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Roll Ca11: Ayes _ P'lessrs S~,ranson,Strater,Taylor,whit?~g,8eard ~ Oa.tess. Nays ~ None. Motion carried Resolution passed Mayor Endress then asked our Engineer for the water main plans and specifications on Highland Road and Ste'! Center. Our Engineer reported that these were in the hands of the City Water Department, wino insisted that they also pass on them, and he hoped they would be available for our next meeting. Mr. Edelman reported that he had checked with the County and that the most we could add in special assessment obligations was X60,000.00, but this would change if some of the abutting property owners on the four mains now in process pay in cash. The Clerk then asked about abutting property owners paying in cash after assessments were certified and bonds sold. ~jr. Edelman said that if these assessments were paid in full, ,it would have to include interest for the full period. The Mayor then asked i.f there were any bids for the paving of Worton Park Boulevard. Our Engineer reported that they were to be advertised for our next meeting and he trould have everything ready for acceptance. Mayor Endress asked for a report from •the Safety Committee regarding I'Ir. Leppelmeier. 1"~°. ~r~hiting reported that. he had talked with Mr. Leppelmeier about the bids for gasoline and thought that he had that matter cleared up. He said that he wished to get the gasoline bids straightened out first, and would then .have the Safety Committee consider Mr. Leppelmeier's resignation from the Fire Department. The Clerk then showed Council a copy of the request-for bids given to both gasoline stations and reported that he had received a bid from Mr. Leppelmeier but none from the other station. Mr. Z^~iting said that he would prefer to have both bids on the table before making any decision. At this point, Fire Chief, Nelson Porter, said that Mr. Leppelmeier had aslted to resign although he had done everything possible to keep him and that it should be -taken care of by the Safety Committee at once; that he had expected a committee meeting, but none had been called. Mr. Whiting replied that he would not call a meeting unless someone notified him of a necessity for meeting and up to the present time no one had called him for this purpose. • • Mayor Endress suggested that the second Monday of every month be set aside for a Safety Committee meeting and if there was nothing to consider, the Committee should adjourn and so report to Council. After considerable discussion on the pro's and con's of committee meetings, Mr. Whiting said that he would ca71 a meeting at-7:00 P, Ms on Council meeting night to take up the little every day things and if .there was anything important,, would call a meeting and give it the full treatment. Although Mr. Strater did not think this would give sufficient time for a meeting, Mayor Endress suggested that it be tried out and called this to the attention of Mr. Porter, Mr. Wieland and Mr. Di~:on, who were present. Mr. Porter then asked that Mr. Ti~Yu ting call a meeting to consider Mr. Leppelmeier's resignation from the Fire Department, but Mr. -Whiting was adamant in not considering this matter until the gas bids were cleared. I~~. Sw~ son asked how many men were available during the day and Mr. Porter said six or eight usually. rlr. Swanson said that he felt that we should keep 1`~r. Leppelmeier in the Fire Department if we had to do a little begging. 2.