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9.~9 Ahlberg culvert ditch is closed for 6 to 8 feet beyond the driveway, or matter (cont'd) if the contractor is successful in carrying it to the alley between Idaho and Iowa. He estimated the additional cost of carrying it to the alley at X550, It, was finally agreed to have Mr. Steffes prepare a plan which Bdr. Betley will take up with Mr. Ahlberg and then submit to the council for action. Drainage Drainage conditions on Crawford, Holton, Garden and Albert Streets were discussed with Engineers Steffes and Betley. Mr. Steffes said the contractors are going to keep blading and working these streets until freezing sets in, in order Motorists to dry them out and put in the best shape possible. Trustee .Nilsen asked that the men operating the contractor's equipment cooperate with and assist motorists when they get stuck in the newly graded streets. Mr. Steffes said instructions will be issued to do so. Culvert Messrs. Paul M, Barry and Ralph E;. Pirnie, of Barry and thawing Sewall Industrial Supply Company, Minneapolis, appeared equipment before the council as requested and provided information on questions relating to the thawing out of culverts and on the use of their equipment in this connection. Units described in their literature and discussed were: #1250 C-P Gas engine driven unit, on 52--inch steel wheels, suitable for mounting on truck, 120-gal capacity; price, X915. #1859 Gas engine driven unit on trailer,180 gal.cap., X1,979. #1250 M Gas engine driven unit, mounted on three wheels, 120 gal. cap.; price, X1,098. Gutter on Engineer Steffes reported on the condition of Garden street Garden from between Pascal and Holton and his discussion of the situation Pascal to with Reverend Trimble, pastor of the Falcon Heights Congregational Holton to be Church. On recommendation of Engineer Steffes, it was moved surfaced. by Stewart,that the gutter along the south side of Garden Avenue from Pascal to Holton be surfaced with hot Unix approximately 2-feet wide, to provide for a permanent gutter at this time at an estimated cost of X100.00, and that the Clerk be instructed to write the Board of Trustees, Falcon Heights Congregational Church, advising that this will be done and that they should inform their contractors that they will be held responsible for any damage to the gutter surface. Seconded by Utecht and motion carried unanimously. Cave-ins where The Mayor reported receiving a complaint from a home owner stuff comes in that after his house connection was made cave-ins occurrdd from main sewer where the stub comes in from the main sewer. Engineer Batley reported that where water is used for settlement in connection with sewer installation to the house and the ditch is not compacted properly that such settlement will take pl ace. The Clerk was asked to notify Village Plumbing Inspector Falkoski to require installers to put in cribbing and properly compact for the stub in the boulevard.