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Mr. Hopkxn.s, reporting far the Bui7.ciin,g Carxdttee, ca3.led attention to the new tables recentl.y purcha.sed. He tlen asked that Council approve this puz°chase. It was moved by Mra Wed3er., seconcled by Mrs. Brown, tha.t the C1erk be instructed to pay for this purchase when the bil_1 was r°eceived. Roll Ca1e].o Ayes s Messrs Taylor, Wedler,Brown,Falk and Hopkz.ns. . Nays - Ncne. . . : . , Motion ea.xr^a.ed ? Mx°. Hoplans then reported tha.t he was seeking bid,s £or the construction of a storm sewer neax the Tmym Ha1.l and, as on1.Jr one bid had come in, would have no°thing to repor?t at this meeting. Nh°, Enclress tlen aslced for a report from the Safety Corrgndttee. In the absence of lir. Strater, Mr. Hopk-ins -then presen°ted the _ report. Mt°. xopltiYas reported tha.t the Sa,fety Comnittee had considered the matter of Storm Sewers in the, Warton Parlc Area and had gone to Ridgebury Bouleva,rd to see at first hand the conditian prevailing in the Aream TIe Manholes for storm and sanitary were uncovered and inspected by the Comrnittee. These manho]°es took an the storm and sanitaxy flow into our Vi1la.ge and tYrotigh the Wox°ton Park Areao At the foot o£ Orcha.rd He3ghts and M3.ner, the Storm ancl Sana.i:ax°y were in the same manhole and it was. f ound that a ma.n-made hole an the storiu sewer was bei.rag za:sed -to relieve the sanitary sewer from Ma.yfie].d Heights. At - flood tiim this caused large amounts of raw sewage °to spi11. into the stoxr,? sewer, empty into a'bx°ook and fi1l the Woz°ton Park Area wi.th ra%r seVSage. A 36 anch s°torm sewer froxa 14ayfield Heights was found to empty into a ma.nhole on Ridgebury and then foreed into a 30 in.ch stoxm seti,rex°: eaixsing storm waters to rise in the manhole and flood over the ]znclscape - bacl:ing up into basernents on R3.dgebury, Boulevarcl. Pictures of .these conditions were taken; and presented °to Council for inspectione The Comm:iettee then asked why th3.s condition was not reported to oux engissa.ees° in the flood survey reaently rua.de o lir, Edelxnan was asked what he recommended doing in this situation. Mr. Edelman sa3.d that Mr. Gallamore had seen the p].aris for a new seuex° on Ra,dgebuxy but 14x°. De More, our represerrtative, said that he lrnewnothing about tYiis o Mr. De More then suggested . theu this ma.tter be taken straight to the County Commi.ssioners. Mro De glore saaed' that the County through lira Pusinski had proni.sed to 3nsta31 a new sewer, but w'rienvere anyone asked about it, thslce was no answer from the Cola.nty. MY°. Hopltins then r eported that the Commiictee recommnded tha.t this matf,er be_ taYsn to the County and with specia7, enphasa.s on mistaltes of County Engineering ana origin•_ The Safety Cormnittee also recommnded that an answer be ma.de to ths guestion of what wi11 happen to the storrn water from the Worton 'Park Area after it reaches Wilson rli7.].s Road. It was kIr. DelZore's contention that the Worton Park flood control should be started at once and-an answer to this question be obtained latex°o - I Council then asked Mr. Edel.man to write a letter to the County, puVtzng this matter on the agenda and two or three Coixrbci.lmen are to go along to expla.a.n the sitnation on the sewers on Radgebury. It was then movecl by kir. Hopltins9 seconded by Ilr. TayI,or,, that the unsanitary conclitions and poor engineerS.rig poliey be presented to the County Commi.ssioners. 2.