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D2146 White - city clerk CITY O F SAINT PAUL Pink — Finance Dept.' Canary— Dept. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR No: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER JUN 2 6 1975 Date: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, That the premises at 178-180 Goodrich, having sustained a fire in the last week, and the Division of Housing and Building Code Enforcement having advised the Mayor that the premises is open to vandals, that the roof and cornices are rotten and falling, the siding has been torn off in many places, the rear chimney is near collapse and dangerous, the basement walls are broken and falling, the rear overhang *a near collapse, and the retaining walls on each side of the rear of the lot are falling; and, further, the Division of Housing and Building Code Enforcement having advised the Mayor that the building presents a serious danger to the health and safety of the citizens in the area and is beyond repair now, therefore, the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul, pursuant to the powers vested in him by law and charter, hereby declares a state of emergency with regard to the premises known as 178-180 Goodrich, and in order to protect the lives and safety of neighboring residents, particularly children, hereby ORDERS the proper City officials to immediately proceed with the razing and destruction of the structures identified above and to assess the costs thereof against the land pursuant to statute and, be it FURTHER ORDERED, that the proper City officials in the Division of Housing and Building Come Enforcement are further directed to contact the owners and parties of interest, Jack E. Jones, Carol F. Jones, State of Minnesota, Federal National Mortgage Association and the St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners, to advise them of the foregoing action and serve copies of this Order upon them APPROVED AS TO FORM Assistant City Attorney Department Head Mayor