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1.56 always reduce what we started with, but we could not start with the petition we had and then enlarge it. V.re donut ~^rant to bush this down your throats and the amount of work can be reduced. ~onestroo We have had many inquiries from people in the area who have recently found their wells are drying up and it is rather costly to repair these wells. An individual well costs at least X17.50.00. The wells in the Vilest part of the Village cost a minimum of that, and some more. i:2aybe some of the wells could be sunk deeper but we have no assurance that they will remain satisfactory very long. The cost of dropping the well, in many cases, will almost pay the cost of running the water line past the individual's property. There is also the matter of polution. St. Paulus water is softened, chlorinated, and, I think, flourin- ated. The minimum charge per quarter is X1.80 plus 30¢ for each 100 cubic feet of water used. Your water bill will probably run about "2.25 per month, If you compare the cost of the elec- tricity to pump this same amount of water, you will find this breaks even. I am not sure the fire insurance rate will be reduced, but if you have a hydrant on your corners you know you will have all the water you will need. I do know thaw the sale of a home in the Village hinged upon whether the well was satisfactory or not satisfactory. It was found unsatisfactory and the prospective purchaser couldn't pro- cure financing. If we get public water to this location, the sale will go through. Where there is community water and sewer, a sale is completed in about 1/3 the time. Houses with ~vater and sewer sell for about 10~ more than those without. In the survey we made out as shown in this letter (a prepared letter wa.s handed to each person attending at the beginning of the meeting, a cony of ti^rhich is filed under "ltiater'~) we estimated the cost at X8.25 per front foot. tiVe think we are a little high but we intend to replace all the sod and return the streets to their original condition. 4ae intend to run the tivater to each property line if the project go~,~s through. V'te are required by the City of St. Paul to put in a 1" eonper line, and a curb box. The price of the tubing will depend on volume purchased two to two and. a quarter a foot, Then there is a meter which will cost about ?30.00 for each home. We have revised our estimate to X7.00 afoot making the cost of a 75~ lot about `525.00. Over a 20 ,year period, your cost per year is going to be ~l~2.00 per ye~~r with interest. Cale Libby What assessment will be made for properties within this area which are already served by City V~ater? Bonestroo Do you live North of Ruggles? Libby All of us adjacent to Ruggles on the North are connected to City Vlater. Nilsen Who permitted the connection? 1 1 1 Libby The City. V~'e paid a fee to Ke7_ler who had paid the City. Vte paid a share of the cost of the main and for the connection.