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clear to him that he was bidding for our gasoline business and ,not stating his present discount to the village, at the time the clerk asked him to notify council of the discount he ti~rould give our village on gas and accessories. After some discussion, ~Ir. Wli.ting asked that we submit new bid sheets to the gas stations for their current prices and ask -them to do so on a competitive basis. 1~Ir. Swanson felt that, if the bids were equal, the business should be apportioned equally among local gas stations. It was moved by NIr. Strater, seconded by llr. Oatess, that we re- submit these bids to the two gas stations in such a way that they thoroughly understood what they wei~°e bidding on. Roll Call: Ayes - Messrs Ssanson,Strater,Whiting,Beard & Oatess. Nays - None. Motion carried Mr. Herb Leppelrneier stated that they had asked many times to have the phones removed from the gas st~.tion aa-ith no action taken. He said thatjhis father had been asked to leave the Fire Department because he failed to attend the required number of meetings. Mayor Endress spoke very strongly on this matter and stated that I•~r. Leppelrneier pad been one of our most dependable men in times of emergency and that he could not understand the Fire Department not wanting a man who had been available all during the day when most of the firemen were away at work. I".iayor Lndress spoke of the many times that Mr. Leppelrneier had been first at a fire and was probably the only man available at the time. Mayor Endress felt that the situation would bear investigation. _ It was moved by Mr. Strater, seconded by Mr. Whiting, that we have trae phones removed from Mr. Leppelmei-er' s gas station and refer the matter of Mr. Leppelrneier°s resignation to the-safety committee for study. Roll Call: Ayes - Messrs Swanson,Strater,Whiting,Beard ~ Oatess. Nays - None. NIotion carried N~.r. Edelman notified Council that the County had submitted the usual ordinance requesting consent of the village for improvement of County Roads within the Village. T`7r. Oa-tess then introduced Ordinance No. 500 entitled "An ordinance giving consent of the Village of Mayfield to the maintenance and repair of certain roads within the Village", which ordinance was, read to Councils It was moved by Mr. Swanson, seconded by l~r. Strater, that the rules of law requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate occasions be suspended. Roll Ca17.: Ayes - Messrs Swans on,S~rater,whiting,Beard ~ Oates s. - Nays - None. 1 Motion carried Rules Suspended It was moved by T~Zr. Beard, seconded by ~jr. Swanson, that Ordinance No. 500.be adopted and passed as read. Rom, Ca].,1: Ayes - NIessrs Swanson,Strater,Whitisrg,Beard & Oatess. Nays - None. Iflotion Carried Ordinance ~'assed 5.