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Trustee 3iod ;es reported on. the Judicial Ditch that ?ie had walked
through the Ditch and found potholes which were two and three feet
deep. He checked with the County office and was informed that the
Villa ;e should have so;aethint; in the files in 1951 or 1954 regardinh
this. Trustee Christensen stated that ':e felt the only lohical
solution to this problem is to have the County rake a permanent
improvement of the })itcA. It was stated that the procedure in this
case would be to petition the Court to hake this improvement since
they have jurisdiction over the ditch.
Nr. Knutson brouhht up the subject of. unicipal State Aid
allocation for - iaintenance of State .aid roads in the Villaie and
said a report relative to the status of State hid funds as of
December 31, 1959. After n discussion by the Council, motion by
Crane, seconded by Christensen to receive the ;1,500.00 per mile
allocation by the State for maintenance of State : "aid roads. 5 ayes,
motion carried. Kr. Knutson then brou;;ht up the subject of an assess-
ment applied to property at 7900 ,led Oak Drive in t'io amount of ';105.
for a service connection. The assessment was based on the installation
on Hillview but it was not installed and the line can now be connected
from Red Oak Drive and assessed from that street. Mr. Knutson stated
the owner, iir. 'harry O. Johnson, -:.could like to have the assessment
for this connection abated since there is no connection there. rotion
by Crane, seconded by Christensen to abate said assessiont under 1960-.1
program but said service must be connected under aro rarr 1960 -3 on Red
Oak )rive. 5 ayes, motion carried.
The bids on the eater works improvei:,:ent No. 1960 -1C were discussed
at this time and the representative for the Village ";n gineers, Nr.
Knutson, recommended that the low bidder, Lametti a Sons, be awarded
the contract. lotion by Christensen, seconded by Smith to award the
contract tel Lamctti and Sons. 5 ayes, motion carried.
Subject of the duties of the ater Superintendent was brou;ht to
the attention of the Council and t. e Attorney was instructed to include
duties in a hesolution to be presented at the next ricet nt;. The
Attorney was also instructed to check into the ariount which should be
paid to ;,.r. Skiba for the use of his truck on Villaa e worm-.
Subject of the 1urchase of .rater =:peters was discussed and hr.
Skiba was directed to purchase meters durink; the coming; a:eok and
purchase order forms would be prepared <z,u forwarded as required until
the amount needed by the Ville:, o has hoen ordered conf ornin ; to the use
within the Villa ;c. hr. Skiba fas directed to handle n11 calls for
orderin,t; the : ictors and purchase orders would then be sent to the
Vendor confiri. +in '; such purchase.
Discussion of the resolution establishinh specifications „overning
basement r::cter setti h with a double valve yoke was held by the Council
and motion by Christensen, seconded by Crane to ;pass said Resolution.
A discussion then followed on the nc ninh of double yoke and the
lnineer explained that it is a firm device for holding meters. )eciding
that the Council was not thorou;hly aware of what the resolution re-
quired, Trustee Christensen teen withdrew his motion and the second was
withdrawn by Mayor Crane. Mayor Crane then stated that tais item
would be investiated by :r. I,nutson and the Villa ;e _':.ttorney and
brouj_ht up at the next r:reotin.