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THERE BEING no further bus the meeting was adjourned adjourned regular session 1947. 7.3 iness to come before the Council, at 11:25 P.M. to meet again in at 7 :30 P.M. on Monday, November 17, 6-6 Mayor Clerk Pleasanton, California November 17, 1947 The Council of the Town of Pleasanton met in adjourned regular session at 7:30 P.M. on the above date with Mayor Earl Trimingham in the chair. Roll call showed present: Councilmen Oxsen, Hansen and Mezza; absent: Councilman Brenner. MR HAROLD GRAY, Engineer for the Alameda County Mosquito Abate- ment District, was present at the meeting." Also present were Mr. R. E. Ramseier and Mr. John Mancini. MAYOR TRIMINGHAM explained that the meeting was being held primarily to discuss Mr. Gray's complaints about the sewer farm but pending arrival of Mr. Gray's assistants the matter of repairing sidewalks would be taken up with Mr. Mancini. MR. MANCINI gave a general review of common practices on side- walk maintenance stating that in general where trees are per- mitted to damage the walk the taxpayers assume the maintenance, that where curbs are set the grades of the walks should conform to the " curbs, that repairs or new walks to be paid for by the property owner can be done by private contract at a saving of 25% to 50% under costs to a District, and that improvements in general should conform to street grades. Mr. Mancini was re- que Sted to make a survey of the Main Street sidewalks and to recommend a pattern to be followed in carrying out needed repairs. He was also requested to investigate the cost and benefits to be derived from the possible widening of Main St. south of Neal St. MR. GRAY advised the Council that ofee large pond at the sewer farm was so infested withttzl ®s as to make it impossible to control mosquito breeding. He stated that various methods of control had been tried without success and that nothing further• could been done until the Town cleared the tules from this pond. Mr. Arons, one of Mr. Gray's assistants, reitera- ted these statements and further explained that this pond was capable of producing large numbers of mosquitos. Mr. Bendel, Maintenance Supervisor for the District, suggested that the tules .be burned and rooted out. Mayor Trimingham pointed out that the tales had been burned for years and that all other ponds had been cleared of tules, but due to wetness of the ground,. it was impossible to get any equipment into this la *t pond. He also advised Mr. Gray that the planned permanent improvements would remedy the situation. Mr. Gray offered to loan a pump to pump out excess water if the Town would cut some ditches and get permission to discharge the water onto adjoining land. Mr. Ramseier pointed out that the proposed permanent improvements contemplated raising the-levee and using this pond so that any temporary drainage would have to be duplicated at the time of permanent construction. He also stated that the Town's request for a permit to do the work had been forwarded by the Bureau of Engineering to the State Dept. of Health with a recommendation that the permit be .granted. Mr. Gray stated that the District would be satisfied if they were assured that the improvements would be made next year.