear Mr~ Crissey : Attached i menwrandum from Mr. C . M . Smith A sistant Building Official , concerning your letter of several day go. l don•t eem to ble to under tand your proble1n,. and would uggest that you try to take it up ith Mr. Wofford. or ith th Building Committee;that is provided for this purpo e. If this cou.r i . not a ti factory. I ill gl d to meet with you nd Mr . Wofford nd try to get a better kno 1 dg o f hat you ar lking bout. Sine l"ely. I n n ·n. Jr. IAJr:am Encloaur cc: r. . R. fiord , �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS May 29, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E . E. \. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM RE • The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. c. M. Smith, Assistant Building Officia ~ Letter from Jack W. Crissey Fulton Plumbing Company In accordance with an ordinance adopted December 16, 1968, to amend the Heating and Ventilating Code it is necessary for Mr. Crissey to secure a permit for the installation of the gas piping at a fee of $3.75 as well as a permit for the clothes dryer at a fee of $4.50. The required inspections are set out in the ordinance. However, the number of individual inspections will depend on the way he schedules his installation. Our inspectors will be glad to cooperate in making as few as is necessary for a conforming installation. In this case we can see no reason for the reference to Mr. Mitchell since clothes dryers and the gas supply lines are handled entirely by the Heating and Ventilating Division. Only in the case of hot water heaters does an installation fall within the jurisdiction of the Heating and Ventilating or the Plumbing Divisions: domestic hot water heaters under 75,000 BTU a r e handled by the Plumbing Division,. those 75,000 BTU and over are handled by the Heating and Ventilating Division. 1/ c:?"u.K �CITY OF P.t..TLA1 J'I"½. CITY HALL June 3, 1969 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dir~tor of Gov~rnmental liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. R. Earl Landers _.,., \: Dan Sweat '~ , . ) _ From: Subject: Review of Code Enforcement Policy in Model Cities Area Atta <..hed is a copy of a memorandum from Jim Wright to me spelling out the revised policy of the Atlanta Housing Authority and the City's H o using Code Division in the Model Cities area. This came about as a result of problems being called to our attention in the A d air Park Area whe're the city had completed a house by house rehabilitation program within the last few years. You might recall" at the time we were discussing the Model Cities Program with residents of that area, they were very much concerned with housing code activity which was going on at that time. We assured them we would not place them in double jeopardy when the Model Citi e s Program start e d. The re were indications that we were doing this by requiring the same property owners to bring th e ir property in line with the new code standards of the Atlanta Housing Authority und e r the M o_d e l Citi e s Program. This revis e d policy was adopt ed after a m ee ting in my office with officials of the H o using Authority, the Building Departme nt and M o d e l Cities . DS :fy cc : Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. M r. Johnny R o binson �C Ma y 2 9 , 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga . 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Alle n Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director \. . MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Dan Sweat Directo r of Governmental Liaison FROM: James L. Wright, Di rector o f ,P hysical Deve lo~~ e nt SUBJECT: Atlanta Ho using Authority a n d Housing Co de Division Activitie s in the Mo d e l Ne ighborhoo d Area Jr.~tw,n..,. Attached hereto, is a revised copy o f the policy regarding AHA and Atlanta Housing Code Division in t h e Model Ne igh borhood Area. The adde n dum to the origin al p olicy which wa s dev e loped in Feb r u a r y o f 1 969 , refers t o propert ~e s which h a v e , in r e c e n t y ears , b een brought up t o City Housin g Code standards . Th is p o licy i s o utlined i n paragr aph 2 under t h e h eading Reh ab i litation Policy - Mo de l Ne i ghbo rhoo d Area . The Atlanta Hou sing Autho r ity will obt a in a list of str uctures which h a v e met Code Enfo r c eme nt s t and a r d s o f t h e City of At l anta Bui ldi ng Department i n rec ent years . Owners who se pro perties currently meet these standards will hav e the o ption of e ithe r t ak ing advantage o f possible grants or loans u n d er the At l anta Hous ing Authority r ehabilit a tion p r o gram to meet proj e c t s t andards o r continui ng t o mai n t a in s tructures i n c ompliance with the City Hous i ng Code. As you know, it was formulated by Messrs. Lester Persells, Exe cutive Director of At l a nta Housing Authority; C. M. Smith, Architectural Engineer; James Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspe ctor; Ma lcolm Jones , Chairman of Ho using Resou rces Committee; and myse l f, representing the CDA. This agreement was reached during the meeting with y ou in your office o n May 26. The purpos e is to provide th~ most equitable arrangement t o bene fit property owners in the rehabi litation program. · cc: Mr. Mr . Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. William Wofford Lester Persells c. M. Smith Malcolm Jones James Smith Johnny Johnson �. , • . ' ,.- ... : t.J .- ,/·,. :_ . ',, . t r1 ~ ...... ·•. ,:?,. .} .-... . .~ .. ..•.1'")_, .•.·.., ., .,;/ ' ,. . . _.,,..,S:r..,. · ,;:; May 29, 1969 ... ·:,:. ',?'So- OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga . 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director \. Policy Regarding Atlanta Housing Authority and Atlanta Housing Code Division Activity in the Model Neighborhood Area Rehabilitation Policy - Model Neighborhood Area The Atlanta Housing Authority will obtain a list of structures which have met Code Enforcement standards of the City o f Atl a nta Building De p a rtment in r e c e nt ye a rs. Owners who se p rope rti e s currently meet these standards w~ll have the option o f either taking advant age of possible grants or loans under the Atlanta Housing Authority reh ab ilitation program to meet project standards or continuing to maintain structures in compliance with the City Housing Code. In rehabilitation areas other th a n thos e of current ye ar action areas; the City Building Department will participate on a complaint investigation basis only. New enforcement cases will be undertaken in ac cordanc e with De partment personnel capability and on a f ull code complianc e basis. Demolition Po l icy - Mode l Ne ighborhood Area The Atlanta Housing Authority is fully responsible for demolition activities in NDP current year clearance action ar eas. When emergency situations occur necessitating prompt action on particular structures in the cl ear a nc e a r eas , the City Building De partment will become involved f or e n f o rc ement effort s. In d emolition areas other than those o f current year a c t ion areas~ the Buildi ng Department will become involved only on a compliant b asis t o effect full c o de compliance with the exception that generally no inst a llation o f additiona l equipment will be required. A pos sibl e except ion wi ll aris e if i t is d e termi n e d tha t the fa i lure · to install addi t iona l equipme nt may res ult in j e opa rdy to the health, safety on g eneral welfare o f a structures inhab ita nts. �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 June 3, 1969 ~:i?&11 bf the Regional Administrator IN ~ ~ L Y REFER TO: Mr . Edward S. White Nall , Miller, Cadenhead & Dennia Attorneys at La~i 2400 National Bank of Georgi Building At l ant a, Georgia ~0303 \_ Dear Mr . White: This is in reply to your letter of May 14, 1969, respecting interpretation of a provision of the plumbing code of the City of Atlanta. You point out in your letter that Section 114, covering the provision in question , was revised some time ago and that , as presently orded , the section is verbatim from the Southern Standard Flumbing Code . According to your letter the question revolvtSs around the interpr tation of that section as applied in practice in that wiped lead tubs are still required on all floors above grade by the Plumbing Division of the City of Atlanta . Your 1 tter ft~rther advises th t this "interpr tation and pr ctice are a ttributed by the Plumbing Divi ·ton to a recomm ndation made by HUD . " Some two or thr y~ rs ago, o result of some rather lengthy discussion between the code staff of thi of ice and that of the City of At lant , th Atlanta plumbing cod was amended in everal respe~ts so a to bring it more nearly in line with n tionally reoogniz d model code . (A you know, the policy of mm is to ncourag loc lities to dopt mod 1 cod which are nation lly recognUI d or locally d v loped code th tare r a onably comparabl to the model code , provided such tandard do not ignificantly incre th cot of hou ing con truction or re triot th u of mat ri la and tbod uthoriz d by uch nation lly recogni ed code . ) How v r, n xarnin tton of our COIT pondenc fil with th City of Atlanta how nor f rence to any int rpr cation by HUD of S ction 114. Th interpr tation o S etion 114 hich r quir s the u of wip d lead tub ~n all floor bov grad is , th refore, that of the cod dep Ttm nt of th City of Atlant • W thank you for your int r t. Sine r ly ,~~ , ttLrfw.t. 11'k,1cc: Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr . V I Edwa.rf H. xt R tonal Ad ini trator �June 5, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO Jim Hender on FROM Ivan Allen, Jr. l have bad n annonymou call stating that the Supervi or of the We t Di tdct from the BUilding Department is in collu ion with other in pector in th buying of pc,e rty. Please check into thi • �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 10~ 1969 ~ The Honorable GeorBe Cot aki , 150 Ottley Drive, N. E. Acl nta. Georgi 30324 Dear Mr . Cote ki Wa ve de an inve ti ation of t he power f ilu hich recently occ\lrred t the Gr dy Ho pital Building and find th t. the e.l ctrical install tion including ll of the pparatus nd equipia nt was properly int lled nd that th r is no indic tion of th qui nt' being av rlo de<l. The power f ilure occurr at ni ht and the p k load for the building i during the iddle of the day when · ir conditioning uipm nt r ~ires or pover. Th inspection rcveala that th in ele.ctrieal dietribution pan l in tb building consi t of two power circuit br akors nd tvo hting circuit bre kers. Of tr s four br . k r on li hting breaker and ergency lighti~ fune ioned prop rly throughout the entir incident. It i th opinion of the alectr1cal insp etor, after inv etigation nd consultation with :Ir. DeV in, int nanc En in r~ th t tho circuit br k r could hav be n turn off. Th entir cl ctric l ayst is upplied from o transfo vault located und r round jut outeid th buildin. r ring the r ency the standby en r tor kick din and operated auccusfully for approx.im t ly 30 ainut •· Th inspectors and th intananc engin r believ th t the c ua of th gen rator•s ov ~hes.ti w • attributable to def ctiv solenoid va1v in the cool1u ay t This valve be ince h n r pl e-ed end the ayat check~ out nd 1e ow op ratin properly. Very truly yo ra, W:at w. . Bild Woffol'd Official �OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD , P.E ., R.A. June 13, 1969 IN S PECTO R OF BUILDINGS \. CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM ~~ff Allen, TO FROM The. Honor~b~: W.R. W o f ~ RE 1542 Pineview Terrace, S. W. Jr. . Following the complaints from Mr. and Mrs. Gober of 1542 Pineview Terrace, S. W. I had a special investigation made of the conditions at this location. Attahced is the report made by Mr. Otis F. Jordan following the inspection he made of the premises. • �C OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. June 6, 1969 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHARLES M . SMITH , E . E . ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS S T A T E ME N T \. • I, Otis F. Jordon, Housing Code Inspector of W-5 sector, City of Atlanta, did on 6-6-69 go to a dwelling located at 1542 Pineview Ter., S.W. I inspected this dwelling, except for the terrace apt. ,and 3 rooms of the front apt. The occupants were away, and talked with Mr. & Mrs. B. Gober, Mrs. Sheldon and the postman for this route. When I approached the house l met Mrs. Sheldon, I asked for Mr. Gober and she directed me to their apt. After knocking on the Gober's door and being asked to come in, I entered. Mr. & Mrs. Gob'er then immediately started a string of complaints after I introduced myself. The complaints included the Police Dept., the Parks Dept., the Postmaster General and the Post Office in general, the State Patrol, the Traffic Engineering Dept., and others including near neighbors. After listening to these people for about 25 minutes and completing my inspection, I came to the conclusion that I had just been listening to two people that should be under a mental health program. After leaving the Gobers, I went to the front of the house to talk with Mrs. Sheldon and inspect the front apt. Mrs. Sheldon let me into her bedroom which was clean and tidy, except for a small area of plaster that had been loosened by rain water. This room was satisfactory. She explained that she would rather not show me the rest of the apt. until Mrs. Mccutcheon, the owner, returned. Mrs. Sheldon informed me that Mr. Gover had been using abusive and threatening language laced with profanity at almost every chance. She had revealed this also to Mr. Joe Lame of the Parks Dept., and Mr. George Timbert of the Traffic Engineering Dept. While talking with Mrs. Sheldon the post~an of this route came by and offered additional information. It seems that Mr. Gober wanted his mail put in a box he had mounted on the head of the stairs to this apt. (This the Department forbids). So he went down to the post office and cursed out everyone he could find down there and getting no satisfaction wrote to the Postmaster General and the President. These statements increased my belief that here were two mental cases . This dwelling has been recently painted inside and out and a 100 amp . electric service installed, will refer to electrical division for check . The above is a true account of my findings at 1542 Pineview Terrace on 6- 6-69. �TO: F~OM: 0 ~ '- Ivan Allen, Jr. For your information lease refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. D FORM 25-4 sta s of the 'attached. �May 29, 1969 \. Mrs. Marion J . Gober 1542 Pineview Terrace, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia 30 30.7 Dear Mrs. Gober: May I afllroowledge receipt of your letter of May Z8 tating that the building inspector did not get th opportunity to inspect the item you complained about. f· I am sending a building inspector to your apartment building and am r q'!e ting that he a k for you directly.. 1 m sure, be will be out to ee you shortly nd will be of 11 po ibl a sistance. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IA-Jr:hbd �. '-- . . -.~ -" "»:!"'~t~. ---- j ~-t/~~@143.215.248.55 - d--t-lVL.~.J lJ_ - - - -· --·- -- - - - _C ( _ ~x Lf:/'~ _3 ---~ ~ ~t r _c> 3 <? ;-- . '- �l. �\. &7-/7 ?n/4.A;/ ('LJ,-... d, �I CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION 901 CITY HALL ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 June 13 , 1969 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P . E ., R . A . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS FREDERICK R . SHEPHERD ELMER H . MOON , E.E ., P.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS ADDY W. CHAN \. Mr. R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant Mayor's Office Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Re: City Hall Annex I I I Enclosed please find two copies of letters from Jimco Construction Company concerning the completion date of the above captioned job. Any future information regarding same will be forwarded to your office. Yours truly, ~ ~&'~ Addy Assi an ant Architect AC:gs cc: Mr. Nestor Siciliano Mr. Nat Welch Mr. J. w. Cox Mr. J. Howard Monroe ATLANTA THE DOGWO O D CITY �JIMCO . CONSTRUCTION Co. C D N Jf~ R A C T D R S G E N E RA L / !/ '" "':~1:J.., .:'"· " '"" I . PHONE • I \ 627j 1~ 59 It.· . f _:~j _ -----"' b-4- June 12, 1969 Mr. Addy Chan Room 901 City Hall 68 Mitchell st., s.wo Atlanta, Georgia Re: City Hall Annex# 3, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir, In re g ards to our completion date of June 20th we are asking for this date be extended to the 27th. The reason for this request is due to the problem of poor soil condition and rain that has hindered the comple tion of out side stair well To meet this date of the 27th as we stated over the phone we are asking for a preliminary inspection Frlday, June 13th and our final inspection Friday June ?0th. This will give us a week to finish the work where the b u ilding will be acceptable June 27th. 0 This will assure you of a good job, and we feel the City will b e bett e r satisfie d, and this will g ive . us a dequate time to cau~ht up the necessary . ite ms on punch list to make the job complete 0 We trust this is acceptable and agreeable. d~~ H. R. Helton J I MCO CONSTRUC TION CO., INC. HRH:mh �- ' - JIMCO · CONSTRPCTTON COMPANY P.o.nox 65?7 LAKEWOOD STA'rION ATLAN~A, GEORGTA 30315 6?7-1359 \. May 21, 1969 Mr. Addy Che.n 901 City Ha.11 68 Mitchell St Atlanta, Ga. Re: 0 City Hall Annex# 3, Atlante., Ga. Dee.r Sir, In re~ards to your letter of May l6th In talkin~ to Mr. Jord a n we h a ve come up with a d a te of June ?0 0 If we can improve on this we wi ll, but as you know due to the soil condi ti0ns and weather we have not made the pro~ress we sho u ld have on the stai.rwe ll. 0 We trust this is e.~ree a ble. 7Y~ ~ Ho ·Ro He lton JIMCO CONSTRUCTION CO., I NC. HRH:mh V O/& MR. J oRD8N / <; Th'E- -J ~/3 ~UFE~11tJ reN"(l e-NT , ' J_ MAY 2 2 -1969 �June 17, 1969 \. Mr • NiAa King ill r Corn 1i'1 King & Son ZOO Auburn Avenue. N . E . Atlanta, Georgia. 30303 De Ml'a. Mill r: Wit ·e.tere ce to your I tter of J'une 10 r ar th condition of t p%' rty locat d t 1 70 ... 1 76 Aub\li-n Av u , I have r celv d the folio ing r port from Mr. oUord: 14 ac:cor · c _ ith Court 01'der ln 1964 1 the upper fl~or of the buildln t the bove ddr a vac t d d boarded up th ua d portio - of the firat lloor r tWi bualneea a • tao b rd d up. Th occup n the ftrat .floor. pr •e t own ii l r. Emory C ck vie s-. or o 1, barb ·d a r • T oaltio C m r of thla coin y. lap e t &. ~- M.Uton, Cod matter b d Court, I tlon ta e • •t•ly 1 • taura t. • n.y, �C OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 \. WILLIAM R . WOFFORD , P . E . , R . A . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS June 13, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honorabl: Ivar;.,~}fen, Jr. W.R. W o f f o ~ RE 170 - 176 Auburn Avenue, N. E. • In accordance with a Court Order in 1964, the upper floor of the building at the above location was vacated and boarded up and the unused portion of the first floor was also boarded up. There are now two businesses occupying the first floor, a barber shop and a restaurant. The present owner is now listed as The Exposition Company, and Mr. Emory Cocke is treasurer of this company. In view of the time lapse since the last Court Order I am directing Mr. C. L. Milton, Codes Compliance Officer, to bring the matter back into Court to see if further determination can be made concerning this property. • �TELEPHONE: 6B8 • 774B "PIO N EERS IN IMPROV E D RENTAL PROPERTY" CORNELIUS KING & SON RENTING AGENTS 200 AUBURN AVE., N. E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 J une 10 , 1969 The Hon orab le I van Al l en, J r. Mayor of At l an ta City Hall At lanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: At a meeting of s ome of the owne r s of the pr operty on Auburn Avenue between Piedmont and Butler Street, I was asked to write to you and bring t o your ~ttention a conditi on that greatly concerns usa For sometime, now, we have been interested in beautifying our block and several of us have gone to considerable expense attempting to do so. In spite of this, however, our efforts seem to be in vain because of the dilapidated and unsightly building known as #170-172 & 174 Auburn Avenue which is on the northeast corner of Pi edmont. It is my understanding that before the title was transferred to the present owner in September 1964 the previous . owner of this property had received a list of violations from the City. These violations were to be corrected and brought up to the City Code or the building demolished. Due to illness and some pressing financial obligations that prevented the owner from complying with the Code, it was necessary to sell. And, now, approximately five years after the sale of the property, the building still stands and those same viola tions, along with some additional ones, still exist. It seems that the present owner is ignoring the violations he inherited with the transfer of the title or he is not c once rne d about improving the appearance of our Great Ci ty and particularly the Auburn Avenue area. Withou t having mentioned this situation to any of the other property owners, I attempted to bring it to the attention of City Hall and made several telephone calls but to no avail. Each person to whom I talked regarding this matter referred me to someone else in his department or to an entirely different department. I am enclosing a copy of this letter with the hope that you will see that it reaches the proper official as I am honestly at a loss as to whom to contact �The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta June 10, 1969 Page 2 I feel sure that you are interested in the facts stated herein and will let me hear from you after having made the necessary i~quiries. Please, Mr. · Mayor, look into this matter and see that some action is taken to improve the northeast corner of Auburn and Piedmont Avenues. Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Nina King Miller encl .. �TELEPHONE MESSAGE 1-4 To_ __ _ __ _~,~~ - - -- - - - - - -- -- - - - Name-----------------------Telephone No. _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ 0 0 Wants you to call D Is h ere to s ee you Returned your call 0 Came by to see you D { '- = I 1~/ Date:- - - H (;Y-+- /J,/R-' 1~' ---=-d_l_ -'----'L_). ---_ _ a.m./p.m. By----------ef4---~---1-------------FORM 25•6 �Jun e 27, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO Jim Henderson FROM Ivan Allen, Jr . Ple investigate the mattel'S outlined in Mr . Thoma B. Gober' s lett r of June 26, regarding the building inspectors . �June 27, 1969 Mr . Thomas B . Gober 1542 Pin view Te:raace, S . W. , Atlant , Georgia 303ll Dear Mr. Golf r: May I ackno ledge receipt of your letter of June 26 bringing to my att ntion certain conditions in the Building Department. I m having these charge inv your telling me about them. tigat d , and appr ciate Sincerely, Iv IAJr: m All n, Jr. �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ~ 800 C ITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 27, 1 9 • , IP O - 'f llh lalnt Apinat Ml'. Sid y Ko l �OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMO From th e de s k of - - ~ W. R . Wofford, Inspector of Buildings July 1, 1969 TO : R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant to the Mayor Attached is a letter which came to the Building Department from the 4th Floor Mail Room. Since the letter is in reference to the Code of Ethics, I am forwarding it to you. Attached is Housing Inspector Jordan ' s report of June 6 , 1969, made as a result of a complaint filed with the Mayor's office by the tenant. FORM 4•22 �( .., . ., • ...,,._ ... . ,, I •. -- I �����I l .. ) ,· .;# --- I . ' . -. . )' ~ �CITY OF AT LANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 6, 1969 S T A T E ME P T I , Otis F. Jordon, Rousing Code I nspector of W-5 sector. City of Atlanta, did on 6- 6-69 go to a dwelling located at 1542 Pineview Ter., S.W. I inspected this dwelling, except for the terrace apt. and 3 r ooms of the front apt. The occupants were away, and talked with Mr. & Mrs. B. Gober, Mrs. Sheldon and the postman f or this route. When I approached the house I met Mrs. Sheldon, I asked for Mr. Gober and he directed me to their apt. After knocking on the Gober' s door and being asked to come in, I entered . Mr. & Mrs. Gober then inimediately started a string of complaints after I introduced myself . The complaints included the Polic e Dept., the P~rke Dp t., the Pos tmaster General nd the Post Office in general , the State Fatrol, the Traffic Engineering Dept .> and other including near nei hbor. After listening to these people for about 25 . mi nutes and completing my in pec tion, I came to the conclu ion tha t I had just been listening to two people that should b under a mental health program. After laving the Gober , l went to t he fro nt of the house to talk with Mrs . Sheldon and in pect the f r ont pt. Mrs . Sheldon let me into herb droom which wa clean and tidy, except for a mall area of pl ster that had been loosened by r in w ter. This room w sat isfactory. Sh explained that she would r ather not sho me the r t of the apt. until Mr • Mccutcheon, the owner, returned. Mrs . Sheldon. informed e that Mr. Gov r had been u ing abu ive nd threatenin · 1 nguage laced ~1th profanity at lmo t every chance, She had rev led this also to Mr. Joe L _ e of the Park Dpt., nd Mr. Geor ge Timbert of the Traffic Engine ring Dept. While talking with Mr • Shel.don the postman of th.is route came by and offered additional information. Its that Mr. Gob r wanted bi 11 put in box h had mounted on the h d of the t ir to th1 apt. (This the D p rtment forbid). So he went down to the pot offic and cured out ev ryon h could find down there and etting no aatisfaction ot to the Poat st r Gen r land th Pre ident. Th se tat ents it)Cre ed my b lief that here ere two ntal ca This dw lling he b en rec ntly p inted ins1d nd out and a 100 service in•talled, will refer to electrical divieion for check. Th bove i true account of my findings at 1542 Pinevi w T rr c Oti F. Jord 1 ctric on 6-6-69. �-1 ,, �- .I �August 18 , 1969 Mr . Herman E . Glass 3133 E leanor Terrace, N . W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr . Glass : After our meeting of several weeks ago regarding the .c onditions of the property at 1307 Thurgood Street, S . W . , I have received the attached information .from. the City Attorney. U I may be of further assistance, please advise . Sincerely, Ivan Alle~ Jr. Mayor IAJr:lrd Att chxnent ,. �CITY OF TLA TA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E. , R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS August 15, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH , E.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF.BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honorab!~ :X~~fAllen, Jr. W. R. Woffo~ RE 1307 Thurgood Street, S. W. • In regard to the matter of a group of girls living on the premises at the above address I advise that there is considerable difference of opinion in the neighborhood concerning this matter. We have had a number of complaints from adjoining residents contending that the current use of the premises violates zoning provision while, on the other hand, the operator of the premises contends that he is not in violation. Attorney Ward's review of the matter clearly points out that the girls can live on the premises as a family in the event the girls are sharing the rent and expenses and are cooking and eating together, which would be permissible under zoning provisions. However, if the girls are paying rent separately to the landlord, it would appear that a boarding house is being operated in violation of zoning laws. Based upon inspections made and information obtained it appears that Mr. Glass is operating an illegal rooming or boarding house. Mr. Glass has been notified of the above matter and asked to correct the situation. Due to the differences of opinion between the neighbors and the rooming house owner, it seems best to bring the matter before the courts in order to determine if a violation of the zoning ordinance exists. We are in the process of getting facts together in order to bring this matter to the municipal courts. The Police Department, through its licensing of rooming houses , has recently brought this matter before the Municipal Court for failure to obtain a license. It is my understanding that the girls thereafter vacated the premises for a period of approx imately one month. �• CITY OF ATLA DEPARTMENT OF LAW 2614 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 FERRIN Y. MATHEWS ROBERT S. WIGGINS MARTIN McFARLAND EDWIN L. STERNE RALPH C . JENKINS JOHN E . DOUGHERTY CHARLES M . LOKEY THOMAS F. CHOYCE JAMES B. PILCHER ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEYS HENRY L. BOWDEN CIT Y ATTORNEY August 5, 1969 HORACE T. WARD DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT A. HARRIS HENRY M . MURFF CLAIMS ATTORNEYS Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 JAMES B . HENDERSON SPECIAL ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEY Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is written in response to your memorandum dated July 22, 1969, directed to Mr. Henry Bowden and Mr. W. R. Wofford. In this memorandum you requested advice concerning restrictions that might prevent a house located at 1307 Thurgood Street, S. W. from being used as a dwelling place for a number of girls. Attached to your memorandum were copies of petitions signed by Mr. Herman E. Glass and certain concerned citizens. The petition suggested that the girls be allowed to live together as a family on this particular property . The question to be answered in this matter is whether the girls a r e living t ogether as a f amily or occu pying a boarding or r ooming hou se . The above mentioned property is locat ed in a n R- ~ ' zoning di s tr i ct in which boarding or r ooming hous es a r e no t permitt e d. Ano ther City Ordinance requires t hat a licen se b e obtain e d in orde r to ope rate a boarding hou s e. In order for the a rra ngement to satisfy our zoning ordinanc e s, it must be established that the girls are livi ng together a s a family . Article III, Section I (20) define s family as follows~ �Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. August 5, 1969 Page 2 One or more persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished from persons occupying a boarding house, lodging house, or hotel, as herein defined. The key language in the above definition is "living as a single housekeeping unit. ,r This requires a degree of central management. In the event it can be shown that the girls occupying the house are sharing the rent and expenses and are cooking and eating together, the arrangement would satisfy our definition of family in my opinion. If the individual girls are paying periodic rents to the landlord or his agent for space, it would appear that a boarding or rooming house exists under the zoning ordinance. I trust that the foregoing H1W/cj cc : Hon . Henry Bowden, City Attorney Hon. W. R. Wofford, Bu ilding Official that you requested. �July az. 1969 MORANDUM TO BW FROM offo:rd n. Jr. U r are y r etric1i<>u from b in ,a d for thla pur lAJra m 08 ul �TO THE H)NORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF AI.DERMEN OF THE CITY OF ATLAl'\JTA: Ge ntlemen: I am writing t h is letter asking you r h e lp along with the supporters and concerned citizens for the right of young girls to live as a f a mil y toge t her . They live on the same bas i s and principles that ou r colle ge s and u ni versities operate their hou ses. Thes e c ollege girls live on the west side in various places in t he communit¥ in numbers together when they find there is an overcrowded si tuation on their ca~puses, and this has existed for a l ong number of years. Bec ause of the shortage of living space in the City of At l anta , we have the evidence in writing of genuine support for t h es e girls from our leading citizens. J,01 Therekras an unjustifiable complaint made concernin g o ur hous e onAhurgood Street, s.wo, where some of these girls live d . It has been called to my attention that the person who made t h e complaint suffers from a degree of jealousy, evilness and envya I do n ot like t o i nvolve others, and I will call no names unles s a s ked to do so. But exactly four doors from this h ouse in q ues t i on there is a home for girls owned by a fellow comp etitor . The girls l ive and get along fine in number so 'Be tween 8 or 9 doors from t his s ame house in question, there is another house for girls b e ing conducted in the same mannera If a p erson creates a commotion, I think it is pr o per to c al l the p o li ce - that's what they are for. At Harvard, when t h e s t uden ts c r eat ed a commotion, they did not close down the university; they trie d t o cor rec t the s ituation . When a bank gets robbed , it is no t c losed; they try to catch the robbers and continue t he ir business ope ration. There might have been some loud music or v o i ces over a l o ng period of time, but this could be and was c o rre cted. COMPLAINTS FROM THE GIRLS: 1. The se g i rls her husba nd who They have proof on occ asions i s have h a d sever al complaints about this lady and live next door and who instigated the chargeso t h a t t his lady d r inks heavily and that her language a t roc i ous . 2. Her husba n d ge t s nervous when she gets on her benders and he starts shooti ng a t bi r ds and r ats in their back yardo The o ther day a distinguished citizen that signed the manifest o in support of these girls was inspecting this house whi ch is next to the complainanto This complainant comes from her front yar d up t o my c a r with her liquor glass in her hand and her breath reeking wi th a l cohol asking me i:f I wanted to sell the house. I stated t hat it was not for sale. I was courteous, kind and polite o This d ist ingui shed citizen will confirm that while on his i n spec ti on t our, t his did take place. (He just shook his head.) We recogn i ze t hat t wo wr ongs do not make a r i gh t . This lady and her hus b and have been s ucc es sful in getting a person in a high position t o inst r u c t one of t he police of:ficers of the License Department to s end o ne of h is men ou t t o ma ke a c ase . .,. �-ro On one occas i on an officer came out and asked one of the girls~let him in~ The young lady stated that he would h ave t o get i n touch with my office. He then asked for a p a rticular young girl; again the young lady stated t hat that person was not ino He then asked this young lady her name. She did not want to become i nvolved , so she stated that her name was not important since he wanted s omeone else. The of:ficer then said: "You give me your name or you're going downtown with me., " This frighte ned the young gi rl and all of the other young girls in the houseo She gave him her name , and he then left two summons to court in the mailbox. Out of the two cases that this officer made, both have been dismissed. However the Judge stated that the charges were improperly drawn and that he wanted this officer to get with the City Attorney and see if there were any violations. Because of this officer's belli gerent attitude and tone of voice, these young girls were frigh~enedo On account of his arrogant statement, these girls were so frightened that they moved out at night with no place to go . They stayed in cars all night, and some had n o place to go up to three dayso We ask the Honorable Mayor and the Board of Aldermen to use their powerful of:fice to issue a directive or order to whomever is in charge to see that such tactics cease by this of:fi cer or any other office r, and that these girls be allowed to live without being harrassed by someone who might not like the color of their skin or texture of their hair. Allow these girls the right to live together as a family. These girls ask your supporto The Concerned ·Citizens ask your prompt support and help for these girls and others so situated. Help t hese girls and concerned citizens today and they will help you tomo rr owo I remain, =- �July _/_Q_ 1 1969 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the Board of Al dermen of the City of Atlanta: Re: Co ncerned Youn g Women Citizens tlanta of the ··c ity of We wish to call to your attention that there are mor~ than 40,000 young girl s ·n the City of Atlanta v1ho d o ot have a ece plac12 to stay,. WHO ARE THESE GIRLS ? ~hey are our girls ranging from 18 t o 2 6 years of age WHAT DO T HEY DO? They work in hospitals, go t o school , wo rk f or the ·"'elephone co, pany, do secretarial wor k, work in laundries, f"ac t o ries 9 banks 9 gr oce ry stores, restaurants and various department stor es; and they are c o,-:t~s and maids in pr ivate homesQ When a girl comes i nto t own or get s t o be 18 years o_d she want' to feel. as though s e is a b le to take c are of herself o She wa ts 02ccnt place to stay o:f her own c hoosing in a c ommunit y like ;:iny o ther ~;:::::2·_., These girls do not have the money to rent an apartment and :furn:· sh it .,, If they are luc ky en ough t o get a j ob payin g $50000 i::o $75000 · w-·ck) b y the time s~i al s ecurity a nd tll'i thholdi ng taxes are taken out? they hardly have anyth ing left e These are our gi r l s ; they are the· mo thers a nd wi ve s 0 £ tomorrow., a re a part o f us and our community., HAVE THEY. BEEN PROV I DED FOR? N O !' CAN THE YoW .. C. Ao Al\11) CDNCERNED CI TI ZENS DO IT ALL? NO! .