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Mayor Endress then asked for a report from the Finance Corranittee. Mr. Taylor, reporting, stated that his committee had considered the request of the Fire Department for a raise. The Committee had looked into the previous cost of the department, which ran between 790 and 800 dol.l.ars, and, basing a raise on past performances of the department over an extended period, the committee found the labor c®st so' near the amount budgeted for ose that the following recommendations were made: The Chief to that pu ~ be paid ~a10.00 for each fire attended; each officer to receive vas.00 for eacYifire attended; and each man ~1~.00 for each fire attended. Mr. Stratter,- seconded by ~"lr. Taylor, then ~r~troduced Ordinance No. 525 entitled: "An Ordinance to Amend. Section 3 of Ordinance ~l~76 by Establishing Rates of Compensation fox^ Answering Fire and Emergency Calls", which ordinance was read to Council. - `It was n-~oved by ilr. Strater, seconded by Mr. Oatess, that the rules of law-requiru3.g an ordinance to be read on three separate occasions be suspended. Roll Ca11s Ayes - Messrs Taylor, Strater, Beard, Oatess ~ Swanson. Nays -None. I'~otion carried - Ru]_es suspended Zt was moved by jlr. Taylor, seconded by N1r. Strater, that Orclinance ' No.~ 525 be approved arid- passed as read. ~~ Roll Ca11=-Ayes - 'T~Zessrs Taylor, 'Strater,~~Beard, Oatess &Swanson ~ ~ ~. Plays ~- None. - Motion carried Ordinance passed - ~ T'layor Endress then reported that lie ha.d an "Odious" little chore for the E''inance Committee, and asked them to c onside-r how much money should - be transferred to the Building and Equipment rand-and remarked that it should be pegged fo-r new Fire Equipment. . The sarr~ committee that appeared at last Council Meeting asking what cculd be done about getting the undedicated portion of Worton Park Drive dedicated, witYi-Per®'Hoffman representing this'`committee, presented to Council 'a contract for the- x~surfacing of Morton, Norman Lane, North Woodland and Southwoodlane, with signatures from the abutting property owners, asking for Water, Sewer and Pavement, and deeds to~the streets. This was iri compliance with Council's instructions. There was considerable discussion and it developed that there was approximately 5000 lineal feet to be improved and the Village is already approaching its debt limitation on special assessments. I~r. Edelman asked that the nv.r?utes show that the petitions were filed and turned over to the engineer for cheoking. ~Zr. Hecl{er was - then asked to report on how this could ~be handled with an easen,~nt. T°Zr. Edelman then explained to Mr. Hoffman that nothing could be done about dedication until the roads had-actually been resurfaced, and that he would have to present a plat for dedication, together with an abstract® ~-.