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MINUTES of a special meeting of the Village Board held on
Monday,.Dec. 9, 1946 at 7:30 P.M. at the home of Mayor Kenerson.
PRESENT: C. J. Kenerson; Mayor
C. I. Sayles, Trustee
H. J. Shirey, Trustee
Sherwood Holt, Trustee
W. S. Randel, Trustee
C. H. Guise, Treasurer
Carl Crandall, Engineer
This meeting was a special meeting called to consider the
fire service contract with the City of Ithaca. The Public Hearing
scheduled for this day in the schoolhouse was cancelled because
of the coal shortage.
Mayor Kenerson outlined in detail the plan of the Town of
Ithaca to organize a fire district at the north end of the town
which would include the Village of Cayuga Heights. Their plan
contemplated the use of a 500 gallon fog type fire truck. A
long discussion followed as to the practlbility of this idea, '
how effective it would be, and its'effect upon insurance rates.
Engineer Crandall stated that this type of equipment is satisfactory
only for small iatem&er fires and that the-insurance rates would
go up and that.the hydrants now in the Village could not be used
unless used by the City of.Ithaca.
A long discussion then followed regarding the.proposed
dontract with the city for fire service at a.fee of #2,000 which'
was an increase of $1,000 over the contract in effect in 1946.
The Trustees all felt that this price was exorbitant considering
the amount of service rendered to the Village.: It was decided that
Mayor Kenerson should address.a letter.to the .City outlining the
position of the Trustees and stating that a Public .Hearing would
be held in the near future to consider the matter.
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IT WAS VOTED to hold the public hearing on Monday, January
69 1947 at 8 P.M. in the schoolhouse and to hold a Board Meeting
on January 7th at 7:30 P.M. at 102 Northway Road to take action
on the proposed contract.
Adjourned at 9 :45 P.M.
Clerk.