~-- .ey WE NEED YOUR HELP These girls get t oget her a nd re nt a h ome toget he r .., T hey cook together., • They sleep in separate beds a s a :farnil.y., They share t heir c ommo problems They en joy one an o ther 9 s company because they are y oun0 girls .. HOW IS THIS DONE? There are a f ew men a nd women in this t own who have bought some decent h ouses in decent nei ghbor hoods and hav e provided t hese facilities and advantages : i:rst P d ecent neighborhoods o No .house notes ·':or t hem to pay~ no light bills, no gas bills, no telephone bills, no water bills, no fu rnitur e to buy or pay for, n o stove or refrigerator to buy o:r pay £or ~ The houses are complete l y furni s hed, and all bills are pai ) bY" the owner o r agent when the house is rented g r There are ,pproxima.tely 10 t o 12 gir ls in a twelve :roo 1 ho 1se o They pool their resources to pay their rent Out o-f their $50o t o $ 60000 weekly check, they can save a little, eat a nd live dec e . tl yo t nao 0 �been proven over the years that these girls can live together cheaper than a ny other way. No men can stay where the girls live. We have inspected some of the places where these girls live. We at the Y. w. c. A. and Concerned Ci tizen s r ecommend the ones that we have inspected and seen. No one will try to take advantage of these girls because there are number o f them living together as a family. They do not wish to live in commercial or apartment sections. They want to live together as a family in a decent neighborhood. The purpose of this communication is to ask The Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen to stand up for these girls to live together wi th supervision in a family manner in a decent neighborhood. We do not think the houses where these girls stay should be tagged as rooming or boarding houses. These girls are concerned. They wish to be left alone, and they wish to be good ci tizen s. There is a true report that there is someone from 143.215.248.55 12:45, 29 December 2017 (EST)Rij going around checking with these girls in some houses and checking with neighbors about these girls who live toget h er as a family. We hope and pray that the Honorable Mayor and Soard of Aldermen will see fit to lend a helping hand to these innocent girls in order that they may be left alone and not harrassed by sane "crackpot". IF THESE GIRLS HAVE TO MOVE, WHERE WILL THEY OJ? We need your kind understanding and help. Rev, Pub\1sher o+ AHahta Da,ly WD~lcJ Atfy, - (·· I t' t l �/ / r / �August 22 , 1969 Mr . Edward H . Baxter , Regional Admini strato r Departme nt of Housi ng and Urban Deve lopme nt Room 645 , Peachtree- Seventh Building Atlanta, Ge o rgia 30 32 3 Dear Mr . Baxter : A question has arisen regarding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta ' s Official Plumbing Code . Prior to December 20 , 1966, Section 114 required the exclu ive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet water clo et and urinal • At about that time HUD made a study of the Plumbing Code nd in the inter t of modernization recommended t~t the City amend numerous provisions, including Section 114. I have been informed that the 1·evi ion of Section 114 recommended by HUD followed verb tirn the corre ponding provision of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code . A Jdnended, Section 114 read follows : S c. 114. Fixture connections between dr inage pipe and water clo et , Floor•outlet ervicc inks , ped tal urinals, and earthenware trap etand rd shall b made by m an of bra • hard-lead or· iron flange • c lked, oldered or ac;rewed to the dr in g pip • Th connection hall be bolted, with an pproved ga k t or waeh r or e tting compound b tw en th earthenw re and th conn ction. Th u e of comm rcial putty or pla ter i prohibited . inc S ction 114 provid • that 11 th flooi- fla11g sh 11 b a t on an approved firm ba e", one cont ntion ia that th cboic of "br , hard-lead or iron fl nges, calked, oldei- d, or er ed to th dr in . ge pipe" applie1 only to a sl b on gr- d , which constltut • " n pproved firm b ". Und r that theory ection 114 do not permit a choice of the three m teri 1 on floor abov a Uab on ., d becau su<,:h oth r floor do not n c s arily con titute 11 an. approv d firm bas ". Under t view of ction 114 it would b p rmi eibl on fl :re abov lab on gr d to wip d le d etub • to re•tdct uch joint �Mr . Ed . rd H . Baxt r Pag z .A u aet 2Z, 1969 Tb oppo in interpr ation ia that the p\l,.PQ of th mendrnent of Section 114 in Dec;: mber. 1966, w to rmit the choice of u·brau , hard• l d or i ron Oan · s , calk d, old r . d , or er wed to th dr • e pipe" nd that th expres langua e o1. t e Section is uch to p rmit u.cb choice. Under th t eon truc tion tb.e pbr "an pprov d firm ba e" pplies equally to 11 of the materi l and not ju t to tho oth r n le d . Th qu . stie>n h s, tli refore, been r i ed to wb th r ,. unde:r Sec tion 11-l. the engine. r or plwnbin con.trac tor i re tricted on iloora above l b on grad to wip d l ead tub or h choic on uc:b floo.- . f u siug "bra 8 . , d or iron flan ,. c lk d , older d or ere d to th dr ina e pip "' · Sine HUD a in trumental in b ring bout the n ctm nt of S ction 114 in its pr • nt form. th City owd lik to know wh t HUD r I rd the corr c:t r to that que tion.. In ddiUon to th cor.-ect interpr Uon ol S ction 114, it will b h lpful if HUD will o it• Ju.elm.eat a to at the cod O\l&ht to provid on tbi• point, ntirely rt from. th pr • nt la.n ua e of S ction 1.14, in ord r to encouag the constructio of lo - r nt, lo .co t houaing without 1 . erin r 10 bl rd• Your elp nth •• •af ty arid durability. tt6l'I will be very muc ppreciated. Sine r ly. D n E . S eai. Jr. Chief · drnt · eb:'ative Oflic r D ~:J• �Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator Department of Housing & Urban Development Room 645, Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question ha.s arisen regarding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Officia l Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 114 required the ex clusive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet wat er clos ets and urinals. At about that time HUD ma.de a s t udy of t h e Plumbing Code and in the int erest of moderni zation r ecommended that the City amend numerous provisions, i ncluding Secti on 114 . I have b een i n f ormed that t h e revision of Section 114 rec ommended by HUD f ollowed verbatim the corr espon ding provi s ion of the Southern Standard Plumb ing Code . As amend ed , Section 114 reads a s follows : "Sec . 114 . Fixtu re connec tions b etween drainage p ipes and wa ter clos ets, floor- outlet ser vice s i nks , pedestal ur i na ls, and earthenwar e trap standards shall be mad e by means of brass, hardlead or iron f l anges , cal ked , s olde red. or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approve d gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base. Th e use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited." Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of "brass, hard- lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, �I -2- or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base". Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on floors above a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an a pproved firm base". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permi s sible to restric t such joints on floors above s lab on g rade to wiped lead stubs. The opposing interpretation is that the purp ose of the amendment of Section 114 in December , 1966, wa s t o p ermit t h e choi c e of "bra ss, hard-lead or iron fla nges, ca lked , sol de red, or screwed t o the dra i nage pipe" and tha t the express language of t he Section i s su ch as to permit such choice. Under th'at c ons t ruction t h e phras e "an approved fi rm bas e " applie s equally to all of the mat e r i als and not jus t to t hose other than l ead . The qu estion has, therefore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, t h e engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s l ab on grade to wiped lead stubs or has a choice on such floors of using "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bringing about the enactment of Section 114 in its present form, the City would like to know what HUD regards as the correct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Section 114, it will be helpful if HUD will express its judg- �-3- ment as to what the code ought to provide on this point, entirely apart from the present language of Section 114, in order to encourage the construction of low-rent, low-cost housing without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. Your help on these matters will be very much appreciated. Sincerely yours, �NALL , MILLER, CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A. MILLER A. PAUL CA DENHE A D D O UGLAS DENNIS J AM ES W . DORSE Y ED WA RD S . W HITE DON A LD M . F A IN THEOD O RE G . FR ANK EL MI C H A EL D . A LE M B I K ROBERT E . CORRY , JR . GERALD A. F RIEDL A NDER DENNIS J. W EBB T H O M AS S . C A R L O CK B AX TER L . D AV IS P RIC E S . W ILLIA M S , .JR . J ON 0. F ULLERTON LOW ELL S . FINE RO N NIE L . QU IG LE Y 2400 NAT IONA L B ANK OF GEO R GIA BUILDI NG ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 C O U NSE L August 21, 1969 A. WALT ON MO R TY N H AM ILT ON DOUGLAS (404) 522-2200 Mr . Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Of fice of the Mayor City Hall At lanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Inter pr etation of Sec t ion 114 of Atlan ta Plumb i ng Code Dear Mr. Sweat : On August 15, 1969, when I dis cussed with you the problem of the interpretation of Sec ti on 114 of the Plumbing Code, I stated that the Section was enacted in December, 1966, on the recommendat i on of HUD and t ha t the curr ent interpretation by the office of the Chief Plumbing Inspector which, incidentally, began dur ing t he admini stration of the former Chi ef Plumbing I n spector , is attributed by Mr. Wylie Mitchell to HUD. See the mi nut es of mee t ing s of the Plumbing Advisory Boar d held on March 18 and April 15, 1969, a c opy of each of wh i ch i s en c l os e d . Under t ha t i nt erp r et a tion t he u se of wiped lead stubs is r equired on all fl oors excep t s lab on grade. There is a seri ous que st i on a s to whe the r HUD intended or expected that such an interpreta ti on would be given to Section 114 . At your sugge stion I have drafted and enclose herewith a letter that you can use to ask HUD for its position on this matter . Your help in getting this issue cleared up will be greatly appreciated . yours, ' ESW : erm Enclosures N A LL K , ZIE TZ wtx_ �August 22. 1969 Mr. Edward H. Baxter. Regional .Administrator Department of Housing and Urban Development Room 645. Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question has arisen re gar ding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Officia l Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 114 required the exclusive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet water clos e ts and urinals. At about that time HUD m a de a study of t he Plumbing Code and in the interest of modernization recommended that the City am end numerous p r o visions , including S e ctiur"i ll~. I ha ve been informed that the revision of Section 114 recommended by HUD follo wed verbatim th e corresponding provisi on of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. As Mn.ended, Section 114 reads as follows: Sec. 114 . Fixture connections between drainage pipe s and water clo sets , F loor •- out l et service sinks, pedestal urinals, and ear taenware trap standards s h a ll be made by m eans of bras s, har d-lead or iron flanges , ca lked, soldered o r screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with a n approved gaske t o r washer or s etting compound between the earthenware and the conne ction. The use of comme1·cial putty or plaster i s prohibited. Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be se t on an approved firm base 11 , one contention is that the choice of "braes, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered. or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base" . Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on iloors above a slab on grade because such othe1· floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �Mr. Edward H. Baxter l?agc 2 Aug ust 2Z, 1969 The opposing interpretation ·1s that the purpose uf the amendment of Section 114 in Decen-iber, 1966, was to permit the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges , c alked, solder ed, or screwed to the d rainage pipe" and that the expreGs l anguage o! the Se ction is such as to permit such choice. Under that construction the phrase "an approve d firm base" a pplies equally to a ll of the materials and not juat to tho se other th.an l ead. The question has, therefore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, the engineer o r plumbing contractor i3 restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wiped lead stubs or has a c h oice on such floors of u sing "bra ss, h a rd-lead or iron flan ges , c alked , soldere d or screwed to the drainag e pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bring a bout the enactment of Section 114 in its present !orm, the City would like to know what H UD regards as the corre ct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretati on of Sec tion 114, it will be helpful if HUD will e xp ess its judment as to ;vhat the code ought to pr ovide on tnia pQ.int, entirely apart from the present language of Se ction 114, in order to enconra.ge the cons truction of low-i·ent, low-cost hou iug wi thout lowering reasonable standards 0£ safety and durability. Your help on th~se matters will be very much appreciated. Sincerely, Dan E . Sweat. Jre Chief Administr tive Officer DESJr :je �.August 22, 1969 M r. Edwar d H. Bax t er , Re g ional A dministra tor D epar tment of Hou s ing and Urban D e velopme nt R oom 64 5, P e achtre e - S eventh Building Atlanta , Georg ia 3032 3 Dea r M r. Baxter: A que s tion h a s aris e n r e ga rding th e correct inte rpretation of Section 114 of Atla nta ' a Officia l P l u m b ing Code. Prior to Dec e mber 20 , 19 66, Sectio n 114 requir e d the exclus ive u se of wi p ed l ead s tub s for fl o or o u tl e t wa t e r clo se t s and u r ina ls . A t ab out tha t time HUD mad e a study of the P l umb i n g C ode and i n t he int erest of m oderniz ation r e comme nde d th a t the City anu~nd n umer ous p r ovi tduu l:i , iuduJlng S ec tion. 114 . I ha ve b een informe d that th e revision of Section 114 r e comm e nde d by H UD f o ll ow ed v e rbatin 1 the correspond i ng provi s ion of the S outhe r n Sta ndard Plumbing C ode . As htne n ded , Se ction 114 1·ead s a s foll owa : Sec. 114 . Fixtur e conne cti on s between d ra i nage p ipe s and water closets , F loo r- o u tl et se rvice sinks , p e destal urina l s, and earthenware t rap standard s s h a ll be made by m ean s of brass , hard- l ead o r i ron flanges , c a l ked, s olde1· ed or screwed t o the dra i nage pipe . The c onnec t ion shall be bolted, w i th an appr o ved gaske t or washe r or set tin g compound between the e a rthenware a nd the conne ction. T he use of commercial putty or plaster is prohtbited. Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of " b1•ass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade , which constitutes "an appr o ved firm base". Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on iloors abovEl a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base ". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �i Mr. Edward H. Baxter Page 2 .August 22, 1969 The opposing interpreQaa.tion is that the purpose o! the amendn1ent of Section 114 in December, 1966, was to permit the choice of "brass , hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, s oldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe" and that the express language ot. the Section is such as to permit such choice. Under that construc-tion the phrase "an approved firm base applies equally to all of the materia ls and not just to those othe r than lead. The question bas, the1·efore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114 , the engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wiped l ead stub2 or has a choice on such floo rs of using "brass, hard- l ead or iron flanges, c alked·, soldered o r ac1·ewed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was iustrwnontal in bring a bout the e n actment of Section 114 in its present form, the City w ould like to know what HUD regards as the cor rect answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Sec tion U4, it will be he lpful if HUD will expcees its judment as to what the code ought to provide on this point,· entirely apart from the present language of Section 114, in order to gnconrage the construction of low- 1·ent, low-cost housillg without lowering reasonable standards 0£ safety and dura bility. Your help on these matters \trill be very rnuch appreciated. Sincerely, Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Of!icer DESJr:Je �.August 22, 1969 Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional .Administrator Department of Housing and Urban Development Room 645, Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30 323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question has arisen :reg arding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Official Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 11 4 required the e xclu s ive use of wiped lead s tubs for floor o u tlet water clo se t s and urinals. At about that time HUD m ade a s tudy of the P l umbing Code a nd in the inte r es t of moderni z ation recornmenci e d tha t t he C ity arne nd n umer ous p r uvi ~i on:.1, incluJlng S e ction 114 . 1 ha v e been inform.ed that the revision of Section 114 recommended by HUD follo we d verba t im the co rres ponding provi s ion of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. As Mn.end e d , S e ction 114 1·eads a s follows: Sec . 114 . Fixtu r e conne ction s between dr a inag e pipes a nd wa te r clo sets , F l oor• outlet service sink s , pedesta l ur i nal s , a nd ea rthenwa r e t rap standa rds s hall b e m a de by m e ans of brass , hard-lea d o r i r on fla n ges , call<:. ed ,- solde r ed or s c rewe d t o the drainage pip e . The c onne c tion shall b e b ol ted , with an approved ga s ke t or wa s he r o r se t ting compou nd between the e a r the n war e and t he conne ction. The use of commercial putty o r p l a s ter is prohibited . Since Section 114 provides that "the fl o or flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered 0 or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base" . Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on floors above a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base 11 • Under that view of Section 114 it would b'e permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �I Mr. Edwa1·d H. Baxter Page 2 August 22, 1969 The opposing interpretation is that the purpose of the amendment of Section 114 in Decein'lber, 1966, was t o permit the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the draiuage pipe" and that the express language of the Section is s uch as to permit such choice. Under that construction the phrase "an approved firm base" applies equally to all of the materials and not just to those other than lead. The question bas, thel'e!ore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, the engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wi ped l ead stubs 01· has a choice on such floor s of u s ing "brass , hard-lea d or iron flanges , calked, soldered or scr e wed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bring about the enactment of Section 114 in its present form. the City would like to know what HUD regards as the correct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Section 114, it will be helpful if HUD will expeess its judment as to what the c ode ought to provide on th.is point, entirely apart from the present l anguage of Section 114 , in o rder to enc or.rage the construction of low-:1.·ent, low-cost housing without lowedng reasonable standards of safety and durability. Your help on these matters will b e very much appreciated. Sincere ly, Dan E . Sweat, Jr. Chief .Administrative Officer DESJr:Je �• .' NALL, MILLER. CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A . MILLER A . PAUL CADENHEAD DOUGLAS DENNIS J ·AMES W . DORSEY EDWARD $. WHITE HAMILTON DOUGLAS DONALD M . FAIN 2400 NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA BUILDING ATLANTA . GEORGIA A . WALTON NALL THEODORE G. FRANKEL M ORTYN K. ZIETZ MICHAEL D . ALEM!IJK September 4, 1969 R08ERT E. CORRY, JR . GERALD A , FRIEDLANDER DENNIS J . WEBB THOMAS S. CARLOCK BAXTER L , DAVIS COUNSEL 30303 (404) 522-2200 · PRICE S . WILLIAMS, JR. JON 0 . FULLERTON LOWELL S. FINE RONNIE L. QUIGLEY Mr. George Cotsakis 150 Ottley Drive, • E. Atlanta, Georgi 30324 Interpr t t1on ot Section 114 ot At1anta Plumbing Cod Re: Der Mr. Cots k1: On April 16 1 1969 I rote to you about a probl m involving Section 114 of the Atlan.t a Plumbing Code 1n hi:h s ver 1 client ot our are inter t d. The purpose of that 1 tter wa tor quest an opportunity to be he rd on th merit ot ny chang or revision of the exi ting ordin nc • You r pl1 d very pro ptly to my 1 tt r d er kind enough to ay th t I would be notified ot ny ting h ld by the Building Co · itt e to con id r any proposed ch ng sin th t ection of th Cod • Ast r as I know, ther has be n no ettort to chang existing ordinance, but th probl regarding it correct int rpr t t1on and enforc ent h not b olv d. B c ntly, I di cussed the tter 1th Mr. D n Sw t, Chi r A 1n1atr tive Ottic rot th City, in th hop th t this probl talle within hi jurisdiction and that he 1 in po 1t1on to s .1 t 1n re chin olution. I look torward to h r1n tr h in th n t twdy. th Thi 1• to repeat the r qu t tout in letter pril 16th r ardin notic and an opportunity to · e b r 1n th v nt ot a propo .1 to odity Sect i on 114. If it urn out that tbi probl cannot b olv 4 a n a 1n11tr tiv level, I will be r tetul tor an opportunity to diecusa the tter with you and obt 1n your guid nc · nd dvic • ot c: .• Mr. D • t �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPL Y REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerntng the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec . 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets , Floor- outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass , hardlead . or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe . The connection shall be bolted , with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approv~d firm base . The us e of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited . Your let t er out lines two opposing interpr e t ations of this Section, both of which a r e cent e r ed around the pr ovision t hat "the floor flange shall be set on an appr oved fi rm base . " The first int~rpr etat;:. ion is that the choice of materia l s i s r es tric t ed to a slab on gr ade , which , acco r ding t o t hi s interpr e t at ion , i s the on ly slab t hat cons t i tut es "an appr oved f i rm base" i ns ofar as t he us e of br ass or iron flanges is concerned . The second interpretation i s th~t t he intent of t he Sectio~ i s t o permi t the choice of ma teria l s (" br ass , har d- l ead or iron f langes , c a l ked , solder ed , or s crewed to the dr a inage pi pe" ) on slab floo r s above grade . As interpret ed by Reg ional Office codes specia lis t s , the purpos e of the Section i s to permit t he choice of a ll a llowab le mat eria l s on a ll floors constructed in accordance with buil d ing c ode s t andards. They point out that any floor of a building cons tructed in accordance with building code standards should cons titute "an approved firm bas e" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. �-2 In our judgment, the intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base." The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest posstble cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in ·arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, ~ A . Frederick Smith Assistant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ cc : Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. �I • DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code , which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks , pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or s etting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm base. The use of commercial putty or pl as ter is prohibited. -l Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered -around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first interpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a slab on grade, wh ich, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approved firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flang es is concerned . The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, c alked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. --, - . �.·• ,,. J -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpreta tion of this Section of Atlanta 1 s Plumbing Code can be clarifie d by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved fi r m bas e . 11 A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." ..--;:- .. ,_.-: -"' 4 The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception . The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "struct ura lly firm base" instead of "an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standa rd and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code mee ts present Depa rtmenta l st andards a s to content and intent if the section is interpret ed to pe rmit the cho ice of allowable materials on all flo ors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowe ring reasonable standards of safety and durability • . .. •·.. We trust tha t our comments on thi s ma t t er will be of s ome benefit in arriving a t an inte r pr e tation that will be s a tisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincere l y yours, . . ;{~ft,_~ ~ ~ ~ tJ ·1 cc: -i Mayor Iva n All en, Jr. ·1 0 . Frede rick Smith Assistant Regional Administra tor Program Coordination & Services Office �l . l DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING A N D URBAN D .E VELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA , GEORG IA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY R E FER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 •, : Dear Mr. Sweat: .l ..... This will acknowledge ' your letter da t ed August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections be t ween drainage pipes and water clos ets, Floor- outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards sha ll be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the conne ction. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm ba s e . The use of comme rcia l putty or plaster is prohibited. ' ·1 I . I •. ...,. •..j .l lI Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are cente r ed around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an a pproved firm base." The first interpretat i on is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on gr ade, which, according to t his interpretation, is the only slab that const itutes " an a pproved firm base" insofar as the us e of brass o r iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that t he intent of the Section is to permit the . choice of materials ("bras s, hard- l ead or iron flanges, c a l ked, soldered, or screwed to the d rainage pipe") on slab fl oors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable mat erials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards s hould constitute "an approved £inn bas e" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. - ....__,....... --- ·.,~ 0 • ,· �.' .-..:;,• -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta 1 s Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term 11 an approved firm base. 11 A suggested de finition is 11 any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." ..-,·. ,, The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structura lly firm base 11 instead of 11 an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain s tandards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model st andard codes such as the Southern St andard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code me e ts pres ent Depart me ntal st anda rds as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors construct ed to building code specifications. Such an int e rpretation would also make this Section consist ent with a policy of pe rmitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonabl e standards of safety and durability • 0 . ~ .· . We trust tha t our comments on this matt e r will be of some benefit in arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, . ;rW ~ -~~{Z,__ ~ A . Frederick Smith Assist ant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ ·,1 -·. ,4j cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr • .·.., -I· ..: .. .. •' . .,. . ,· ··-~:1· �I- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat : ' ~- ..... .l • 1 • I This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approv~d firm base. The use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited • I I •I Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first int~rpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on grade, which, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approved firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above g-rade. -1 · l As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable mater ials should appl y to any f l oor so constructed. .... :_:.. ... - . --~ -.-: �r ,·. , ., -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plwnbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental st andards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability . ·, We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in arriving at an inter pre tation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, (/,u/$. 143.215.248.55 ~ A . Frederick Smith /) Assistant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office -·11I • Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. cc: .. / , ..,· .. --;_:.· . �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 .' Dear Mr. Sweat: .. . _.,,. ··- ·"'; Th:i.s will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mro Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Seco 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and . earthenware tra~ standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm base. The use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited. • -.>~/.• ' ~ j 'I Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first interpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on grade, which, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approv ed firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choic e of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. ~- ~-·. �~-'· I ,r· ,.,. I '-' . !\ .r -2 In our judgment, the intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." __ ) ..,, .·-; . The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P~503o0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exceptiono The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base." The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard cod·e s such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications • Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the _construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, {{u/ 1c{ . ~Jk____ L£V""A. Frederick Smith Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ · Assistant .. cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr • -} ... . :.: ... .-. ~ 0 �NALL, MILLER, CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A. MILLER A. P AU L CADENHEAD DOUGLAS ' D ENNIS JAMES W . DO RSEY EDWARDS. WH IT E DON A LD M. FAIN THEODORE G. FR ANKE L MIC HAEL D . ALEMBIK ROBERT E . CORRY . JR. GERALD A. FRIEDLANDER DENNIS J . WEBB THOMAS S. C AR L OCK BAXTER L . DAVIS PRICES. WILLIAMS. JR. JON 0. FULLERTON LOWELL S. FINE RONNIE L . QUIGLEY 2400 NAT I ONAL BANK OF GEORGIA BU IL D I NG ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 September 11, 1969 COUNS E L A . WA LTON MORTYN NALL K. ZIETZ HAMILTON DOUGLAS (404) 522 - 2200 Mr . Dan E. Swea t , Jr. Chief Administra tive Officer Cit y of At l a nta City Ha ll Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea r Mr . Sweat: Th ank you very mu ch f or y our letter of Septemb er 9 and the enclosed c orrespondenc e between y ou and HUD regarding Section 114 of the City of Atlanta Plumbing Code . I n ote that on Page Two of HUD' s r ep l y to you r l etter the fol lowing appears : "Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta. Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constru cted to Building Code specifications . Such interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability." In view of its very clear expression on this matter, it does not seem unreasonable to hope that HUD's interpretation will in the future be followed in the enforcement of Section 114 by the Atlanta Building Department. ESW/lw �------------------=='CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF L A W 2614 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Septemb r 18, 1969 R. afford Building Official Offic of Ins ctor of Building ~ 800 City H 11 Atlanta; Georgi 30303 Mr • • D r Bill : ilitary a rvic •• ting th t I pr r for ctual pl o nt by t n ion er dit . On Augu t 27, you a bri £ r City, th t 1 ncloa thr rd fr our• ry truly, F rrin Y. nc1 . • Cl yor r. th w A ai t nt City Atrn,l'"ftoy /ljl , Jr . ta kis the �GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND Summary of Provisions with r espect t o Credit for Prior Se r v i ce Sec. 11.1.29 Credit i s allowe d fo r the years of actual service rendered by an o ffi cer or employee of a municipality or a teacher or employee of a county or independent school system when such has been merged with the Ci ty of Atlanta. Such person must pay into the f und the percentage of his monthly salary as h e woul d have paid had he been employed by the City o f At l anta during the period of time for whi ch c r edi t is claimed. The sum must be paid within 24 months. Sec. 11 . 1 . 30 An o f ficer or employee when transferred from one de par tment to another is entitled to become a member of the pension fund of the department to which he is transferred and to receive credit for his year s of service. He must pay into the pension fun d of the departmen t to which he is transferred the amount of premiums he would have paid into said fund if he had been a member of the department for the number of years he claims credit for servi ce. He can have transferred from the pension fun d which he leaves the amount he had paid into such fund·. Se c . 11.1.31 Upon the transfer of an employee or officer from e i ther Fulton or DeKalb Counties to the City of At lan t a, there shall be paid into the pension fund of the City an amount equal to that which was paid i n t o the county fu~d by such officer or empl oyee as well as the matching fund required to be paid i n to the fund by the county authorities. The emp l oyee or officer received credit for his prior service wi t h the county. Sec. 11 . 1. 35 Th is section deals with the transfer of employees under t he Plan of Improvement and provides that such employee shall receive credit for prior service upon paying into the pension fund the amount of contribution he would have made had he been a member of the fund during the years for which credit is sought. This amount bears interest at 3% per annum and must be paid in 50 equal instalments . Sec. 11.1. 36 This section provides the same benefits on the t ransfer of an employee from the City to the Count y. Sec. 11.1.36 .1 This cover s the transfer of a golf profess i onal fr om the City to the County and provides for credit for prior service upon payment of the amount the employee would have paid plus matching funds. �Sec. 11.1. 37 This section i~ lengthy and involved. It deals with County employees, County school district teachers and employees, and employees of the City of Atlanta. It further deals with these employees who have not been transferred and who were not allowed, at the time of the transfer, credit for all of their service with the government from which they were transferred. It provides for the transfer of matching funds and for the payment of the employees contribution. It covers the situation where an employee was not a member of the pension fund of the government from which he was transferred. Sec. 11.1.40 If an officer· or employee was on the payroll of the City and in good standing at the time he is inducted into the armed forces, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and when there is at the time of such induction an actual conflict or such induction is mandatory, and if the employee has not voluntarily extended his term of service beyond the termination of the conflict or beyond the time when he could retire from such service, then the employee, provided he did not receive a dishonorable discharge, is entitled, upon his return t o the service of the City, for the time spent in the armed forces. The employee must make the same contributions to the pension fund for the time served in the armed f orces as he would have made if he had been in the active service of the City. The contributions must be made in equal monthly instalments within a period of time equal to the time served in the .armed forces. Sec. 11 . 1 .41 The foregoing sec tion is derived from a general act of local application. Sec. 11.1.41 amends specifically the pension acts. It also covers credit f or military service when the employee, prior t o such service, was an employee of the City. The employee's contributions nrust not be in arr earage f or more than 90 days and the employee further has the privilege of paying all ·of the back payments when or before he returns to his employment with the City. Sec. 11.1.42 This section extends the coverage of allowance of prior credit f or military service to specifically cover the Korean conflict and is an amendment to Sec. 11.1 .40. The employee must have been employed by the City prior to his militar y service. However, this section relieves him from making any contributions to the pension fund for the period of time during which he was in the military service. �Sec. 11.1.43 Credit is allowed to a person who was previously employed by the State of Georgia or a political subdivision thereof within Fulton or DeKalb Counties. The person must have at least 5 years continuous service with the City before becoming eligible for the credit. The person must pay into the pension fund an amount equal to that which he would have paid into the fund had he been an employee of the City during such time and the payments must be made over 36 month,. The amount of credit for prior service is limited to 10 years. Sec. 11.1.45 This section grants credit to a person who, prior to his employment with the City, was employed by the United States Government to perform duties within Fulton or DeKalb Counties. He is entitled to credit under the conditions of Sec. 11.1.43. Additionally, this section also allows credit for service to persons who were given a special military leave to do wartime duty in the American Red Cross. Sec. 11.1.46 This section deals with credit for prior service for teachers in a public school system or in a public or private college or university by which they were employed prior to employment with the City. The maximum credit allowed is 10 years. The employee must have been employed by the City for a period of 5 years before being eligible for credit. The teacher must pay into the pension fund an amount equal to that which the teacher would have been required to pay had the teacher been an employee of the City. the back payments bear interest at 6% per annum. In addition, the teacher must pay a sum equalirthe amount of matching funds which the City would have paid into the fund had the teacher be.en employed by the City during the time for which prior credit is sought. Sec. 11.1.46.1 This section extends credit for prior teaching, granted to teachers in the section above, to all officers and employees employed by the City, who may have been teachers in the past. Sec. 11 . 1.48 This section allows credit to employees who, prior to their employment with the City, were members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Credit is allowed for a full year for each year's membership in the General Assembly. �Sec. 11.1.49 Employees of the Board of Education connected with the operation of its cafeteria, who were previously employed in the private operation of such cafeteria are allowed credit for the prior service with the private operation of the cafeteria upon paying into the pension fund the amount such employee would have paid during the time of his employment with the private operation of the cafeteria. This payment must be made over 36 months. FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND Sec. 11.2 .19 These -provisions are substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.43 of the'Gen~ral Employees Pension Fundo Sec. 11.2.22 This section is substantially the same as that of 11.1.30 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.2.23 This section deals with the transfer of any member of a fire department from Fulton or DeKalb County to the City of Atlanta. The transferred employee is entitled to full credit for the years of service while in the fire department of the county. It is required that there be paid into the pension fund of the City an amount equal to that amount paid into the county pension fund by the county employee and an equal amount to represent the fund required to be paid into the county pension fund by the particular county. Sec. 11.2.24 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.2.25, set forth below. Sec. 11.2.25 ~ This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11 .1.40 of the General Employees Pension Fund with respect to credit for time in military service. Sec. 11.2.26 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1. 42 of the General Employees Pension Fund which extends credit for military service to include the Korean conflict and subsequent thereto. Sec. 11. 