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Our Solicitor Ttras asked -bo add this to the con°tract as the t,hiaqd clause. Council was a1.so told of all the comnunities he was serving and that hi.s reputati,on taas exce]1ent. It was brought aut that his exgerience as Servi.ee Director of Uriversity He3.ghts would be invaluab],e f,o us ixi ironing out asq di:£ficul-ta.es in our own Se29vYCe Departanent. It was then moved by Mr. Hopkins9 secorzded by Mr. T.Vlor, trsat Ord.i.n,ance No. 617 be approved and passed as read. RoU Ca31: Ayes - Messrs Tay3.ar, Wedl.er.,Strater'BrownpZorn and Hapki,rs. Nays - None. Motion carried. Ordinanee Passed In connection with thi.s, Mayor Erdress reported that our previous er?gineer wou3.d take cax°e of anythin fidzat he had stari;ed and made reference to the Larrxler Road Water Main and S?4 Sid.ewalks. Mayor Endxess then read a letter from Seriator John W. Bricker' acknow- ledga.ng receipt of oux° Resolution 3n Opposi.tion to the Harr3.s-O8Hara Gas Bi1.7.. Tn the audience a gentleman representing Gabriel Constructi.on Comparjy then reported that he had a].etter from Mr. Mann regarcling the sewer on this projeet and asked for help in alleviating expenses. Mayor Endress said that he had d:is cus sed the ma titer wi.th Mr. Mann aid did not s ee arrything that could not be done legaZly and asked about the sespons3.biZ3.ty of the V3.1lage, whetkier it would have to police the job and c3.ted an ordinance passed for ° Mr. Zorn as beir?.g the same i.n principle. Mr. M?nn #,hen addressed Cauneil and said he Trras speal9.ng for Gabriel and De Franco in the matter. He expl.ai,ned that the pumping station was. built to service 450 l.ots and`would service 1.o-ts in -Ehis area tlaat would. not be serviced by Hilltop No. 2 when it was constructed.; that at the request of the Zon' n..g and Planning Board., this sgstem was bui3t Targe enough to serve the communi.ties in this area., and he pointed out that there was no place for Eastgat,e ard T}iornapple to go but i.nto this system and he spule at ],ength of an open ditch now ta.kisg. seraage fy°om Th.ornapple and offered th3.s as an example of geople wha t?.ght be tieing i.n.?o f,h3.s system ar?d sa?.d tk?.at ?ey should pay th.eix?proportionate share. There was a great deal of disdussion in Council abaut this d.itch and its danger to the Cornmuia3.ty and the probabi7.3_ty _ of getting xid of it iri the most expeditious mannera Mayor Erul.ress then asked for some response from Council and suggested that i4r. Edelm,an prepare an ordinance arid send around. copies for stucly so that it cou_Ld be enacted at the next meetings Mayor Vnd.ress also suggested that our engi.rseer check on this and see if this was big enough to •take care of the development. Njr. Hoplars worad.ered i.f it would not be wrise to let the residents of Thornapple lnow what wa5 goa.ng on. Mayor Endress sai.d tha°t, to discuss this matter with Thornapple., we would have to rage some 3:dea of costs. 2*