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City Attorney Haynes presented a resolution designating a drainage project on Big Sandy Creek Tributary No. 4 and Big Sandy Creek Tributary No. 6 beginning at the North wall of the Simpson Street culvert north approximately 100 feet, thence east to the West wall of the 26th Street S. E. culvert and approving the plans for the same, and authorizing advertisement for bids. Rev. Othoe Stegall was present stating when the 16 foot wide culvert is installed in the five hundred block of 26th S. E., and water from Collegiate Street will increase water flow to the narrow drainage ditch on the north side of his property, as well as on the south side of Virginia Jacksons property. Mr. Stegall requested that the narrow ditch be widened all the way to the drainage ditch that runs behind his property, then the drainage ditch be widened to the culvert on Simpson Street. Mr. Stegall told the council he feels this would eliminate the bottle neck which is already there. Mr. Stegall also told the council that during a heavy rain water would come up into his and Ms. Jacksons yard, and feels if this is not corrected their houses would flood, and further requested to go ahead with this project. Councilman Booth advised the Council he has been out there and looked at the situation on several occasions with Rev. Stegall, and City Engineer, Earl Smith., and the City Engineer and himself feels that it would be best to go from Buttermilk Creek down to Simpson Street, that part be widened, go back up where we are fixing Culbertson and Hubbard Streets,.when it comes down off of Hubbard Street it comes in behind Mrs. John Willie Biard's house, makes a 45 degree turn west, it goes with her lot and makes another 45 degree turn left and goes on into the creek. We decided this morning that it would be better to go in behind Mrs. Biard's house and clean the trash out, and if necessary widen that all the way from where it comes down south and goes west, and from west it goes south again, and at the present time do not do what the Rev. Stegall has requested. We will take into consideration the area behind Rev. Stegall's house down to Simpson. City Attorney asked if the Simpson Street culvert is to be enlarged in the proposed project. Councilman Booth advised that it has already been enlarged. Mr. Stegall stated the Simpson Street culvert has not been enlarged, you have two tunnels that goes under the culvert, and it is higher than the ditch, the ditch that comes down behind his property is narrow and