2. 27 This section provides that members o f the firedepartment who are on appr9ved military leave ·'-: �--·-c- - - .; from active service and employment, may receive credit toward retirement by making the same contributions to the pension fund that they would have made had they been in active employment service. The contribution is to be paid within 36 months after reassignment to active duty with the City. This section provides that no credit will be allowed to any member who voluntarily re-enlists in the military service· after the end of his first leave for military service unless such person is granted an additional military leave. POLICEMEN'S PENSION FUND Sec. 11.3.17 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.43 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11. 3. 23 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.30 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.3.24 This section deals with the transfer of a member of the police department of Fulton or DeKalb Counties to the City of Atlanta, and is substantially the same as Sec. 11.2.23 of the Firemen's · Pension Fund. Se C • 11-. 3 . 25 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.40 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.3.26 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.42 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Se~. 11.3. 27 This section is substantially tlhe same as Sec. 11.2.27 of the Firemen's Pension Fund. ��ROUTE SLIP TO: FROM: George Berry D For your information D Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. - LJ Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 2 5 - 19 �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 25 , 1969 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R . A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHARLES M. SMITH , E.E . A S ST. INS PECTOR OF BU ILDI NGS • MEMORANDUM To : Mr. Dan E. Sweat , Jr., . Director of Governmental Liaison From: Mr , W. R. Wofford , Building Offi ~ Subject: Demolition Grant No. Ga . M-1 Attached herewith is information re lative to our Demolition Grant Program. As soon as a financial statement is prepared by the Office of Director of Finance where these records are kept, I will forward it to you. In order that you may have a complete picture of the Demolition Grant Program, I have included more detailed information than requested. It can be seen from the report, after owners were notified and hearings held, many owners elected to demolish their own houses, thus relieving the City of this task. Owners of the 282 houses progrannned to be demolished in the Demolition Grant Area were notified of the City's intention to demolish each house involved should they fail to do so. I would like to point out that under "In Rem" authority, the City has demolished houses outside of the Demolition Grant Area and placed liens on the property for the demolition costs involved. We, therefore, are able to fully recover the cost of demolition whether or not the house is in a Demolition Grant Area. WRW:gs �On August 23, 1966, application was made to HUD for a Demolition Grant. On November 11, 1966 the contract was executed, and our program dates from that time. At that time the Demolition Grant Area comprised approx imately the Eastern 2/3 of what is now our Model Cities Area, and it was planned to demolish 157 structur es during the Grant Program. Ex perience showed that while the number of demolitions were proceeding about as planned, voluntary compliance by owners was reducing the number demolished under contract drastically, and that the funds allocated were not being used at the rate anticipated. Theref ore, in March 1968 an amendment was proposed and accepted on May 1, 1968 increasing the Grant Area to about l/7th of the City in the southe a st section. The number of structures to be demolished was increased to 282 . Since that time our rate of pr ogress has been accelerated, but the ratio of owner demolitions t o Gr ant f und demolitions has remained essentially the s ame. For ex ample the total demolit ions in the a rea dur ing the Gr ant period is 224. Of thes e, the owner s have volunta rily demolished 163, while the City has only h ad to demolish 61 . We feel that this r atio is a desirable thing from t h e st andpoint of public r ela tions, since it minimizes dispute, legal complica t ions, and advers e publicity . I t sh ou l d be poi n ted ou t t hat in planning this Pr ogram no adequat e pr ovi sion or a llowanc e f or owner demolit ions wa s include d . For th i s r e a son the f unds actua l ly spent a re l e s s than tha t pr ovided under the Gr ant . The followi n g is a compl ete breakd own of our pr ogres s as of Se pt ember 22 , 1969. 1. To be demol i sh ed Tot al 157 2. 282 3. Re sidential 141 To be demoli sh ed Total Init i a l e s t i mate 224 Number of Uni t s 203 Revis ed Estimate Residentia l 256 Residential 206 Mi xed 11 5 Ac t ually demoli shed Tot al Non- Residentia l Non- Re s i dential 12 Mixed Numbe r of Unit s 14 363 Mixed Number of Un its 7 312 Cumul ative Total Non- Re sidential 11 �Total 163 Residential Total 61 Non-Residential 148 8 Number of Units Mixed 219 7 At Project Expense Demolished 5. Residential Non-Residential 3 58 Mixed Number of Un!i:ts 0 93 Mixed Number of Units Remaining of Contract 60 Total 58 Residential Non-Residential 1 50 51 7 Now in process in Grant Ar ea 7. Total Residential 36 32 Non-Residential Number of Units 48 4 Balance - 8. Total 9o Owner's Expense Demolished 4. 22 Residentia l Non-Re sidential -18 -4 Number of Units -3 Structur es Repaired (e stimated)'l'( Total 75 Residential 72 Non-Residentia l 3 Statement: Total estimated Demolitions under Grant, 282 - Total demolished to date 224 Active cases 36 Repaired (estimate) 75 335 Total 282 53 We feel these should be counted as they were included in the planning count, but repaired by owner. �CITY OF A.TLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Chief Administrative Officer MRS. LINDA E . PRICE, Ex ecut ive Secretary October 3, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor All e n FROM : D an E. S wea t pz___ D o you w ant m e t o push this? DESJ r : sm �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P .E . , R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS October 1, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Memorandum To From Dan E. s~;:143.215.248.55 ,J W.R. W o ~ In order to implement the new Housing Code Compliance Program, effective October 1, 1969, we will need the additional personnel requested in the 1970 Budget, as follows: 2 Typist Clerks 2 Housing Code Inspectors I 2 Housing Code Inspectors III (Supervisors) 1 Office Manager. To assure that the Housing Code Compliance program is as effective as possible, I wish you would advise the Personnel Department of the pressing needs for the above additional staff. As you know , our program will step up compliances from the present 12 , 000 per year to 18, 000, an increase of 50% over last year's activities. • �Octob ~ 3, 1969 MEMORANDUM Toi Pete C owell From: George Berry Ple · se look ov r th · ttach · d in vi w of writing up something in article form on the gener subject of a federal program stimulating action. This demolition grant progr m ijUppos dly gav th City money to demoU h un ound tru.c:turee . In actual fact, mo t of th houses were demolished by the own r when lt became pp rent that th City was going to move in. Yo u might r s rch th origin l 1 w · nd th original progr m. guidelines • • . interview ome of th , p opl in the building d . pa:,tment that h ndled the program • . • tc. ·rhis is a good examp1 - of a progr m that fitd not sp nd 11 of its llot d fWlde or ccornpli h it obj ctive wh l'l look d at from purely " balance sh t " point of vi w but in ctual f ct mor th n got th job done b c · u e it c us p opl to ct on th lr o~. T hink bout this OB:j & nd w U talk bout it. 1 �CITY OF TLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P . E ., R . A . October 8, 1969 INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E . ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM Dan E. Sweat, W.R. Wofford RE 703 Myrtle Street, N. E. After receiving your memorandum concerning the complaint by Mr. Gordon Johnson that basement apartments were being installed at the above address without a permit, I have made an investigation and find that the owner, Mr s. Charlotte Patterson , secured a building permit on September 30, 1969, to ~ter the basement by installing a den. There is no evidence of installation of an additional unit in the basement of this structure. Required inspections will be made as work progresses to verify compliance with Building and Zoning regulations. • �CITY OF ATLANTA /~ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILD~S 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2 -4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 December 9, 1969 Edwin W. Hartin, Esquire Americ n Consul General 26 Garden Road Hong Kong, China Dear Sir : It i my plea urea to writ you concerning Addy Wing-Hy Chan who is a valued employ in the Department of Inspector of Bqildings, City of Atlanta, G orgia. Mr. Chan's duties h ve brought him into close contact with woll a with nm . t department heads of the City From my per onal observation I c n unhesitatingly r pott that he 1 a capable and conec1 ntioue employee, one who ba o tned tb confidence of hie superiors and his f llow wofk r • my office as Gov rnment. real pleasure to learn of h1s tnarriag nd it It has b n ie my hop t t the p.roce se required for 1 suing a visa fo:r his nted aa exp ditiously . s possible in order bride c n be. impl that ah can return with him. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlant, Georgi � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS OFFICE FOR THE MONTH NO.. OF PERMITS OF June 1969 CLASSIFICATION COST _ _ _ _ _ _3_6_Frame Dwellings, 1 Family. _ _ __ _ _l_ NO . OF FAMILIES HOUSED 725,585 36 8,750 1 S - - - - - - -- Masonry Dwellings, 1 Family S-------- - - - - - - - F r a m e Dwellings , Duplex. S- - - - - - - - Masonry Dwellings, Duplex S-------- _ _ _ _ _ _6_ $ __ 7 _,4_7_3_,_6_10_ _ Apartment Houses . Churches & Religious Buildings. S-------- _ _ _ _ _ _l_ $ _ __25,000 _ __ __ Add-Alter-Repair Churches . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Amus ement & Recreation Buildings S-------- BUSfME&S BUILDINGS ______1_2_st~&-Gdle~M~~e-.nitnc~tdiags-. 2,072,802 -11-------- _ _ _ _ _ _l_ service Stations . $ _ _ _30,000 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _l_l_Residential Garages & Carports 7,935 S-------- - - - - - - - P a r k i n g Garages. $ -----'----- 11 100,000 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - Garages . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hotel & Motel Buildings . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ School & Educational Buildings . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ Add-Alter-Repair Schools . $ _ _7_2_9_,7_1_3_ _ $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - O f f i c e Buildings . J1~o'tJo\ $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - O f f i c e & Warehouse . $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - U t i l i t y Buil!fings . _ _ __ _ _ _ Jndustrial Buildings . S-------- _______6_swimming Pools . . . 29,300 S-------84,076 88 $ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - - - - - - - F i r e Escapes E levators & Signs 392,685 ______?_.7_3,_ Add-Alter-Repair, Residentia l . $-------1,421,004 $ __ _ __ _ __ ______ 8_7_Add-Alter-Repair, Business Bldgs . . 18,175 _ _ _ _ _ _ _9_Demolitions-Business Buildings . S-- - - - - - - _ _ __ _ _4_5_Demolitions-Residential Buildings . 16,850 $ ____ _ _ __ Total Permits ----'5'--8"-4 __ 748 Tota l Cos t -58 $13,169,485 785 Total No. of Families Housed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ W. R. WOFFORD F ORM N O . 4-2 In spector o f Buildings �, P E RMI T S Large Bldgs. June - 1969 1924 Piedmont Rd. NE Steak & Ale Company Erect Mas. Restaurant 100,000 2786 Old Hapeville Rd. SW Pendley Bros. Inc. Erect Frame Apt.-52 Units 400,000 \. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc· • . Erect N/C Truck Terminal 1,353,800 2971 Macon Dr. SE Merton Development Co. Erect Frame Apt.-206 Units (20 Bldgs.) 1,L~oo, ooo 380 Martin St. SE Ebenezer Charitable Foundation Erect F/R Apartment - 96 Units 1,168 ,000 380 Martin St. SE Ebenez er Cha ritable Foundation Erect Fr. / Mas. - N/C Apt. 96 Units (12 Bldg s.) 1,320,000 796 W. P'tree. St. NW Capital Auto Co. Repair Of fice - Show Room · and Re roof 175,000 1899 Stewart Ave. SW Central Park South Ere ct F/R Store Bldg . 300,000 3251 Haverty Furni tu re Al t er Mas. St ore Bldg. 250 ,000 2050 Bankhead Hwy. NW C & S Nat'l. Bank Erect Mas. Bank 153,952 165 Bailey St. SW Flowers Baking Co. Alter Mas. Bakery 120,000 505 Englewood Ave. SE Warner Dev. Co. Erect Frame Apt. - 294 Units (20 Bldgs . ) · 2300 J6n~~boro Rd. SE . P 'tree . Rd . NE 3,161,610 �\. June 2 , 1969 MEMORANDUM TO ~ FROM Mr. Jim Hendel'son, Special City Attorney Iva n Allen, Jr . A ttached i some inform tion I h ve received reg rding the City's Hou ing In pection Department . . P le e mak IAJr:a m .Enclo ur complete inve tigation of thi situation. �MEMO TO MAYOR ALLEN : I r ece ived a c a l l Th ursda y , ,Jay 2 9 , f r o m Ur s . J uani t a ( .' rs . J ames Banks ) of 123 Or mand t . e , tele ph one 524 5810. Sh e li ves in t h e Mo L 1 Citi es area and she t el ls me sh e i s d es j ro us of ge t t in ~ a l oan t r.a t wi ll e :a b le h er to enlar g e a nd i mp ro ve h er ho me , whi c h she owns . Sh e evi den tl y apn r oac l e d the t od e l Cities pe op le a bo ut g e t i n g a l oa n a n d was a l i t t l e unhappy t hat no one had rus h e d out to see her . Rut that w3 s :1 1 t h e b i g co mplain t. , he sa y s a bu i l ding i nsp ector by nam e of o. C . Lon g d id c ome t o ins p ect h er h ou s e and w' , ile t he i r quest ·; oned he r about h er wi stli g ness t o sel l t he hou'"e . 1-, e to l d h e r , s e s a id , hat "the y wanted ·t o us e my ho 1s e for a model hous e . ' , h e t o l d l o ng sh e d i dn ' t ut lat er o n , wa n t to s ell her house , j su t to rep air i t. er , all o r mo st o f t em s h e sa i d , other me n c a me by to see a ga i n askin g whether she ' d se 1 er . house . Sh e d"d n ' t r e mem ber t hei r full names . J ust Lst ed t h em as " ' c Gi 1, 11 "L i tt l efie l d" and"Hen l ey ." , he said she ' d gi ven no o ne an c ause e ve r to be li e v e sh e ha d any desi r e to s ell her ho me . he fouw the behavor of !'lOme of the s e :n en at ]e ast a little suspicious . Banks • I have since checked with Jonny Jo h nson . Banks I ho .. e i s n o t in a c J e r an e e a r . a but in a reh a bj J itation ar ea . Th e men ti on of the -arn e 'H enley " SU f~g ested to me the i olve ment of the Atl anta l!ousinp, Aut hor i ty and th e poss ibility the y we re at tempting to a cqui r e . rs . Banks ' ho me for c le~ran ce . That ou l d not seem to be the c ase , thou g h Johnny is c heckin r, fur ther . J rs . Panks t o ld ~ ~ a l i t t le more about her e ff rts to obtain a c h eap l oan . ~he ~a i d she f i nal ] wus c ontacted by the project manager of ,• c Danie l :~tr eet Homes .:ind t hat he finally told her she wouldn ' t qua lify for a loan be c ause h er l o t is too small . She said s h e has D 50 foot lot and i n her judgment she c an make the expansion she wants to mak e. ~h e sa i d she ' d been bothered s o mu ch by c it people co ming thee to b e g her to sell her house that as of then , Th ur sd ay, she wa s spendin g the day with her mother elsewhere in to wn to keep from bejng pestered to death . ?a lei gh Bryans �HA· June 2, 1969 \. Mr. Jac k W . Crissey Fulton Plumbing Company 443 Stone 11 S t reet , S. W. Atl nta , Georgia 30313 Dear Mr~ Crissey : Attached i menwrandum from Mr. C . M . Smith A sistant Building Official , concerning your letter of several day go. l don•t eem to ble to under tand your proble1n,. and would uggest that you try to take it up ith Mr. Wofford. or ith th Building Committee;that is provided for this purpo e. If this cou.r i . not a ti factory. I ill gl d to meet with you nd Mr . Wofford nd try to get a better kno 1 dg o f hat you ar lking bout. Sine l"ely. I n n ·n. Jr. IAJr:am Encloaur cc: r. . R. fiord , �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS May 29, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E . E. \. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM RE • The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. c. M. Smith, Assistant Building Officia ~ Letter from Jack W. Crissey Fulton Plumbing Company In accordance with an ordinance adopted December 16, 1968, to amend the Heating and Ventilating Code it is necessary for Mr. Crissey to secure a permit for the installation of the gas piping at a fee of $3.75 as well as a permit for the clothes dryer at a fee of $4.50. The required inspections are set out in the ordinance. However, the number of individual inspections will depend on the way he schedules his installation. Our inspectors will be glad to cooperate in making as few as is necessary for a conforming installation. In this case we can see no reason for the reference to Mr. Mitchell since clothes dryers and the gas supply lines are handled entirely by the Heating and Ventilating Division. Only in the case of hot water heaters does an installation fall within the jurisdiction of the Heating and Ventilating or the Plumbing Divisions: domestic hot water heaters under 75,000 BTU a r e handled by the Plumbing Division,. those 75,000 BTU and over are handled by the Heating and Ventilating Division. 1/ c:?"u.K �CITY OF P.t..TLA1 J'I"½. CITY HALL June 3, 1969 ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Dir~tor of Gov~rnmental liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. R. Earl Landers _.,., \: Dan Sweat '~ , . ) _ From: Subject: Review of Code Enforcement Policy in Model Cities Area Atta <..hed is a copy of a memorandum from Jim Wright to me spelling out the revised policy of the Atlanta Housing Authority and the City's H o using Code Division in the Model Cities area. This came about as a result of problems being called to our attention in the A d air Park Area whe're the city had completed a house by house rehabilitation program within the last few years. You might recall" at the time we were discussing the Model Cities Program with residents of that area, they were very much concerned with housing code activity which was going on at that time. We assured them we would not place them in double jeopardy when the Model Citi e s Program start e d. The re were indications that we were doing this by requiring the same property owners to bring th e ir property in line with the new code standards of the Atlanta Housing Authority und e r the M o_d e l Citi e s Program. This revis e d policy was adopt ed after a m ee ting in my office with officials of the H o using Authority, the Building Departme nt and M o d e l Cities . DS :fy cc : Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. M r. Johnny R o binson �C Ma y 2 9 , 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga . 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Alle n Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director \. . MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Dan Sweat Directo r of Governmental Liaison FROM: James L. Wright, Di rector o f ,P hysical Deve lo~~ e nt SUBJECT: Atlanta Ho using Authority a n d Housing Co de Division Activitie s in the Mo d e l Ne ighborhoo d Area Jr.~tw,n..,. Attached hereto, is a revised copy o f the policy regarding AHA and Atlanta Housing Code Division in t h e Model Ne igh borhood Area. The adde n dum to the origin al p olicy which wa s dev e loped in Feb r u a r y o f 1 969 , refers t o propert ~e s which h a v e , in r e c e n t y ears , b een brought up t o City Housin g Code standards . Th is p o licy i s o utlined i n paragr aph 2 under t h e h eading Reh ab i litation Policy - Mo de l Ne i ghbo rhoo d Area . The Atlanta Hou sing Autho r ity will obt a in a list of str uctures which h a v e met Code Enfo r c eme nt s t and a r d s o f t h e City of At l anta Bui ldi ng Department i n rec ent years . Owners who se pro perties currently meet these standards will hav e the o ption of e ithe r t ak ing advantage o f possible grants or loans u n d er the At l anta Hous ing Authority r ehabilit a tion p r o gram to meet proj e c t s t andards o r continui ng t o mai n t a in s tructures i n c ompliance with the City Hous i ng Code. As you know, it was formulated by Messrs. Lester Persells, Exe cutive Director of At l a nta Housing Authority; C. M. Smith, Architectural Engineer; James Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspe ctor; Ma lcolm Jones , Chairman of Ho using Resou rces Committee; and myse l f, representing the CDA. This agreement was reached during the meeting with y ou in your office o n May 26. The purpos e is to provide th~ most equitable arrangement t o bene fit property owners in the rehabi litation program. · cc: Mr. Mr . Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. William Wofford Lester Persells c. M. Smith Malcolm Jones James Smith Johnny Johnson �. , • . ' ,.- ... : t.J .- ,/·,. :_ . ',, . t r1 ~ ...... ·•. ,:?,. .} .-... . .~ .. ..•.1'")_, .•.·.., ., .,;/ ' ,. . . _.,,..,S:r..,. · ,;:; May 29, 1969 ... ·:,:. ',?'So- OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga . 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor J. C. Johnson, Director \. Policy Regarding Atlanta Housing Authority and Atlanta Housing Code Division Activity in the Model Neighborhood Area Rehabilitation Policy - Model Neighborhood Area The Atlanta Housing Authority will obtain a list of structures which have met Code Enforcement standards of the City o f Atl a nta Building De p a rtment in r e c e nt ye a rs. Owners who se p rope rti e s currently meet these standards w~ll have the option o f either taking advant age of possible grants or loans under the Atlanta Housing Authority reh ab ilitation program to meet project standards or continuing to maintain structures in compliance with the City Housing Code. In rehabilitation areas other th a n thos e of current ye ar action areas; the City Building Department will participate on a complaint investigation basis only. New enforcement cases will be undertaken in ac cordanc e with De partment personnel capability and on a f ull code complianc e basis. Demolition Po l icy - Mode l Ne ighborhood Area The Atlanta Housing Authority is fully responsible for demolition activities in NDP current year clearance action ar eas. When emergency situations occur necessitating prompt action on particular structures in the cl ear a nc e a r eas , the City Building De partment will become involved f or e n f o rc ement effort s. In d emolition areas other than those o f current year a c t ion areas~ the Buildi ng Department will become involved only on a compliant b asis t o effect full c o de compliance with the exception that generally no inst a llation o f additiona l equipment will be required. A pos sibl e except ion wi ll aris e if i t is d e termi n e d tha t the fa i lure · to install addi t iona l equipme nt may res ult in j e opa rdy to the health, safety on g eneral welfare o f a structures inhab ita nts. �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 June 3, 1969 ~:i?&11 bf the Regional Administrator IN ~ ~ L Y REFER TO: Mr . Edward S. White Nall , Miller, Cadenhead & Dennia Attorneys at La~i 2400 National Bank of Georgi Building At l ant a, Georgia ~0303 \_ Dear Mr . White: This is in reply to your letter of May 14, 1969, respecting interpretation of a provision of the plumbing code of the City of Atlanta. You point out in your letter that Section 114, covering the provision in question , was revised some time ago and that , as presently orded , the section is verbatim from the Southern Standard Flumbing Code . According to your letter the question revolvtSs around the interpr tation of that section as applied in practice in that wiped lead tubs are still required on all floors above grade by the Plumbing Division of the City of Atlanta . Your 1 tter ft~rther advises th t this "interpr tation and pr ctice are a ttributed by the Plumbing Divi ·ton to a recomm ndation made by HUD . " Some two or thr y~ rs ago, o result of some rather lengthy discussion between the code staff of thi of ice and that of the City of At lant , th Atlanta plumbing cod was amended in everal respe~ts so a to bring it more nearly in line with n tionally reoogniz d model code . (A you know, the policy of mm is to ncourag loc lities to dopt mod 1 cod which are nation lly recognUI d or locally d v loped code th tare r a onably comparabl to the model code , provided such tandard do not ignificantly incre th cot of hou ing con truction or re triot th u of mat ri la and tbod uthoriz d by uch nation lly recogni ed code . ) How v r, n xarnin tton of our COIT pondenc fil with th City of Atlanta how nor f rence to any int rpr cation by HUD of S ction 114. Th interpr tation o S etion 114 hich r quir s the u of wip d lead tub ~n all floor bov grad is , th refore, that of the cod dep Ttm nt of th City of Atlant • W thank you for your int r t. Sine r ly ,~~ , ttLrfw.t. 11'k,1cc: Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr . V I Edwa.rf H. xt R tonal Ad ini trator �June 5, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO Jim Hender on FROM Ivan Allen, Jr. l have bad n annonymou call stating that the Supervi or of the We t Di tdct from the BUilding Department is in collu ion with other in pector in th buying of pc,e rty. Please check into thi • �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 10~ 1969 ~ The Honorable GeorBe Cot aki , 150 Ottley Drive, N. E. Acl nta. Georgi 30324 Dear Mr . Cote ki Wa ve de an inve ti ation of t he power f ilu hich recently occ\lrred t the Gr dy Ho pital Building and find th t. the e.l ctrical install tion including ll of the pparatus nd equipia nt was properly int lled nd that th r is no indic tion of th qui nt' being av rlo de<l. The power f ilure occurr at ni ht and the p k load for the building i during the iddle of the day when · ir conditioning uipm nt r ~ires or pover. Th inspection rcveala that th in ele.ctrieal dietribution pan l in tb building consi t of two power circuit br akors nd tvo hting circuit bre kers. Of tr s four br . k r on li hting breaker and ergency lighti~ fune ioned prop rly throughout the entir incident. It i th opinion of the alectr1cal insp etor, after inv etigation nd consultation with :Ir. DeV in, int nanc En in r~ th t tho circuit br k r could hav be n turn off. Th entir cl ctric l ayst is upplied from o transfo vault located und r round jut outeid th buildin. r ring the r ency the standby en r tor kick din and operated auccusfully for approx.im t ly 30 ainut •· Th inspectors and th intananc engin r believ th t the c ua of th gen rator•s ov ~hes.ti w • attributable to def ctiv solenoid va1v in the cool1u ay t This valve be ince h n r pl e-ed end the ayat check~ out nd 1e ow op ratin properly. Very truly yo ra, W:at w. . Bild Woffol'd Official �OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD , P.E ., R.A. June 13, 1969 IN S PECTO R OF BUILDINGS \. CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM ~~ff Allen, TO FROM The. Honor~b~: W.R. W o f ~ RE 1542 Pineview Terrace, S. W. Jr. . Following the complaints from Mr. and Mrs. Gober of 1542 Pineview Terrace, S. W. I had a special investigation made of the conditions at this location. Attahced is the report made by Mr. Otis F. Jordan following the inspection he made of the premises. • �C OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. June 6, 1969 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHARLES M . SMITH , E . E . ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS S T A T E ME N T \. • I, Otis F. Jordon, Housing Code Inspector of W-5 sector, City of Atlanta, did on 6-6-69 go to a dwelling located at 1542 Pineview Ter., S.W. I inspected this dwelling, except for the terrace apt. ,and 3 rooms of the front apt. The occupants were away, and talked with Mr. & Mrs. B. Gober, Mrs. Sheldon and the postman for this route. When I approached the house l met Mrs. Sheldon, I asked for Mr. Gober and she directed me to their apt. After knocking on the Gober's door and being asked to come in, I entered. Mr. & Mrs. Gob'er then immediately started a string of complaints after I introduced myself. The complaints included the Police Dept., the Parks Dept., the Postmaster General and the Post Office in general, the State Patrol, the Traffic Engineering Dept., and others including near neighbors. After listening to these people for about 25 minutes and completing my inspection, I came to the conclusion that I had just been listening to two people that should be under a mental health program. After leaving the Gobers, I went to the front of the house to talk with Mrs. Sheldon and inspect the front apt. Mrs. Sheldon let me into her bedroom which was clean and tidy, except for a small area of plaster that had been loosened by rain water. This room was satisfactory. She explained that she would rather not show me the rest of the apt. until Mrs. Mccutcheon, the owner, returned. Mrs. Sheldon informed me that Mr. Gover had been using abusive and threatening language laced with profanity at almost every chance. She had revealed this also to Mr. Joe Lame of the Parks Dept., and Mr. George Timbert of the Traffic Engineering Dept. While talking with Mrs. Sheldon the post~an of this route came by and offered additional information. It seems that Mr. Gober wanted his mail put in a box he had mounted on the head of the stairs to this apt. (This the Department forbids). So he went down to the post office and cursed out everyone he could find down there and getting no satisfaction wrote to the Postmaster General and the President. These statements increased my belief that here were two mental cases . This dwelling has been recently painted inside and out and a 100 amp . electric service installed, will refer to electrical division for check . The above is a true account of my findings at 1542 Pineview Terrace on 6- 6-69. �TO: F~OM: 0 ~ '- Ivan Allen, Jr. For your information lease refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. D FORM 25-4 sta s of the 'attached. �May 29, 1969 \. Mrs. Marion J . Gober 1542 Pineview Terrace, S . W . Atlanta, Georgia 30 30.7 Dear Mrs. Gober: May I afllroowledge receipt of your letter of May Z8 tating that the building inspector did not get th opportunity to inspect the item you complained about. f· I am sending a building inspector to your apartment building and am r q'!e ting that he a k for you directly.. 1 m sure, be will be out to ee you shortly nd will be of 11 po ibl a sistance. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IA-Jr:hbd �. '-- . . -.~ -" "»:!"'~t~. ---- j ~-t/~~@143.215.248.55 - d--t-lVL.~.J lJ_ - - - -· --·- -- - - - _C ( _ ~x Lf:/'~ _3 ---~ ~ ~t r _c> 3 <? ;-- . '- �l. �\. &7-/7 ?n/4.A;/ ('LJ,-... d, �I CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURAL DIVISION 901 CITY HALL ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 June 13 , 1969 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P . E ., R . A . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS FREDERICK R . SHEPHERD ELMER H . MOON , E.E ., P.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS ADDY W. CHAN \. Mr. R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant Mayor's Office Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Re: City Hall Annex I I I Enclosed please find two copies of letters from Jimco Construction Company concerning the completion date of the above captioned job. Any future information regarding same will be forwarded to your office. Yours truly, ~ ~&'~ Addy Assi an ant Architect AC:gs cc: Mr. Nestor Siciliano Mr. Nat Welch Mr. J. w. Cox Mr. J. Howard Monroe ATLANTA THE DOGWO O D CITY �JIMCO . CONSTRUCTION Co. C D N Jf~ R A C T D R S G E N E RA L / !/ '" "':~1:J.., .:'"· " '"" I . PHONE • I \ 627j 1~ 59 It.· . f _:~j _ -----"' b-4- June 12, 1969 Mr. Addy Chan Room 901 City Hall 68 Mitchell st., s.wo Atlanta, Georgia Re: City Hall Annex# 3, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir, In re g ards to our completion date of June 20th we are asking for this date be extended to the 27th. The reason for this request is due to the problem of poor soil condition and rain that has hindered the comple tion of out side stair well To meet this date of the 27th as we stated over the phone we are asking for a preliminary inspection Frlday, June 13th and our final inspection Friday June ?0th. This will give us a week to finish the work where the b u ilding will be acceptable June 27th. 0 This will assure you of a good job, and we feel the City will b e bett e r satisfie d, and this will g ive . us a dequate time to cau~ht up the necessary . ite ms on punch list to make the job complete 0 We trust this is acceptable and agreeable. d~~ H. R. Helton J I MCO CONSTRUC TION CO., INC. HRH:mh �- ' - JIMCO · CONSTRPCTTON COMPANY P.o.nox 65?7 LAKEWOOD STA'rION ATLAN~A, GEORGTA 30315 6?7-1359 \. May 21, 1969 Mr. Addy Che.n 901 City Ha.11 68 Mitchell St Atlanta, Ga. Re: 0 City Hall Annex# 3, Atlante., Ga. Dee.r Sir, In re~ards to your letter of May l6th In talkin~ to Mr. Jord a n we h a ve come up with a d a te of June ?0 0 If we can improve on this we wi ll, but as you know due to the soil condi ti0ns and weather we have not made the pro~ress we sho u ld have on the stai.rwe ll. 0 We trust this is e.~ree a ble. 7Y~ ~ Ho ·Ro He lton JIMCO CONSTRUCTION CO., I NC. HRH:mh V O/& MR. J oRD8N / <; Th'E- -J ~/3 ~UFE~11tJ reN"(l e-NT , ' J_ MAY 2 2 -1969 �June 17, 1969 \. Mr • NiAa King ill r Corn 1i'1 King & Son ZOO Auburn Avenue. N . E . Atlanta, Georgia. 30303 De Ml'a. Mill r: Wit ·e.tere ce to your I tter of J'une 10 r ar th condition of t p%' rty locat d t 1 70 ... 1 76 Aub\li-n Av u , I have r celv d the folio ing r port from Mr. oUord: 14 ac:cor · c _ ith Court 01'der ln 1964 1 the upper fl~or of the buildln t the bove ddr a vac t d d boarded up th ua d portio - of the firat lloor r tWi bualneea a • tao b rd d up. Th occup n the ftrat .floor. pr •e t own ii l r. Emory C ck vie s-. or o 1, barb ·d a r • T oaltio C m r of thla coin y. lap e t &. ~- M.Uton, Cod matter b d Court, I tlon ta e • •t•ly 1 • taura t. • n.y, �C OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 \. WILLIAM R . WOFFORD , P . E . , R . A . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS June 13, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honorabl: Ivar;.,~}fen, Jr. W.R. W o f f o ~ RE 170 - 176 Auburn Avenue, N. E. • In accordance with a Court Order in 1964, the upper floor of the building at the above location was vacated and boarded up and the unused portion of the first floor was also boarded up. There are now two businesses occupying the first floor, a barber shop and a restaurant. The present owner is now listed as The Exposition Company, and Mr. Emory Cocke is treasurer of this company. In view of the time lapse since the last Court Order I am directing Mr. C. L. Milton, Codes Compliance Officer, to bring the matter back into Court to see if further determination can be made concerning this property. • �TELEPHONE: 6B8 • 774B "PIO N EERS IN IMPROV E D RENTAL PROPERTY" CORNELIUS KING & SON RENTING AGENTS 200 AUBURN AVE., N. E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 J une 10 , 1969 The Hon orab le I van Al l en, J r. Mayor of At l an ta City Hall At lanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: At a meeting of s ome of the owne r s of the pr operty on Auburn Avenue between Piedmont and Butler Street, I was asked to write to you and bring t o your ~ttention a conditi on that greatly concerns usa For sometime, now, we have been interested in beautifying our block and several of us have gone to considerable expense attempting to do so. In spite of this, however, our efforts seem to be in vain because of the dilapidated and unsightly building known as #170-172 & 174 Auburn Avenue which is on the northeast corner of Pi edmont. It is my understanding that before the title was transferred to the present owner in September 1964 the previous . owner of this property had received a list of violations from the City. These violations were to be corrected and brought up to the City Code or the building demolished. Due to illness and some pressing financial obligations that prevented the owner from complying with the Code, it was necessary to sell. And, now, approximately five years after the sale of the property, the building still stands and those same viola tions, along with some additional ones, still exist. It seems that the present owner is ignoring the violations he inherited with the transfer of the title or he is not c once rne d about improving the appearance of our Great Ci ty and particularly the Auburn Avenue area. Withou t having mentioned this situation to any of the other property owners, I attempted to bring it to the attention of City Hall and made several telephone calls but to no avail. Each person to whom I talked regarding this matter referred me to someone else in his department or to an entirely different department. I am enclosing a copy of this letter with the hope that you will see that it reaches the proper official as I am honestly at a loss as to whom to contact �The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta June 10, 1969 Page 2 I feel sure that you are interested in the facts stated herein and will let me hear from you after having made the necessary i~quiries. Please, Mr. · Mayor, look into this matter and see that some action is taken to improve the northeast corner of Auburn and Piedmont Avenues. Very truly yours, (Mrs.) Nina King Miller encl .. �TELEPHONE MESSAGE 1-4 To_ __ _ __ _~,~~ - - -- - - - - - -- -- - - - Name-----------------------Telephone No. _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ 0 0 Wants you to call D Is h ere to s ee you Returned your call 0 Came by to see you D { '- = I 1~/ Date:- - - H (;Y-+- /J,/R-' 1~' ---=-d_l_ -'----'L_). ---_ _ a.m./p.m. By----------ef4---~---1-------------FORM 25•6 �Jun e 27, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO Jim Henderson FROM Ivan Allen, Jr . Ple investigate the mattel'S outlined in Mr . Thoma B. Gober' s lett r of June 26, regarding the building inspectors . �June 27, 1969 Mr . Thomas B . Gober 1542 Pin view Te:raace, S . W. , Atlant , Georgia 303ll Dear Mr. Golf r: May I ackno ledge receipt of your letter of June 26 bringing to my att ntion certain conditions in the Building Department. I m having these charge inv your telling me about them. tigat d , and appr ciate Sincerely, Iv IAJr: m All n, Jr. �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ~ 800 C ITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 27, 1 9 • , IP O - 'f llh lalnt Apinat Ml'. Sid y Ko l �OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMO From th e de s k of - - ~ W. R . Wofford, Inspector of Buildings July 1, 1969 TO : R. Earl Landers Administrative Assistant to the Mayor Attached is a letter which came to the Building Department from the 4th Floor Mail Room. Since the letter is in reference to the Code of Ethics, I am forwarding it to you. Attached is Housing Inspector Jordan ' s report of June 6 , 1969, made as a result of a complaint filed with the Mayor's office by the tenant. FORM 4•22 �( .., . ., • ...,,._ ... . ,, I •. -- I �����I l .. ) ,· .;# --- I . ' . -. . )' ~ �CITY OF AT LANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA June 6, 1969 S T A T E ME P T I , Otis F. Jordon, Rousing Code I nspector of W-5 sector. City of Atlanta, did on 6- 6-69 go to a dwelling located at 1542 Pineview Ter., S.W. I inspected this dwelling, except for the terrace apt. and 3 r ooms of the front apt. The occupants were away, and talked with Mr. & Mrs. B. Gober, Mrs. Sheldon and the postman f or this route. When I approached the house I met Mrs. Sheldon, I asked for Mr. Gober and he directed me to their apt. After knocking on the Gober' s door and being asked to come in, I entered . Mr. & Mrs. Gober then inimediately started a string of complaints after I introduced myself . The complaints included the Polic e Dept., the P~rke Dp t., the Pos tmaster General nd the Post Office in general , the State Fatrol, the Traffic Engineering Dept .