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Ro31 Call: Ayes - Messrs TayZor9Wedler'S trater.,Brotim.,Falk & Hopkins. Nays - None. Mo-Fa.on carz-i.ed Rix7.es Suspended ` It was moved by Mrs. Brat.m' seconded by Mr. Taylor, that Ordinance No. 589,^be approved and passed as r°eads Ro1.1. Callm Ayes - Nessrs Tayl.or2Wedler'Strater.,Bx°own.Falk &-Hopkinso Nays - None. Motion carrzed Ordinance Passed Council then entered into a discusslon of the Asiatic Flu and Mro Hopkin"s suggested -that our Police and Service Department be given these shots. MrQ TWlor said tha-t this should not be forced onto the Police Departanent. Mr. Edelman s aid that, if it could be done, i-t'would be a good idea to set up a station in the Town Hall. This matter was then turned over to the Welfare Committee. The Finance Committee havinff approved the Pay ardinance' it was moved by Mr. Ta?rlo?°, seconded by M^o Strater, tha-? Pay Ordinance No. I?09'`lre approved and passed as read. Ro11. Cal.l: Ayes 0 Messrs Taylor9Wedler'StratsrsBrown.,Fal.k & Hopkir.s. Nays - None. Motion carried Pay Ordi.nance Passed A Representative from the Communi-uy Club then asked Council abouic the possibility of getting a sidewalk on one side of uhe street on Wilson Mills and SOM Center to cover the full length of the Vi13.age so that chilclren coul.d walk to schoolm There was a great deal of discussion of this matter° together k7ith probabl.e costs and the fact that our debt limit prevented us fx°om embarking on any major program of this sox°te Mayor Endress wen-t on to speak of the importance of passing ouz° Bond Tssue so that some of these -things could be considered in a limited taay, but said that a-t present we cou7.d do no-thing, and nothing couJd be done in tYle future withnut the people approving a raise in oux° debt 1.imit. Some discussion was then had on the subject of school buses picking up children and the fact that children picked up on Wilson Mi1.Is East of SOM were taken -to the Gates Mi11.s School instead of the Center School. Mr. Strater again spoke of his meeting with the Schoo7. Board and the fact that according to law chi.ldren T,ithin two mi.l.es of the school were supposed to walko Mr. Hopkins spoke of his check of the area and saicl that at no tim.e did he see ariy evi.dence of° the school bus passing chi.ldren tRrithout pickking them up. Mr, Nydecker9 a resident of Wilson MiI1s, then asked what action should be taken -to build a slag sidewalk on Wi2son Mi]..1.s Road ps°ovided residents paid for tkie cost of such a sidewalke Council said that they had no objections to this project provided proper-ty owners were in favor of doing it, 7a