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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 19491 at 7 :30 P.M, at the home of Clerk
'Trousdale, 102,Northway Road
PRESENT: C. J. Kenereon,.Mayor '
C. I. Bayles, Trustee
L. C. Kent; Trustee
Sherman.Peer,,Trustee
W: S. Randel, Trustee
C. H. Guise, Treasurer
:Carl, Crandall, Engineer_
1. The minutes of the meeting of Jan. 4th..were >read. and
approved.'
2. IT...WAS.VOTED RESOLVED:,`That.the-Trustees go into a
committee -of- the - whole ".to make ,up the-1 949 -50 budget
3...The Trustees.:.adjourned as a committee -of- the- whole:to
sit again as a Board.of.'Trustees
4. IT WAS VOTED to transfer 'at this, time from the
regular, cheoking'.account'to the Street'Improvement Capital ;
Reserve Fund.account.
5. IT WAS VOTED that the tentative budget as submitted by
the committee-of-the-whole-be recommended.by the,Board•to the,
residents of the _Village for discussion..
6:_ The following bills paid on authority of,the Mayor
were approved:
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8. The.Mayor commented on the very valuable work being done
by Dr. W. C. Geer in making up charts on taxes, and assessments
in the City Village ;
of Cayuga Heights,and:the Town of Ithaca.
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These charts 'are graphical 'and show trends in:the past with
space provided.for carrying them on in: the future
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9 'p .The Treasurer reported on his investigation of ',the bill
for #238 47 received for December'lighting from the '.Gas & '
Electric Co. He found that the monthly ' charge for the lighting
system`as now-installed amounts to $175.35 which is an increase
of X31.56 per:month, over the..previous'oharge.• The "December. bill
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included the increase., for:Qctober, and :November which had'not:,been
previously billed:` The C' was.,. requeeted.to make .an"investi-
gation,to determine.if the charge 'now, ; being made:by'..the:Gas &
Electric, Co:'of #175'.35, is' ;
in'acoordance with;`the arrangement
made with the Gas and Electric Co and to find out if the'
company had furnished all, the additional.•lights agreed upon and
had increased the power of existing'lights.in accordance with
the agreement.
10. 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 'transcriptj thereof ; °'the,'
Board of ,Trustees voted to sign the certification,'in accordance"
with section:126 -b of :the Village Law:.
11. The Treasurer, reported that all taxes, were: now, paid
and that there was a cash balance as:of,Jan. 31st of '07,777.07.
The Trustees noted tbat.'sewer taxes.collected were;-#3',514-35
' which sum was 026':25 in excess of the warrant` given' to
Treasurer Guise. It'wa's explained, that' this additional amount1
collected listed an`item paid by C. C. Tallman which was not':
included in the original warrant.'.
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12. 'Police Commissioner Crandall,report�ed that there had
been considerable.speedingaince the last meeting of the'Board
and among those arrested was a Deputy Sheriff.. who -,forfeited ba:il.
He also reported, that several students:were' fined f or'::a�ll' n ig h t,
et front o ::o4-,High2:an , d.Road.
parking in the stre f Mr6.�Werder s'
13. •The_sCle:rk, reportea. the receipt of a petition signed-
by the.propeity owners on the proposed Count 'Club Road;, In which
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they requested the.Village ,Bo I ardAo.au,tbor'l:z' y.de nt of
an anginee r t�o 'prepare' a'. survey and ',plan .f or.futuxe-� construction,
of the road.
IT WASVOTED thatl�this petitl6n.be referred lto�:the'.,Villase
Engineer;,forl.in,�estigat'ion.ancl.re'p'ort.
14. The'Cierk.read a letter from, Pres id6nt :Burckmyer of
the School Board in which he stated,that -the proposed Village
offer in connection.with placing stop signs . at.the intersection,
of Northway Road and the Parkw ay would ! be satisfactory to the
School Board. The Engineer reported that he had already made.
inquiry into the price of the signs approved. He suggested that
instead of erecting three.signs as originally:contempla.ted,at•...,"I
this intersection he.tbougbt elk signs spaced•at.-proper Jntervals
would be more effective.
IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Engineer. to, ere.ct_".sIx S Igns,
at this intersection.
15. The Mayor, with the :approval,or:.the,,Tius.te6s,,..appointed
the following to make nominations for .t*o,: trustees An place: of
Trustees Randel and Kent. whose terms ",expire -'.:, �A,,,z E.'Sutherland,,,
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Chairman; Fred Bryant, and Edgar Whiting.�
16. IT WAS VOTED,RESOLVED: That ace I ordihg:.to..,the' provisio . ns:
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Of Section 52 of the Village Law of. the State of New York, a
Village election will be held on.March 15,•1949 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 two trustees will be
elected in place of Trustees Randel and•Kent.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.
17. Treasurer Guise and Clerk Trousdale were;.appointed.as
Inspectors of Election.for.the Village,e_lection on'March 15th.
18. IT WAS VOTED that the annual meeting of th e.residents
of the Village. to •make:nominationa'.for trustees. ;and...to:'coneider
the tentative budget for 1949 -50 be held on 'March 14p' at", 8 P.M.
in the Schoolhouse.
19. The date set for the next meeting of,the.Village Board
was on March 14th at 7 P.M. in the Schoolhouse.
20. 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.
21. Paul Bradford was appointed as auditor for the 1948 -49
Village records.
22. IT WAS 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 oth'er_,
appropriations as set up in the budget.
.23. The meeting was adjourned at 10:01 P.M:
Clerk
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