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Mr, Strater, seconded by Mr. Falk, then introduced Ordinance No,, 537 entitled: "An Q?dinance Governing Dogs and ather Animals", which orclinance was read to Council. It wa.s moved by Nir. Hopkins, seconded by Mr. Falk that the rules of ]daw requiring an ordinance to. be read on three separate occasions be suspended, Roll Call; Ayes - Messrs Swanson?Strater'Fa.lk and Hopkins Nays - 14rs. Braum and Mr. Taylor. . As this motion failed to pass, Ordinance No. 537 wa,s placed on a.ts first reaclingv _ Ordinance Noo 535 entitled: "An Ordinance Prohibiting ths Di.scliarge of Firearms Within the Vi]'age Limi.ts, and Repealing Ordinance No. '524", was read to Council 2nd placed.on its second reacling. , - Mr. Hot,ra-rd Schu7.z then asked for tne f].oo:c anci spoke against ardin- a.nce No, 535, stating that individuals had certain inherent rights gu,arani,eed by the state and the federa.l goversunent, and felt that the present ordinance jeopardized the rights of an 3nclividua.l to pursue these inherent and . gu,aranteed rights. He then went on to speak of the great distance between the speu used ror trap shooting and ar?y dwe7.ling and told Counci.l, that th:i.s property had been in his family since the 1800's and was, unchanged to the present time. ' He said tha-t his grandfather, and his grandfather before ha.m., had enjoyed trap shooting on this propertf. , He then asked for permission to have the Clerk read a bri,ef he had prepared, but he was persuaded to present this brief to our Solicitor for. checkin.g. _ Mr• Swanson, seconded by Mr. Fa].k, then aslced that the minutes show that Ordinance No. 535 had been given its second raading,.and that rFr. Schulz's brief would be checked before the next meeting, Roll Cal1m Ayes -IZessrs SwansonaStrater,Tayl.or'Brown'FaLk & Hopkins. Nays - None. Motion carried I're Hopk3.ns, reporting for the Building Comm3.•ttee, stated that the Committee ha.d met at tne T(x.m Hall at 8:00 P. 14. 14a,rciz 6th, 1956, and had diseussed new storzn windaurs for the Town Hal],o He then presented two bids, one from the Best Windaw Coo for $989.00,. and the other from the Ly1,e Window Co, for $995.00,' the latter sulzaitted =i 1955. Mr. fIopka ns reported that t he roof had been ]eak3ng, but ha.d been repaireds .His.Comnittee had also gone over the probl.em of a new chimney and had a rough estimate of from $2000 to ?3000, and suggested either a ncw electric hot taa.ter heater, or a gas hot water heater witn the exhaust pipe going out the window. This had been checIced with Fire Ch-i.ef Poi°ter a.nd could be done if the pipe were continued 15 feet above the ground. Mayor Endress then suggested that bids Ue obtained for both electric ?and gas hot trater heaters in time.for the next Council 14eeting. Mr. Rogers suggested looking into an instantaneous heater„also. .__ 20