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Mayor Endress then reported that two names for the vacant council seat had been nominated and asked the clerk to read the last part of the minutes of the previous meeting. At this point ~r. Swanson proposed Mr. J. Edward Strater of 513 S.O.M. Center Road for Coancil. T'~xr. Uterhard asked for permission to address Council and said'_.that the people at the North end of the Village had long felt the need for representation at Council and the. appointment of Mr. Strater would fill this need. ~ - Mayor Endress then asked for a second to the nomination of Mr. Norman Reed. Mr. Beard seconded this nomination. A second was then asked for the nomination of Mrs. Kay Cass. No second was received and a second was asked for the nomination of Mr. J. Edward Strater. Mr. Oatess seconded this nomination.- Rol]_ Call on these nominations: Mr. Swanson for Mr. Strater, Mr. Taylor for Mr. Reed. Mr. Beard for Mr. Reed. P'~. Whiting for Mr. Strater, and Mr. Oatess for Mr. Strater. Mr. Whiting then stated that undoubtedly Mr. Reed would make as fine a councilman as any in the village, but Wilson Mills-Road was heavily represented directly and indirectly, and cited the members of the official family living on or near Wilson Mills Road. .He stated further that he felt that some other part of the viLage-should have representation and as Mr. Strater had the support of the North end of the Village, he urged Council to reconsider and vote for TZr. Strater. I'!~r. Swanson said that Mr. Reed was doing such an excellent job on the Zoning Commission that he hated to lose him. Mr. Beard stated that he was supporting T~~r. Rsed because he was an accountant and felt that someone with financial exper- . fence should be~on Council. At tlv.s point Mr. Beard changed his vote in favor of Mr. Strater; as l~Tr. Strater now had four votes, he was duly elected to fi7L7. the unexpired term of Mr. Endress as Councilman. Mr. Strater was present in the audience, and Mr. Edelman, a Notary public, then administered the oath. of office to the new council member, and he assumed his seat at the council table. - Mayor Endress reported that he had been sworn in by Mr. J. S. Hudson, Notary Public, and the papers for this had been filed with the Clerk. Mayor Endress then appointed Mr. Taylor as Chairman of the Finance Committee. It was moved by Mr. Beard, seconded by NZr. Whiting, that this appointment be confirmed. • Roll. Call: Ayes --Messrs Swanson, Beard, Whiting, Oatess ~ Strater. Nays - 141r. Taylor not voting. Motion carried Mayor Bndress then appointed ILIr. Strater as the third member of the Finance Committee. It was moved by Mr. T~lhiting, seconded by Mr. Oatess, that this appointment be confirmed. 2.