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<br /> <br /> <br />Mr. HopkLns said that they had also inspected the'road on Saturday <br />and had.dug holes 125 feet f'rcan Thornapple in a northerly' direetion to 8 <br />inehes, ar?. showed. photographs to Council of these holes: Mr. 'Hopl.ns said <br />that there was 8 inches of bank gravel wit,h svme colee or other substance from the <br />clearrl.ng of averB ; that the edge mf the road shoifed 4 inches of bank gave], and <br />that he agreed with Mr. Falk that it did not meet our ordinance. Mr. Wdd3.er <br />saicl that Mr. Falk and Mr. Hop3dns had covered the case thoroughly and i.f <br />there was ary slag there was not more than two inches, and our ordinance <br />ca3led for six itiches and that he agreed with Mr. Falk and Mr. Hopki.ns that <br />it d3d not, eaagil,y. . <br />The: corem3.ttee then reported to Ma3ror Endress t,hat :they c,oul.d not <br />approve this road, . <br />I4r. R3,ni., an attorney for Mr. Capretta., then adcix6ssed Counc31. He <br />told oi' the many d elays, of the 4zeatry outlay of moriey arA-' of ot. her problems <br />p].againg Mr. - Capretta and the rapid advarce of unseasonable iaea?her. Iie spoke <br />also of the misunclerstandieng betwc3en our.. engirbeer_ am1. Mr: Capretta, that Mr• <br />Caprett,a was under the 3mpressi.oa that...he.-had .the- pexgd ssiora d:f:=.oUs•::eigineer <br />to substitut,e bank grasrel for slag. This was dem.ed `ty Mr. De More and <br />amplit'3:ed by Mr. • Ede]rnan, who said that ozly Council had "th6 "right to chaa9ge <br />the requ3rements of ou.r ordinance. Mr. R3:ni then asked Couneil to eonsid.er <br />the, plight of his client and grant him t2ie r3.ght to_ leave the road as it <br />was or arrange swne f orm of bond., whereby our ordinance covld -be waived for <br />this particular portion of the road. There was even d5scussion of putting <br />deeds i,n eserow so t,hat no hoases cmx].d be sold until pei?aanent pavement was <br />irJS ta71ed., ' <br />, <br />Mr., Falk t}aen spoke of all the trouble eaper3enced i.n the past wi.th <br />other roads and ot,her developments, of the long hours spent by Council in <br />hearing complaints from people who cauld mither get irr or out of their <br />residence and the dangers of such a situat,ion. Mr. Falk §poke also vf the <br />ixab3.l.ity of cNr service department, police, or f3re depattrieft' to get tc9 <br />same of the homes and ended by say3xig that anyr concessions would only <br />establish a precedent and he did not feel #,hat he or eou.rieil._ had that r3.ght• <br />After corasiderable more discussion' mith fee].ings "st a" fever pitch; Mr. <br />eapretta agreed to pEa.t in the s].ag requixed by our vxd3.nabce i.n a marmer <br />to be approved by our engineer, <br />Mayor Endress then returrted the <br />Park to , our engineera as they w ere too <br />estimates obfi„a,iaaed.. Yr. De More said <br />figures at our neFk-;Coun?3.1 meetirag* <br />specifications for-.:;sealing in Worton <br />high and out of ].ino` with prev3.ous <br />that he would present a'riew set of <br />Thsre being,.no ?'usrt,ber btasisass ?to ec?ne bef'ore Cc?uncil, upon ?not?3.on <br />ffiade and dul? put? Cmzrcil ad3curned. <br />Attest: • ????? ?? ? <br />Niayror - resiiaent of ounei7. <br />s?az . ci <br />5.