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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 2/3/1947141 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on ' Monday,,Feb. 3, 1947 at 7 :30 P.M. at the home of Truste.e.Holt, 130 Sunset Drive. PRESENT: C. J.'Kenerson, Mayor H. J. Shirey, Trustee Sherwood Holt, Trustee W. S. Handel, Trustee C. H. Guise, Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer 1. The minutes of the meeting of Jan..6th were read and approved. .2.. , IT WAS..VOTED that'the:Board of Trustees sit' as a.- committee -of- the -whole to-make up the! T947- 48. budge t. 3,. IT WAS VOTED,that the committee -of- the= whole;,,having completed its work,-should sit again as a.Board.of Trustees'.. 4. IT WAS VOTED that the tentative budget as submitted by the committee -of- the- whole•and.'attached to.these minutes. be recommended by the Board to the residents of the Village'-:for discussion. 5. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor were approved: GENERAL Mack's Photo Copies 64.48 WATER, FIRE,& POLICE City of Ithaca.- Fire service contract for 1947 1,000.00 HEALTH Dr. H. H. Crum - Health officer HIGHWAYS 97.35 .College Chevrolet Co. 5.90 'Chas. Collins & Son 33.00 N. Y. State,Elec. & Gas,.- Jan..lights 143.79 J. J., "Driscoll 2.00 6. The following additional bills were,approved for payment: GENERAL " Ithaca Journal - Legal adv. ' 1.41 WATER,FIRE & POLICE Williamson Law Book Co.- Supplies for Justice 75.52 City of Ithaca - Water service .1.98 3'42 HIGHWAYS Cornell University - Cinders 2.25 - Mrs..Frank Haskins 31.50. College Chevrolet Co. 3 25. 7. Mayor Kenerson read a letter'received; from Mayor Gibb' of the City of Ithaca in�which he outlined.the proposal for ,the appointment , of a fact finding 'oommittee to study the possible ' extension . of the..City, ofl :,Ithaca corporate limits.- In .this letter• Mayor Gibb requested that Mayor`Kenerson a ppoint;three:.persons from the .Village of,Cayuga Heights , :and :etated :th'at 'Supervisor ' Harry Gordon ;would`.a elect - three •..from 'the -.Town of.-Ithaca' and ,that he would select six'from.the "City:of:•Ithaca.": Mayor Kenerson_ asked for advice: dnd`.e.uggestions from."the Trustees, as to possible . appointmente.to this committee. IT WAS VOTED that Mayor Kenerson be authorized to ;appoint the following persona to' the.fact finding committee Dean William ' A. Hagan, Frank L. Bolton, and Prof. G. R. Hanselman. 8. The Treasurer. reported a,balance as of-February let: "of $5,278.47. 9. Upon receiving the account of. unpaid.taxes from the Treasurer, comparing it with the original tax roll of the Village_ and finding it to be;a true transcript ,thereof,,th'e.Board•of, Trustees voted.to sign the certification,, in accordance._with;;Section 126 -b of the Village Law. .10. The Clerk read a 1'etter.received,from Prof. Frank Freeman. In further reference to the.dog. nuisance in the; '.whicho. he suggested that the 'Trustees"send a.questionnai,re t, o all residents of the Village to compile infor motion , about doge . Thep Clerk , reported that he had found out from.Town,Clerk Rachel,Hanshaw':'that r , there were 118 dogs in the Village; and that he.had been in , 143 communication with the Dog Warden, Fred McGraw, regarding the 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 end,the offices to be filed, and to poet a copy of the said notice in at least six conspicuous public places in the Village giving the same information. 13• IT WAS VOTED that the annual meeting of,.the residents of the Village to make.nominations for Trustees and Police Justice and to consider the tentative budget for 1947 -48 be -held on March 171 1947 at 8 P.M. in the Schoolhouse. ' 14. IT WAS VOTED.RESOLVED: That in accordance with Section 102 of the Village Law the Treasurer be instructed to publish and . post his annual report,or a summary thereof at least one week prior to the annual election. present laws and regulations regarding the confinement of dogs. According to.law, dogs must be confined at night, and according to.a recent regulation, all dogs must,be confined or on leash in the day time if not vaccinated for rabies. .Considerable discussion developed as to what should be done about Prof. Freeman's`'oomplaint, but it was decided that no action should be taken due to the fact that'there was no evidence of a general demand in the Village for restrictions being placed on dogs. The Clerk was requested to communicate with Prof: Freeman regarding the Board's decision. 11. IT WAS VOTED that the following persons'be appointed to r' the nominating committee: Leslie B. Townsend, Chairman, Dr. A. W. Crowly, and Leon C. Pritchard. 12. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That according to the provisions of Section 52 of the Village Law of the State of New York, a Village election will be held on March 18, 1947 at the Schoolhouse in the Village of Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M., at Which time a Police Justice and two Trustees will be elected in place of Acting Justice Shirey and Trustees Holt and Randell 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 end,the offices to be filed, and to poet a copy of the said notice in at least six conspicuous public places in the Village giving the same information. 13• IT WAS VOTED that the annual meeting of,.the residents of the Village to make.nominations for Trustees and Police Justice and to consider the tentative budget for 1947 -48 be -held on March 171 1947 at 8 P.M. in the Schoolhouse. ' 14. IT WAS VOTED.RESOLVED: That in accordance with Section 102 of the Village Law the Treasurer be instructed to publish and . post his annual report,or a summary thereof at least one week prior to the annual election. 1.44 15. Paul Bradford was appointed as auditor for the 1946 -47 Village records. 16. IT YEAS VOTED RESOLVED; That in accordance with Section 101 -b of the Village Law those appropriations showing overdrafts be financed by transfers from unexpended balances of other appropriations as set up in the budget. 17. Adjourned at 10:45 P.M. 11