`carol' Continues At Music Box 
The Music Box Players Production Of Charles Dickens' ``a Christmas Carol'' 
Continues Performances Through Dec. 19 At The Music Box Dinner Playhouse, 196 
Hughes St., Swoyersville.

26-point Game Puts Hoban Over Valley View

By JERRY BERRIOS; Times Leader Correspondent
 Friday, December 11, 1998 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A 





WILKES-BARRE- The city says it will tell the owner of a crumbling building
to demolish sections it says are dangerous. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 City officials said Thursday they will send a letter to Thomas Murray,
owner of the building, detailing code violations and telling him he has 30
days to act. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Early Thursday morning, Bob Mosley, the city's code enforcement officer,
looked at Murray's complex on Court Street and Courtright Avenue with Fire
Capt. Don Wittkopp. Mosley said he would condemn the buildings because of
structural damage. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The roof and floor have caved in and the walls are deteriorating in a
section that used to house the Central Slipper shoe factory. The roof has
fallen on another building in the courtyard, Mosley said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It is a danger to anyone in the vicinity," Mosley said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mosley also fears that the rear of the building, parallel to Court Street,
might collapse. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Murray, owner of Murray Realty &amp; Rentals, could not be reached for comment
on Thursday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mosley and Wittkopp said they've been investigating the structures, but
Mosley said he was told Wednesday to look at the building again. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "When the mayor wants something done, we try to comply," he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Murray was cited a year ago because the building was open and trash had
accumulated inside, said Sally Healey, coordinator of the Neighborhood Impact
Team. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Now there are too many accessible areas," Mosley said. "It has to be torn
down." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wittkopp said officials have not seen anyone inside the structure, but said
there were clothes and possibly dishes in bags on one side of the building. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wittkopp said Murray will have

W-b Wants Parts Of Decrepit Building Demolished 
Complex On Court 
Street And Courtright 
Avenue `is A Danger To 
Anyone In The Vicinity,' 
Says Code Enforcement Officer

W-b Wants Parts Of Decrepit Building Demolished Complex On Court Street And Courtright Avenue `is A Danger To Anyone In The Vicinity,' Says Code Enforcement Officer