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Regular Meeting - July 8, l59 land owned by Mr. Gordon, it being understood that this area will be used for unloading steel conduit pipes about 40 feet in length and S feet in diameter, weighing approximately 10 tons each, from railroad cars and reloading them onto trucks add also storing pipes on said area." Ayes 5 Nays - 0 The resolution was adopted. Mr, Frank Erling of 2737 Noel Drive asked that a drainage ditch be built on Desoto Street, south of Farm Avenue, because his basement was flooded with raid water that ran off of the ball field west of his lot. Mr. Erling was advised that Desoto Street, from Farm Avenue south had been vacated in 1955. Mr. Nicholson of the School Board, who happened to be present, said he would check into this matter and bring it to the attention of the School Board on the theory that the School District might be willing to construct a ditch along the east side of their property which would lead the water south into Gervais Creek. Mr. Paul Gaul of 380 E. Viking Drive, asked that the Council provide means to drain his yard because the flowers and vegetables he has planted will he destroyed by the water now standing on his garden. There was considerable discussion about the possibility of pumping the water off his property. No final decision was made, because the Village Attorney indicated that he disapproved of eny action by the Council which would imply Billage liability for the water damage complaint of Mr. Gaul, %t had been pointed out during the course of the discussion, that Mr. Gaul's effort to plant a garden last year, met with the same disastrous results, and that he knew, or should have known that he would be faced with the same problem this year. Mr, Dave Frattlaone stated that the Northern States Power Company has been driving heavy equipment down Condit Street, in carrying out its construction program and that as a result, Condit Street has been churned up into an impassable condition. Upon motion by Spooner, seconded by Vitale, it was "RESOLVED, that the Village Attorney be and is hereby instructed to notify the Northern States Power Company that the said company should repair this road without delay." Ayes - 5 Nays - 0 The resol8ltlon was adopted. The nest order of business was further ewisideration of the re-grading and re-surfacing of County Road B-2 from Rice Street westward a distance of 1,200 feet. Mr. Carley, Village Enginoer, again explained the proposed pro,~ect. Mr. Nicholson of the School Board explained that the School would pay for the portion of the street from the driveway to its new school grounds, westward to Rice Street, but did not feel oblig- ated nor authorised to pay any portion of the street construction East of its driveway. The Village Attorney, Mr. Memmer, explained some figures which he presented, pertaining to a possible distribution of costs among the various abutting and benefitted property owners. A11 parties concerned seemed to feel that a solution could be reached on the basis of the Attorney's figures, and the Attorney was Instructed to write a letter on behalf of the Village Council to the School ,Board, outlining the amount to be assessed to the School District, and the reasons therefor. The entire matter was then continued until the next meeting of the Council. - 2 °