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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on
Monday, April 26, 1948 at 7:30 P.M. in the schoolhouse. .
PRESENT: C. J. Kenerson, Mayor
C. I. Sayles, Trustee
W. S. Randel, Trustee
L. C. Kent, Trustee
C. H. Guise, Treasurer
Carl Crandall, Engineer
1. The minutes of the meeting of April 5th were read and
approved with the following correction: page 197, change second
paragraph to read "It was voted that the'Engineer be given
authority to issue a permit for the erection of new telephone
and power poles and that the proposed trimming of trees by the
telephone company be subject to the approval of the Village
Engineer."
2. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor
were approved: 1
POLICE, WATER & FIRE
City of Ithaca, pater & Sewer Fund 103.46_
SANITATION
..Corner Service Station 23.80
HIGHWAYS
Corner Service Station 23.80
Hull Heating & Plumbing Co. 66.85
College Chevrolet Co. 6.95
Reynolds Bros. 2.00
Cornell University 14.40
Walter Hayes - Apr. 1 - 15 80.00
3. The following additional bills were approved for payment.
HIGHWAYS
J. J. Driscoll Lumber Co. 2.00
N:'Y. State Else. & Gas - Apr. lights 143.79
4. Following a discussion of the work of the Police
Justice, the Clerk was requested to ask the Police Justice
for a report on his first year of office indicating in such '
report the type of cases that came before him; fines collected,
etc. Also a request was made that the Police Justice furnish
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reports of his activities at intervals in the future.
5. Mayor Kenerson brought up the question of daylight
saving in the Village and
IT WAS VOTED that the Village go on record as adopting
daylight saving time as of April 25th until further action.
Mayor Kenerson brought to the attention of the Trustees
a letter from William C. Spring, Jr., County Health Bommissioner,
with reference to a resolution adopted by the Board of Health of
Tompkins County at a meeting of April 6th with reference to
mosquito control. The resolution indicated that the_Board of
Health would not take action tor the elimination of mosquitoes
unless there was evidence that they were disease carriers.
Mayor Kenerson reported that he had received a letter from
F. H. Springer, Ithaca City Clerk, indicating that they wished
to review the sewage disposal agreement of the Village of,Cayuga
Heights dated Oct. 25, 1929 and stated that a committee of the
city wished to confer with a committee of Cayuga Heights to
review the.agreement. Mayor Kenerson appointed Trustees Handel
and Bayles and Engineer Crandall to act as A committee to confer
with the City in this matter and the Clerk was requested to
notify Mr. Springer of the Village action.
Mayor Kenerson reported the receipt of a letter from
de Fillippo Bros., Counselors of Law at Elmira, requesting seven
copies of the Zoning Ordinance and seven copies of the Village map.
It was decided that seven copies of the Zoning Ordinance
' should be forwarded to them without charge and that the cost of
seven Village maps would be $2.50 each, payable in advance.
6. Treasurer Guise reported a cash balance as of April
26th of $1,820.58.
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7. It was reported that an odor had been noticed from
the water in the ditch on Triphammer Road in the vicinity of
the intersection with Northway Road. and also an odor in the
ditch on Northway Road. As a result
IT WAS VOTED to ask Dr. Spring to inspect the water in
the south gutter of Northway Road and the gutter water on
Triphammer Road in the vicinity of Northway Road.
8. Trustees 4andel and Bayles made a long report on the
progress of and work on the fire district committee with special
reference to their efforts to work out a formula with the City
of Ithaca for the determination of a fire service contract.
The committee felt that the solution of. the fire protection
problem can most easily be arrived at if they can get the
City to agree to a definite formula. After a formula is once '
agreed upon it would then be easier to decide whether or not
to deal with the City or to ppoceed to establish a fire district.
9. Trustee Bayles tendered his resignation as Acting
Mayor due to the fact that he will be away'for the summer.
IT WAS VOTED that his resignation be accepted with great....
regret.
Mayor Kenerson appointed Trustee Randel as Acting Mayor
and
IT WAS VOTED that this appointment be ratified by the Board.
IT WAS VOTED that Acting Mayor Randel's signature be
authorized for signing checks and the Clerk was requested to
so notify the bank.
10. It was reported that there were no persons appearing
at the public hearing on the budget.
11. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the budget as incorporated
In the minutes of this meeting be adopted.
11. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the amount of #20,517.27
' be levied upon the taxable property of the,Village for the year
1948_49.
12. It was decided to hold the next meeting on Tuesday,
June let, and upon invitation of Trustee Peer it will be held
at his home at 7:30 P.M.
13. Adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
7 Clerk.
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