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il~44 that could be held against the contractors who did the work previously'? The people vsho rebuilt the road evidently did not restore it to its previous condition. is there any way they could be held responsible? Nilsen I think the bond expired a year ago, The work was accepted. t,4ikkelson If they are not liable, then is it possible to make this job part of the over-all plan for the whole Village? Perhaps we can correct the drainage of the whole Village, make it a part of the future system, and assess everyone for it. Bonestroo The Village has been divided into Drainage Districts. There has been considerable money spent for surveys, anal the prob- lems in each community are different. Why don't we put this on general taxes? One of the reasons is that there •re many drainage problems throughout the Village. The ditch solution on Ruggles is not a good permanent solution. I do feel th?t if you are going to throw this on general taxes, then when we do ~-:pork elsewhere, you are going to be assessed for it over there. ti'J:3rkentien If we put this on general taxes and improve the whole village, think tivhat the taxes will be. One main point - we knew of the trouble on Simpson at the ±.ime we accepted the sewer. About 15 of us vrent over the Village Streets one Oaturday. We were not satisfied that all .had been done that could have been done. V~~e had no alternative but to accent the opinion of the engineer. ti'~e did the best we could at the time, I have ultimate confidence that what ?~tr. Bonestroo ?proposes at this time is the best solution. Nilsen When you try to spread the cost over the whole Villas-e, what do you get? A little job here and a little job there. tine finally have gotten -to the position where we can program this work. ? 1526 Crawford There is a big hole in our garage that is filled with hater. Last summer, there were three or four children playing in the mud in front of my home, and the water wa.s stagnant. This is a problem. All of us want the work done but in a more economical manner. Alilsen I have about six pages from the Hering about tyro years ago where it ~Aras pointed out that everyone who builds a home, blacktops a drive, or puts in side-walks adds to the problem - even if he is situated on a high dry hill, by decreasing the natural a'~sorption and. increasing the run-off. L. 3ratsch You talk about the area on Crawford and Simpson, the assess- 178l~ Simpson ment line runs just across me. 1lhat about the people on Pascal? Every year they have work done on the_r stree's. Aren't they going to be assessed? Bonestroo That h?s been set up as a separate district. 3ratsch Two years ago they were excluded because they had natural drainage out to Larnenteur.