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. 46 - � m Anderson, Granger and PncDlulty. 2TOes and aga.inst the motion• Council- � men Armstron�, Britsch�i and 1,4ayor Hilton. Absent: Councilma.n Fletcher. "� � Councilman Anderson moved the abatement pa�oceedings a�a.inst Pdr. Klang�s property be continued to the first meetin� in Au�ust and Mr. � Klang be notif�ed to annear before the Cotmcil to sho�F� c'ause vrhy the abatement proceedings should not be continued. The motion wa.s seconded by Councilm�..n Britachgi and pasaed unanimously. City I��Ianager P,4ead a.dviaed that Fire Chief f�yan, Buildin� InsAector Dtmca..n, ' and Health Inspector Stein ha.d m�de an inspection of the �ropert,y knoam as the Old Harder Ranch and had recommended abatement proceedin�s be instituted. City Attorney MeCartY�y advised that notices had been mailed to the orrners and that the property had been posted. Attorney Louis Dematteis ar,neared before the Council in behalf of one of the owners of the property, a hlir. Fostani, and advi�ed th�,t he � had purchased the property only a fe�v months a�o entirely unavra.re that there Y?ad been ar�y discussion in regard to this property. He said that since he had purchased the property the chicken busine�s has been dis- continued, thzt a fence ha,d been taken donn and also a number of sheds removed. Mr. Dematteis w�e of the o_r,inion that tne buildi.ns �vere not delapida,ted and that the chicken sheds have substantial concrete floorin�. ' Ee sa3d tha.t ��hile the build.in�s v��ere not the best kept neither i,ere they in the worst condition in town and the mere f�ct th2,t th�y v:ere tmsi�htl,y �vould not be a ba.sis of abatement unless there �vas something else that makes then offensive. In reRa.rd to the evidence oi rats as re�orted in the inspectora' recommendz.tion, PRr. Rostani had_ informecl him that he ha,d. seen no rats since he purchased the property. He said there �va,s no feed on the property but that ?dr. Rostani c��ould be millin�; to place r�t eradi- cator arour_d. In re�ard to the r�nom in the bar rahich �ras reported to be • used for . living purposes, he advised that th= barn is non� usecl as a gara�;e and the room is not used for living purposes. At the time of the insrec- �ion it �vas reported that the premises a,r,peared unoccupied, r:ir. Dematteia said in view of the iore6oing th�t he did. no� believe there w2.s any basis for oondeman�.tion and asked that the matter be continued for the duration ' in its present state so that IZr. F.ostani would not be rut to the expense of taking the buildinga dorm at this time. He did s.�y that he �:ould be. willing to whitewash the buildsings if the Council so d.esired. Council- man Britsch�i Urought out the fact thPt he did not believe thPt the ob,jec'= ' tion was so much to the buildin�;s as to a fence along the p.ronerty b��hich i^�as fallinb do�m. It was brou�,ht out that this i ence was not on L4r. . Rostani�s property alone on all the prapert,y on that street. City __ Ac�torney P:4eCarthy asked that for the record he v�ould lie to have the he�,ds •