> and other including near nei hbor. After listening to these people for about 25 . mi nutes and completing my in pec tion, I came to the conclu ion tha t I had just been listening to two people that should b under a mental health program. After laving the Gober , l went to t he fro nt of the house to talk with Mrs . Sheldon and in pect the f r ont pt. Mrs . Sheldon let me into herb droom which wa clean and tidy, except for a mall area of pl ster that had been loosened by r in w ter. This room w sat isfactory. Sh explained that she would r ather not sho me the r t of the apt. until Mr • Mccutcheon, the owner, returned. Mrs . Sheldon. informed e that Mr. Gov r had been u ing abu ive nd threatenin · 1 nguage laced ~1th profanity at lmo t every chance, She had rev led this also to Mr. Joe L _ e of the Park Dpt., nd Mr. Geor ge Timbert of the Traffic Engine ring Dept. While talking with Mr • Shel.don the postman of th.is route came by and offered additional information. Its that Mr. Gob r wanted bi 11 put in box h had mounted on the h d of the t ir to th1 apt. (This the D p rtment forbid). So he went down to the pot offic and cured out ev ryon h could find down there and etting no aatisfaction ot to the Poat st r Gen r land th Pre ident. Th se tat ents it)Cre ed my b lief that here ere two ntal ca This dw lling he b en rec ntly p inted ins1d nd out and a 100 service in•talled, will refer to electrical divieion for check. Th bove i true account of my findings at 1542 Pinevi w T rr c Oti F. Jord 1 ctric on 6-6-69. �-1 ,, �- .I �August 18 , 1969 Mr . Herman E . Glass 3133 E leanor Terrace, N . W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr . Glass : After our meeting of several weeks ago regarding the .c onditions of the property at 1307 Thurgood Street, S . W . , I have received the attached information .from. the City Attorney. U I may be of further assistance, please advise . Sincerely, Ivan Alle~ Jr. Mayor IAJr:lrd Att chxnent ,. �CITY OF TLA TA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E. , R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS August 15, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH , E.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF.BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honorab!~ :X~~fAllen, Jr. W. R. Woffo~ RE 1307 Thurgood Street, S. W. • In regard to the matter of a group of girls living on the premises at the above address I advise that there is considerable difference of opinion in the neighborhood concerning this matter. We have had a number of complaints from adjoining residents contending that the current use of the premises violates zoning provision while, on the other hand, the operator of the premises contends that he is not in violation. Attorney Ward's review of the matter clearly points out that the girls can live on the premises as a family in the event the girls are sharing the rent and expenses and are cooking and eating together, which would be permissible under zoning provisions. However, if the girls are paying rent separately to the landlord, it would appear that a boarding house is being operated in violation of zoning laws. Based upon inspections made and information obtained it appears that Mr. Glass is operating an illegal rooming or boarding house. Mr. Glass has been notified of the above matter and asked to correct the situation. Due to the differences of opinion between the neighbors and the rooming house owner, it seems best to bring the matter before the courts in order to determine if a violation of the zoning ordinance exists. We are in the process of getting facts together in order to bring this matter to the municipal courts. The Police Department, through its licensing of rooming houses , has recently brought this matter before the Municipal Court for failure to obtain a license. It is my understanding that the girls thereafter vacated the premises for a period of approx imately one month. �• CITY OF ATLA DEPARTMENT OF LAW 2614 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 FERRIN Y. MATHEWS ROBERT S. WIGGINS MARTIN McFARLAND EDWIN L. STERNE RALPH C . JENKINS JOHN E . DOUGHERTY CHARLES M . LOKEY THOMAS F. CHOYCE JAMES B. PILCHER ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEYS HENRY L. BOWDEN CIT Y ATTORNEY August 5, 1969 HORACE T. WARD DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT A. HARRIS HENRY M . MURFF CLAIMS ATTORNEYS Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 JAMES B . HENDERSON SPECIAL ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEY Dear Mayor Allen: This letter is written in response to your memorandum dated July 22, 1969, directed to Mr. Henry Bowden and Mr. W. R. Wofford. In this memorandum you requested advice concerning restrictions that might prevent a house located at 1307 Thurgood Street, S. W. from being used as a dwelling place for a number of girls. Attached to your memorandum were copies of petitions signed by Mr. Herman E. Glass and certain concerned citizens. The petition suggested that the girls be allowed to live together as a family on this particular property . The question to be answered in this matter is whether the girls a r e living t ogether as a f amily or occu pying a boarding or r ooming hou se . The above mentioned property is locat ed in a n R- ~ ' zoning di s tr i ct in which boarding or r ooming hous es a r e no t permitt e d. Ano ther City Ordinance requires t hat a licen se b e obtain e d in orde r to ope rate a boarding hou s e. In order for the a rra ngement to satisfy our zoning ordinanc e s, it must be established that the girls are livi ng together a s a family . Article III, Section I (20) define s family as follows~ �Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. August 5, 1969 Page 2 One or more persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single housekeeping unit, as distinguished from persons occupying a boarding house, lodging house, or hotel, as herein defined. The key language in the above definition is "living as a single housekeeping unit. ,r This requires a degree of central management. In the event it can be shown that the girls occupying the house are sharing the rent and expenses and are cooking and eating together, the arrangement would satisfy our definition of family in my opinion. If the individual girls are paying periodic rents to the landlord or his agent for space, it would appear that a boarding or rooming house exists under the zoning ordinance. I trust that the foregoing H1W/cj cc : Hon . Henry Bowden, City Attorney Hon. W. R. Wofford, Bu ilding Official that you requested. �July az. 1969 MORANDUM TO BW FROM offo:rd n. Jr. U r are y r etric1i<>u from b in ,a d for thla pur lAJra m 08 ul �TO THE H)NORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF AI.DERMEN OF THE CITY OF ATLAl'\JTA: Ge ntlemen: I am writing t h is letter asking you r h e lp along with the supporters and concerned citizens for the right of young girls to live as a f a mil y toge t her . They live on the same bas i s and principles that ou r colle ge s and u ni versities operate their hou ses. Thes e c ollege girls live on the west side in various places in t he communit¥ in numbers together when they find there is an overcrowded si tuation on their ca~puses, and this has existed for a l ong number of years. Bec ause of the shortage of living space in the City of At l anta , we have the evidence in writing of genuine support for t h es e girls from our leading citizens. J,01 Therekras an unjustifiable complaint made concernin g o ur hous e onAhurgood Street, s.wo, where some of these girls live d . It has been called to my attention that the person who made t h e complaint suffers from a degree of jealousy, evilness and envya I do n ot like t o i nvolve others, and I will call no names unles s a s ked to do so. But exactly four doors from this h ouse in q ues t i on there is a home for girls owned by a fellow comp etitor . The girls l ive and get along fine in number so 'Be tween 8 or 9 doors from t his s ame house in question, there is another house for girls b e ing conducted in the same mannera If a p erson creates a commotion, I think it is pr o per to c al l the p o li ce - that's what they are for. At Harvard, when t h e s t uden ts c r eat ed a commotion, they did not close down the university; they trie d t o cor rec t the s ituation . When a bank gets robbed , it is no t c losed; they try to catch the robbers and continue t he ir business ope ration. There might have been some loud music or v o i ces over a l o ng period of time, but this could be and was c o rre cted. COMPLAINTS FROM THE GIRLS: 1. The se g i rls her husba nd who They have proof on occ asions i s have h a d sever al complaints about this lady and live next door and who instigated the chargeso t h a t t his lady d r inks heavily and that her language a t roc i ous . 2. Her husba n d ge t s nervous when she gets on her benders and he starts shooti ng a t bi r ds and r ats in their back yardo The o ther day a distinguished citizen that signed the manifest o in support of these girls was inspecting this house whi ch is next to the complainanto This complainant comes from her front yar d up t o my c a r with her liquor glass in her hand and her breath reeking wi th a l cohol asking me i:f I wanted to sell the house. I stated t hat it was not for sale. I was courteous, kind and polite o This d ist ingui shed citizen will confirm that while on his i n spec ti on t our, t his did take place. (He just shook his head.) We recogn i ze t hat t wo wr ongs do not make a r i gh t . This lady and her hus b and have been s ucc es sful in getting a person in a high position t o inst r u c t one of t he police of:ficers of the License Department to s end o ne of h is men ou t t o ma ke a c ase . .,. �-ro On one occas i on an officer came out and asked one of the girls~let him in~ The young lady stated that he would h ave t o get i n touch with my office. He then asked for a p a rticular young girl; again the young lady stated t hat that person was not ino He then asked this young lady her name. She did not want to become i nvolved , so she stated that her name was not important since he wanted s omeone else. The of:ficer then said: "You give me your name or you're going downtown with me., " This frighte ned the young gi rl and all of the other young girls in the houseo She gave him her name , and he then left two summons to court in the mailbox. Out of the two cases that this officer made, both have been dismissed. However the Judge stated that the charges were improperly drawn and that he wanted this officer to get with the City Attorney and see if there were any violations. Because of this officer's belli gerent attitude and tone of voice, these young girls were frigh~enedo On account of his arrogant statement, these girls were so frightened that they moved out at night with no place to go . They stayed in cars all night, and some had n o place to go up to three dayso We ask the Honorable Mayor and the Board of Aldermen to use their powerful of:fice to issue a directive or order to whomever is in charge to see that such tactics cease by this of:fi cer or any other office r, and that these girls be allowed to live without being harrassed by someone who might not like the color of their skin or texture of their hair. Allow these girls the right to live together as a family. These girls ask your supporto The Concerned ·Citizens ask your prompt support and help for these girls and others so situated. Help t hese girls and concerned citizens today and they will help you tomo rr owo I remain, =- �July _/_Q_ 1 1969 TO: The Honorable Mayor and the Board of Al dermen of the City of Atlanta: Re: Co ncerned Youn g Women Citizens tlanta of the ··c ity of We wish to call to your attention that there are mor~ than 40,000 young girl s ·n the City of Atlanta v1ho d o ot have a ece plac12 to stay,. WHO ARE THESE GIRLS ? ~hey are our girls ranging from 18 t o 2 6 years of age WHAT DO T HEY DO? They work in hospitals, go t o school , wo rk f or the ·"'elephone co, pany, do secretarial wor k, work in laundries, f"ac t o ries 9 banks 9 gr oce ry stores, restaurants and various department stor es; and they are c o,-:t~s and maids in pr ivate homesQ When a girl comes i nto t own or get s t o be 18 years o_d she want' to feel. as though s e is a b le to take c are of herself o She wa ts 02ccnt place to stay o:f her own c hoosing in a c ommunit y like ;:iny o ther ~;:::::2·_., These girls do not have the money to rent an apartment and :furn:· sh it .,, If they are luc ky en ough t o get a j ob payin g $50000 i::o $75000 · w-·ck) b y the time s~i al s ecurity a nd tll'i thholdi ng taxes are taken out? they hardly have anyth ing left e These are our gi r l s ; they are the· mo thers a nd wi ve s 0 £ tomorrow., a re a part o f us and our community., HAVE THEY. BEEN PROV I DED FOR? N O !' CAN THE YoW .. C. Ao Al\11) CDNCERNED CI TI ZENS DO IT ALL? NO! .~-- .ey WE NEED YOUR HELP These girls get t oget her a nd re nt a h ome toget he r .., T hey cook together., • They sleep in separate beds a s a :farnil.y., They share t heir c ommo problems They en joy one an o ther 9 s company because they are y oun0 girls .. HOW IS THIS DONE? There are a f ew men a nd women in this t own who have bought some decent h ouses in decent nei ghbor hoods and hav e provided t hese facilities and advantages : i:rst P d ecent neighborhoods o No .house notes ·':or t hem to pay~ no light bills, no gas bills, no telephone bills, no water bills, no fu rnitur e to buy or pay for, n o stove or refrigerator to buy o:r pay £or ~ The houses are complete l y furni s hed, and all bills are pai ) bY" the owner o r agent when the house is rented g r There are ,pproxima.tely 10 t o 12 gir ls in a twelve :roo 1 ho 1se o They pool their resources to pay their rent Out o-f their $50o t o $ 60000 weekly check, they can save a little, eat a nd live dec e . tl yo t nao 0 �been proven over the years that these girls can live together cheaper than a ny other way. No men can stay where the girls live. We have inspected some of the places where these girls live. We at the Y. w. c. A. and Concerned Ci tizen s r ecommend the ones that we have inspected and seen. No one will try to take advantage of these girls because there are number o f them living together as a family. They do not wish to live in commercial or apartment sections. They want to live together as a family in a decent neighborhood. The purpose of this communication is to ask The Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen to stand up for these girls to live together wi th supervision in a family manner in a decent neighborhood. We do not think the houses where these girls stay should be tagged as rooming or boarding houses. These girls are concerned. They wish to be left alone, and they wish to be good ci tizen s. There is a true report that there is someone from 143.215.248.55 12:45, 29 December 2017 (EST)Rij going around checking with these girls in some houses and checking with neighbors about these girls who live toget h er as a family. We hope and pray that the Honorable Mayor and Soard of Aldermen will see fit to lend a helping hand to these innocent girls in order that they may be left alone and not harrassed by sane "crackpot". IF THESE GIRLS HAVE TO MOVE, WHERE WILL THEY OJ? We need your kind understanding and help. Rev, Pub\1sher o+ AHahta Da,ly WD~lcJ Atfy, - (·· I t' t l �/ / r / �August 22 , 1969 Mr . Edward H . Baxter , Regional Admini strato r Departme nt of Housi ng and Urban Deve lopme nt Room 645 , Peachtree- Seventh Building Atlanta, Ge o rgia 30 32 3 Dear Mr . Baxter : A question has arisen regarding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta ' s Official Plumbing Code . Prior to December 20 , 1966, Section 114 required the exclu ive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet water clo et and urinal • At about that time HUD made a study of the Plumbing Code nd in the inter t of modernization recommended t~t the City amend numerous provisions, including Section 114. I have been informed that the 1·evi ion of Section 114 recommended by HUD followed verb tirn the corre ponding provision of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code . A Jdnended, Section 114 read follows : S c. 114. Fixture connections between dr inage pipe and water clo et , Floor•outlet ervicc inks , ped tal urinals, and earthenware trap etand rd shall b made by m an of bra • hard-lead or· iron flange • c lked, oldered or ac;rewed to the dr in g pip • Th connection hall be bolted, with an pproved ga k t or waeh r or e tting compound b tw en th earthenw re and th conn ction. Th u e of comm rcial putty or pla ter i prohibited . inc S ction 114 provid • that 11 th flooi- fla11g sh 11 b a t on an approved firm ba e", one cont ntion ia that th cboic of "br , hard-lead or iron fl nges, calked, oldei- d, or er ed to th dr in . ge pipe" applie1 only to a sl b on gr- d , which constltut • " n pproved firm b ". Und r that theory ection 114 do not permit a choice of the three m teri 1 on floor abov a Uab on ., d becau su<,:h oth r floor do not n c s arily con titute 11 an. approv d firm bas ". Under t view of ction 114 it would b p rmi eibl on fl :re abov lab on gr d to wip d le d etub • to re•tdct uch joint �Mr . Ed . rd H . Baxt r Pag z .A u aet 2Z, 1969 Tb oppo in interpr ation ia that the p\l,.PQ of th mendrnent of Section 114 in Dec;: mber. 1966, w to rmit the choice of u·brau , hard• l d or i ron Oan · s , calk d, old r . d , or er wed to th dr • e pipe" nd that th expres langua e o1. t e Section is uch to p rmit u.cb choice. Under th t eon truc tion tb.e pbr "an pprov d firm ba e" pplies equally to 11 of the materi l and not ju t to tho oth r n le d . Th qu . stie>n h s, tli refore, been r i ed to wb th r ,. unde:r Sec tion 11-l. the engine. r or plwnbin con.trac tor i re tricted on iloora above l b on grad to wip d l ead tub or h choic on uc:b floo.- . f u siug "bra 8 . , d or iron flan ,. c lk d , older d or ere d to th dr ina e pip "' · Sine HUD a in trumental in b ring bout the n ctm nt of S ction 114 in its pr • nt form. th City owd lik to know wh t HUD r I rd the corr c:t r to that que tion.. In ddiUon to th cor.-ect interpr Uon ol S ction 114, it will b h lpful if HUD will o it• Ju.elm.eat a to at the cod O\l&ht to provid on tbi• point, ntirely rt from. th pr • nt la.n ua e of S ction 1.14, in ord r to encouag the constructio of lo - r nt, lo .co t houaing without 1 . erin r 10 bl rd• Your elp nth •• •af ty arid durability. tt6l'I will be very muc ppreciated. Sine r ly. D n E . S eai. Jr. Chief · drnt · eb:'ative Oflic r D ~:J• �Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator Department of Housing & Urban Development Room 645, Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question ha.s arisen regarding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Officia l Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 114 required the ex clusive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet wat er clos ets and urinals. At about that time HUD ma.de a s t udy of t h e Plumbing Code and in the int erest of moderni zation r ecommended that the City amend numerous provisions, i ncluding Secti on 114 . I have b een i n f ormed that t h e revision of Section 114 rec ommended by HUD f ollowed verbatim the corr espon ding provi s ion of the Southern Standard Plumb ing Code . As amend ed , Section 114 reads a s follows : "Sec . 114 . Fixtu re connec tions b etween drainage p ipes and wa ter clos ets, floor- outlet ser vice s i nks , pedestal ur i na ls, and earthenwar e trap standards shall be mad e by means of brass, hardlead or iron f l anges , cal ked , s olde red. or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approve d gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base. Th e use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited." Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of "brass, hard- lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, �I -2- or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base". Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on floors above a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an a pproved firm base". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permi s sible to restric t such joints on floors above s lab on g rade to wiped lead stubs. The opposing interpretation is that the purp ose of the amendment of Section 114 in December , 1966, wa s t o p ermit t h e choi c e of "bra ss, hard-lead or iron fla nges, ca lked , sol de red, or screwed t o the dra i nage pipe" and tha t the express language of t he Section i s su ch as to permit such choice. Under th'at c ons t ruction t h e phras e "an approved fi rm bas e " applie s equally to all of the mat e r i als and not jus t to t hose other than l ead . The qu estion has, therefore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, t h e engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s l ab on grade to wiped lead stubs or has a choice on such floors of using "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bringing about the enactment of Section 114 in its present form, the City would like to know what HUD regards as the correct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Section 114, it will be helpful if HUD will express its judg- �-3- ment as to what the code ought to provide on this point, entirely apart from the present language of Section 114, in order to encourage the construction of low-rent, low-cost housing without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. Your help on these matters will be very much appreciated. Sincerely yours, �NALL , MILLER, CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A. MILLER A. PAUL CA DENHE A D D O UGLAS DENNIS J AM ES W . DORSE Y ED WA RD S . W HITE DON A LD M . F A IN THEOD O RE G . FR ANK EL MI C H A EL D . A LE M B I K ROBERT E . CORRY , JR . GERALD A. F RIEDL A NDER DENNIS J. W EBB T H O M AS S . C A R L O CK B AX TER L . D AV IS P RIC E S . W ILLIA M S , .JR . J ON 0. F ULLERTON LOW ELL S . FINE RO N NIE L . QU IG LE Y 2400 NAT IONA L B ANK OF GEO R GIA BUILDI NG ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303 C O U NSE L August 21, 1969 A. WALT ON MO R TY N H AM ILT ON DOUGLAS (404) 522-2200 Mr . Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Of fice of the Mayor City Hall At lanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Inter pr etation of Sec t ion 114 of Atlan ta Plumb i ng Code Dear Mr. Sweat : On August 15, 1969, when I dis cussed with you the problem of the interpretation of Sec ti on 114 of the Plumbing Code, I stated that the Section was enacted in December, 1966, on the recommendat i on of HUD and t ha t the curr ent interpretation by the office of the Chief Plumbing Inspector which, incidentally, began dur ing t he admini stration of the former Chi ef Plumbing I n spector , is attributed by Mr. Wylie Mitchell to HUD. See the mi nut es of mee t ing s of the Plumbing Advisory Boar d held on March 18 and April 15, 1969, a c opy of each of wh i ch i s en c l os e d . Under t ha t i nt erp r et a tion t he u se of wiped lead stubs is r equired on all fl oors excep t s lab on grade. There is a seri ous que st i on a s to whe the r HUD intended or expected that such an interpreta ti on would be given to Section 114 . At your sugge stion I have drafted and enclose herewith a letter that you can use to ask HUD for its position on this matter . Your help in getting this issue cleared up will be greatly appreciated . yours, ' ESW : erm Enclosures N A LL K , ZIE TZ wtx_ �August 22. 1969 Mr. Edward H. Baxter. Regional .Administrator Department of Housing and Urban Development Room 645. Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question has arisen re gar ding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Officia l Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 114 required the exclusive use of wiped lead stubs for floor outlet water clos e ts and urinals. At about that time HUD m a de a study of t he Plumbing Code and in the interest of modernization recommended that the City am end numerous p r o visions , including S e ctiur"i ll~. I ha ve been informed that the revision of Section 114 recommended by HUD follo wed verbatim th e corresponding provisi on of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. As Mn.ended, Section 114 reads as follows: Sec. 114 . Fixture connections between drainage pipe s and water clo sets , F loor •- out l et service sinks, pedestal urinals, and ear taenware trap standards s h a ll be made by m eans of bras s, har d-lead or iron flanges , ca lked, soldered o r screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with a n approved gaske t o r washer or s etting compound between the earthenware and the conne ction. The use of comme1·cial putty or plaster i s prohibited. Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be se t on an approved firm base 11 , one contention is that the choice of "braes, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered. or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base" . Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on iloors above a slab on grade because such othe1· floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �Mr. Edward H. Baxter l?agc 2 Aug ust 2Z, 1969 The opposing interpretation ·1s that the purpose uf the amendment of Section 114 in Decen-iber, 1966, was to permit the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges , c alked, solder ed, or screwed to the d rainage pipe" and that the expreGs l anguage o! the Se ction is such as to permit such choice. Under that construction the phrase "an approve d firm base" a pplies equally to a ll of the materials and not juat to tho se other th.an l ead. The question has, therefore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, the engineer o r plumbing contractor i3 restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wiped lead stubs or has a c h oice on such floors of u sing "bra ss, h a rd-lead or iron flan ges , c alked , soldere d or screwed to the drainag e pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bring a bout the enactment of Section 114 in its present !orm, the City would like to know what H UD regards as the corre ct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretati on of Sec tion 114, it will be helpful if HUD will e xp ess its judment as to ;vhat the code ought to pr ovide on tnia pQ.int, entirely apart from the present language of Se ction 114, in order to enconra.ge the cons truction of low-i·ent, low-cost hou iug wi thout lowering reasonable standards 0£ safety and durability. Your help on th~se matters will be very much appreciated. Sincerely, Dan E . Sweat. Jre Chief Administr tive Officer DESJr :je �.August 22, 1969 M r. Edwar d H. Bax t er , Re g ional A dministra tor D epar tment of Hou s ing and Urban D e velopme nt R oom 64 5, P e achtre e - S eventh Building Atlanta , Georg ia 3032 3 Dea r M r. Baxter: A que s tion h a s aris e n r e ga rding th e correct inte rpretation of Section 114 of Atla nta ' a Officia l P l u m b ing Code. Prior to Dec e mber 20 , 19 66, Sectio n 114 requir e d the exclus ive u se of wi p ed l ead s tub s for fl o or o u tl e t wa t e r clo se t s and u r ina ls . A t ab out tha t time HUD mad e a study of the P l umb i n g C ode and i n t he int erest of m oderniz ation r e comme nde d th a t the City anu~nd n umer ous p r ovi tduu l:i , iuduJlng S ec tion. 114 . I ha ve b een informe d that th e revision of Section 114 r e comm e nde d by H UD f o ll ow ed v e rbatin 1 the correspond i ng provi s ion of the S outhe r n Sta ndard Plumbing C ode . As htne n ded , Se ction 114 1·ead s a s foll owa : Sec. 114 . Fixtur e conne cti on s between d ra i nage p ipe s and water closets , F loo r- o u tl et se rvice sinks , p e destal urina l s, and earthenware t rap standard s s h a ll be made by m ean s of brass , hard- l ead o r i ron flanges , c a l ked, s olde1· ed or screwed t o the dra i nage pipe . The c onnec t ion shall be bolted, w i th an appr o ved gaske t or washe r or set tin g compound between the e a rthenware a nd the conne ction. T he use of commercial putty or plaster is prohtbited. Since Section 114 provides that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of " b1•ass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade , which constitutes "an appr o ved firm base". Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on iloors abovEl a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base ". Under that view of Section 114 it would be permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �i Mr. Edward H. Baxter Page 2 .August 22, 1969 The opposing interpreQaa.tion is that the purpose o! the amendn1ent of Section 114 in December, 1966, was to permit the choice of "brass , hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, s oldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe" and that the express language ot. the Section is such as to permit such choice. Under that construc-tion the phrase "an approved firm base applies equally to all of the materia ls and not just to those othe r than lead. The question bas, the1·efore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114 , the engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wiped l ead stub2 or has a choice on such floo rs of using "brass, hard- l ead or iron flanges, c alked·, soldered o r ac1·ewed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was iustrwnontal in bring a bout the e n actment of Section 114 in its present form, the City w ould like to know what HUD regards as the cor rect answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Sec tion U4, it will be he lpful if HUD will expcees its judment as to what the code ought to provide on this point,· entirely apart from the present language of Section 114, in order to gnconrage the construction of low- 1·ent, low-cost housillg without lowering reasonable standards 0£ safety and dura bility. Your help on these matters \trill be very rnuch appreciated. Sincerely, Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Of!icer DESJr:Je �.August 22, 1969 Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional .Administrator Department of Housing and Urban Development Room 645, Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30 323 Dear Mr. Baxter: A question has arisen :reg arding the correct interpretation of Section 114 of Atlanta's Official Plumbing Code. Prior to December 20, 1966, Section 11 4 required the e xclu s ive use of wiped lead s tubs for floor o u tlet water clo se t s and urinals. At about that time HUD m ade a s tudy of the P l umbing Code a nd in the inte r es t of moderni z ation recornmenci e d tha t t he C ity arne nd n umer ous p r uvi ~i on:.1, incluJlng S e ction 114 . 1 ha v e been inform.ed that the revision of Section 114 recommended by HUD follo we d verba t im the co rres ponding provi s ion of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. As Mn.end e d , S e ction 114 1·eads a s follows: Sec . 114 . Fixtu r e conne ction s between dr a inag e pipes a nd wa te r clo sets , F l oor• outlet service sink s , pedesta l ur i nal s , a nd ea rthenwa r e t rap standa rds s hall b e m a de by m e ans of brass , hard-lea d o r i r on fla n ges , call<:. ed ,- solde r ed or s c rewe d t o the drainage pip e . The c onne c tion shall b e b ol ted , with an approved ga s ke t or wa s he r o r se t ting compou nd between the e a r the n war e and t he conne ction. The use of commercial putty o r p l a s ter is prohibited . Since Section 114 provides that "the fl o or flange shall be set on an approved firm base", one contention is that the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered 0 or screwed to the drainage pipe" applies only to a slab on grade, which constitutes "an approved firm base" . Under that theory Section 114 does not permit a choice of the three materials on floors above a slab on grade because such other floors do not necessarily constitute "an approved firm base 11 • Under that view of Section 114 it would b'e permissible to restrict such joints on floors above slab on grade to wiped lead stubs. �I Mr. Edwa1·d H. Baxter Page 2 August 22, 1969 The opposing interpretation is that the purpose of the amendment of Section 114 in Decein'lber, 1966, was t o permit the choice of "brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the draiuage pipe" and that the express language of the Section is s uch as to permit such choice. Under that construction the phrase "an approved firm base" applies equally to all of the materials and not just to those other than lead. The question bas, thel'e!ore, been raised as to whether, under Section 114, the engineer or plumbing contractor is restricted on floors above s lab on grade to wi ped l ead stubs 01· has a choice on such floor s of u s ing "brass , hard-lea d or iron flanges , calked, soldered or scr e wed to the drainage pipe". Since HUD was instrumental in bring about the enactment of Section 114 in its present form. the City would like to know what HUD regards as the correct answer to that question. In addition to the correct interpretation of Section 114, it will be helpful if HUD will expeess its judment as to what the c ode ought to provide on th.is point, entirely apart from the present l anguage of Section 114 , in o rder to enc or.rage the construction of low-:1.·ent, low-cost housing without lowedng reasonable standards of safety and durability. Your help on these matters will b e very much appreciated. Sincere ly, Dan E . Sweat, Jr. Chief .Administrative Officer DESJr:Je �• .' NALL, MILLER. CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A . MILLER A . PAUL CADENHEAD DOUGLAS DENNIS J ·AMES W . DORSEY EDWARD $. WHITE HAMILTON DOUGLAS DONALD M . FAIN 2400 NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA BUILDING ATLANTA . GEORGIA A . WALTON NALL THEODORE G. FRANKEL M ORTYN K. ZIETZ MICHAEL D . ALEM!IJK September 4, 1969 R08ERT E. CORRY, JR . GERALD A , FRIEDLANDER DENNIS J . WEBB THOMAS S. CARLOCK BAXTER L , DAVIS COUNSEL 30303 (404) 522-2200 · PRICE S . WILLIAMS, JR. JON 0 . FULLERTON LOWELL S. FINE RONNIE L. QUIGLEY Mr. George Cotsakis 150 Ottley Drive, • E. Atlanta, Georgi 30324 Interpr t t1on ot Section 114 ot At1anta Plumbing Cod Re: Der Mr. Cots k1: On April 16 1 1969 I rote to you about a probl m involving Section 114 of the Atlan.t a Plumbing Code 1n hi:h s ver 1 client ot our are inter t d. The purpose of that 1 tter wa tor quest an opportunity to be he rd on th merit ot ny chang or revision of the exi ting ordin nc • You r pl1 d very pro ptly to my 1 tt r d er kind enough to ay th t I would be notified ot ny ting h ld by the Building Co · itt e to con id r any proposed ch ng sin th t ection of th Cod • Ast r as I know, ther has be n no ettort to chang existing ordinance, but th probl regarding it correct int rpr t t1on and enforc ent h not b olv d. B c ntly, I di cussed the tter 1th Mr. D n Sw t, Chi r A 1n1atr tive Ottic rot th City, in th hop th t this probl talle within hi jurisdiction and that he 1 in po 1t1on to s .1 t 1n re chin olution. I look torward to h r1n tr h in th n t twdy. th Thi 1• to repeat the r qu t tout in letter pril 16th r ardin notic and an opportunity to · e b r 1n th v nt ot a propo .1 to odity Sect i on 114. If it urn out that tbi probl cannot b olv 4 a n a 1n11tr tiv level, I will be r tetul tor an opportunity to diecusa the tter with you and obt 1n your guid nc · nd dvic • ot c: .• Mr. D • t �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPL Y REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerntng the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec . 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets , Floor- outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass , hardlead . or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe . The connection shall be bolted , with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approv~d firm base . The us e of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited . Your let t er out lines two opposing interpr e t ations of this Section, both of which a r e cent e r ed around the pr ovision t hat "the floor flange shall be set on an appr oved fi rm base . " The first int~rpr etat;:. ion is that the choice of materia l s i s r es tric t ed to a slab on gr ade , which , acco r ding t o t hi s interpr e t at ion , i s the on ly slab t hat cons t i tut es "an appr oved f i rm base" i ns ofar as t he us e of br ass or iron flanges is concerned . The second interpretation i s th~t t he intent of t he Sectio~ i s t o permi t the choice of ma teria l s (" br ass , har d- l ead or iron f langes , c a l ked , solder ed , or s crewed to the dr a inage pi pe" ) on slab floo r s above grade . As interpret ed by Reg ional Office codes specia lis t s , the purpos e of the Section i s to permit t he choice of a ll a llowab le mat eria l s on a ll floors constructed in accordance with buil d ing c ode s t andards. They point out that any floor of a building cons tructed in accordance with building code standards should cons titute "an approved firm bas e" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. �-2 In our judgment, the intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base." The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest posstble cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in ·arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, ~ A . Frederick Smith Assistant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ cc : Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. �I • DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat: This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code , which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks , pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or s etting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm base. The use of commercial putty or pl as ter is prohibited. -l Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered -around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first interpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a slab on grade, wh ich, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approved firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flang es is concerned . The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, c alked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. --, - . �.·• ,,. J -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpreta tion of this Section of Atlanta 1 s Plumbing Code can be clarifie d by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved fi r m bas e . 11 A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." ..--;:- .. ,_.-: -"' 4 The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception . The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "struct ura lly firm base" instead of "an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standa rd and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code mee ts present Depa rtmenta l st andards a s to content and intent if the section is interpret ed to pe rmit the cho ice of allowable materials on all flo ors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowe ring reasonable standards of safety and durability • . .. •·.. We trust tha t our comments on thi s ma t t er will be of s ome benefit in arriving a t an inte r pr e tation that will be s a tisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincere l y yours, . . ;{~ft,_~ ~ ~ ~ tJ ·1 cc: -i Mayor Iva n All en, Jr. ·1 0 . Frede rick Smith Assistant Regional Administra tor Program Coordination & Services Office �l . l DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING A N D URBAN D .E VELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA , GEORG IA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY R E FER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 •, : Dear Mr. Sweat: .l ..... This will acknowledge ' your letter da t ed August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections be t ween drainage pipes and water clos ets, Floor- outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards sha ll be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the conne ction. