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order to gain Permission to tie into the Minneapolis system. Trustee Christensen asked that the council set up a committee for the purpose of contacting Twin City Arsenal Officials in order to determine what could be done to speed up the Process,; onnec to the Arsenal sewer line. Motion madeiby Achterkirch and seconded b ;h tt Trustee Christensen be appointed to head this committee and commence wit Th a ppoi n t men t of the the aforementioned prnlimin�ry investigation. 4 ayes `to this motion. L. until the March 16th meeting. Mr. Don Bona, Dog Catcher for the village appeared at the request of the council to discuss dog catching activities in the village. Motion was made by Smith, sec onde by Achterkirch to meet informally on April lst "to discuss the dog problem and study the dog ordinance with the possibility of amending that ordinance. 4 ayes to the mot: Clerk Smith stated that he had contacted the State of Minnesota Public Examirt= regards to a deficiency in the 1958 Financial Statement, which was'due to'a check written by a Mr. Donald Skaja in the amount of x'162.00 for payment of a J. P. Fine, said check written on a bank in which Mr. Skaja did not have an account. In view "of tlij informet on the Publie �'v felt that a me ber r him staff C hOUld b e called in to audit the books in order to clear the 1958 records. Clerk Smith rresented"to the Counc a form issued by the Public Ezn.mine'' s Office the completion; of rhich Fiould allow audit{ of the Village Records. Approval such audit was denied by the majority o f the eons. members on grounds that cost of such audit was not warranted in view of =the fact r that the council' was aware of this deficiency in the 1958 financial stateaent= steps would be taken to rectify said deficiency. A motion was made by Smith and seconded b; Achterkirch that the check written by Donald Skaja be turned over to the Attorney for collection or other legal action. 4 ayes. A letter received from Northwest Hydro -Gas Co. was read by the clerk wherein it was stated that this company felt that a license was not needed to set a tank on property within the village. Mr. Walter Skiba, heating inspector, stated that this company was not only setting the tanks but also running lines into the houses for hooking up with appliances. The Deputy Clerk was instructed to prepare a letter to the Northwest Hydro -Gas Co. advising them that a license is not necessary for setting a tank but if lines are run from a tank into t house the company must ohto=.n a license from the Village Office. It was reported that compsnios 1 1mo:•n as t1 r Till r3 Cesspool Service, the North Suburban Plumbing Co. and a ono Johnny Herr w,.s conducting cesspool service within the village without a license. The Deputy Clerk was instructed to write letters to the aforementioned advising them that if they intend to continue servicing the village a license must he obtained. Trustee Achterkirch: read, the Police, report for February, 1059 and it was pointed out with concern that the juvenile cases had increased noticahly. It was suggested that the chief ,f police or a police renreser.tative inform the council as to the number'' of cases which were minor and major in nature in order to determine the underlying cause or causes for this increase. The Deputy Clerk was instructed to request the five engineers who were tc be interviewed by the council f Or seer P 7 ci water ,.vcy, to .,u nit their p ry �.rop1sels by March 6th and set up a schedule in hnef hour intervnls be i ni.r. nt 7:30 on ?`:arch llth in order that each'engineer could rresent his our per-ona' qu,ai''icntions and proposals. A recommendation from the Planning Committee was received by the Council in regards