HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpec Mtg. Minutes 3/20/1953105
MINUTES of a special meeting of the Village Board held on
Friday, March 20, 1953, at 7:30 P.M. at the home of Trustee
Atwood, 522 Wyckoff Road.
PRESENT: Henry J. Shirey, Mayor
A. W. Chamberlain, Trustee
E. A. Whiting, Trustee
W. S. Randel, Trustee
S. S. Atwood, Trustee
Frederick G. Maroham, Trustee - Elect, who was
invited to sit in.
1. The minutes of the regular meeting of March 16th were
read and approved. The minutes of the annual meeting of the
Village held on March 16th were read and approved with the
following correction: First sentence in paragraph 3, page 163,
corrected to read as follows: "L. C. Kent inquired as to who
would pay for road maintenance in the new area, and was informed
that roads would be maintained and sidewalks constructed from
the tax funds of the enlarged village, which would be considerably
augmented by.the fact that the'taxable property would be
considerably increased."
2. The Clerk reported that the inspectors of election had
filed with him a report of the election held on March 17th which
showed that the proposition to annex the Water District territory
to the Village was carried 106 to 32, and that the vote for
Trustees was as follows:
Frederick G. Marcham 140,
Sanford S. Atwood 139
Wilbur S. Randel 1
3. The Clerk reported that he would need to purchase two
new assessment books in which to include assessments in the
annexed territory and
IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Clerk to make such purchase.
The Clerk reported that there were 15 property owners in the
annexed territory who held pension exemptions and stated that he
proposed to contact these people and request them to file
exemption certificates with the Village if they so desired.
4. The Clerk reported that he had received on March 20th
a copy of the audit report as completed by Paul B. Fredenburgh
of the State Department of Audit and Control; and stated that
he had acknowledged receipt of the report and was proceeding to
have a legal notice published in the "Ithaca Journal" regarding
same, as required by law. The report was then passed around for
inspection by the Trustees.
5. The Clerk reported that according to the Town Supervisor
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the assessed valuation of the property in the annexed territory
now stood at $2,565,000.• He reported that there were 263 property
owners in the old village and 308 property owners and 994 residents
in the annexed territory. The Clerk reported that in accordance
with the law he had notified the Town Clerk and.the County Clerk
of the annexation of territory including a description thereof.
6. The Engineer presented a map-of the Cayuga Heights
Water District which clearly indicated the annexed territory and
this was handed to the Clerk for transmission to Albany, together
with his oertificate regarding the vote on annexation.
IT WAS VOTED to authorize Engineer Crandall to make the
necessary surveys and maps of the enlarged village to be used for
assessment purposes and he.was requested to presentea bill upon
completion for the cost of this work. The Engineer was requested
to have as many copies of this map prepared as he thought desirable
which number was estimated at 15.
7. IT WAS VOTED to go into a committee -of- the -whole to
consider a new budget for the enlarged village. The committee
made up a new proposed budget for the enlarged village for the year
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IT WAS VOTED that the committee -of- the -whole adjourn and sit
again as Trustees.
IT WAS VOTED that Police Officer VanZile's salary, which has
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been at the monthly rate of per Ye be increased to a
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monthly rate of per year, plus a car allowance at the rate
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of per yevr.»n...;ie
The Clerk was requested to communicate with the Electric &
Gas Corporation and ask for a proposal for street lighting in the
annexed territory.
A discussion was held as to the advisability of notifying
the taxpayers in the annexed territory of the coming budget hearing
on April 6th and of sending them a copy of the proposed budget.
IT WAS VOTED that the Mayor should prepare a letter of weloome
to the new taxpayers in the Village, 'that they should be sent a
copy of the proposed budget for the year, and that the Clerk should
prepare the envelopes.
IT WAS VOTED that the proposed budget as prepared by the
committee -of- the -whole be recommended to the new Trustees for
adoption and presented at the budget hearing to be held on April 6th.
g. A discussion was held regarding revision of the ordinances
of the Village and it was decided that a committee should be
appointed to study the matter. The Mayor was authorized to appoint
the following committee to consider revision of the ordinances:
H. E. Baxter, T. W. Mackesey, Carl Crandall, W. C. Geer, C. E. Tre-
man. In case any of these men were found to be unable to serve,
alternates named were Lincoln Reid and Robert Grant.
9. IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Engineer to install a
"dangerous intersection" sign on Iroquois Road at.the intersection
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of Iroquois Road and the Parkway.
10. The Mayor called attention to the fact that this was
the last meeting to be attended by retiring Board member Wilbur
S. Randel, who declined to run for another term after serving
the Village faithfully for 9 years. The Mayor called attention
to the exceptional village service rendered by Trustee Randel
in connection with working out the formula for the fire service
contract, and there was general agreement among the Trustees
that his services wore beyond the call of conventional duty.
The Board expressed its reguet that he would not be sitting
with them in future meetings.
11. Adjourned at 10:45 P.M.
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