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm ba s e . The use of comme rcia l putty or plaster is prohibited. ' ·1 I . I •. ...,. •..j .l lI Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are cente r ed around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an a pproved firm base." The first interpretat i on is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on gr ade, which, according to t his interpretation, is the only slab that const itutes " an a pproved firm base" insofar as the us e of brass o r iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that t he intent of the Section is to permit the . choice of materials ("bras s, hard- l ead or iron flanges, c a l ked, soldered, or screwed to the d rainage pipe") on slab fl oors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable mat erials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards s hould constitute "an approved £inn bas e" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. - ....__,....... --- ·.,~ 0 • ,· �.' .-..:;,• -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta 1 s Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term 11 an approved firm base. 11 A suggested de finition is 11 any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." ..-,·. ,, The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structura lly firm base 11 instead of 11 an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain s tandards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model st andard codes such as the Southern St andard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code me e ts pres ent Depart me ntal st anda rds as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors construct ed to building code specifications. Such an int e rpretation would also make this Section consist ent with a policy of pe rmitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonabl e standards of safety and durability • 0 . ~ .· . We trust tha t our comments on this matt e r will be of some benefit in arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, . ;rW ~ -~~{Z,__ ~ A . Frederick Smith Assist ant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ ·,1 -·. ,4j cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr • .·.., -I· ..: .. .. •' . .,. . ,· ··-~:1· �I- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Sweat : ' ~- ..... .l • 1 • I This will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Sec. 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and earthenware trap standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approv~d firm base. The use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited • I I •I Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first int~rpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on grade, which, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approved firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above g-rade. -1 · l As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choice of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable mater ials should appl y to any f l oor so constructed. .... :_:.. ... - . --~ -.-: �r ,·. , ., -2 In our judgment, tne intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plwnbing Code. It is also identical with Section P-503.0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exception. The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base. 11 The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard codes such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental st andards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications. Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability . ·, We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in arriving at an inter pre tation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, (/,u/$. 143.215.248.55 ~ A . Frederick Smith /) Assistant Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office -·11I • Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. cc: .. / , ..,· .. --;_:.· . �DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 REGION Ill September 5, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: 3CW Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. Chief Administrative Officer City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 .' Dear Mr. Sweat: .. . _.,,. ··- ·"'; Th:i.s will acknowledge your letter dated August 22, 1969, addressed to Mro Edward H. Baxter, Regional Administrator, concerning the interpretation of Section 114 of the City of Atlanta's Plumbing Code, which reads as follows: Seco 114. Fixture connections between drainage pipes and water closets, Floor-outlet service sinks, pedestal urinals, and . earthenware tra~ standards shall be made by means of brass, hardlead _or iron flanges, calked, soldered or screwed to the drainage pipe. The connection shall be bolted, with an approved gasket or washer or setting compound between the earthenware and the connection. The floor flange shall be set on approved firm base. The use of commercial putty or plaster is prohibited. • -.>~/.• ' ~ j 'I Your letter outlines two opposing interpretations of this Section, both of which are centered around the provision that "the floor flange shall be set on an approved firm base." The first interpretation is that the choice of materials is restricted to a · slab on grade, which, according to this interpretation, is the only slab that constitutes "an approv ed firm base" insofar as the use of brass or iron flanges is concerned. The second interpretation is that the intent of the Section is to permit the choice of materials ("brass, hard-lead or iron flanges, calked, soldered, or screwed to the drainage pipe") on slab floors above grade. As interpreted by Regional Office codes specialists, the purpose of the Section is to permit the choic e of all allowable materials on all floors constructed in accordance with building code standards. They point out that any floor of a building constructed in accordance with building code standards should constitute "an approved firm base" and thus, according to the Section as now written, the choice of all allowable materials should apply to any floor so constructed. ~- ~-·. �~-'· I ,r· ,.,. I '-' . !\ .r -2 In our judgment, the intent, purpose, and correct interpretation of this Section of Atlanta's Plumbing Code can be clarified by amending the code to contain a definition of the term "an approved firm base." A suggested definition is "any base constructed in accordance with building code specifications." __ ) ..,, .·-; . The Section is identical to Section 606.1 of the 1967 Edition of the Southern Standard Plumbing Code. It is also identical with Section P~503o0 of the 1968 Edition of the BOCA Basic Plumbing Code with one exceptiono The BOCA Plumbing Code specified a "structurally firm base" instead of "an approved firm base." The Department encourages the adoption of codes which contain standards comparable to those contained in nationally recognized model standard cod·e s such as the Southern Standard and the BOCA codes. Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constructed to building code specifications • Such an interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the _construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability. We trust that our comments on this matter will be of some benefit in arriving at an interpretation that will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Sincerely yours, {{u/ 1c{ . ~Jk____ L£V""A. Frederick Smith Regional Administrator Program Coordination & Services Office tJ · Assistant .. cc: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr • -} ... . :.: ... .-. ~ 0 �NALL, MILLER, CADENHEAD & DENNIS ATTORNEYS AT LAW SAMUEL A. MILLER A. P AU L CADENHEAD DOUGLAS ' D ENNIS JAMES W . DO RSEY EDWARDS. WH IT E DON A LD M. FAIN THEODORE G. FR ANKE L MIC HAEL D . ALEMBIK ROBERT E . CORRY . JR. GERALD A. FRIEDLANDER DENNIS J . WEBB THOMAS S. C AR L OCK BAXTER L . DAVIS PRICES. WILLIAMS. JR. JON 0. FULLERTON LOWELL S. FINE RONNIE L . QUIGLEY 2400 NAT I ONAL BANK OF GEORGIA BU IL D I NG ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 September 11, 1969 COUNS E L A . WA LTON MORTYN NALL K. ZIETZ HAMILTON DOUGLAS (404) 522 - 2200 Mr . Dan E. Swea t , Jr. Chief Administra tive Officer Cit y of At l a nta City Ha ll Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dea r Mr . Sweat: Th ank you very mu ch f or y our letter of Septemb er 9 and the enclosed c orrespondenc e between y ou and HUD regarding Section 114 of the City of Atlanta Plumbing Code . I n ote that on Page Two of HUD' s r ep l y to you r l etter the fol lowing appears : "Thus Section 114 of the Atlanta. Plumbing Code meets present Departmental standards as to content and intent if the section is interpreted to permit the choice of allowable materials on all floors constru cted to Building Code specifications . Such interpretation would also make this Section consistent with a policy of permitting the construction of housing at the lowest possible cost without lowering reasonable standards of safety and durability." In view of its very clear expression on this matter, it does not seem unreasonable to hope that HUD's interpretation will in the future be followed in the enforcement of Section 114 by the Atlanta Building Department. ESW/lw �------------------=='CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF L A W 2614 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Septemb r 18, 1969 R. afford Building Official Offic of Ins ctor of Building ~ 800 City H 11 Atlanta; Georgi 30303 Mr • • D r Bill : ilitary a rvic •• ting th t I pr r for ctual pl o nt by t n ion er dit . On Augu t 27, you a bri £ r City, th t 1 ncloa thr rd fr our• ry truly, F rrin Y. nc1 . • Cl yor r. th w A ai t nt City Atrn,l'"ftoy /ljl , Jr . ta kis the �GENERAL EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND Summary of Provisions with r espect t o Credit for Prior Se r v i ce Sec. 11.1.29 Credit i s allowe d fo r the years of actual service rendered by an o ffi cer or employee of a municipality or a teacher or employee of a county or independent school system when such has been merged with the Ci ty of Atlanta. Such person must pay into the f und the percentage of his monthly salary as h e woul d have paid had he been employed by the City o f At l anta during the period of time for whi ch c r edi t is claimed. The sum must be paid within 24 months. Sec. 11 . 1 . 30 An o f ficer or employee when transferred from one de par tment to another is entitled to become a member of the pension fund of the department to which he is transferred and to receive credit for his year s of service. He must pay into the pension fun d of the departmen t to which he is transferred the amount of premiums he would have paid into said fund if he had been a member of the department for the number of years he claims credit for servi ce. He can have transferred from the pension fun d which he leaves the amount he had paid into such fund·. Se c . 11.1.31 Upon the transfer of an employee or officer from e i ther Fulton or DeKalb Counties to the City of At lan t a, there shall be paid into the pension fund of the City an amount equal to that which was paid i n t o the county fu~d by such officer or empl oyee as well as the matching fund required to be paid i n to the fund by the county authorities. The emp l oyee or officer received credit for his prior service wi t h the county. Sec. 11 . 1. 35 Th is section deals with the transfer of employees under t he Plan of Improvement and provides that such employee shall receive credit for prior service upon paying into the pension fund the amount of contribution he would have made had he been a member of the fund during the years for which credit is sought. This amount bears interest at 3% per annum and must be paid in 50 equal instalments . Sec. 11.1. 36 This section provides the same benefits on the t ransfer of an employee from the City to the Count y. Sec. 11.1.36 .1 This cover s the transfer of a golf profess i onal fr om the City to the County and provides for credit for prior service upon payment of the amount the employee would have paid plus matching funds. �Sec. 11.1. 37 This section i~ lengthy and involved. It deals with County employees, County school district teachers and employees, and employees of the City of Atlanta. It further deals with these employees who have not been transferred and who were not allowed, at the time of the transfer, credit for all of their service with the government from which they were transferred. It provides for the transfer of matching funds and for the payment of the employees contribution. It covers the situation where an employee was not a member of the pension fund of the government from which he was transferred. Sec. 11.1.40 If an officer· or employee was on the payroll of the City and in good standing at the time he is inducted into the armed forces, either voluntarily or involuntarily, and when there is at the time of such induction an actual conflict or such induction is mandatory, and if the employee has not voluntarily extended his term of service beyond the termination of the conflict or beyond the time when he could retire from such service, then the employee, provided he did not receive a dishonorable discharge, is entitled, upon his return t o the service of the City, for the time spent in the armed forces. The employee must make the same contributions to the pension fund for the time served in the armed f orces as he would have made if he had been in the active service of the City. The contributions must be made in equal monthly instalments within a period of time equal to the time served in the .armed forces. Sec. 11 . 1 .41 The foregoing sec tion is derived from a general act of local application. Sec. 11.1.41 amends specifically the pension acts. It also covers credit f or military service when the employee, prior t o such service, was an employee of the City. The employee's contributions nrust not be in arr earage f or more than 90 days and the employee further has the privilege of paying all ·of the back payments when or before he returns to his employment with the City. Sec. 11.1.42 This section extends the coverage of allowance of prior credit f or military service to specifically cover the Korean conflict and is an amendment to Sec. 11.1 .40. The employee must have been employed by the City prior to his militar y service. However, this section relieves him from making any contributions to the pension fund for the period of time during which he was in the military service. �Sec. 11.1.43 Credit is allowed to a person who was previously employed by the State of Georgia or a political subdivision thereof within Fulton or DeKalb Counties. The person must have at least 5 years continuous service with the City before becoming eligible for the credit. The person must pay into the pension fund an amount equal to that which he would have paid into the fund had he been an employee of the City during such time and the payments must be made over 36 month,. The amount of credit for prior service is limited to 10 years. Sec. 11.1.45 This section grants credit to a person who, prior to his employment with the City, was employed by the United States Government to perform duties within Fulton or DeKalb Counties. He is entitled to credit under the conditions of Sec. 11.1.43. Additionally, this section also allows credit for service to persons who were given a special military leave to do wartime duty in the American Red Cross. Sec. 11.1.46 This section deals with credit for prior service for teachers in a public school system or in a public or private college or university by which they were employed prior to employment with the City. The maximum credit allowed is 10 years. The employee must have been employed by the City for a period of 5 years before being eligible for credit. The teacher must pay into the pension fund an amount equal to that which the teacher would have been required to pay had the teacher been an employee of the City. the back payments bear interest at 6% per annum. In addition, the teacher must pay a sum equalirthe amount of matching funds which the City would have paid into the fund had the teacher be.en employed by the City during the time for which prior credit is sought. Sec. 11.1.46.1 This section extends credit for prior teaching, granted to teachers in the section above, to all officers and employees employed by the City, who may have been teachers in the past. Sec. 11 . 1.48 This section allows credit to employees who, prior to their employment with the City, were members of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Credit is allowed for a full year for each year's membership in the General Assembly. �Sec. 11.1.49 Employees of the Board of Education connected with the operation of its cafeteria, who were previously employed in the private operation of such cafeteria are allowed credit for the prior service with the private operation of the cafeteria upon paying into the pension fund the amount such employee would have paid during the time of his employment with the private operation of the cafeteria. This payment must be made over 36 months. FIREMEN'S PENSION FUND Sec. 11.2 .19 These -provisions are substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.43 of the'Gen~ral Employees Pension Fundo Sec. 11.2.22 This section is substantially the same as that of 11.1.30 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.2.23 This section deals with the transfer of any member of a fire department from Fulton or DeKalb County to the City of Atlanta. The transferred employee is entitled to full credit for the years of service while in the fire department of the county. It is required that there be paid into the pension fund of the City an amount equal to that amount paid into the county pension fund by the county employee and an equal amount to represent the fund required to be paid into the county pension fund by the particular county. Sec. 11.2.24 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.2.25, set forth below. Sec. 11.2.25 ~ This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11 .1.40 of the General Employees Pension Fund with respect to credit for time in military service. Sec. 11.2.26 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1. 42 of the General Employees Pension Fund which extends credit for military service to include the Korean conflict and subsequent thereto. Sec. 11. 2. 27 This section provides that members o f the firedepartment who are on appr9ved military leave ·'-: �--·-c- - - .; from active service and employment, may receive credit toward retirement by making the same contributions to the pension fund that they would have made had they been in active employment service. The contribution is to be paid within 36 months after reassignment to active duty with the City. This section provides that no credit will be allowed to any member who voluntarily re-enlists in the military service· after the end of his first leave for military service unless such person is granted an additional military leave. POLICEMEN'S PENSION FUND Sec. 11.3.17 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.43 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11. 3. 23 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.30 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.3.24 This section deals with the transfer of a member of the police department of Fulton or DeKalb Counties to the City of Atlanta, and is substantially the same as Sec. 11.2.23 of the Firemen's · Pension Fund. Se C • 11-. 3 . 25 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.40 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Sec. 11.3.26 This section is substantially the same as Sec. 11.1.42 of the General Employees Pension Fund. Se~. 11.3. 27 This section is substantially tlhe same as Sec. 11.2.27 of the Firemen's Pension Fund. ��ROUTE SLIP TO: FROM: George Berry D For your information D Please refer to the attached correspondence and make the necessary reply. - LJ Advise me the status of the attached. FORM 2 5 - 19 �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 25 , 1969 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E ., R . A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHARLES M. SMITH , E.E . A S ST. INS PECTOR OF BU ILDI NGS • MEMORANDUM To : Mr. Dan E. Sweat , Jr., . Director of Governmental Liaison From: Mr , W. R. Wofford , Building Offi ~ Subject: Demolition Grant No. Ga . M-1 Attached herewith is information re lative to our Demolition Grant Program. As soon as a financial statement is prepared by the Office of Director of Finance where these records are kept, I will forward it to you. In order that you may have a complete picture of the Demolition Grant Program, I have included more detailed information than requested. It can be seen from the report, after owners were notified and hearings held, many owners elected to demolish their own houses, thus relieving the City of this task. Owners of the 282 houses progrannned to be demolished in the Demolition Grant Area were notified of the City's intention to demolish each house involved should they fail to do so. I would like to point out that under "In Rem" authority, the City has demolished houses outside of the Demolition Grant Area and placed liens on the property for the demolition costs involved. We, therefore, are able to fully recover the cost of demolition whether or not the house is in a Demolition Grant Area. WRW:gs �On August 23, 1966, application was made to HUD for a Demolition Grant. On November 11, 1966 the contract was executed, and our program dates from that time. At that time the Demolition Grant Area comprised approx imately the Eastern 2/3 of what is now our Model Cities Area, and it was planned to demolish 157 structur es during the Grant Program. Ex perience showed that while the number of demolitions were proceeding about as planned, voluntary compliance by owners was reducing the number demolished under contract drastically, and that the funds allocated were not being used at the rate anticipated. Theref ore, in March 1968 an amendment was proposed and accepted on May 1, 1968 increasing the Grant Area to about l/7th of the City in the southe a st section. The number of structures to be demolished was increased to 282 . Since that time our rate of pr ogress has been accelerated, but the ratio of owner demolitions t o Gr ant f und demolitions has remained essentially the s ame. For ex ample the total demolit ions in the a rea dur ing the Gr ant period is 224. Of thes e, the owner s have volunta rily demolished 163, while the City has only h ad to demolish 61 . We feel that this r atio is a desirable thing from t h e st andpoint of public r ela tions, since it minimizes dispute, legal complica t ions, and advers e publicity . I t sh ou l d be poi n ted ou t t hat in planning this Pr ogram no adequat e pr ovi sion or a llowanc e f or owner demolit ions wa s include d . For th i s r e a son the f unds actua l ly spent a re l e s s than tha t pr ovided under the Gr ant . The followi n g is a compl ete breakd own of our pr ogres s as of Se pt ember 22 , 1969. 1. To be demol i sh ed Tot al 157 2. 282 3. Re sidential 141 To be demoli sh ed Total Init i a l e s t i mate 224 Number of Uni t s 203 Revis ed Estimate Residentia l 256 Residential 206 Mi xed 11 5 Ac t ually demoli shed Tot al Non- Residentia l Non- Re s i dential 12 Mixed Numbe r of Unit s 14 363 Mixed Number of Un its 7 312 Cumul ative Total Non- Re sidential 11 �Total 163 Residential Total 61 Non-Residential 148 8 Number of Units Mixed 219 7 At Project Expense Demolished 5. Residential Non-Residential 3 58 Mixed Number of Un!i:ts 0 93 Mixed Number of Units Remaining of Contract 60 Total 58 Residential Non-Residential 1 50 51 7 Now in process in Grant Ar ea 7. Total Residential 36 32 Non-Residential Number of Units 48 4 Balance - 8. Total 9o Owner's Expense Demolished 4. 22 Residentia l Non-Re sidential -18 -4 Number of Units -3 Structur es Repaired (e stimated)'l'( Total 75 Residential 72 Non-Residentia l 3 Statement: Total estimated Demolitions under Grant, 282 - Total demolished to date 224 Active cases 36 Repaired (estimate) 75 335 Total 282 53 We feel these should be counted as they were included in the planning count, but repaired by owner. �CITY OF A.TLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Chief Administrative Officer MRS. LINDA E . PRICE, Ex ecut ive Secretary October 3, 1969 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor All e n FROM : D an E. S wea t pz___ D o you w ant m e t o push this? DESJ r : sm �CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P .E . , R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS October 1, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Memorandum To From Dan E. s~;:143.215.248.55 ,J W.R. W o ~ In order to implement the new Housing Code Compliance Program, effective October 1, 1969, we will need the additional personnel requested in the 1970 Budget, as follows: 2 Typist Clerks 2 Housing Code Inspectors I 2 Housing Code Inspectors III (Supervisors) 1 Office Manager. To assure that the Housing Code Compliance program is as effective as possible, I wish you would advise the Personnel Department of the pressing needs for the above additional staff. As you know , our program will step up compliances from the present 12 , 000 per year to 18, 000, an increase of 50% over last year's activities. • �Octob ~ 3, 1969 MEMORANDUM Toi Pete C owell From: George Berry Ple · se look ov r th · ttach · d in vi w of writing up something in article form on the gener subject of a federal program stimulating action. This demolition grant progr m ijUppos dly gav th City money to demoU h un ound tru.c:turee . In actual fact, mo t of th houses were demolished by the own r when lt became pp rent that th City was going to move in. Yo u might r s rch th origin l 1 w · nd th original progr m. guidelines • • . interview ome of th , p opl in the building d . pa:,tment that h ndled the program • . • tc. ·rhis is a good examp1 - of a progr m that fitd not sp nd 11 of its llot d fWlde or ccornpli h it obj ctive wh l'l look d at from purely " balance sh t " point of vi w but in ctual f ct mor th n got th job done b c · u e it c us p opl to ct on th lr o~. T hink bout this OB:j & nd w U talk bout it. 1 �CITY OF TLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P . E ., R . A . October 8, 1969 INSPECTOR OF BUILDI N GS CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E . ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM Dan E. Sweat, W.R. Wofford RE 703 Myrtle Street, N. E. After receiving your memorandum concerning the complaint by Mr. Gordon Johnson that basement apartments were being installed at the above address without a permit, I have made an investigation and find that the owner, Mr s. Charlotte Patterson , secured a building permit on September 30, 1969, to ~ter the basement by installing a den. There is no evidence of installation of an additional unit in the basement of this structure. Required inspections will be made as work progresses to verify compliance with Building and Zoning regulations. • �CITY OF ATLANTA /~ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILD~S 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2 -4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 December 9, 1969 Edwin W. Hartin, Esquire Americ n Consul General 26 Garden Road Hong Kong, China Dear Sir : It i my plea urea to writ you concerning Addy Wing-Hy Chan who is a valued employ in the Department of Inspector of Bqildings, City of Atlanta, G orgia. Mr. Chan's duties h ve brought him into close contact with woll a with nm . t department heads of the City From my per onal observation I c n unhesitatingly r pott that he 1 a capable and conec1 ntioue employee, one who ba o tned tb confidence of hie superiors and his f llow wofk r • my office as Gov rnment. real pleasure to learn of h1s tnarriag nd it It has b n ie my hop t t the p.roce se required for 1 suing a visa fo:r his nted aa exp ditiously . s possible in order bride c n be. impl that ah can return with him. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor City of Atlant, Georgi � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 4, Complete Folder Box 1 Box 1 Folder 4 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/f163ee56fce02ebb72d7c8519497fb17.pdf 8016bb5ced54246f35740d42f34721bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. -· - - - - - - -------~ ...:r-,C1>PI=---- - -- --- --- - $- 7- 7-- TO: K. i ti t::./f--,eL L ./t)-(1).![)£ c r-1- , 1=- F ;4-j) /1 , IV l s re>, DFr c c 4 I Mr. Earl Landers advised on May 8, 1969 that he had received information indicating a Housing Code inspector had purchased r~uidential property from a Hrs. Akins under circumstances indicating a possible wrong doing on the part of the inspector. Mr . Landers atated that Mr. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector and Mr. R. had details of the matter. o. Tipton of the same department . Further, Mr. J. H. Robinson, Comimunity Development Coordinator ~lso had received information in the same mstter. Mr. Landers stated he had reques ted Mr . Smith, Mr. Tipton and Mr. Robinson to contact me on the sarce date. Mr. John H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator, Second Floor, City Hall advised on May 8, 1969 that about a week ago a Mrs. Geo~gia Jackson, tenant, 1153 Third Street, N. w., Atlanta, telephonically advi~ed that a Mrs. Akins is the owner of that property. According to Mrs. Jackson, an inspection was made of the property and the estimated cost of repairs came to a large sum. Further, the repairs were never made and Mrs. Akins sub- sequently sold the property to a City inspector representing some type of company. The new owner increased the rent from $50.00 to $90.00 per mont h. Mrs. Jackson advised she could be r eached through phones 284-4747 and 7920239. -( �Page 2 Mr. James a Smith, Chief Inspector, Housing Code DivisionJ~ Enforcement , _, Dt?partment 0£ Buildings, and Mr. R. o. / Tipton, Supervisor in the same division made avsil&ble records of their offices on May 8, 1969 which reveal the following information: F.mployees in the Housing Code Division who are allegedly involved in the purchase of the property from Mrs. Akins are inspectoro Charles T. Latham, and Robert D. Pattillo. Housing Inspection Notice No. CA69-l0023 dated February 18, 1969 reveals that residentia l property located at 1153 Third Street, N. w., At l a nta, Georgia is owned by a Mrs. Jean Harris Akins, 1009 Euclid Avenue , N. E., and occupied by one Georgia Jackson. The building on the pr operty is of frame construction, one story, and has a total of one unit. The inspection was conducted by Housing Code Inspector, M. L. Tolbert, and cost of rehabilitating the property was estimated at $1,500.00. An official notice of violation was mailed to Mrs. Akins at 1009 Euclid Avenue, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia on or about February 19, 1969 with in0 structions to correct on or before Hay 19, 1969. This notice was sent via certified mail, however the receipt was never returned. �Page 3 A second official notice of violation wss sailed to Mrs . Akins a t 2583 Ashford Road, , N. E., Atlanta, Georgi& on or &bout Ma rch 28, 1969 with same correction da te. by Jean A 1<1n1 ~(t / The certified mail receipt was retur ned as signed 'T? He~a.../ ln the event the original records in this ma tt e r are needed a request should be made to Mr. J~mes A. Smith. Mr. Tipton advised that he had talked personally with Mrs. Akins who advised him in sub$tance that she was the former owner of the proper t y located at 1153 Third Street, N. w., Atlanta. Georgis; that she had rented this property to Georgia Jackson for a number of years and tha t she formerly resided at 1009 Euclid Avenue, N. E., but had recently moved to 2583 Aahford Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia. tele phone 633-5343. She also advised that the first she knew of the inspection of her property on Third Street was when Mrs. Jackson told her of it. Mrs. A~ins subsequently conferred with a Mr. Charles Latham about the repair of the property and in view of the expense involved she decided to sell the place. Shortly thereafter Mr. Latham and a Mr. Pattillo came to Mrs. Akins home and she sold the property to Mr. Pattillo for $800.00. It was determined through reliable sources that Robert D. Pattillo was born ~ l l i - ~ 1927 and that his wife's name is lc6Q~ne A. Pattillo. �Page 4 It is reported that the Pattillo's have resided at 404 Puckett Street, Forest Park, Georgia and at 1272 Park Avenue, Geor gia. s. E., Apt. A, Atlanta, Further that Mr. Pattillo was former ly employed as an agent or salesman with Georgia Insurance Service and with United Insurance. Mrs. Pattillo is reportedly an employee or former employee of Colonial Stores. The same sources revealed that Charles T. Latham was reportedly born in January, 1936 &nd bis wife's name is Charlotte G. Lathem. The Lathsm's have resided at 1896 Ward Circle, East Point, Georgia and 4030 Grant Drive, s. w., Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Latham was fo rmerly employed as an agent for Florida State Life Insurance Company. was employed by E - Z Food Stores. Mrs. Latham reportedly is or Mr. Latham filed a petition -in bank- ruptcy in March, 1961 listing debts in the amount of $12,729.00 and asse ts of $110.00. He was discharged in June, 1961. �PBBSONNIL IBCOIDS• e1TY or 4TLAN1'4 ~••••1• the following lnfol'llitton: By way of back'9nu-.l, )It . educatiOll and 3 yeaw• ,u Latbaft\ wes hon J~ry 4• 1936. a radio-TV wife ' , name ia Charlotte Ann. i,• M h111 • l,tah •choo1 iJehool in Waahtngton,. They ha.a fe>ut cbild.-ea. I),. c. Hr'• Ut~' • Hts eocUl MC11rit7 nuaber ta 259• 50• 1436. &obert David Pattillo was employed • , • hou1lng cocle tn•pecto1r on J-.u,y 23. 1967 • . b r 8• 1928. year of colleg•• Mt . fat~lU,o btJI a hi.sh acbool educatl · hu wif• ' • name ts Icei-.. !bey tt.ve two cht,14.r . • aad on Mr. Pattillo ' • social security nmnber is 253-30• 1845. Uh u J, p. ()d-~ . j- I Z s-f] µ_,u--e_h ~ / J j_<!L~R( ~~/ J/-lfl . m" ~ ~ tt- t I er ,. r , -, �*'· Je84 Aid.ms. 25 3 Aehfor4 load, N. 633..5343 funtalled tb• followi Mre. Aklos •41111 · N. w. , • 11 /ttlbt•• GeOtgla. 1'•1-,hoae - iafOilllJtion. that eh. wa · er of propeirty at fCH."Mt' Atlanta, Georaf.a. 'lhat thi pro,ert u.,, 'fbird- St~eet, as 1 -f t to her by htt CDO.tbet and that ahe baa NAted di. prop rty to · _· tat& Jack1oa and he~ 1tx cht14 . for • numb w of ,ear .• She t•ted th4t th b~ wee in excellent corads.tt.a frtor to th time that Mrs. Jackao and her family ~Cllpied it. HowavH',, they b,:v• been very d siruct lve t oanta. Mrs. Akins fo · . ly resided At 1009 lwilid Avettue. HOW-.r, • th re 10 her pi- oni •ddrea• on Januay 14, 1969. At that tiaeit lb left a forw•rilng adchr••• with the poat offi¢•• 4 Mrs . Aklna tmtU SOUIC! P aot nu that her lbf.rd Street property had ben t.•pected time iu lat Kat"ch, 1969 wtum Geol' la Jack.eon told htt' tha.t the houae inap cton bid been out tber . Therea, .t er, her that there Mr•• Akins call d City Hall ad talked to Mr. Lathaanlltio told w•• a •'wbol She advised Mr. 1'1t"- h pas fu11° c;f thlns• to had rec•lved oo · tice and told hi.Ill tti.t • - ·_. bad ree.ently _ y for plumbin - ftatur In coon tio with the res,air1 f.nvotce done to the boua • •ct. on and: oth-.r repair•. the bouee, Mr1. Aid.QI baa an of 3• 17•69 ft - · Staaco, Inc •• .-1c1enctns plumbing work f.~1udtll8 a new 30• gal1on w•ter heater at 1153 Third Street. If. $252. SO. She ha.• •noth r tnvolce dat $20. SS to aoa w. in the -• BUUIQ April 4. 1969, 1reveaUna th•t Bl ctl"tc Compafty fo~ electrlcal vork on her ptopet,t y. ,-. ,a n1ult of MN . Akins ' telepb . te conve-n atlon with they •greed to .AQd did meet • day 01: eo tat•r Stre t . Mr. 'Lathan,., alOQe •t tho tl• . •t Nr•. • 'La._ Akins propetty • Be pointed ovt to a trd Mr•. Akl.u all that need d to be clone M4 told hel' tt would cnt •bOllt $1,SOO. Sh told bia if it would coat that ~ch •he might eell th frat.en:,. Durtl)g th• cour•e o-f th• dt•• Quaeton, Mr. IAtba8' told h•r that the bouN would have to , ... luptiet$.cm each year ---, �and would prolwably coat that much eaaly ar to conform. Mrs. Aklna is not sure whether .she act:uaUy initiated the propo itiou of selling the pr Latham or whether he initi ted the propoi,ltion. At any rate, Ml'. Lat-hp, told her he would try to help her sell the property as he knew some that type of property,. He said rty to Mr. who bought he would have one of these men call h r. 2 or 3 daya •ft r the meeting at the Third Str et property, a Mrs. Akins 411d identified himself as Mr. Pattillo. He told her th 11 d C ·t b had been r £erred by Mr. Lath&II\ and that he was calling concerning her property on Third Stree and made her an offer of $,,oo . for maintained that th property was worth r at which time Mr. Pattillo b came the propertr. Mra. Akins very ~urt and said h doubted if anyon elee would make any offer for the property. Mra . Akins told Mr. Pattillo she would think the matter call him as to her decision. rand tN According to Mrs . Akina, she reached the deci• aion that to keep the property would b a continuing cost and bother to her. She also realized that the property was worth more than $800.00 but stated that since she is a widow woman and 70 years of age it just wasn't worth it to maintain the property and keep ith tenant in it. Accordingly, 1he recontacted Mr. Fattillo and told him she would take $800. 90 for the pro, rty. A few lays later, Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Lath to her residence on Ashford Road . She is positive came She believe• some time before noon. •f was during ordinary buain ss hours because Mr. Latham at one point made the conaent that he hid to get back to the office. She is also positive that the date was April 15, 1969 which was on a Tu 1day. They advised her there would be no closing coat or for that matter any cost to her and that Mr. Lathem would close the deal as h wu a notary. They had a document with them, undoubtedly a warranty deed, which Mrs . Akins signed. Sh admits that ah did not read the document carefully and does not know for sure who the Grantee or Grantees were but ce~tanly was of the opinion that she was 1elling the property to Mr. Pattillo. She does wecall j he gave her a check in the amount of $800.00 and it wa1 a p1:iated check in his and his wife ' s name. However, she does not recall the name of u the wife. She deposited the check in her •ccount at the First National Bank on April 18, 1969. _7 - �Mra . Akin$ advl••d that •h• would t••tify ln Court conceratag thia utter t.f . eucb .bec..-e ab9ao1vtaly nec.eeaary. However. abe pJ:efened not to ,become lnvolv~ . Recoid Book No. ,5052, pag-, 158 1 &'ev•ala that a warranty de-4, dat.S 4-15-69 tranaf r~ecl die property at 1153 Third Street, N. w., Atlanta, Georgla 1 from the Crtntor; Mi's . Jean Hettie Akin(t), to th Gr _ t , le lane Alexander and Charlo~t - Gamer, ford\er that Ch&\"les T. Lathamwu • wttneee and nota.-y. The property at 1153 Third Street, N. w•. waa inapect don Nay 20 1 1969, by Janes A. Smlth, Chief Housing Code la• ector and myself at which tl e each item on Mi:. Tolb rt•a Housing lnepectlon Notice was checked to det mine if there had be• compU.