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Regular Meeting -May 14, 1958 Mr, Jaclt Ger.onime and Mr. Francis Garceau appeared before the Council and complained about dogs running loose in their area. Both these men reside in the Sunrise Heights area. The Council explained the Village dog ordinance and pointed out that every person has a right to prosecute dog owners who permit their dogs to violate another person`s premises, Upon motion by Vitale, seconded by Nadeau, it was "RESOLVED, That a general information letter regarding the responsibility of dog owners be published and circularized through the entire village, and further, that the Council here- by declares, pursuant to Section 1, Ordinance No. 21, Lhat alI dogs be kept on the owner's premises and prohibited from run- ning upon the streets of the Village unless held on a leash by the owner or custodian, during the period of March 1st to Novem- ber 1st of each and every year." Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The resolution was adopted, Mr, Mike Stszeynske, representing the Little Canada Volunteer Fire De- partment, appeared before the Council and requested that the Council provide some expense money for firemen to attend the annual State Fire Department A soclation . convention at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in June. He based his request upon a letter from the Association advising member fire departments to take advantage of the pro- visions of Minnesota Statutes, Section 438.11 which authorizes villages to pay reasonable expenses for members of a regularly organized fire department when they attend such conventions. After some discussion, Mr. Memmer obtained a copy oP Section 438.11 and explained that the language appeared to provide that only regu- larly organized fire departments and not volunteer fire departments may receive such payments. The Village Attorney offered to write a letter to the Attorney Gen- eral and aslt for an opinion to clear up the question o:F whether or not such payment could be made to a volunteer department. Don Carley, Village Engineer, appeared before the Council and presented a report of his study of the coil conditions on Vanderbie Road, Allen Stx•eet, and that portlon of LaBore Road between Noel Drive and Edgerton. He explained that the sub-soil consists mainly of peat and black dirt with a high water table coming up to about three f®et below the surface. He explained that to put these streets in condition would require excavation of large quantities of the present sub-surface which would be replaced with gravel. The estimated cost of doing these three blocks of streets vas approximately $31,000.00. The Council accepted his report and placed the written material on file for future reference, The Clerk advised the Council that. he had received a phone call from the engineering firm of Maguey, Tesler and Setter in St, Paul stating that within a few weeks the Village would receive plans for the new Junior. Haghscheol at Flower and Rice Street, In connection with this matter the Mayor raised the subject of drain- age on Flower Street between Karp's home and the Auge farm< Upon moi:ion by Spooner, seconded by Loeffler, it was "RESOLVED, That the Clerk be and is hereby instructed to write to Magney, Tesler and Setter calling their attention to this drain- age problem an Flower Street and requesting that the School Board - 2 -