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. . 28 . sewer contractor that would do the sewer construction probably will sublet the street construction to somebody else and there is an additional handling charge on it so there are certain things that it is felt that it's cheaper to do it as two separate items at t~o separate times and in this case with some of your streets being just~n oiled surface there would be substantial to gain by wa it i ng . ~R. SHORT: Another fact to compare Falcon Heights and Arden Hills. Arden Hills is more clay than sand. Sand will remain relatively stable after the work is completed whereas you can pack clay until the cows come home and still following a frost it will tend to soften up so as ~I. Popovich said it's hard to compare one with another on all conditions because conditions are just different as to soil and other things. MP.S. BILL WOLF, 3170 No. Hamline: I was wondering what the comparison was of our improvements on Number 1 and 2 as compared with this estimate on 3. ahat the footage costs are. NAYOR ASHBACH: I know the estimate for Improvement No. 1 was $12.50 a frent foot. It came out cheaper than that. That has not been worked out yet. ~R. POPOVICH: In Number 1 it was $12.60 a front foot and Nc. 2 it was $10.50 a front foot sc we're a little less here. The reason for it in Improvement No. I, it was such a small ;:>roject and yet you had certain costs involved irrespective of the number of homes. ~R. SHORT: I think the principal reason for the difference - ~RS. ~OLF: I meant between $120,000 and $600,000. hR. SHORT: Because of the size of the improvement. NAYOR ASHBACH: Any other questions? . .