*1Ce therewith . tt waa determined that of s _ 25 iteu that the only b u t ~ compliancef that hed been made wee pcinttag o the e•terior. lt 1, to be not d that Georgia Jacuon presently occupiee thi• property and has b en inltt'QOt 4 te • y. rent to Homestead Aaaoci_a tea, P. o. Atlanta, Georgl, 30331. This is in c~Ordl!lce with a lett r to Box 41222, • Jackson dated May 1, 1969 from lcelene Alounder. The ho~alng code i'ecords on this prop rty are in tact and ar av•Uable. ~ u �Housing Inspection Notice Number CB68•21SO reveal• that th houatn at 2285 and 2295 BliOOka A.venue, N. April 4, 1968, by c. t. Latham. w., Atlanta, Georgia wa• inspected on The notice with inatructiona to comply by July 9, 1968. was $1 , 050 . w•• mailed April 9, 1968, and The estimated co1t of r · ira Thi• property coneists of a church and two units in brick and frame type construction one atory with a total of three unit•, the owner being A. a. Anderson, Adminittrator for the eatate of G. H. Anderaon, 1135 H*rletta Boul evard, N. w., Atlanta, Georgia. Record Book Ho. 4966, page 239 reveals that there is a warruty deed, dated October 4, 1968. Ttanaferred pJ.'Operty •t 2285-95 Brooks Avenue, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia, from 6 T. Latham, Grantees. a. Anclereon, Grantor to Robert D. Pattillo and Charle• There i8 •lao a deed to secure debJ per record book 4967 page 271 to Atlanta Federal Saving• and Loan from Lathan and Pattillo in the amount of $7,500 1 on the sane property. Mr. A. Raymond Anderaon. 1335 •rletta Boulevard , N. w., Atlanta, Georgia, advised Kr. Barl Landers that as aclm1ohtrator for the estate of Mr. c. H. Anderson, he handled the ••le of the property a 2285-95 Brooks Avenu ~• N. w. According to Mr. Allderson, there are thne old houses or unit• at thi• address and after being inspected by Mr. Latham, Mr. Anderaon waa preaented with a long list of items to be repaired. Mt. Anderson had a contractor of hi~ choice check the houees and waa told by the contractor that it would coat approximately $2, 500 to comply with the inspection list. Soon thereafter, Mr. Anderson told Latham that he would aell the house ucl they eventually agreed u4 Mr. Anderson did sell the three units to Latham and Pattillo for $7,500. Mr. Andereon, Ml!'. Pattillo, and Mr. Latham went to11ther to Atlanta Federal Savings and t,oan to arrange for financing the house. Atl&Qta Federal took a deed to secure debt in the amount of $7,500 . However• Mr . Anderaon had to pledge a $2,000 account that he had with Atlanta Federal a security. On May 20, 1969, J•e• A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector and myself inapectedtthe property at 22Y•9S Broo Avenue, N. V., Atlant•, GeoJr la. (It should be nited this property •lao la or has been designated as 2•4 Brooks �HGu iug Inep otto on April 2, 196 • iup ct d property at 1263 81c:l Hollywood lo • The not1 of thi• prop rty was May a. 1968 with the 11 to comply by 8- -6 • Th · etimated co•t of rel) . tr• b. lng .$ 2, 750. ¥'· of the property w. • ••· D lphnq,. Groov r, 2935 Arden ~ -ti;, N. truction i v.,. Th OW'ller Atl ta, Georgia,, 3Q30S. t tbi Houa two uni.ta. residential fr · ddre, · •• deacrib _ t _ •01ne 32 iteJr<.a e>f "epatr. There 1 28, Recoi-d Book 4904, page 188 r -ve 1 tut• warrenty de d, 4-ted · - CL (l, ~ , 1968. This pr,_p .rty , aa transferr d by Hrs. Dalphn• Groover to Cba.tl • Travi• Lath aild Rob it D. Pattillo. It should h, not•d that the warraaty de•d would appear not only to d scrS.be -Q.i io tncbacl . ,•• pieces of property] o _ of which two entlre 1a de•cd,bed •• b ilig on This piece 1 - as 1263 Old Hollywood Road, N. perty which ow Bolton Road, as b ilig 100• • 100' x • w. too• x 100• . x 450' x 160' 600' •. g w., and 1• that pi,o• to ' 1!te111111P hereiu above. The iuspact~ by Mr. Wad4' 11 ()thei, i,lecet of p~pet-ty is on Welt ,.., .- Street, u....32S • • 111 • •nd Pirat Str et, N. • , d scribed Thl pt<,p rty is now known s 1250 Fir t ('rht . pt ·ce of prop rty so far• ne r could b . deta1.Ujl_;.... wpacted by the bou tQS code in1pect I' . ) Record Boo · 4906 pege 102 ro Dalpbn~ al th t Lath and PattUlo ~Groov ·~ a deed ·t o aecur debt on 5-28-68 for $7,000 1 Further, r~or book 4886, p gt1 59$ r · ala that 11... 20-68 conv 1 . th proporty fra.n '· e ' warr ty ted ill and Icelene Aluandet. Jemea A. 8mit:h, Chief Houatng Cod · lnsp. ctor,flnd l ins ct d th at 1263 Old Hollywood load on 5•20-69 nd found that baa1c Uy n ·· ~•patr• as ttst don IU'. 14ddell's in e-operty of the ti The oc.cupmatSof 1263 and 1265 Old Roll:,vood, Botd pay their r t t J. T. IAtb~, Boa 41222 .&tl..._. Georgia, 30331. A cu-reory i•pectton of the ptopeny of 1265 Old lloUywood that it ia b•dly u A-•-4 of repair and th .- r <> rev.ale ti it would not be in co . U. e v:lth �-------- ------- Th housing coder complete. ( The follow u \ the last date t.he p 1 · "- u -(( - c;::=:===-------------======--==----=-==--------- - -- - -- �Inspection Notice No. 0168-4112 reveal that c . T. IA.them on May 29, 1968, inspected pi-c,pel'ty at 2657 Rosemary Str•et, N. w., Atlanta, Geor ia. Thls property ,. residential frmae com truction, one story, on• unit, and is owned by Mr. w. a . Dooley who , at that time, alleg•dly resided at RBute 1, Whitesburg, Georgia. There were four itema of repair that bad an estimated repair coet of $600 .00 Housing Inspection Notice C168-SS7 reveals that c. T. Latham on 8-8-68 inspected the property at 2661 llosemary Street, N. Georgia. w., Atluta, This le a fr - e house, one story, one unit 'and ls owned b7 Mr. Dooley of White,buwg.- Georgi a . w. R. There were some five items of repalr vtth an stiut·ed coat of r pair of $800. 00 . Record Book 4980 page 17 reveals that a warranty deed, dated 11•4--68, conveye·d property at 2651 ·aoaemary Str t, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia fro w. R. Dooley to Charle• ·T. Latham and Robert D. 1attillo. Record Book 4989 page 29 reveals that a deed to secure debt dated U ·- 4-68 on property 26S7 Roeemary Street, N. w. , from Latham and Pattillo to w. R. Dooley for $2 ,060 . Record Book SOS! page 150 reveal• that warranty deed dated 4•14-69 on property at 2657 aoaemary Street, N. w. , from latham and Patt611o to H rman H. and Mary Lou Maloy. Record Book 4980 page 16 reveals that warranty deed dated 11•4•68 con- veyed the property of 2661 Rosemary Str t, N. w., from w. R. Dooley to Charles T. Latham and Robert D. Pattillo. Record Book 4986 page 594 reveals warranty deed dated 11•16-65 conveyed property at 2661 Rosemary Street , N. Pattillo tow. a. w. , from Charles T. Latham ind Robert D. Dooley. On May 20 1 1969, 1 telephonically contacted Wayman Ralph Dooley, Box 114, Mansfield, Georgia, Telephone Covington Exchange, 706-6033. Mr. Dooley advised that he was in the coaatruction businea and that he foi-merlly owned tbe pro• perty at 2657 and 2661 Rosemary Street, N. w. 1 Atlanta, Georgia. HI at•ted that .-Cb of these propertl•• were inspected by Mr. Latham. &~ i He, Mr.. Dooley, had them repa~CHQpliance with the code. At that time, he decided to property and 4{ aeU the property to Mr. t!III Mr. Dooley h• "'7 11-.y stated Pattillo and Mr. Lath 11 the ,...S that he was s tiafied with the trana tion �and that no preaaur whatsoever waa plf.ced upon him in the course of the eell• i ns . He atated that the ~ actually went through on the property at 2657 Bawever. Mr . and Mra . 1'11111• a . Ray had alr ady applied for Rosemary Street. loo on the propetty at 2661 Rosemary Street and when the loan e · it was necesaar7 for him to cancel out on th sale of the through, operty to Latham and Pattillol Both of the prop rties on Rosemary Street were inspected by kUNJ4_ J_.• A. Smith , Chtef HoueiQg Code Inspect or and ayeelf,_Mll found that the houeea had ~ . been repair~end that they appeared to b . tn compliance with the houin code . . u a �Inspection Notice ber Wll•SOSS reveals that Kr. A. inapected property at 2 (1724) Ridgew•y Avenue, N. c. w., and determined th re were eome 11 iteiu of repair. Waddell on 3•9•66 ' (right) 6tlanta, Georgia Thia houa vaa owned by Mr. and Mrs . Burkhart, Route 1, Mabl ton, Georgia, and at the time w s occupied by J . P. Warr • The house was co R cord Book 4957 page 206 vey d propert; { Mrs. Alonzo j: t, _/2~ lied on 9•20-66. reveal th t ay A nue f~ 1,, dg 9•17•68 con• Carl Burkhart and Agne• Burkhart to Record book 496S page 199 cuiDrijH de • arranty deed da ~ L•. tathana. ,i,- Ridgeway Avenu , i w., to secure debt, dat 9•16•68 ~ 4 from Mrs. Alonzo L. Lathan· to Carl and Agnea Burkhart · \Y~r , · aoute 1, Monttcello for $4,soo loan. Record Book 4986 pag 591 reveal 11b Ridgeway Avenue, N. w. arraaty deed dated 11• 22•68 convey*" (" from Mra . Alom:a L. Latham to Bradon M. Qualls and lcelene Alexandr. Record book 5044 page 65 reveals arranty deed of 3-28-69 o-k-" w. "'1/' Ridgeway Av nu , N. and sarah I s. c;O,av 111t ~ from Brandon M. Qualls and Ic len Ale.-nder to Henry c. Weav r . view of th fact that thi hou e ~ purchas d by Mra . Latham and~ ub eq as compl ied prior to the tilll8 it vaa tly n sold, no curr nt as made. The Hou in Cod r cord on this l u " rilfi e of property are intact. w ction �1ca.cord Book 4937 page 26 r~veal• warranty deed, dated 7•26•68 conveying prope1ty at 2250 Siak Str , et, N. w. , Atl•nta, Ceorg1a from Flo••i Daniel Ru••ll to Charle, T. Latham and iobert D. Pattillo. Record Book 4935 page 412 reveal• deed to aecure debt elated 7•2 68 on p~op rty at 2250 Sisk Street , N. w. , from Latham and Pattillo to r101al .Daniel Ruse 11 for loin of $1,900 . Record Book 4986 page 596 reveal arranty de d dated 11• 20•68 conveying prop rty at 2250 Siak Street, N. w., Quall and Icel ne Alex.nder ~ search of the records of the hou,tu code frcm Latham and Pattillo to•~ . division f il d tor veal th4t there waa ever a cue on the property t 2250 Sisk Street . ln v:lev of the f development• ao far on thi• property no further vest:lgation was conducted p nding further developmem:s . . u ' lb• � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document S.22-6¢ Ke Eaet LaniDEes , CHIEF Aoami vis Bier ce i2 a hve ‘ D Ams (S| Newde So Al ‘ ij MEG eG & SOC. Wy, Ar i, fon SUBJECT: Us fone ODE ivi di On , CH FCLES Benes har cen ; (nee eA Coe TA. Mr, Earl Landers advised on May 8, 1969 that he had received information indicating a Housing Code inspector had purchased residential property from a Mrs. Akins under circumstances indicating a possible wrong doing on the part of the inspector. Mr. Landers stated that Mr. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector and Mr. R. 0. Tipton of the seme department . had details of the matter. Further, Mr. J. H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator also had received information in the same matter. Mr. Landers stated he had requested Mr. Smith, Mr. Tipton and Mr. Robinson to contact me on the same date, Mr. John H. Robinson, Community Development Coordinator, Second Floor, City Hall advised on May 8, 1969 that about a week ago a Mrs. Georgia Jackson, tenant, 1153 Third Street, N. W., Atlanta, telephonically advised that a Mrs, Akins is the owner of that Se, According to Mrs. Jackson, an inspection was made of the property and the estimated cost of repairs came to a large sum. Further, the repairs were never made and Mrs. Akins sub- sequently sold the property to a City inspector representing some type of company. The new owner increased the rent from $50.00 to $90.00 per month. Mrs. Jackson advised she could be reached through phones 284-4747 and 792- 0239.  Page 2 Mr, James a Smith, Chief Inspector, Housing Code Division Enforcement , as Department of Buildings, and Mr. R. 0, Tipton, Supervisor in the same division made available records of their offices on May 8, 1969 which reveal the following information: Employees in the Housing Code Division who are allegedly involved in the purchase of the property from Mrs. Akins are inspectors Charles T. Latham, and Robert D. Pattillo. Housing Inspection Notice No. CA69-10023 dated February 18, 1969 reveais that residential property located at 1153 Third Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia is owned by a Mrs. Jean Harris Akins, 1009 Euclid Avenue, N. E., and occupied by one Georgia Jackson. The building on the property is of frame construction, one story, and has a total of one unit. The inspection was conducted by Housing Code Inspector, M. L. Tolbert, and cost of rehabilitating the property was estimated at $1,500.00, An official notice of violation was mailed to Mrs. Akins at 1009 Euclid Avenue, N, E., Atlanta, Georgia on or about February 19, 1969 with in- structions to correct on or before May 19, 1969, This notice was sent via certified mail, however the receipt was never returned.  Page 3 A second official notice of violation was mailed to Mrs. Akins at 2583 Ashford Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia on or about March 28, 1969 with game correction date. The certified mail receipt was returned as signed a Die oe a by Jean a the event the original records in this matter are needed a request should be made to Mr. James A. Smith. Mr. Tipton advised that he had talked personally with Mrs. Akins who advised him in substance that she was the former owner of the property located at 1153 Third Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia; that she had rented this property to Georgia Jackson for a number of years and: that she formerly resided at 1009 Euclid Avenue, N. E., but had recently moved to 2583 Ashford Road, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia, telephone 633-5343. She also advised that the first she knew of the inspection of her property on Third Street was when Mrs. Jackson told her of it. Mrs. Akins subsequently conferred with a Mr. Charles Latham about the repair of the property and in view of the expense involved she decided to sell the place. Shortly thereafter Mr, Latham and a Mr. Pattillo came to Mrs. Akins home and she sold the property to Mr. Pattillo for $800.00. It was determined through reliable sources that Robert D, Pattillo was born Rebreary Ue, 1927 and that his wife's name is Icdélene A. Pattillo.  Page 4 It is reported that the Pattillo's have resided at 404 Puckett Street, Forest Park, Georgia and at 1272 Park Avenue, S, E., Apt. A, Atlanta, Georgia. Further that Mr. Pattille was formerly employed as an agent or salesman with Georgia Insurance Service and with United Insurance. Mrs. Pattillo is reportedly an employee or former employee of Colonial Stores. The same sources revealed that Charles T. Latham was reportedly born in January, 1936 and his wife's name is Charlotte G. Latham. The Latham's have resided at 1896 Ward Circle, East Point, Georgia and 4030 Grant Drive, S. W., Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Latham was formerly employed as an agent for Florida State Life Insurance Company. Mrs. Latham reportedly is or was employed by E ~ Z Food Stores. Mr. Latham filed a petition in bank- ruptcy in March, 1961 listing debts in the amount of $12,729.00 and assets of $110.00. He was discharged in June, 1961,  PERSONNEL RECORDS, CITY OF ATLANTA revealg the following information: Charles Travis Latham was employed as a housing code inspector on May 30, 1966. By way of background, Mr. Latham was born January 4, 1936. He has a high school education and 3 years in a radio-TY trade school in Washington, D. C. Mr. Lathan!s wife's name is Charlotte Ann. They have four children. His social security number 4s 25950-1436. Robert David Pattillo was employed as a housing code inspector on January 23, 1967. He was born November 8, 1928. Mr. Pattilto has a high school education and one year of college. his wife's name is Icelene. They have two children. Mr. Pattillo's social security number is 253-30-1845. Jat 16, My WYER pee {hat Charthea' Tr Lothar prarvicd Charbel Oren Grothe en YY ID, ios vo. uy, J thai fee Hs Viwtzl 20 Lithia OC, Hernir, bos ee. Ma. Te thains, a G2 OL m4, Srthare htt Pho H ASI2 SR pawl. ft (ted D. Pett lh yrornd Selene Abegarder te ey Cetin, , /La om Aue x, 1461,  Mre. Jean Akins, 2583 Aehford Road, N. B., Atlanta, Georgia, Telephone Number 633-5343 @urnished the following information. Mrs. Akine advised that she wae former owner of property at 1153 Third Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. That this property was left to her by her mother and that she has eontel the property to Georgia Jackson and her six children. for a number of years. She stated that the house was in excellent condition prior to the time that Mrs. Jackson end her family occupied it. However, they have been very destructive tenants. Mrs. Akins formerly resided at 1009 Euclid Avenue. However, she moved from there to her present address on January 24, 1969. At that time, she left a forwarding address with the post office. q Mre. Akins wes not aware that her fhird Street property had been inspected until some time in Late March, 1969 when Georgia Jackson told her that the house inspectors had been out there. Thereafter, Mre. Akine called City Hall and talked to Mr. Lathamwhe told her that there was @ “whole page full” of things to be done to the house, She advised Mr. Latham she had received no notice and told him that she had recently spent considerable money for plumbing fixtures and other repairs. In connection with the repairs made on the house, Mre. Akins hes an invoice of 3-1L7«69 from Stasco, Inc., evidencing phumbing work includédg & new 30-gallon water heater at 1153 Third Street, N. W. im the amount of $252.50. She hag another invoice dated April 4, 1969, revealing thet she paid $20.55 to Rose Biectric Company for electrical work on her property. As a result of Mrs. Akins' telephonic conversation with Mr. Latham, they agreed om and did meet a day or co later at Mrs. Akins property on Third Street. Mr. Lathamwas alone at the time. He pointed out to Mrs. Akins all that needed to be done and told her it would cost about $1,500. She told him if it would cost that auch she might sell the property. During the course of the dis- cussion, Mr. Letham told her that the house would have to pass inspection each year  and would probably cost that much each year to conform. Mrs. Akins is not sure whether she actually initiated the proposition of sel ling the property to Mr. Latham or whether he initiated the proposition. At any rate, Mr. Latham told her he would try to help her sell the property as he knew some men who bought that type of property. He said he would have one of these men call her. 2 or 3 daya after the meeting at the Third Street property, a man called Mrs, Akins and identified himself as Mr. Pattillo. He told her that he had been referred by Mr. Latham, and that he was calling concerning her property on Third Street and made her an offer of $8800) for the property. Mrs. Akins maintained thet the property was worth more at which time Mr. Pattillo became very curt and said he doubted if anyone elge would make any offer for the property. Mrs. Akins told Mr. Pattillo she would think the matter over and call him as to her decision. According to Mrs. Akins, she reached the deci- sion that to keep the property would be a continuing cost and bother to her. She also realized that the property was worth more than $800.00 but stated that since she is a widow woman and 70 years of age it just wasn't worth it to maintain the property and keep ithe tenant in it. Accordingly, she recontacted Mr. Pattillo and told him she would take $800.00 for the property. A few days later, Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Letham came to her residence on Ashford Road. She believes some time before noon, She is positive ag was during ordinary business hours because Mr. Latham at one point made the comment that he had to get back to the office. She is also positive that the date was April 15, 1969 which was on a Tuesday. They advised her there would be no closing cost or for that matter any cost to her and that Mr. Lathemwould close the deal as he was a notary. They had a document with them, undoubtedly a warranty deed, which Mrs. Akins signed. She admits that she did not read the document carefully and does wit know for sure who the Grantee or Grantees were but certainly was of the opinion that she was selling the property to Mr. Pattillo. She does recall ¥yhe gave her a check in the amount of $800.00 and it was e printed check in his and his wife's name. However, she does not recall the name of the wife. She deposited the check in her account at the First National Bank on April 18, 1969.  Mrs. Akins advised that she would testify in Court concerning this matter if such became abusolutely necessary. However, she preferred not to become involved, Record Book No. 5052, page 158, reveals that a warranty deed, dated 4-15-69 transferred the property at 1153 Third Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia, from the Grantor, Mrs. Jean Herris Akin(s), to the Grantee, Icelene Alexander and Charlette Garner, farther that Charles T. Latham was a witness and notary. The property at 1153 Third Street, N. W. was inspected on May 20, 1969, by James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector and myself at which time each item on Mr. Tolbert’s Housing Inspection Notice was checked to determine if there had been complience therewith. It was determined that of some 25 items that the only basic@i complianceg that had been made was peinting on the exterior. It is to be noted that Georgie Jackson presently occupies this property and has been instructed to gay rent to Homestead Associates, P. 0. Box 41222, Atlenta, Georgia, 30331. This is in accordance with a letter to Mrs. Jackson dated May 1, 1969 from Icelene Alexander. The housing code records on this property are in tact and are available.  Housing Inspection Notice Number CB68-2150 reveals that the housing at 2285 and 2295 Brooks Avenue, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia was inspected on April 4, 1968, by C. T. Latham. The notice was mailed April 9, 1968, and with instructions to comply by July 9, 1968. The estimated cost of repairs was $1,050. This property consists of a church and two units in brick and frame type construction one story with a total of three units, the owner being A. R. Anderson, Administrator for the estate of G. H. Anderson, 1335 Marietta Boulevard, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. Record Book No. 4966, page 239 reveals that there is a warranty deed, dated October 4, 1968. Transferred property at 2285-95 Brooks Avenue, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia, from & R. Anderson, Grantor to Robert D. Pattillo and Charles T. Latham, Grantees. There is also a deed to secure debg per record book 4967 page 271 to Atlanta Federal Savings and Loan from Latham and Pattillo in the emount of $7,500, on the same property. Mr. A. Raymond Anderson, 1335 Marietta Boulevard, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia, advised Mr. Earl Landers that as administrator for the estate of Mr. G. H. Anderson, he handled the sale of the property at 2285-95 Brooks Avenue, N. W. According to Mr. Anderson, there are three old houses or units at thie address and after being inspected by Mr. Latham, Mr. Anderson was presented with a long list of items to be repaired, Mr. Anderson had a contractor of his choice check the houses and wan told by the contractor that it would cost approximately $2,500 to comply with the inspection list. Soon thereafter, Mr. Anderson told Latham that he would sell the house and they eventually agreed and Mr. Anderson did sell the three units to Latham and Pattillo for $7,500. Mr. Anderson, Mr. Pattillo, and Mr. Latham went together to Atlanta Federal Savings and Loan to arrange for financing the house, Atlenta Federal took a deed te secure debt in the amount of $7,500. However, Mr. Anderson had to pledge a $2,000 account that he had with Atlanta Federal as security. On May 20, 1969, James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector and myself inspectedtthe property at 2286-95 Brooks Avenue, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. (It should be noted this property also is or has been designated as 2-4 Brooks Avenue.) ppt oc weeny tod ode pe Ot phrlD, Cex tht Hs Ole: oe hott laches oon ests, Pith perme 77¢ - 0822, Ly | Orr xalig, LU Boy 41-22, Obata, La, 3033/4  Housing Inspection Notice Number CB68~2505 reveals that Mr. A. C. Waddell on April 2, 1968, inspected property at 1263 Bld Hollywood Road. The notice of this property was mailed May 8, 1968 with the instruction to comply by 8-8-68. The estimated cost of repairs being $2,750. The owner of the property was Mrs. satennin, Sinkane, 2935 Arden Road, N. W., Atlanta, Georgis, 30305. House at this address was described as residential frame two story, two units. There were some 32 items of repair. Record Book 4904, page 188 reveals that a warranty deed, dated May 28, 1968. This property wes transferred by Mre. satgulld Gouenes to Charles Travis Latham and Robert D. Pattillo. It should be noted that the warranty deed would eppear mt only to describe bat to include two entire! epeute pieces of property} one of which ise described as being on Bolton Road, Ns. W.-°325° x 450° x 160° x 600°. This piece is now known as 1263 Old Hollywood Road, N. W., and is that pro- perty which was inspected by Mr. Waddell as dateonbielle’ nasein above, The other pieceg of property is on West Avenue and First Street, N. W., described as being 100° x 100° x 100° x 100". ‘This property is now known as 1250 First Street, N. W. (This piece of property so far as could be determined, wae never inspected by the housing code inspectors.) Record Book 4906 page 102 reveals that Latham and Pattillo geve Mre. nites,’ aeenees a@ deed to secure debt on 5-28-68 for $7,000 loam. Further, record beok 4886, page 595 reveals that a warranty deed dated 11-20-68 conveyed the property from Latham and Pattillo to Brandon M, Qually and icelene Alexander. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code inspector,and 1 inspected the property at 1263 Old Hollywood Road on 5-20-69 and found that basically none of the repairs as listed on Mr. Naddell’s inspection notice of 4-2-68 had been made. The occupantSof 1263 and 1265 Old Hollywood Road pay their rent to J. T. Latham, Box 41222 Atlamna, Georgia, 30331, A cursory inspection of the property of 1265 Old Hollywood Road reveals that it is badly in need of repair end that it would not be in compliance with the housing conditions. Thr Hoewcerg Cele Records on Hes pup Lo ¢  complete. The follow up\sheet is migsing. the last date the premises was _iz ily 9, 1968. a =f -  Inspection Notice No, C168-4112 reveals that C. T. Latham on May 29, 1968, inspected property at 2657 Rosemary Street, N. W., Atlante, Georgia. This property is residential frame com truction, one story, one unit, and is cmd by Mr. W. R. Dooley who, at that time, allegedly resided at Route 1, Whitesburg, Georgie. There were four items of repair that had an estimated repair cost of $600.00 | Housing Inspection Notice C168-557 reveals that C. T. Latham on 88-68 inspected the geeparty at 2661 Rosemary Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. This is a frame house, one story, one unit and is owned by Mr. W. R. Dooley of Whitesburg, Georgia. There were some five items of repair with an estimated cost of repair of $800.00. Record Book 4980 page 17 reveals that a warranty deed, dated 11-4-68, conveyed property at 2651 Rosemary Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia from W. R. Dooley to Charles T. Latham and Robert D. Pattillo. Record Book 4989 page 29 reveals that a deed to secure debt dated 11-4-68 on property 2657 Rosemary Street, N. W., from Latham and Pattillo to W. R. Dooley for $2,000. Record Book 5052 page 150 reveals that warranty deed dated 4-14-69 on property at 2657 Rosemary Street, N. W., from Latham and Pattéllo to Herman H. and Mary Lou Maloy. Record Book 4980 page 16 reveale that warranty deed dated 1l-4-68 con- veyed the property of 2661 Rosemary Street, N. W., from W. R. Dooley to Charles T. Lathem and Robert D. Pattillo. Record Book 4986 page 594 reveals warranty deed dated 11-16-65 conveyed property at 2661 Rosemary Street, N. W., from Charles T. Latham and Robert D. Pattillo to W. R. Dooley. On May 20, 1969, I telephonically contacted Wayman Ralph Dooley, Box 114, Mansfield, Georgia, Telephone Covington Exchange, 706-6033. Mr. Dooley advised that he was in the construction business and that he formerlly owed the pro- perty at 2657 and 2661 Rosemary Street, N. W., Atlanta, Georgia. HB stated that each of Don properties were inspected by Mr. Latham. He, Mr. Dooley, had them sapuin! cs Seeded with the code. At that time, he decided to sell the property and wed sell the property to Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham,awd &@ Mr. Dooley hed=peterly stated that he was satisfied with the transaction  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 75 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/12910b7abb0b893bc6a83b0c73f6ff4c.pdf 54c7fdf6c005fa1c014544cc8eda2284 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. _. .., .-. \ _______ ___ ._._,_ § 2-249 ATLANTA CODE § 2-252 Secs. 2-249, 2-250. Reserved. -- / Article XIII. Code of Ethics~ Sec. 2-251. Conflicts of interest. Neither the mayor, the p , eside11t of t he board of ulderm •11, any alderman or other officer or emp loyee, elecle<l or appointed, whether paid or unpaid, sha ll engage in any busiuess or transaction or shall have a financi a l or other private interest, direct or indirect, which is in conflict wit h a nd adverse to the proper discha r ge of his of ficia l duti s and the best inter ests of the city. ( Ord. of 3-15-65, § 1) Sec. 2-252. Representing private interes t before city agencies . Neither t he mayor, president of t he boa rd of aldermen, a ny alderman or other off icer or employee, elected or a ppointed, w hose salar y is paid in whole or in pa r t from t he city treasury sha ll appear in beha lf of pri vate interest s befo re a ny agency of t he city, includi ng- any committee of city government, the At la nta Housing .Aut hority, a ny joint board if the city is a participant, t he board of ed ucatio n, 01· any other agency in which t he city is involved. Alder me n, howev r , ma.: appear w it hout compensation or r em uneration of a ny ki nd in behalf of constit uents, or in t he performa nce of p ublic or civic obligations. T his sect ion shall _not pr ohibit appea rances upon mat ters only incidenta lly r equir ing off icia l action which du not develop into a subst ant~l pa rt of the employment, provided t ha t t he ret a iner is not fo r t he purpose of appearing before any committee, a ut hority, board or other agency of t he cit y, and pr ovided fu rther , t hat the com pensa t ion, in wholi: or in part, is not contingent or dependent upon t he action of s uch committee, a uthor ity, board or ot her a gency. No person serving t he city without compensat ion sha ll appear , eit her di r ectly or indir ect ly, on beha lf of pri va te interests in matter s involving any comm ittee, aut hority, bot.rd or other a gency on which he serves or before a ny other committee, a uthority, _,, I Editor's not e- Ord. of March 15, 1965, f rom which Art. III is derived, did not expressly amend this Code, hence codificat ion of ~~ 1- 13 a s §§ 2-251- 2-263 r espectively, was at the discretion of the editors. I talicized cat ch phrases were added t o faciliate indexing a nd r eference. Cross references- Offices, of fi cers and empl,,yees, Ch. 21; fire depart ment, § 12-26 et seq.; police department , Ch. ~5. Su pp . No. i 88 • ...... �-'· .. ,_ ., ,; .; . • t.' ( .. ' . • • J. I'. · · C § 2-255 ATLANTA CODE § 2-259 other agency of the city, shall publicly disclose on the official record the natu r e and extent of such interest. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 5) Sec. 2-256. Gifts and favors. o Neither the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or appointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall accept any valuable gift calculated to influence his vote or decision in any business dealing with the city, in any form or forms what soever, including, but not limited to service, loan, thing or promise, from any person. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 6) Sec. 2-257. Disclosure of confidential information. Neither the mayor, the president of t he board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or appointed, whether pa id or unpaid, shall disclose confi dential information concer ning the proper ty, governing operations, policies or affairs of the city ; nor shall he use such information or any acquir ed in his official capacity to advance the financial or other personal interest of hi mself or ot hers in any instance wherein t he same would conflict with, and be a dverse t o, the best interests of t he city . . (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 7) Sec. 2-258. Investments in conllict with official duties. Neit her the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or appointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall invest, or hold any investment dir~ctly or indirectly in any financial, business, commercial or other private t ransaction, which cr eates a conflict with and adversely affects his official duties to the detriment of t he city. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 8) Sec. 2-259. Incompatible employment. Neither the mayor, t he president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or appointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests Supp, No, 1 90 • ..... �\ . ... ~ucr § 2-259 ADMINISTRATION 1 9 1865 ° § 2-262 when such employment or service is adverse to and incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties. (Ord. of 3-15-6.5, § 9) Sec. 2-2(-iO. Private business conflicts. Owning stock in, or being employed by, or having any connection with or ownership in any business, company or concern which does business with the city only through sealed competitive bidding where said bids are opened and the awards are made at meetings open to the public, shall not be .considered as doing business with the city so as to cause any conflict of interest. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 10) Sec. 2-261. Appearances before city agencies of former officers or employees~ No person who has served as officer or employee, elected or appointed, of the city shall within a period of six (6) months after termination of such service or employment appear before any committee, authority, board or other agency of the city or recei ve compensation for any services rendered on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or association in relation to any case, proceeding or application with respect to which such person was directl y concerned, or in which he personally participated during the period of . his service or employment, or which 'fas under h is active consideration or with respect to which k owledge or information was ma de availa ble to him du ring ~he period of said service or employment. (Or d. of 3-15-65, § ll) Sec. 2-2G2. lloard of et hi cs. (a) C1·eation, membership. There is hereby created and established a board of ethics to consist of five (5 ) members, all of whom shall be residents of, and domiciled in , the city and who shall be nominated and elected as follows : ( 1) One ( 1) member to be nominated by the president of the Atlanta l:ar Association and elected by the board of aldermen; ( 2) Four ( 4) to JJe nominated by the mayor and elected by the board of aldermen. Supp. No. 1 91 .__ . • �\."' . .-#),· . ·. , . ,· C, § 2-262 ATLANTA CODE § 2-262 The members shall each serve for a term of four ( 4) years without compensation, and the members shall elect a chairman and effect their own organization internally. (b) Advisory opinions. The board shall render an advisory opinion when requested by the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, member of the board of aldermen, or officer or employee, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid, with respect to the provisions of this article in which said mayor, president of the board of aldermen, member of the board of aldermen, or other officer or employee is personally involved. Such a dvisory opinion shall be rendered pursuant only to written request by the mayor, president of the board of aldermen, member of the board of aldermen, or other officer or employee concerned. At the time of making request, and as a part of and contemporaneously therewith, t he person requesting an opinion from the board shall set forth fully in writing, sworn and subscribed to under oath, all facts and other matter within the knowledge of said person relating in any way to the issue about which he seeks an opinion, and shall supplement only in writing such information initially furn ished as may be necessary from time to time so as to present fully and completely all facts and other matter for review by the board. --- (c) Personnel, faciliti,es, meetings, records. The city shall assign from existing clerical personnel all necessary clerical assistance to the board of ethics, an d shall provide and designate a place for meetings of the board. The board shall hold private meetings at such times as it may des ire, and a majority of the members of the board shall constit ute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the board . A majority opinion of the members sitting at any hearing shall govern as to decisions of the board. The oard, in its judgment, shall be free to contract for the servic(!S of a competent court reporter to take down statements, t estimony and discussions at its meetings, or to use in lieu thereof a competent person or persons adept at shorthand re11orting, and/ or mechanical transcribing devices, whichever method or methods desired by the board, to be paid for by the city. All permanent records of the board shall be confidential and shall be 1-ept under lock S u1ip. No . 1 92 ...... �~ .. t • ' uv l § 2-262 ADMINISTRATION 19 § ,P..... l:jt) ~ 2-262 in the office of the administ rative assistant to t he mayor. The city shall pay all administrati e cost s, including those specifically stipulated herein, pert.t ining to the operation of the board of ethics. .. ,.. (d) R equests for opinions. The mayor, t he president of the board of aldermen, any alderm: n or other officer or employee, elect ed or appointed, paid or u 1paid, may where any question of conflict of inter est or possible ethical violation exists, request in writing an opinion fro n the board of ethics. (e) Increase of membership . The mayor and board of aldermen may incr ease the number of the members of the board of ethics if such becomes neces mry in order to make the work of t he board more effective. (f ) S ecrecy provisions. The hearings of the board of ethics shall be held in private, but th1 opinions of the board shall be made available to t he public t J examine and t o the press to publish with such deletions th refrom as may be necessary to prevent disclosure of t he ident ity of t he mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, an~ alderman or other officer or employee involved. Upon requ est of t he board of ethics, t he city attorney or a representath e of his office shall meet with t he board of ethics. , (g) Cornpliance il;ith opinion . The mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee of t he city, whether appointed or elected, paid or unpaid, after a fu ll and complete disclosure of all the facts, matter and circumstances, shall be entitled to rely on the opinion of the board of ethics as herein established as a guide to the conduct of such person in his r elations to and with the city; and compliance with the opinion of the board of ethics shall serve in mitigation in any pr 1ceedings against such person for violation of this article. (h) Purpose of provisions. It is the express intention of this section, including all of i1; subsections, and in the creation and function of the board of ethics hen•in provided, that the same serve as an advisory board for th, i benefit of those people in government who ha, 3 a bona f ide question regards uvp. No. 1 • �.. ! ! ' ... § 2-262 ATLANTA com: § 2-263 ing a possible conflict between their governmental duties and their private, personal or financial interests. It is not the intention of this section, including all of its subsections, to establish a secret board for the purpose of holding meetings and/ or investigations, or rendering c,pinions on any matter or matters not specifically presented t o said board in writing as herein provided, but on the contra ry, it is the express intention of this section in the creation of the board of ethics to make government better so that the public may benefit therefrom, and at the same time to protect those people in government who have a bona fide question of conflict; and with this aim it is the express and avowed intention in requiring the board of ethics to hold J>rivate hearings and to publish its opinions with such deletion s as to names of parties and other matters involved, so that t hose matters ,if private interest and concern shall remain priYate and personal unless and until such time as it is made to appear that such personal and private interest is in conflict with government c'l uty to the detriment of the public. