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MINUTES of the annual meeting of the Village Board held on
April 7,. 1941 at 7 :30 P.M. in the Schoolhouse.
PRESENT: H. J. Shirey, Acting Mayor
H. H. Scofield, Trustee
Sherwood Holt, Trustee
T. B. Maxfield, Trustee
C. H. Guise, Treasurer
Carl Crandall,.Engineer
1. The minutes of the meeting of March.17th were_•read. and
approved.
2.. The minutes of the public meeting held on March 17th
were read and approved with the correction of. item 6 as follows:
"Engineer Crandall stated that inasmuch as a.portion of the
State and Cbunty tax paid by the residents of the Village was
allocated to the town of "Ithaca".
3. The following bills paid on authority.of the Mayor were
' approved:
GENERAL
Seville S. Reulein - Audit 1940 -41
HIGHWAYS
State Insurance Fund - Comp. Insurance
4. The following additional bills were approved:
GENERAL
Ithaca Journal - Legal notices re election,
financial statement, & budget hearing
T. G. Miller's Sons Paper Co. - 2 police logs
Carl Crandall - March services
Cornell University - mimeographing 280 & 350
notices
FIRE & WATER SERVICE
Carl Crandall - March services
SANITATION
Carl Crandall - March services
Charles Ifosher - April garbage collection
HIGHWAYS
Carl Crandall - March services
N. Y. State Elea. &'Gas Mar. lights
Frank Haskins - 15 hr. 1.10
DEBT SERVICE
Ithaca Savings Bank.- 6 mo..int. on,Street
certificate
4.16
5.70
14.50
2.80
5.00
5.00
150.00
35.00
138 67..
16.50•
251.75
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5. The Treasurer presented his financial report
Indicating a cash balance of 03,390.40 as of April lst.
6. Police Commissioner Crandall reported that Police
Officer Begent had started work April'lst. He stated that he is
keeping two logs, one which he carries himself and.one which ie'.
kept in Mr. Crandall's garage. He said that if the officer made
any arrests, the person would be taken before William R. Robertson,
the new Justice of the Peace. Officer Begent now has a key to.
the schoolhouse and arrangements have been made with the County..
Sheriff's office to act as a clearing house for phone calls.
7. Engineer Crandall reported that Mr.- Haskins had
started work on patching the roads. He also stated that Mr.
Collins had told him that he had purchased a farm and would like
to bid on the garbage contract for next year.
S. The Clerk reported the receipt of a letter from
F. A. Rogalsky, Treasurer of °testview Terrace, Inc. in which he.
asked-the Village to give consideration to the matter of con-
strutting a sidewalk on the west side of Triphammer.Road from
the 1'estview Terrace Apartments to the city line. A long dis-
cussion folio^ red regarding the policy of the Village in the.matter
of constructing and maintaining sidewalks, and
IT oMS VOTED that the Engineer-be requested to make a
' survey and prepare a report indicating the streets in the, Village
which do not at the present time have sidewalks so that the Village
might-at its next meeting determine a definite sidewalk policy.
9. The Clerk presented a letter from Mr. C..7. Felton
in which he requested permission to make a water connection on
Triphammer. Road to a proposed house on East Upland Road appr.oxi-
mately 250 feet from Triphammer.Road:
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IT 'IIAS VOTED to allow Mr. Felton to make the water connection
on payment of the usual 475 fee provided that an inspection
by the Village Engineer indicated that no nuisance would be
caused by sewerage from the contemplated house.
10. Inspector of Election Trousdale reported for the
inspectors of election regarding the election held on March
18th. Thin report indicated that T. B. Ii:axfield and Sherwood
Holt had been elected Trustees for terms of two years each.
11. IT WAS VCTED that Carl Crandall be appointed Village
Engineer and Zoning Officer for the year 1941 -42.
12. IT WAS VOTED that the First National Bank of Ithaca,.
N. Y. be designated as the official depository of Village funds
15. IT 'iiAS VOTED that the Ithaca Journal be designated
as the official newspaper for the year 1941 -42..
16. IT WAS VOTED that the Trustees act as a Board of
Assessors for the year 1941 -42.
17. IT WAS VOTED that the Board of Trustees constitute
itself a Board of Health and ,that the Mayor be designated as
President and the Clerk as Secretary.
18. The Clerk reported that there were no appearances
.for the year 1941 -42.
13. IT WAS VOTED that
the Clerk be authorized
to notify
the official bank of the following
names to be honored on
checks for the year 1941 -42:
C. J. Kenerson, Mayor;
or
H. J. Siiirey, Acting li.ayor;
J. B. Trousdale, Clerk;
and C. H.
Guise, Treasurer.
14. IT WAS VOTED that
the Treasurer's bond'be
continued
In the amount of 5 ?10,000 for
the year 1941 -42.
15. IT 'iiAS VOTED that the Ithaca Journal be designated
as the official newspaper for the year 1941 -42..
16. IT WAS VOTED that the Trustees act as a Board of
Assessors for the year 1941 -42.
17. IT WAS VOTED that the Board of Trustees constitute
itself a Board of Health and ,that the Mayor be designated as
President and the Clerk as Secretary.
18. The Clerk reported that there were no appearances
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at the public hearing on the budget held April 79 1941. '
19. IT WAS VOTED that the budget as incorporated in
the minutes on pages 140 and 141 be adopted.
20: IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED,`.,that the tax rate be
set at .51i mills for the year 1941 -42.
21. IT WAS VOTED that the regular meetings.for.the
year 1941 -42 should be held on the first Monday of'each month at
7 :30 P.M. in the schoolhouse.
22. The next meeting was set for May 5th at 7 :30'.P.M.
23. Adjourned at 9:12 P.M.
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