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4 -4- owners 4-owners along 29th would have to pay only $19.63 per running foot of street and he • estimated the assessment might amount to approximately $1,000. Over a ten year period with 8% interest he estimated each resident's payments would amount to $150 per year. When some of the residents questioned why none of the cost would be paid from the General Fund as per the new street assessment policy, it was explained that 29th Avenue had first been a County road and owners of property along the street had never been assessed for a net; road though they had paid for curbs and gutters. The residents then reiterated the fears they had expressed previously that up- grading the street to a 9 ton capacity would increase the traffic; encourage more truck usage; increase the "horrendous noise" and create more of a traffic hazard for pedestrians. Two who expressed these sentiments were Tom Shaffer and Stanton Fasel who said they would rather pay the difference between a MSA funded 9 ton road and a 5 ton 32 ft. design. Norman Cavanaugh said they had to "face the facts" that 29th Avenue would always be heavily traveled no matter what its design since in Roseville it was being widened to a four lane highway and was a wide paved street in Minneapolis. Other residents of the street who expressed their concern with the proposal included David Freund, Jenny Lindh, Stan Mirocha, H.F. Lilja, Susan Kusterman, Maurice Surface, Leonard Toth, John Miskowiec and others. Some of them said they felt it was unfair to charge them for a more expensive road which would provide a thoroughfare for non resident users. Others said they did not feel • the Council was responding to their wishes regarding the road construction but this was disputed by pointing out hot; the plans for the size of the road had been reduced from a 44 ft. wide to a 40 ft, roadway. There was also some discussion with the Attorney on the legality of closing off the normal traffic flow and prohibiting trucks from using MSA funded roads as well as whether there had been any court decisions handed down regarding the power of municipalities to install improvements which residents felt were not to their benefit. The concept of installing stop signs at every corner along 29th was another suggestion from the residents. Mr. Shaffer volunteered to canvas the property owners along 29th to ascertain whether they were willing to pay for a 5 ton road and the Mayor said that, though this would be very helpful to the Council in arriving at a final decision, it was still their prime duty to consider the project from the viewpoint of a community benefit rather than just an area concern. Motion by Mayor Miedtke, seconded by Councilman Stauffer to proceed with the re- constructing of 29th Avenue to an MSA funded, 40 ft. face to face roadway of 9 ton design for which the abutting property owners will be assessed for only the cost of building a new 32 ft. , 5 ton road and will be credited with the existing curb and gutter valuations. Before voting on the above motion, Councilman Sundland said he felt a delay of • two weeks was necessary in order that the residents might be provided with definite costs of the 9 ton and 5 ton roadways so that they might more easily assess the benefits to them. Motion by Councilman Sundland, seconded by Councilman Haik to table action on the project for two weeks in which time the Engineer would provide the Council with firm figures on what it would cost to repair and rebuild 29th Avenue to a