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 12) ,. Sec. 2-263. Penalties. Any violation of this article, or the furni shing l f false or misleading information to the board of ethics when i;eeking an opinion from said board with 'the intent to mislead ..md thereby gain an opinion favoraple to the person r equ ~sting the same, shall subject the person comm 1tting such vi )lation, or furnishing such false or misleading i formation w th the intent to mislead the boar d of ethics, to punishment a 3 provided for in section 1-9, and to impeachment or removal from offi ce for. cause, as the case may be, and upon conviction ,hereof, to removal from office, whether elected or appointe,l, paid or unpaid. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 13) 1 E ditor's note--The editor s inser t ed r eference t o § 1-9 in lieu of reference to "the 1953 Code", inasmuch as § 1-9 is derived therefrom . ,." [The next iage is 113] Supp. :No. l 94 .._ . • �' I \ . :t .• .fit: C § 15-6 ATLANTA CODE § 15-9 health authorities of Fulton and DeKalb Counties such assistance and cooperation as those authorities may be able to give in the areas of the city within their respective jurisdiction. ( Ord. No. 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) Sec. 15-7. Inspection, compliance with code prerequisite to utility services for substandard dwelling unit. .; Utility services shall not be provided to any vacant dwelling unit which is unfit for human habitation until such dwelling unit has been brought into compliance with this code. ( Ord. No. 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) Sec. 15-8. Availability of reports, orders, recommendations. After any order, report or recommendation has been made by an official or employee of the city and is on file in their respective department, such information shall upon request be made availa ble to the owner of the property or his authorized agent, a prospective purchaser, the manager of the property, the attorney for any of the foregoing, any attorney for the examination of titles, and any official or employee of the city for official purposes. (Ord. No. 1967-7~, § 1, 12-4-67) I Sec. 15-9. Inspection by disinterested employee; secrecy provisions, information. No official or employee of the city making inspection of properties for the purpose of determining the necessity for repairs or corrections shall have any financial interest directly or indirectly, in any repairs or corrections which may be required, nor shall any such official or employee give to any person, firm or corporation, other than those authorized persons listed in section 15-8 above, any information regarding such repairs or corrections or the location or the names of the owners of said properties. (Ord. No. 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) Supp. No. 10 650 , �I ' ·~ . ' -"! C, § 1-7 GENERAL PROVISIO NS § 1-9 "That section ________ of the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, is hereby amended to read as fo llows: _,______ ____ ." The new provisions may then be set out in full as desired. In the, event a new section not heretofore existing in the Code is to be added, the following language may be used : "That the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, i hereby amended by adding a section ( or article or chapter) to be numbered _----, which said section reads as follows: ... " . • The new section may then be set out in full as desired. · All sections, articles, chapters or provisions desired to be. repealed should be specifically repealed by section, article or chapter number, as the case may be. Sec. 1-8. Altering Code. It shall be unlawful for a ny person in the city to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of thi · Code, or to inser t or delete pages, or portions t hereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever except by ordina nce or resolution or other official act of the mayor a nd council, which w ill cause the law of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in section 1-9. · I Sec. 1-9. General penalty; continuing violations. Whenever in 1his Code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unl awfu l or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the fai lu re to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and costs or imprisonment in the city jail for not more than six (6 ) months, or work on th e public streets or on public works of the city for not more than six (6) months, or by any one or more of these punishments , sub7 - �.. " l I C § 1-9 ATLANTA CODE § 1-10 _.,, I ject to all limitations contained in the charter of the city. Each day any violation of this Code r of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to· the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any or dinance shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be abated by the city as provided by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. (Code 1953, § 1.11) Charter references--Maximum punishment that may be prescribed, § 2.3.2; provisions as to the Municipal Court, operation thereof, § 5.1.1 et seq. Cross reference--Provisions allowing persons credit for time served in the city stockade where such persons, upon conviction for violation of a city ordinance, are unable or fail to p ay the fine, § 19-43. State law reference-Organization of p11blic works camps by cities, § 69-205, Ga. Code Ann. Sec. 1-10. Judgments and "lentences to run consecutively. All judgments and sentences imposed and ordered by the judge of the Municipal C urt shall run consecutively unless otherwise specifically provided by t he judge of such court in such judgments and sen tences. _,, / [The next page is 33] 8 • -·· � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document § 2-249 ATLANTA CODE § 2-252 Secs. 2-249, 2-250. Reserved. Article XIII. Code of Ethics* Sec. 2-251. Conflicts of interest. Neither the mayor, the p:esident of the bourd of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or transaction or shall have a financial or other private in- terest, direct or indirect, which is in conflict with and ad- verse to the proper discharge of his official duties and the best interests of the city. (Ord. of 3-15-65, $ 1) Sec. 2-252. Representing private interest before city agencies. Neither the mayor, president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whose salary is paid in whole or in part from the city treasury shall appear in behalf of private interests before any agency of the city, including any committee of city govern- ment, the Atlanta Housing Authority, any joint board if the city is a participant, the board of education, or any other agency in which the city is involved. Aldermen, however, ma,’ appear without compensation or remuneration of any kind in behalf of constituents, or in the performance of public or civic obligations. This section shall not prohibit appearances upon matters only incidentally requiring official action which do ’ not develop into a substantjal part of the employment, pro- vided that the retainer is not for the purpose of appearing before any committee, authority, board or other agency of the city, and provided further, that the compensation, in whol: or in part, is not contingent or dependent upon the action of such committee, authority, board or other agency. No person serving the city without compensation shall appear, either directly or indirectly, on behalf of private interests in matters involving any committee, authority, bourd or other agency on which he serves or before any other committee, authority, *Editor’s note—Ord. of March 15, 1965, from which Art. III is de- rived, did not expressly amend this Code, hence codification of §§ 1—13 a as §§ 2-251—2-263 respectively, was at the discretion of the editors. Italicized catch phrases were added to faciliate indexing and reference. Cross references—Offices, officers and empliuyees, Ch. 21; fire de- partment, § 12-26 et seq.; police department, Ch. 25. Supp. No. 7 88 a Ne ay RSS. oe wl i pag § 2-255 ATLANTA CODE § 2-259 other agency of the city, shall publicly disclose on the official record the nature and extent of such interest. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 5) Sec. 2-256. Gifts and favors. Neither the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall accept any valuable gift calculated to influence his vote or decision in any business dealing with the city, in any form or forms whatsoever, in- cluding, but not limited to service, loan, thing or promise, from any person. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 6) Sec. 2-257. Disclosure of confidential information. Neither the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall disclose confidential information concerning the property, governing operations, policies or affairs of the city; nor shall he use such informa- tion or any acquired in his official capacity to advance the financial or other personal interest of himself or others in any instance wherein the same would conflict with, and be adverse to, the best interests of the city. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 7) Sec. 2-258. Investments in conflict with official duties. Neither the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall invest, or hold any in- vestment directly or indirectly in any financial, business, com- mercial or other private transaction, which creates a conflict with and adversely affects his official duties to the detriment of the city. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 8) Sec. 2-259. Incompatible employment. Neither the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or employee, elected or ap- pointed, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests Supp. No.1 90 9 ee ee en § 2-259 ADMINISTRATION § 2-262 ak s when such employment or service is adverse to and incom- Pe patible with the proper discharge of his official duties. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 9) ~ a Sec. 2-260. Private business conflicts. Owning stock in, or being employed by, or having any con- nection with or ownership in any business, company or con- 5 cern which does business with the city only through sealed competitive bidding where said bids are opened and the awards are made at meetings open to the public, shall not be considered as doing business with the city so as to cause any | conflict of interest. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 10) Sec. 2-261. Appearances before city agencies of former offi- nl cers or employees. | No person who has served as officer or employee, elected or appointed, of the city shall within a period of six (6) months after termination of such service or employment appear be- | fees fore any committee, authority, board or other agency of the X ; city or receive compensation for any services rendered on be- half of any person, firm, corporation or association in rela- tion to any case, proceeding or application with respect to which such person was directly concerned, or in which he per- sonally participated during the period of. his service or em- ’ ployment, or which was under his active consideration or with respect to which knowledge or information was made avail- able to him during ‘he period of said service or employment. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 11) Sec. 2-262. Board of ethics. (a) Creation, membership. There is hereby created and established a board of ethics to consist of five (5) members, ; all of whom shall be residents of, and domiciled in, the city and who shall be nominated and elected as follows: (1) One (1) member to be nominated by the president of the Atlanta Bar Association and elected by the board of aldermen; 1 (2) Four (4) to be nominated by the mayor and elected by ' the board of aldermen. Supp. No. 1 ey 91  “ oe s ~ - i i . j be: ii 3 hy : a mi ; _ ee: : § 2-262 ATLANTA CODE § 2-262 ‘ The members shall each serve for a term of four (4) years ‘ without compensation, and the members shall elect a chair- . man and effect their own organization internally. ‘ (b) Advisory opinions. The board shall render un advisory ¥ opinion when requested by the mayor, the president of the ‘ » board of aldermen, member of the board of aldermen, or of- : a a s ficer or employee, whether elected or appointed, paid or un- 5 - paid, with respect to the provisions of this article in which i ee? said mayor, president of the board of aldermen, member of Ee y the board of aldermen, or other officer or employee is person- i ime 3 ally involved. Such advisory opinion shall be rendered pur- ee pe suant only to written request by the mayor, president of the t Ff board of aldermen, member of the board of aldermen, or other d officer or employee concerned. At the time of making request, | and as a part of and contemporaneously therewith, the person ei requesting an opinion from the board shall set forth fully in ‘a writing, sworn and subscribed to under oath, all facts and we other matter within the knowledge of said person relating in i any way to the issue about which he seeks an opinion, and ‘ x shall supplement only in writing such information initially ‘ " furnished as may be necessary from time to time so as to present fully and completely all facts and other matter for re- view by the board. (c) Personnel, faciligies, meetings, records. The city shall assign from existing clerical personnel all necessary clerical assistance to the board of ethics, and shall provide and desig- nate a place for meetings of the board. The board shall hold f ri private meetings at such times as it may desire, and a major- i ity of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum j ; for the transaction of the business of the board. A majority opinion of the members sitting at any hearing shall govern as to decisions of the board. The board, in its judgment, shall be free to contract for the servicces of a competent court re- porter to take down statements, testimony and discussions at its meetings, or to use in lieu thereof a competent person or persons adept at shorthand reporting, and/or mechanical transcribing devices, whichever method or methods desired by the board, to be paid for by the city. All permanent records of the board shall be confidential and shall be kept under lock Supp. No. 1 92 7 hea: oe ie es + A ote ee. oo POET EN Aes os meme eer = ge ee a ee oe * ee vul § 2-262 ADMINISTRATION § 2-262 in the office of the administrative assistant to the mayor. The city shall pay all administrative costs, including those speci- fically stipulated herein, pert::ining to the operation of the board of ethics. (d) Requests for opinions. he mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderm: n or other officer or employee, elected or appointed, paid or u :paid, may where any question of conflict of interest or possi le ethical violation exists, re- quest in writing an opinion fro n the board of ethics. (e) Increase of membership. The mayor and board of alder- men may increase the number of the members of the board of ethics if such becomes neces :ary in order to make the work of the board more effective. (f) Secrecy provisions. The hearings of the board of ethics shall be held in private, but th: opinions of the board shall be made available to the public t» examine and to the press to publish with such deletions therefrom as may be necessary to prevent disclosure of the identity of the mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, an) alderman or other officer or employee involved. Upon request of the board of ethics, the city attorney or a representative of his office shall meet with the board of ethics. (g) Compliance ufith opinion. The mayor, the president of the board of aldermen, any alderman or other officer or em- ployee of the city, whether appointed or elected, paid or un- paid, after a full and complete disclosure of all the facts, mat- ter and circumstances, shall be entitled to rely on the opinion of the board of ethics as herein established as a guide to the conduct of such person in his relations to and with the city; and compliance with the opinion of the board of ethics shall serve in mitigation in any pr ceedings against such person for violation of this article. (h) Purpose of provisions. It is the express intention of this section, including all of i/ 4 subsections, and in the crea- tion and function of the board of ethics hervin provided, that the same serve as an advisory board for the benefit of those people in government who ha‘ 2 a bona fide question regard- Supp. No. 1 93 19 Iybo pee a nae Tae ip eee oy CRN ART bay > yp saey, : : SFL SPOUT see arta : c Fy = ‘ f 4 hoe “—* : 5 Fe iy a . “ - r ieee rt > ae h phan re: ; ; eet oe v By oN = Cr ge, Ss e ne ier, Bata : me | ‘ ve 4 A 7 gs 2, ee Oe, ees Shee Bo par ued, Mass ; a ie Z oe ; r § 2-262 ATLANTA CODE: § 2-263 be: ( a | ing a possible conflict between their governmental duties and — Be kG their private, personal or financial inierests. It is not the in- > a tention of this section, including al] of its subsections, to eae establish a secret board for the purpose of holding meetings r ee and/or investigations, or rendering opinions on any matter 2 4 or matters not specifically presented to said board in writing ge as herein provided, but on the contrary, it is the express in- : ye tention of this section in the creation of the board of ethics , j to make government better so that the public may benefit ee therefrom, and at the same time to protect those people in g government who have a bona fide question of conflict; and with this aim it is the express and i:vowed intention in re- quiring the board of ethics to hold private hearings and to ? ; publish its opinions with such deletions as to names of parties and other matters involved, so that those matters of private be 4 interest and concern shall remain private and personal unless f | and until such time as it is made to appear that such personal and private interest is in conflict with government cuty to the detriment of the public. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 12) > eee soe a= Sec. 2-263. Penalties. ] ¥ q Any violation of this article, or the furnishing «f false or misleading information to the board of ethics when seeking an opinion from said board with the intent to mislead ind there- by gain an opinion favorable to the person requ2sting the same, shall subject the person committing such violation, or furnishing such false or misleading information w th the in- tent to mislead the board of ethics, to punishment as provided for in section 1-9, and to impeachment or removal from office for.cause, as the case may be, and upon conviction ‘hereof, to removal from office, whether elected or appointed, paid or unpaid. (Ord. of 3-15-65, § 13) Editor’s note—The editors inserted reference to § 1-9 in lieu of refer- ence to “the 1953 Code”, inasmuch as § 1-9 is derived therefrom. ee ee 2 en ae a cn le Fo I ra a [The next age is 115] Supp. No. 1 94 sq eg op -> t Se oe. Ae Or ee § 15-6 ATLANTA CODE § 15-9 health authorities of Fulton and DeKalb Counties such assis- tance and cooperation as those authorities may be able to give in the areas of the city within their respective juris- diction. (Ord. No, 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) Sec. 15-7. Inspection, compliance with code prerequisite to utility services for substandard dwelling unit. Utility services shall not be provided to any vacant dwell- ing unit which is unfit for human habitation until such dwelling unit has been brought into compliance with this code. (Ord. No, 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) See. 15-8. Availability of reports, orders, recommendations. After any order, report or recommendation has been made by an official or employee of the city and is on file in their respective department, such information shall upon request be made available to the owner of the property or his author- ized agent, a prospective purchaser, the manager of the property, the attorney for any of the foregoing, any attorney for the examination of titles, and any official or employee of the city for official purposes. (Ord. No. 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) é Sec. 15-9. Inspection by disinterested employee; secrecy pro- visions, information. No official or employee of the city making inspection of properties for the purpose of determining the necessity for repairs or corrections shall have any financial interest di- rectly or indirectly, in any repairs or corrections which may be required, nor shall any such official or employee give to any person, firm or corporation, other than those authorized persons listed in section 15-8 above, any information regard- ing such repairs or corrections or the location or the names of the owners of said properties. (Ord. No. 1967-74, § 1, 12-4-67) Supp. No. 10 650  § 1-7 GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1-9 “That section of the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, is hereby amended to read as follows; ......._..’”’ The new provisions may then be set out in full as desired. In the event a new section not heretofore existing in the Code is to be added, the following language may be used: “That the Code of Ordinances, City of Atlanta, Georgia, is hereby amended by adding a section (or article or chapter) to be numbered _ __., which said section reads as follows: ...”. The new section may then be set out in full as desired. All sections, articles, chapters or provisions desired to be repealed should be specifically repealed by section, article or chapter number, as the case may be. Sec. 1-8. Altering Code. It shall be unlawful for any person in the city to change or amend by additions or deletions, any part or portion of this Code, or to insert or delete pages, or portions thereof, or to alter or tamper with such Code in any manner whatsoever except by ordinance or resolution or other official act of the mayor and council, which will cause the law of the City of Atlanta, Georgia, to be misrepresented thereby. Any person violating this section shall be punished as provided in sec- tion 1-9. é Sec. 1-9. General penalty; continuing violations. Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city any act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense, or whenever in such Code or ordinance the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no specific penalty is provided there- for, the violation of such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hun- dred dollars ($500.00) and costs or imprisonment in the city jail for not more than six (6) months, or work on the public streets or on public works of the city for not more than six (6) months, or by any one or more of these punishments, sub- i  o She § 1-9 ATLANTA CODE § 1-10 ject to all limitations contained in the charter of the city. Each day any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the penalties hereinabove provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any of the provisions of this Code or any ordinance shall be deemed a public nuisance, and may be abated by the city as provided by law, and each day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate offense. (Code 1953, § 1.11) Charter references—Maximum punishment that may be prescribed, § 2.3.2; provisions as to the Municipal Court, operation thereof, § 5.1.1 et seq. Cross reference—Provisions allowing persons credit for time served in the city stockade where such persons, upon conviction for violation of a city ordinance, are unable or fail to pay the fine, § 19-43. State law reference—Organization of public works camps by cities, § 69-205, Ga. Code Ann. Sec. 1-10. Judgments and sentences to run consecutively. All judgments and sentences imposed and ordered by the judge of the Municipal Court shall run consecutively unless otherwise specifically provided by the judge of such court in such judgments and sentences. [The next page is 33]  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 74 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b6cc56f198e54557d525dc983577bd3c.pdf aed04908cc87630ce8b489104d0e12be Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS CHARLES T. LATHAM: Married Charlotte Ann Qualls on May 23, 1958, State File No. 14453. The State certificate lists Mrs. Latham's father as William C. Garner, and Mr. Latham's father as Alonzo Latham. ROBERT D. PATTILLO: Married Icelene Alexander in Henry County, Georgia on December 4, 1961, State File No. 51258. INSPECTION INFORMATION 2250 Sisk No case 2657 Rosemary Complied November 4, 1968 2661 Rosemary Complied November 4121 Grant Street No case 2 Ridgeway Complied September 20 I 1966 , 1968 �*W.D.-Warranty Deed L.D.-Deed to Secure Debt ADDRE.SS ~CORD_ B_0OK _ AND FOLIO DATE _OF TYPE DEED* GRANTEE GRANTOR RE MARK S TRANSACTION ----------------------------------------------------------------- Land-Grant Drive 120' X 11_7' _x _ 120' X 121" 4658/597 11/ 3/ 66 W.D. Contine ntal of Geo rgia , I n_c . Land-Grant Drive Same descr_i _p _tion as above 4660/ 426 11/3/ 66 L.D. Char les T. Lath am 4121 Grant Drive 4847/97 Charles T . $11 . 55 IR Stamp s La tham $1. 10 p e r $1, 00 0-_ _____________$1 0 ,5 00 00 ___________ _ _ W.D. Ful l er & Marria Fuller Contine nt a l of Ga., I nc . $10, 000 loa n. $_84 . 39 p er mo nth ti l l 11/ 5/ 8-1 Robert D. Patti l lo,S r . Sub jec t t o out s t a nding f irst mortgage loan i n principa l bal a nc e of $1 6 , 492 . 6 6 as o f 1 2/ 6/ 67 in fav o r of Collateral I nvest me nt Co., Birmi ngh a m, Ala., payable $12 3 p er mo. i nc luding p r i nc ipa l , i nt e re s t, taxes ,& insuran ce. 1/18/68 W.D. Bolton Road,N.W. 4904/188 La nd 325' X 450' X 160' X 600' W.Ave & 1st _St.,N.W. Land 100' X 100' 5/28/68 W.D. Mrs. Dal phna R. Groov er Charles $2. 00 Tax Stamps Travis Lat ham & Rob ert D. Pattil l o Bolton Road,N.W. 4 906/ 102 W.Ave.& 1st St.,N.W. Same description as above 5/ 28/ 68 L. D . Charles Travis Latham & Robe r t D. Patti llo Mrs. Dalphn a R. Gr oov e r $7, 000 l oan.Fina l p a yme nt 6 / 28 / 78 if not p r epa id 11/ 20/ 68 W. D. Char l es T. Lath am & Rob e r t D. Pattillo Bran don M. Qu all s & Icele ne Alexande r No prov i so fo r loan a gain st p r o p e rty 7/2 6/ 68 W.D. Flossie Dan iel Ru sse ll Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pa tti llo Bolton Road,W.Ave. & 1st Street Same description as above 4986/ 595 2250 S isk Street,N.W .4933 / 26 �--2 DAT.E. OF TRANSACTION TYPE DEED GRANTOR GRANTEE 2250 Sisk Street,N.W.4935/412 7/26/68 L.D. Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pattillo Flossie Daniel Russ.ell . $1900 loan.$58.67 per month. To be paid at home of Grant.e e 2250 Sisk Street,N.W.4986/596 11/20/68 W.D. Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pattillo Brandon M. Qualls & Icelene Alexander No proviso for loan against property. • 2 Ridgew:ay_ _A v_Ve . N:. W. 49.5 7 I 2 06 9/17/68 W.D. Carl ;Burkhart & Agnes Burkhart Mrs. Alonzo L.Latham 2 Ridgeway Ave.N.W. 4965/199 9/17/68 L .D. Mrs. Alonzo L. Latham Carl Burkhart & Agnes Burkhart Rt.l,Monticello, Ga.31064 2 Ridgeway Ave.,N.W. 4986/591 11/22/68 W.D. Mrs.Alonzo L. Latham Brandon M. Qualls & I ,c ele.11e Alexander No proviso for loan against property Brook Ave. & Lotus Ave.Land 90' X 622' X 77' X 590' 10/4/68 W.D. A.R.Anderson Robert D. Pattillo & .Charle.s _T . Latham $10.50 tax stamps,$1 . 50 per $500 consideration or po r tion ther_e _o_f ... Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pattillo Icelene Alexander was one witness. ADDRES.S __ R,E_CORP. ;B.O.OK AND FOLIO 4966/239 RE.M ARKS $4,500 loan at 6½% per annum ~~-~--~·~~-~-~ 2657 Rosemary Dr.NW. 4980/17 11/4/68 W.D. W.R.Dooley �--3 ADDRESS RECORD BOOK AND. FQLIO DATE OF TRANSACT ION . TYPE DEED GRANTO R GRANTEE 2657 Rosemary Drive,N.W. 4989/29 11/4/ 68 L.D. Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pattillo W.R.Dooley $2,000 Loan . Final payment 11/ 25 / 70 2661 Rosemary Drive,N.W. 4980/16 11/4/ 68 W.D. W.R.Dooley Charles T. Latham & Robert D. Pattillo Icelene Alexander was one witness . 2661 Rosemary Drive,N.W. 4986/594 11/ 16/ 68 W.D. Cha r les T. Latham & Robe r t D. Pattillo W. R. Dooley Mr s. Jean Harris Akin Icelene Alexander & Cha r lqtte Garner 1153 Third St.,N . W. 505 2/158 4/15/ 69 W.D. REMARK S - -~-- -~~ -·Charles T . Latham was one :witne.ss . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS CHARLES T. LATHAM: Married Charlotte Ann Qualls on May 23, 1958, State File No. 14453. The State certificate lists Mrs. Latham's father as William C. Garner, and Mr. Latham's father as Alonzo Latham. ROBERT D. PATTILLO: Married Icelene Alexander in Henry County, Georgia on December 4, 1961, State File No. 51258. INSPECTION INFORMATION 2250 Sisk No case 2657 Rosemary Complied November 4, 1968 2661 Rosemary Complied November __,1968 4121 Grant Street No case 2 Ridgeway Complied September 20, 1966  *W.D.-Warranty Deed L.D.-Deed to Secure Debt ADDRESS RECORD BOOK DATE OF TYPE DEED* GRANTOR GRANTEE REMARKS AND FOLIO TRANSACTION _ ee eat se ers te ne ket ee ee eee Land-Grant Drive 4658/597 11/3/66 wW.D. Continental of Charles T. $11.55 IR Stamps P20" oS LX Georgia,Inc. Latham $1.10 per $1,000-- 120' x 121" a ____ $10,500.00 _ _ Land-Grant Drive 4660/426 11/3/66 L.D. Charles T. Continental $10,000 loan. Same description Latham of Ga.,Inc. $84.39 per month till as above 11/5/81 —— 4121 Grant Drive 4847/97 1/18/68 W.D. W.D.Fuller & Robert D. Subject to outstanding first Marria Fuller Pattillo,Sr. mortgage loan in principal balance of $16,492.66 as of 12/6/67 in favor of Collateral Investment Co.,Birmingham, Ala.,payable $123 per mo. including principal,interest, taxes,& insurance. Bolton Road,N.W. 4904/188 5/28/68 W.D. Mrs. Dalphna R. Charles $2.00 Tax Stamps Land 325' X 450' Groover Travis Latham xX 160' X 600' & Robert D. W.Ave & lst St.,N.W. Pattillo Land 100' X 100' Bolton Road,N.w. 4906/102 5/28/68 L.D. Charles Travis Mrs. Dalphna $7,000 loan.Final payment W.Ave.& lst St.,N.W. Latham & Robert R. Groover 6/28/78 if not prepaid Same description as D. Pattillo above Bolton Road,W.Ave. 4986/595 11/20/68 W.D. Charles T. Latham Brandon M. No proviso for loan against & lst Street & Robert D. Qualls & property Same description | Pattillo Icelene as above Alexander 2250 Sisk Street,N.W.4933/26 7/26/68 W.D. Flossie Charles T. Daniel Latham & Russell Robert D. Pattillo  ADDRESS RECORD. BOOK DATE OF TYPE GRANTOR GRANTEE REMARKS AND FOLIO TRANSACTION DEED 2250 Sisk Street,N.W.4935/412 7/26/68 LL.D. Charles T. Flossie $1900 loan.$58.67 per month. Latham & Daniel To be paid at home of Robert D. Russell Grantee Pattillo 2250 Sisk Street,N.W.4986/596 11/20/68 W.D. Charles T. Brandon M. No proviso for loan against Latham & Qualls & property. Robert D. Icelene Pattillo Alexander 2 Ridgeway Ave.N.W. 4957/206 9/17/68 W.D. Carl Burkhart Mrs. Alonzo & Agnes Burkhart L.Latham 2 Ridgeway Ave.N.W. 4965/199 9/17/68 L.D. Mrs. Alonzo L. Carl Burkhart $4,500 loan at Latham & Agnes Burkhart 64% per annum Rt.1,Monticello, Ga.31064 2 Ridgeway Ave.,N.W. 4986/591 11/22/68 W.D. Mrs.Alonzo L. Brandon M. No proviso for loan against Latham Qualls & property Icelene . Alexander Brook Ave. & Lotus 4966/239 10/4/68 W.D. A.R.Anderson Robert D. $10.50 tax stamps,$1.50 per Ave.Land 90' X 622' Pattillo & $500 consideration or portion X 77' X 590' Charles T. thereof .. Latham 2657 Rosemary Dr.NW. 4980/17 11/4/68 W.D. W.R.Dooley Charles T. Icelene Alexander was one Latham & witness. Robert D. Pattillo  ADDRESS RECORD BOOK DATE OF TYPE GRANTOR GRANTEE REMARKS _ AND FOLIO TRANSACTION DEED 2657 Rosemary 4989/29 11/4/68 L.D. Charles T. W.R.Dooley $2,000 Loan.Final payment Drive,N.W. Latham & 11/25/70 Robert D. Pattillo 2661 Rosemary 4980/16 11/4/68 W.D. W.R.Dooley Charles T. Icelene Alexander was one Drive,N.W. Latham & witness. Robert D. Pattillo 2661 Rosemary 4986/594 11/16/68 W.D. Charles T. W.R.Dooley Drive,N.W. Latham & Robert D, Pattillo _ 1153 Third St.,N.W. 5052/158 4/15/69 W.D. Mrs.Jean Icelene Alexander Charles T.Latham was Harris Akin & Charlotte Garner one witness.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 73 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/09ea22dce1b4760146da53ea051cd15f.pdf f4c1b6b71b9953bbf79b7ab0af8cad02 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. l ' . " GEO~GIA, FULTON COUNTY : . Uy name i s MRS • .TB.AN AKINS · and I l ive at 2583 Ashford. Road,N.E., ' Atlanta, Georgia. I had been the owner of the house and property at 1153 Third ~treat , N. W. property. since 1962 when my mother gave me said For the l ast f ive years I had been renting this house to Mrs. Georgia Jackson • . I charged her rent 0~_$50.00 per month and she had a l ways paid her rent on time mor~ or less. In February . of 1969 Mr. Tolbert, a Hous:mg Code Inspector, found that certain conditions exi sting in. and around this house at ·1153 Third Street, N.W. wer e violations of the Housing Code of the City of Atlanta . Apparently notice of these violations was sent to me by certified mail at my old address on Euclid Avenue from which I had just recenty moved. Apparent ly this written notice was no t forwarded to my new address, i.e., the house in which I now live. -~ In March of 1969 a Mr. Latham contacted me and informed me that the house at 1153 Third Stree t was in violation of the Housing Code , tha t he was t? replace Mr . Tolbert as the Housin~ ·Code Inspec t or on the case. Mr . Latham advised me that he ' estimated the cos t of repairs to be from 81000.00 to $1500.00. ~ I tol d Mr. Latham tha t I would rather sell the house than put this much money on r epair s . Mr. Latham then told me he knew ·of two or thre e people that he thought might buy the house but ,.' tha t they probably would not give me much money for . it. Mr. La tham said 'that he ,would contact these people, tha t they ~uld _come out anq look a t the house and then ca±l me. -Several · days later a Mr. R.D. Pa ttillo called me on the telephone and offered me ·ssoo.oo for the property. I asked him if he would give me $ 1000. 00 but he said it wasn ' t worth it. () On April 15, 1969 Mr . Pattillo and Mr . Latham came to house to close the deal. my Mr. Pattillo offered me $800. 00 and told me that there would be no closing costs, no pro-rating of t aJtes, or any expenses on my part whatsoever. Mr. Lathatn s a id he would handle the closing because he was a notary publio. - -----......!-~- - ~ - - : -.::::----=' ~-·---------- -------r.:;::=-----=-=-:c �-2- Mr . Pa ttillo gave me a ch·eck f or $800. 00 and I gave him a deed to t he pr oper t y which I had s i gned but he had pr epared. see the name of .tbe grantee on the deed. I did not I deposited his oheck in my bank account shortly ther eaft er and to the best of my lmowledge i t was a. good check, i. e . , i t was proper ly credi ted to my account and s till is . As f ar as I was concerned I thought I was selling that house at 1153 Third St r eet, N. W. to Ur. Patt illo and no one el se. At that time I believed , a s I do now, t hat I s old that house to Mr. Pa ttillo for much less t han the house and property were worth. Sworn .to and aubscri bed befor e me t hi s IC day of Zf.7. , 1969. --- notarY. .. " blio . • I Not<irv Puh!lc, Ge'.lrP,1::i , ~t,i ,, ~·· .Jvly, l.,villlll.,:;S,O n ,I:;.xj)il i;;S IVl <IJ ,·~·"'-< ~, , · -.· . Not ilry Public, Georr,ia, St ate at t.arge . My Comi:nlssron Expires May 17, 1970 .; '(, .... n • I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY: © _ My name is MRS. JEAN AXINS and [ live at 2583 Ashford, Road,N.E., ” Atlanta, Georgia. I had been the owner of the house and property at 1153 Third °treet, N.W. since 1962 when my mother gave me said. property. For the last five years I had been renting this house to aoe Georgia Jackson. .I charged her rentcof: $50.00 per month and she had always paid her rent on time more or less. In February of 1969 Mr. Tolbert, a Housing Code Inspector, found that certain Renaiians existing in and around this house at ‘1153 Third Street, N.W. were violations of the Housing Code of the City of Atlanta. Apparently notice of these violations was sent to me by Sentified ae at my old address on Euclid Avenue _ from which I had just recenty moved. Apparently this written notice was not forwarded to my new address, i.e€., the house in which I now live. ~, In March of 1969 a Mr, Latham contacted me end informed me - that the house at 1153 Third Street was in violation of the Housing Code, that he was to replace Mr, Tolbert as the fousings Code Inspector on the case. Mr. Latham advised me that he estimated the cost of repairs to be from $1000,00 to $1500.00,» Tetold Mere Tethan what, wodtdice thar ‘elk the honse-than ut. ae this much money on repairs. Mr. Latham then told me he knew of two or three people that he thought might buy the house but ‘that they probably would not give me much money for it. Mr. Latham said that he would contact these people, that they - would come eo and look at the house and then call me. Several: days later a Mr. R.D. Pattillo called me on the telephone. and offered me $800.00 for the property. I asked him if he would give me $1000.00 but he said it wasn't worth it. On April 15, 1969 Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Letham came to my house to close the deal. Mr, Pattillo offered me $800.00 and told me that there would be no closing costs, no pro-rating of taxes, or any expenses on my part whatsoever. Mr. Latham said . he would handle the closing because he was a notary publio. |  l= Mr. Pattillo gave me a check for $800.00 and I gave hima deed to the property which I had signed but he had prepared. I did not , see the name of the grantee on the deed. I deposited his check in my bank account shortly thereafter and to the pest of my knowledge it wes a good check, i.¢., it was properly credited to my account and still ipe! ‘he # As far as I was concerned I thought I was selling that house at 1153 Third Street, N.We to lir, Pattillo and no one else. - At that time I believed, as I do now, that I sold that house to Me. Pattillo for much less than the house and property were worth. Sworn .to and subseribed before me - this /o day of Leg 1969. blic Notarv Public, Gearpta, State 9# Pa-#s My, Luliiiission Expres wiay a2, a4. . Notary Public, Georgia, State at Large .My Commisston Expires May 17, 1970 a eee PSST > ~ = as q  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 72 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/53c1289af464d337f68853bbd06c56b5.pdf 83da462ae333288da170e6dc9389886f Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. r.1vrr., COURT Ot FULTON COUNTY MAHSHA ' ,'S OF:FICI~ 106 CIV IL CRIMIN.,, i.., COURT BUILDING _\.'fLAN'l'A, (, EORGJA 30303 Case # v s. Plaintiff ~ ~,.:.......c: ·~ - - ~ ? ' . ' - - - - - - -- ~efendant • /} /J - You ar e h reby notified t hat I have a dispo.:;sessory wan~ ~ ajnst you in t he above case for the possession of the premises at: __ ,/,; f .J · ~ _!;!'c.___,,,:;, ... ~ -'-c.