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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Village of Cayuga Heights held on Monday, February 7, 1944
at 7 :30 P.M. at the home of Trustee Shirey.
PRESENT: C: J. Kenerson,•Mayor
H. J. Shirey, Trustee
C. I. Bayles, Trustee j
Sherwood Holt, Trustee
T. B. Maxfield,.Trustee
C.:H. Guise, Treasurer
Carl Crandall, Engineer"
1. The minutes of ther.meeting of January 3rd were read and
approved with,the following-correction: Page 174;Atem;:.9, second
sentence changed to read "He stated that .officer VanZile had ,
charged a taxi, driver" with passing`a stop's ign on Highland Road:"
Z. The following,bills paid,on authority of the Mayor were
approved':
GENERAL
Albert Force, Collector - State &.County tax 2.90
C. H. Guise.- Jan: salary 33.33
J. B. Trousdale - Jan. salary :33:33
MATER; FIRE & POLICE
Town
of.Ithaca - Justice of Peace fee
5.00
Robert
C. VanZile - Jan. salary
50.00
11
Jan• car allowance
25.00
Carl
Crandall - Jan. services
12.50
SANITATION
Frank
Haskins - Salary Jan. 1 -
15
37.50.
it I , Jan. 15
- 31
37:50.,
James
Collins.- " Jan. 1 -
15
31.25 .
�i Jam,. 15
- 31
:31.25
w. D.
Lyme - Gas & oil
23.70•
HIGHWAYS
Frank
Haskins - Salary Jan. 1 =
15
:37.50.
u Jan. 15
-.31
37..50 .
James
Collins - " Jan • 1 =
15
31.25
Jan. ..15.
-.31
31.25
N. Y.
State Elec. &.Gas - Jan,
lights
143.79
Carl
Crandall - Jan: services
20.00.
Chas.
Collins.& Son
12.00
Mrs.
Frank Haskins
8.40
Frank
Haskins. - Reimbursement
-'1.00
3. The
Treasurer reported .,a cash
balance of07,191'A,
and
stated that all property taxes were.paid
witli the.exception'of
'
those.on Phi Epsilon Pi in the amount of ,$125.
:4. Police Commissioner Crandall reported the receipt of $1
in the mail .together with a parking .ticket, and-.that officer.
VanZile'had made,two arrests; one for violation,of the, parking
ordinance and ancther.of a', boy driving1wIthout at,lloen-se
5 The Clerk presented the budget.for the_ town toi, 'Abac' a*
which had,been. sent t,b y- Supervisor Harry Gordon for the .'information,,
of the Trustees. This was' examined by,the Trustees and ordered filed.
6 upon;receivIng_ the' account of unpaid�.taxes from the Treasurer,
comparingrit with the original tax roll of the Village and finding.it.
to be _a true transcript ,.there of, The Boa'rd.of..Trustees . voted , to' sign
the - certification, In accord ance,. with 'Section `126 b of..'. the law.
7. 'Mayor.Kenerson was authorized to appoint three; residents of.
the Village,to act -as a nominating committee'.-to make nominations. for .
a mayor and two.trustees to be elected in place of Mayor Kenerson.
and Trustees. Shirey and Bayles whose terms expire,. and :he ma$e.the
following appointments: H. E. Baxter, Chairman; Jamee'McKinney,
and William Sale.
8. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That according to the proxieions of
Section 52 of the Village Law of the State of New-York, a Village
election will be held on March 21, 1944 at the schoolhouse. in the
Village of Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between 4 :00 P.M, and
8 :00 P.M., at which time a mayor and two trusteos will be elected in
place of Mayor Kenerson and Trustees Shirey and Sayles whose terms
expire.
The Clerk was directed to cause a notice to be inserted in the
Ithaca Journal at least ten days prior to the election with regard
to the time and place of the election and the offices -to be filled,
and to post a copy of.the said notice in at least six.conspicuous
public places in the Village giving the.same information
9. IT WAS VOTED.that the annual meeting for the residents of
' the Village to make nominations for trustees and to consider the
,' tentative budget for 1944 -45 be set for March 20,.1944.at 8 o'clock.
102 of the Village,Law'the Treasurer be inetrueted.to publish:, .
and post:his. annual report or a summary thereof'at'leaet one week
t
prior to the'annual'election . 1
12: IT.WAS VOTED that Paul Bradford be engaged ae. auditor
of the Village books for,the year ending Feb 29,1944
13._ WAS ;VOTED,! RESOtVED ,That in accordance with Section
101 -b of ..the Village;Law..those appr,opriatipns ahotitring overdrafts
be financed by transfers from unexpended.balances.'.of other
appropriations-as set up:in the :.budget
14. Trustee' Shirey:reviewed the. steps` leading to.the
consummation of thecIontract between 'the V,illage.'of Cayuga
Heights and.the Board of Fire.Commissioners : of the City of Ithaca
'
providing for mandatory service'to the Village•in case 'of fire.
A letter was `presented. from G. M. Gilkison, Engineer for the, ,
New York Fire Insurance Rating Organization indicating,that. the,
contract as approved. by the Village: of Cayuga Heights •and the`
Board of Fire Commissioners of the +City of Ithaca was satisfactory,..
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and as a result of this contract, which has now been duly signed':
by the parties concerned, the - residents of the Village of Cayuga .
Heights will be entitled to a continuation of fire insurance rates_'` "..
under rating'claes B rather..than.rating C ` ;
15• IT WAS VOTED to go,into a committee of-the whole to, make
up the budget for 1944 -45 The committee;having oomple,ted its
business adjourned at 9,:25 and .sat again as :'a Board of Trustees
16.' 'IT WAS VOTED,'RESOLVED. That the tentative •budget. ,
as submitted by the budget committee be recommended by. the Board
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to the residents of the Village for discussion.
17. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.
Clerk.
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