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Mayor Endress s d that the creek that goes througki the Worton Park area cal3.ed for an 84 mavert in a report from the Pease Emga.neering Company an a survey made of this area. Mayor Endress said that' if this report cal.led. . for an 81? foot cu].vert, the cul.vert at Wilsvn 'Mi11s? would not take this watert even under its proposed 6ize, and until this question was resolved to h3.s satisfaction, Mayor Exidress fe1.t that he wvul.d not be.satisfied with tAhe _ drainage as proposed for the Freeway. Mayor•Endress then reported that-he had a r°equest from-the County that we pay for the moving of the water lxnes on Wilson Mi17.s Road so that the area could be wi.dened. The cost set by the County was around ten thousand dollars. Mr. Eelelsnan, then read a],etter from Mro Dollaret regard3ng the anatfier. Mro Edelman said that we had a contract vrl.th the city that stat,ed that we were to pay for the moving of utilities, but that_Senate Bi].1. Noo 362 would provide that the Count3r pay this expense• Mayor Endress t'hen gave Mr. Edelman and Mro 'Pet,ergon some figuz°es to check, as he d3.d not think that $10.,000 was a correct figureo Mr. Peterson said not t,o agree,'to do anyt,hing unti.l a detailed report had been sub- mmi..tted and he had a ehance to look it over• Mayor Endress then spoke of the fact that our 5tx°eets were.being littered with dirt from new developments, with nothing 3.n our ordinances giv3ng the police authority to check 'tkie matter. Mre Edelman said that he thought• the existing ordinances cauld be interpx°eted to eover -this as d.ist was-].3.tter on the streets. Mayor Endress then read an orelinance from Shaker Heights-used to control this mattero Mr. Peterson said -that we shoul.d have a cash dep@sit for bui.3d3.ng permits and this could be tzsed to ho1.d peop].e in 1ine. The Poliee had been using the Traffic Ordinance which covex°ed litter3.ng the s treets9 but used the word It arti.cles.n . Mayor Endress thought that this showlei be artieneled to 3ne7..ude earth, mudv etco - Mr. Strater, secortded by Mr. Wedler, then introduced Ordinance No. 657' entit3ed, «An Ordinance to Anend-Seetions 72 (a) and. 72 (b) of Ordinance Noa 309; the Traffic Ordinance, Relatiaig to -P].acing and Dropping of Substances on H3ghways9 Lanes., Roads? Street..s and A].l.eys",q which ord.inance. waa read to Council. 2'ha.s ordinance was then placed on 3ts first z°eading• - Ordinance No. 541, ou.r Blasting ardinance, then came_ up for discussion because of the new developmenfi,s under construction. It was pointed out that an Ixspector wa8 necessary for any dynam.iting and the rafie-for inspecta.on was set at $2.25, whereas our ordinance on village 3mprovements call.ed for $2,50 per hour. It raa8 al.so suggested that -F•he insnrance clause for a, permi.t of $100'000 and $300,9000° was too high arxd shou].d be decreased; that $509000 raas al.l that i-aas necessary for property damage. Mr. Hopkins, seconded by Mx°. Strater, then intraduced Ordinance No. 658 entitled; f4An Ordinance to ?inend Ordinance No. 541' Regulating t.he Use' Storage? asad. Tt°ansporfiration of° Explosives; by Increasing the Amount of the inspection FeeQo which ordinance was read to Council.. Th3.s ordinanee was placed on its first reading. Mr. W'ie].and reported that Jerome & Capretta wrrere getting ready t,a start their paving and were interested in gett3ng an Tngpeetar orx the job. Mr. TnIiel.and ' 3.