___ 0 _ _ __ _ _ __ _ Atlanta, .. t., ancl unless satisfactory arrangement- is made with t he above named plaintiff, I will be forced .. · to eject Y< •U from said premises aft r six <lays from this 'dcrte. This_/ .J day of ~ •• . , 19 L. G1 ~£---=-=~~-- ------- ---- nEPUfY MARSH AL, CIVIL COURT O F FULT ON COUNTY Section 61-302, Georgia Code, as amended in 1968, provides t hat your property •may be delivered to any warel. ouseman, t rucker or other agent selected by you, at your expense, at the time of the eviction. If you wi~h your property delivered t o such agent , complete the following and return to t his office and have such agent present at t he t imo of t he eviction; othorwis , your property will be placed on public sidewalk, st reet, or road as provided by law. MARSHAL, CIVIl., COURT OF FULTON COVNTY You are hereby authorized an<l directeci .to deliver, at site, all my pr~~Y being evicted from t he premises at - - - - - - -- - - - -- - -- - -- - - - -- - - - - - -, Atlanta, Ga., to upon his giving you a receipt for such property. This_ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ , 19_ _ , TENANT-DE~'ENDAN'J' 1 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document han ; 4 ¢ i ¥ 4 4 : a * ; CIVIL COURT OF FULTON COUNTY MARSHA!’S OFFICE 106 CIVIL CRIMINA W COURT BUILDING AETLAN'PA, GEORGIA 30303 Case #_ LS 6 2am Bars Chee ¢ Plaintiff —— Defendant Vig. oe ee alee You are hereby notified that I have a eee warrant pga nst F in the above case for the possession of the premises at:. FE Ly Sas Atlanta, Ga., and unless satisfactory arrangement; is made with the ee ae plaintiff, I will be forced to eject you from said premises after six days from this ‘dite. ( aw oy A , 19 ers Thiste/ eel day of sta * DEPUSY MARSHAL, CIVIL COURT OF FULTON COUNTY a Section 61-302, Georgia Code, as amended in 1968, provides that your property may be delivered to ; any warel ouseman, trucker or other agent selected by you, at your expense, at the time of the eviction. If you wish your property delivered to such agent, complete the following and return to this office and have such agent present at the time of the eviction; otherwise, your property will be placed on public sidewalk, street, or road as provided by law. MARSHAL, CIVIL COURT OF FULTON COUNTY You are jiereby authorized and directed to deliver, at site, all my SeoEaey being evicted from the , Atlanta, Ga., premises at Lae ee to __, upon his giving you a receipt for such property. This. _ a9 TENANT-DBVENDANT * a de. — ee pee ne -o  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 71 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b1da6fed566888a1b21215c0eab4e795.pdf 841f4dc3f823447a702924ce233ada53 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . ) 1 ~ 4 - -£., May 1 , 1969 £143.215.248.55 12:45, 29 December 2017 (EST) 6 Georgia Jackson1153 Third St. N.W. ~:2_ (/J/ ?.3 ' ~ \ \ <!',Alf (L 1 )< u ~ 7 -· __ lllante·, G=..., ::30 318 Dear Gf:lo!'gia ; I have !!l!lde seve~el ~ttempts to see you but have been unsuccessful due to the fact that you are seldom at ho~e. ~ I purchased the property at 1153 ..__ t & Sto N.W . the 15th of April. Should you desire to continue living in sa id houoe, the rent 1s 90.0Cl per month and past due. A~er thr e dB.ye from reoeipt ot thl notioe, if rent not paid or you hRve not v~r.~ted the house then, d1sposRessory prooeddings will be taken. I . l If you desire to pay rent, wt11 to ...-- ..--- Homestead AR~oe1ates P.O. Box 41222 I .. Atlanta. Ge. 30331 Sincerely, ·, .J . ., � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document in g$ Va ae un) { Kool, May l, 1969 Tea ea ps eye j et # NO) ope) YY ae 24 CAY LA Georgia Jackson j : ee 1153 Third St. N.W. PE = Atlante, Ge 39818 or ‘ et ve Dear Georgia; I have made gevyerel attempts to see you but have been unsuccessful due to the fact that you are seldom at home. I purchased the property at 1153 Phte@ St. N.W. the 15th of April. 5 Should you desire to continue living in said house, the rent is 90,00 per month and past due. Afer three days from receipt of this notice, if rent not paid or you have not vacated the house then, disposressory proceddings will be taken. if, you desire to pay rent, mail tors—-=-—-— Homestead Associates P.O. Box 41222 Atlanta, Ga. 30331 Sincerely, < \ Cede é a I. Alexander = ————_— ~ — 2 = a  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 70 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/be32cc491fd2da94538a4281a679e3bf.pdf ada03b18d87fe8dd4c7376fe2ec2df91 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANT.A CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR u R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental liaison MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Allen FROM: J. H. Robinson . SUBJECT: DATE : May 19, 1969 1 1 53 Third Street Mrs . Georgia Jackson tenant at 1153 Third Street called the Mayor ' s Office and stated that she was a tenant at 1153 Third Street, and the property was owned by a Mrs. Aiken. She also stated, that an inspection was made on the property and the estimation for repairs came to a large sum of money. She further stated, that the repairs were never made, and the ownership on the said property, transferred the property to another owner. She stated further, that her rent increased from $50. 00 a month to $90. 00 a month. According to Mrs. Jackson, a City inspector representing some type of Company bought the property. Mr. E . Earl Landers took this matter up with our Chief Housing Code Inspector, aft e r consulting with Mr. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Cod e Insp e ctor, we felt that this case needed further investigation, and the case was turned over to Mr. James Henderson, now we are waiting for the results of his investigation. JHR :bt � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document TO: FROM: -SUBJECT: CITY OF ATLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM Mayor Allen DATE: May 19, 1969 J. H. Robinson 1153 Third Street Mrs. Georgia Jackson tenant at 1153 Third Street called the Mayor's Office and stated that she was a tenant at 1153 Third Street, and the property was owned by a Mrs. Aiken. She also stated, that an inspection was made on the property and the estimation for repairs came to a large sum of money. She further stated, that the repairs were never made, and the ownership on the said property, transferred the property to another owner. She stated further, that her rent increased from $50.00 a month to $90.00 a month. According to Mrs. Jackson, a City inspector representing some type of Company bought the property. Mr. E. Earl Landers took this matter up with our Chief Housing Code Inspector, after consulting with Mr. James A. Smith, Chief Housing Code Inspector, we felt that this case needed further investigation, and the case was turned over to Mr. James Henderson, now we are waiting for the results of his investigation. JHR:bt  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 69 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5f0da06cdb223f69508b41b32f2d484a.pdf 1cf1c6d1f4c04abaa3249a5e36b29fd3 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF .ATLANT.A May 19, 1969 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR cl R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison TO: Mayor Allen FROM: J. H. Robinson SUBJECT: Dates involved in this case (1153 Third Street) Mrs. Georgia Jackson called this office May 5, 1969. This matter was turned over to Mr. James B. Henderson May 8, 1969. I think this information is important to point up the fact that we have been investigating this situation since May 5. Mr. Henderson will be available with some information if you need him this morning . JHR/mc � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document eee BEES P:. CITY OF ATLANTA May 19, 1969 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: JHR/mc Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison Mayor Allen J. H. Robinson Dates involved in this case (1153 Third Street) Mrs. Georgia Jackson called this office May 5, 1969, This matter was turned over to Mr. James B. Henderson May 8, 1969. I think this information is important to point up the fact that we have been investigating this situation since May 5. Mr. Henderson will be available with some information if you need him this morning.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 68 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b95d4b561255398a0774f01ba8f4d40d.pdf bae83a8b99cea2a78bf7c34ddc7da8bd Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. .•. ~.>- "° q..__J 1-~; .., T < l" .. r-..-"'! ~., J.. ~.~\,.. ,:),,. -•Lt. ~ .J... · ·' """·~--~ · -~~-;.-J .. ~ r;. r , .. L. -~: ·:~ ~ r ••• CITY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30~:!03 Tel. 522-4463 Are.a Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS. r,,:mini'! ltrative .~ssist ant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Li aison May 23, 1969 -. •• · -· - r" •• • ~ - --- .: Board of .St.hie s :_·:__ _;__ Mr. Charles L. Gowen, Chairman King and Spalding Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: Request is hereby made for an official opinion by the Board of Ethics as to whether or not the following set of circumstances would constitute a violation of any sections (and if so what sections) of the Cod e of Ethics as adopted on March 15, 1965 and approve d by the Mayor on March 17, 1965: A. The City of Atlanta operates a Housing Division for the purpose of enforcing provisions of the Housing Cod e of the City of Atlanta; which Hous i ng Code specifie s the condition in which hou ses must b e maintaine d in order for them to b e fi t for human habitation. B. Inspectors are employ e d by the City for the purpose of in s p ec ting hous es w ithin the City limits to d e t ermin e whethe r or not th e y ar e in conformity with th e Housing Cod e . C. D e ficiencies in housing accomodations are liste d and furnish e d to th e own ers of the prope rty with a r e quest that repairs b e mad e promptly so as to bring th e hou s ing invol ved into conformity with existin g or dinances . �(, i May 23, 1969 Board of Ethics Mr. Charles L. Gowen, Chairman Page Two u D. At the expiration of the time given for accomplishment of the repairs, a second inspection is made. If the property continues to be substandard, a further notice and demand is given to the property owner. E .. An Inspector or a member of his family, with his knowl e dge, acquires an interest in a piece of property inspected by such Inspector or any other employee of the City of Atlanta. Due to the urgency of the situation as related above and the necessity for a prompt ruling by the Board of Ethics, it is requested that the l?qa:rd convene at the earliest practicable date. Very truly yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJr:lp � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ad CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Acministrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 23, 1969 Gat Ob UCase ee Mr. Charles L. Gowen, Chairman King and Spalding Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: ' Request is hereby made for an official opinion by the Board of Ethics as to whether or not the following set of circumstances would constitute a violation of any sections (and if so what sections) of the Code of Ethics as adopted on March 15, 1965 and approved by the Mayor on March 17, 1965: A. The City of Atlanta operates a Housing Division for the purpose of enforcing provisions of the Housing Code of the City of Atlanta; which Housing Code specifies the condition in which houses must be maintained in order for them to be fit for human habitation, B. Inspectors are employed by the City for the purpose of inspecting houses within the City limits to determine whether or not they are in conformity with the Housing Code, C. Deficiencies in housing accomodations are listed and furnished to the owners of the property with a request that repairs be made promptly so as to bring the housing involved into conformity with existing ordinances. = May 23, 1969 Board of Ethics Mr. Charles L. Gowen, Chairman Page Two D. At the expiration of the time given for accomplish- ment of the repairs, a second inspection is made. If the property continues to be substandard, a further notice and demand is given to the property owner. E. An Inspector or a member of his family, with his knowledge, acquires an interest ina piece of property inspected by such Inspector or any other employee of the City of Atlanta. Due to the urgency of the situation as related above and the necessity for a prompt ruling by the Board of Ethics, it is requested that the Board convene at the earliest practicable date. Very truly yours, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor IAJrilp  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 67 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1972d754aa4e51ce2c99072de1547414.pdf 5ac395c07e9d32aec1c67ed3664c67e0 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. I I I Report from T . M . Alexander , SR . May 27; 1969 Haygood operates a screen business in his basement. he has a real estate license. Understand When he inspects a house that needs screens, he recommentds that the owner buy the screens fromthe person he makes them for. Mr . Edison has a firm he works for on the outside named Hudlow &: Green (We will have to acertain whether he has a real estate license or not) Also advised by this person, who would not give me (Alexand r) his name to check on Mr. Tipton and the whole inepection crew. as much Thi as That all of them are getting kick-backs of $1 , 000. report m de to Mayor Allen by Mr. Alexander, and Mayor Allen said he would have Mr. Jim Hender on contact Mr. Alexander personally to go into thi . Ann Mose � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ve Report from T. M. Alexander, SR. Haygood operates a screen business in his bawebnent, Understand he has a real estate license. When he inspects a house that needs screens, he recommentds that the owner buy the screens fromthe person he makes them for, Mr. Edison has a firm he works for on the outside named Hudlow & Green (We will have to acertain whether he has a real estate license or not) Also advised by this person, who would not give me (Alexander) his name to check on Mr. Tipton and the whole inepection crew. That all of them are getting kick-backs of as much as $1, 000. ss eeaa ee This report made to Mayor Allen by Mr. Alexander, and Mayor Allen said he would have Mr. Jim Henderson contact Mr. Alexander personally” to go into this. ‘9 Ann Moses  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 66 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4aec073e2bfc98c2130496ed16827e48.pdf 0d8eb22ed78577a4052c2e73f9f32853 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ?J} r BURDINE .A.ND FREEMAN cf/-Ho>tm:.y~ at 1aw - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ESSLEY B. BURD su1TE 726 HARTFORD BUILDING ROY H . FREEMAN 100 EDGEWOOD A VENUE, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 PHON E !3 24-0097 CERTIFIED MAIL AR E A COD E 404 May 27, 1969 -.:, Mr. C. M. Smith Assistant Bldg. Official 800 City Hall Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Re: Robert D. Pattillo and Charles T. Latham Dear Mr. Smith: This office has been retained to represent Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham as a result of your letters of May 26, 1969 terminating their employment with the City of Atlanta. Your letter informs these two employees that "you are alleged to have violated the Code of Ethics - - -". Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham he rein requests that they be informed of the specific violations that were the bas is of their termina tion and discharge as employees of the City of Atlanta. Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham were not informed or furnished with copies of the Code of Ethics for officials and employees of the City of Atlanta. Will you please furnish this office with a copy of same. This letter is our formal notice of our intent to appeal ?-Ir . Pattillo and Mr. Latham 1 s discharge to the City Personnel Board. Will you please forward to me a copy of the City of Atlanta's personnel procedure, including the necessary information necessary to effect an appeal. Looking forward to your reply, I am @/ ~ t~ J l -\~ ,: l" EBB:db cc: He nry L . Bowden , Atty . Mr. R. D. Pattillo Mr. Charles T. Latham Sincerely, BURDINE & FREEMAN <2A-Al1 . ~ £ ~~ Es.;i;;y~ u.rdine � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BourpineE AND KREEMAN Attorneys at Law ESSLEY B. BURDINE SUITE 726 HARTFORD BUILDING ROY H. FREEMAN 100 EDGEWOOD AVENUE. N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 © PHONE 524-8897 CERTIFIED MAIL AREA CODE 404 May 27, 1969 Mr. C. M. Smith Assistant Bldg. Official 800 City Hall Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Re: Robert D. Pattillo and Charles T. Latham Dear Mr. Smith: This office has been retained to represent Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham as a result of your letters of May 26, 1969 terminating their employment with the City of Atlanta. Your letter informs these two employees that "you are alleged to have violated the Code of Ethics - - -". Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham herein requests that they be informed of the specific vio- lations that were the basis of their termination and discharge as employees of the City of Atlanta. Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham were not informed or furnished with copies of the Code of Ethics for officials and employees of the City of Atlanta. Will you please furnish this office with a copy of same. This letter is our formal notice of our intent to appeal Mr. Pattillo and Mr. Latham's discharge to the City Personnel Board. Will you please forward to me a copy of the City of Atlanta's personnel procedure, including the necessary information necess- ary to effect an appeal. Looking forward to your reply, I am oY ie Sincerely, p ; unt? WN Wh BURDINE & FREEMAN Y Ga ade WA UD Ue. EBB :db Essley B,/ Burdine cc: Henry L. Bowden, Atty. Mr. R. D. Pattillo Mr. Charl P. L arles atham Vy: we  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 65 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ed923eb62e0e38a3a8656647b2aa96bc.pdf f77509c978ba042e6df44a7bb80b0931 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF A.TLANTA CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR '.) R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta 206 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Pursuant to the request set forth in your letter of May 23, 1969, the Board of Ethics of the City of Atlanta met on the 26th of May, 1969 at City Hall at 9:30 a. m. and discussed the question set forth in your letter. A quorum was present,and it was the unanimous op1n1on of the Board of Ethics that the doing of the things outlined in your letter by any .employee or official, paid, unpaid, appointed or elected, of the City of Atlanta would be in violation of Section I of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Board of Aldermen on March 15, 1965 and approved on March 17, 1965, and that it would in all probability also amount to a violation of other sections. Very truly yours, cl~le~+.:.:f:01· Vice Chairman Board of Ethics TMASr:lp � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document oT INS ey 4 Vy i (J ; Yy ¢ a. ATL du XB NT! ‘Lt ee eet CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel, 522-4463 Area Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison May 26, 1969 Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta 206 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: Pursuant to the request set forth in your letter of May 23, 1969, the Board of Ethics of the City of Atlanta met on the 26th of May, 1969 at City Hall at 9:30 a.m. and discussed the question set forth in your letter. A quorum was present,and it was the unanimous opinion of the Board of Ethics that the doing of the things outlined in your letter by any employee or official, paid, unpaid, appointed or elected, of the City of Atlanta would be in violation of Section I of the Code of Ethics adopted by the Board of Aldermen on March 15, 1965 and approved on March 17, 1965, and that it would in all probability also amount to a violation of other sections. Very truly yours, G2 hitpandes Hp Vice Chairman Board of Ethics TMASr:1p  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 64 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/15cfee895a8e2bc935144feec948d50c.pdf 87b7d3e459f59e3f8780cf61e82954cf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, J R . MAY 23, 1969 ·"J INFORMATION HAS REACHED THE MA YO.R' S OFFICE CONCERNING POSSIBLE IRREGULARITIES IN THE HOUSING CODE INSPECTION DIVISION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE SPECIAL ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNE Y HAVE AT MY REQUEST BEEN CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THESE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. I HA VE ALSO ASKED THE CITY BOARD OF ETHICS TO CONVENE ON MONDAY MORNING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING AN OPINION COl'CERNING WHETHER OR NOT THE NATURE OF THE ALLEGED lRREGUL.ARITlES WOULD BE SUCH .AS, IF PROVEN TO BE TRUE, BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY ' S CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORDINANCES. IF THE INVESTIG TlON NOW IN PROORESS REVEALS EVIDENCE OF ANY LAW VIOLAT10N, THE CITY AT'I'ORN!':Y JlAS BEEN REQUESTED TO MOVE PROMPTLY TOT.AKE ALL OF THE ACTION REQUIRED TO PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document STATEMENT BY MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR. MAY 23, 1969 INFORMATION HAS REACHED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE CONCERNING POSSIBLE IRREGULARITIES IN THE HOUSING CODE INSPECTION DIVISION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE SPECIAL ASSOCIATE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE AT MY REQUEST BEEN CONDUCTING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THESE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. IHAVE ALSO ASKED THE CITY BOARD OF ETHICS TO CONVENE ON MONDAY MORNING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING AN OPINION CONERNING WHETHER OR NOT THE NATURE OF THE ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES WOULD BE SUCH AS, IF PROVEN TO BE TRUE, BE IN VIOLATION OF THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORDINANCES. IF THE INVESTIGATION NOW IN PROGRESS REVEALS EVIDENCE OF ANY LAW VIOLATION, THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO MOVE PROMPTLY TO TAKE ALL OF THE ACTION REQUIRED TO PROSECUTE THOSE RESPONSIBLE.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 63 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/51ff54528965acef834cdb78f9420ecc.pdf d4ad13b7cf6f5f8baf208ba29d0ada06 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICY N.D.P. Areas March, 1969 N.D.P. - Planning Areas No concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken ? However, ne~ Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building Department will act upon colilplaints and undertake investigation based on any infor~~tion that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code c0mplfance will be effected with the exception that generally no installation of additional equipment or facilities will be required. N.D.P. - Rehabilitation Areas The Atlanta Housing Authority is responsible for property improvement efforts in current N.D.P. Action areas. When the N.D.P. Area is activated, current cases which are being enforced by the Building De pa;tment will be referred to the Atlanta Housing Authority with copies of case histories. Consideration of the use of possible three percent loans or Federal Grants will then be made by the Authority in an effort to comply the property. When the Atlanta Housi~g Authority is unable to obtain satisfactory rehabilitation of properties, documented case histories.will be referred to the City Building Department for continuation and further enforcement procedures. Ir. =ehabilitation areas other than those of the current action year, no concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any information that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected. N.D.P. - Demolition Areas The Atlanta Housing Authority is responsible for demolition activities in NDP current year clearance action areas. When emergency situations occur necessita ting prompt a ction on particular structures in the clearance areas, the City Building Department will be come involve d by r e ferral from the Atlanta Housing Authority. In demolition areas proposed for second year action areas, no concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertake n in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building De pa rtment will act upon comp~ ints and und er take inve stigat ion ba s ed on a ny inf orma t i on tha t indic ates a need f or an early ins pectioi. Full code compl iance wi ll be effec ted with the exception that generally no installation of additional equipment or - .,. - -~...-- .... - • • - - C - ll;i-'.-. �(2) facilities will b~ required, A possible exception will arise if it is determined that the failure to install additional equipment may result in immediate j e opardy to the health, safety or general welfare of inhabitants in a structure. In demolition areas proposed for the third, fourth and fifth action years, no concentrated code enforceme nt will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department per?onnel capability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any information that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected. -:i N.D.P. - All Areas '. Requests for Building Permits e~ceeding value of $500 for single unit struc'.:l':.-e, or $300 per unit for duplex or multi-unit structure must be accompanied by a recent work write-up or contract made by Atlanta Housir.g Authority, a recent Housing Division notice or a letter . stating th0 facts regarding the structure. I � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HOUSING CODE ENFORCEMENT POLICY N.D.P. Areas March, 1969 N.D.P. - Planning Areas No concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any inforrition that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected with the exception that generally ; no installation of additional equipment or facilities will be re- quired. N.D.P. - Rehabilitation Areas The Atlanta Housing Authority is responsible for property improvement efforts in current N.D.P, Action areas. When the N.D.P, Area is acti- vated, current cases which are being enforced by the Building Depart- ment will be referred to the Atlanta Housing Authority with copies of case histories. Consideration of the use of possible three percent loans or Federal Grants will then be made by the Authority in an effort to comply the property. When the Atlanta Housing Authority is unable to obtain satisfactory rehabilitation of properties, documented case histories. will be referred to the City Building Department for contin- uation and further enforcement procedures. In rehabilitation areas other than those of the turrent action year, mo concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any information that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected. N.D.P. - Demolition Areas The Atlanta Housing Authority is responsible for demolition activities in NDP current year clearance action areas. When emergency situations occur necessitating prompt action on particular structures in the clear- ance areas, the City Building Department will become involved by refer- ral from the Atlanta Housing Authority. In demolition areas proposed for second year action areas, no concen- trated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be undertaken in accordance with Department personnel cap- ability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any information that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected with the ex- ception that generally no installation of additional equipment or (2) facilities will be required. A possible exception will arise if it is determined that the failure to install additional equipment may result in immediate jeopardy to the health, safety or general welfare of inhabitants in a structure. In demolition areas proposed for the third, fourth and fifth action years, no concentrated code enforcement will be undertaken. However, new Housing Code cases will be under- taken in accordance with Department personnel capability. The Building Department will act upon complaints and undertake investigation based on any information that indicates a need for an early inspection. Full code compliance will be effected, N.D.P. - All Areas Requests for Building Permits exceeding value of $500 for single unit structvre, or $300 per unit for duplex or multi-unit structure must be accompanied by a recent work write-up or contract made by Atlanta Housing Authority, a recent Housing Division notice or a letter stat- ing the facts regarding the structure. ex Na?  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 62 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/75d35d7ae0e454675262b26adc706594.pdf cda7fb8a888e492b8d5c02433f319653 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. _,_. . :..·· . r: ..: ;  :._ . , . ::- April 22, 1969 ~ . ... --....: ·~ : ~ ' ~.- ' :· . · .- ::· '. . .•: -::--· -.~...:..· ·-.·:_-, ,. : . Meniornn<lum To: From: Nr. H. R. Wofford, Building Official .. Mr. J. A. Smith, Chief Housing Inspector .· :.. I am enclosinz a copy of the N.D.P. Proposed Policy, which was revised April 18, 1969, upon the request of Mr. Earl Landers. Hr. Landers simply thanked me for retyping, and said he would handle further. The basic policy was not changed, only an improvement in wording. I did not send anyone else a copy of the revision. JAS:lm Enclosure . , .. · , .· . , . .... ' ·' ,: ... . i·1~:.;· .. '"'.:· ., ·..:..::... ···- ,·- ·· . � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Je J April 22, 1969 _ Memorandum To: Mr. W. R. Wofford, Building Official From: ' Mew. Juche Smith, Chief Housing Inspector “s I am enclosing a copy of the N.D.P. Proposed Policy, which was revised April 18, 1969, upon the request of Mr. Earl Landers. Mr. Landers simply thanked me for retyping, and said he would handle further. “3 The basic policy was not changed, only an improvement in wording. I did not send anyone else a copy of the revision. JAS: 1m Enclosure 4 “on Sie ope) ace “te  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 61 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ae7ee2436a3272e7bdc85f7726a19027.pdf 430496fbb5edd4190c8a2219eeb56d72 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. May 23, 1969 MEMORANDUM To : Mr . William R . Wofford From : R . Earl Landers Reference is made to your memorandum of April 2 , 1969 to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr . regarding the proposed Housing Enforcement Policy in all N. D. P. areas . The proposed policy was r viewed by me and was revised wooding of same on April 18, 1969 . s to This is to advise you that the revised proposed policy meet with th Ma yor's ppr oval. REL :lp � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford From: R. Earl Landers Reference is made to your memorandum of April 2, 1969 to Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. regarding the proposed Housing Enforcement Policy in all N.D.P. areas. The proposed policy was reviewed by me and was revised as to wopding of same on April 18, 1969. This is to advise you that the revised proposed policy meets with the Mayor's approval. REL:Ip  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 60 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/77b49c2c672cc96aa4f3e2fe86eab5b8.pdf 61a5bd834c80a92f7e5e6c659fa262b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1Y I / CITY OF TLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY H ALL T E L. JA. 2-4463 E XT. 32 1 ATLANTA, G E ORGIA · y 16~ 1969 Mr .. a .. a. a · lton, Jr-. Jim«> co t.r:ucti.on com ny Bole 6527 ,. St tion~ Ht • tl nt, G rgiil , 30315 D r Mr . H ltont R. , ,;ty Hall . nnex Ill 1' ' inder th t your l20•dy contr · et with the City for th abov c ption d job h s onl.y ninet n ( 1·9 ) y r ining fo~ eompl tion. jut wo11ld · ppr· ci t ~ t - ry much if you could l t u · now wb n uilding will bi compl t d, so th · t c ·· arr · ·ng · n ct ·- t for t•Jd.ng ocau ay. you v y uch f Ci• cot arl Land yo '• 0 fioe • .• tter. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document aS yer CITY OF ATLANTA | / Y f OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL TEL. JA. 2-4463 EXT. 321 ATLANTA, GEORGIA May 16, 1969 My. H. R. Helton, Jr. Jimeo Construction Company Box 6527, Station-Lakewood Hts. Atlanta, Georgia, 30315 Dear Mr. Helton: Res City Hall Annex 122 This is just a reminder that your 120-day contract with the City of Atlanta for the above captioned job has only nineteen (19) calendar days remaining for completion. We would appreciate it very much if you could let us know when the building will be completed, so that we can arrange an exact date for taking occupancy. fhank you very much for your cooperation in this matter. Yours very truly, pCa Addy Assis t Architect ACsge ec: Mr. R. Barl Landers ~ Mayor's Office ee ee  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 59 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/0f51b5b2138b919fd663d1a9a874a0a0.pdf 6ae11552aae38020714bd426ecc136ec Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. LI Mr . John T.Edtnunds Assi s t ant Regtonal Adminietratoi for Renewal Asststan~e 645 Peachtree.seventh Bull ding At lanta I Georgia Dear Mr . Edmunds : RB : Georgia Demoliti on Grant Rec;;ent events have led 1,1s ,t o believe th4't a brief summary of our progress in the Demolition Grant frogr m would be in ordel' , This program• as fitSt envisioned . provided for -n esU.mate of 157 buUdings to be razed under the G.liant . No provision or allowence was made fot: owne:r demolitions . Under the amended and xpanded Gl'ent.; thitl ,otal wae increaeed to a1;1 estimated 282 structut"es . The Grant fund was not incr 11sed. Through April 30, 1969. a cumul ative total of 194 st ructure$ have been removed . The a~ttJal funde spent are still running far below the initial estiroat;e bee . use·, of the 194 demolitionr, 1 141 have been demoU .hed by th . owners., only 53 undet contract . Under existing 1 w, tha owner bas the p;ivi1ege to demolish hlm8e1f f.f he so chooses . In addition to the abQve , we have an .,ts.mated 50-case worklo d Qf aetive c see . 'We should add aom.e 30 more d~ring the remaining couree of th progr • It thu ppear that, the program :wiU be lOO'Z &\leeeeeful in he mia,ion, i.e. tor ov th undesirable buildings tn the. G~ant area . To set e completely ioun,ded i,tct\Jre of .th,e eituation, it i ho ,n ee SBary to take into account ·the propertie, which the~ rs hav choeen to i- pair, inadviaedly pc,tbapa. ~everthele,s , under J.ew, the own•r dQ hav th right to reb,billtat lf they to choos. We eati te that some 65 of our caae s•nmctui; • hav ·_ been rep.,ab·ed tn the srea during th ltf of tn- p~ogr m to date . Th• would have to b . deleted fro our total aa repofted~ Thet . wUl probably b• s 15 to 20 mor repaired by th · end of the Gi:-ant progt'am~ �Mr . John T. Edmunds May 9 ,, 1969 Page 2 To 8Ul!IIIl8~ize : Tota1 estimated to be demolished 282 194 Actually demolished ,. April 30 Act:l,ve cases 50 30 To be added Repaired (eet . ) 65 Total Overage 339 57 l'Jl view of the above fi.gu~Js, we feel that the Program will be succesafully concluded. It is alsc:, felt that as general policy in ·Our ove:rall City program,. including the Demolition Grant Progr~. it 18 alway$ desirable to gain the voluntary compliallce of the owners~ if po.seible . · 'l'his creates a b.euer public image, aids in Public Relations , •nd i: . duces the number of posslbl~ lawsuits b.oth sa to the demolitions and as to sny damilgee that might occ\lr to person or property. We hop the above will present a more helpf~l and clearer picture of what we have and expect to accomplish. We .are always mos.t happy to c8operate 1ri.th your office and greatly . pp):'e¢late your asehtanc~ . · Sincerely yours., W. R. Wofford Building Off iQiQ l WBW: jb � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document May 9, 1969 Mr, John T.Edmunds Assistant Regional Administrator for Renewal Assistance 645 Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Edmunds: RE: Georgia Demolition Grant Recent events have led us to believe that a brief summary of our progress in the Demolition Grant Program would be in order. This program, as first envisioned, provided for an estimate of 157 buildings to be razed under the Grant. No provision or allowance was made for owner demolitions. Under the amended and expanded Grant, this total was increased to an estimated 282 structures. The Grant fund was not increased. Through April 30, 1969, a cumulative total of 194 structures have been removed. The actual funds spent are still running far below the initial estimate because, of the 194 demolitions, 141 have been demolished by the owners, only 53 under contract. Under existing law, the owner has the privilege to demolish himself if he so chooses. In addition to the above, we have an estimated 50-case workload of active cases. We should add some 30 more during the remaining course of the program. It thus appears thet the program will be 100% successful in its mission, i.e. to remove the undesirable buildings in the Grant area. To get a completely rounded picture of the situation, it is also necessary to take into account the properties which the owners have chosen to repair, inadvisedly perhaps. Nevertheless, under law, the owners do have the right to rehabilitate if they so choose. We estimate that some 65 of our case structures have been repaired in the area during the life of the program to date. These would have to be deleted from our total as reported. There will probably be some 15 to 20 more repaired by the end of the Grant program. Mr. John T. Edmunds May 9, 1969 Page 2 To summarize: Total estimated to be demolished 282 Actually demolished, April 30 194 Active cases 50 To be added 30 Repaired (est.) _65 Total 339 Overage 57 In view of the above figures, we feel that the Program will be successfully concluded. It is also felt that as general policy in our overall City program, including the Demolition Grant Program, it is always desirable to gain the voluntary compliance of the owners, if possible. This creates a better public image, aids in Public Relations, and reduces the number of possible lawsuits both as to the demolitions and as to any damages that might occur to person or property. We hope the above will present a more helpful and clearer picture of what we have and expect to accomplish. We are always most happy to cooperate with your office and ‘greatly appreciate your assistance. Sincerely yours, 24 etl afpeee— W. R. Wofford Building Official  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 58 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c5c2fd5a725fc289ffa26870472952f8.pdf bf8d576bc6bc895fb0ec141d25595969 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD, P.E., R.A . tJ INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS May 7, 1969 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E . ASST . INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I will be out of the City May 8 and 9, 1969, attending the Fire Council of the Underwriters' Laboratories in Chicago, Illinois. During my absence Mr. C. M. Smith, Assistant Building Official, will be in charge of the office. Very truly your s, W. R. Wofford Buil~ing Official WRW:at • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS May 7 1969 3 CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I will be out of the City May 8 and 9, 1969, attending the Fire Council of the Underwriters' Laboratories in Chicago, Illinois. During my absence Mr. C. M. Smith, Assistant Building Official, will be in charge of the office. Very truly yours, a AA Af f-erh_— W. R. Wofford Building Official “WRW:at  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 1, Folder 3, Document 57 Box 1 Box 1 Folder 3 Folder topic: Building department | 1969