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MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on September 14, 1954 at 7:30
P. M. at the Village Office.
PRESENT: Henry J. Shirey, Mayor
S. S. Atwood, Trustee
F. G. Marcham, Trustee
E. A. Whiting, Trustee
T. F. Sharp, Trustee
T. P. Wright, Trustee
Lincoln Reid, Trustee
Carl Crandall, Engineer
Robert E. Oliver, Treasurer
C. H. Guise, former Treasurer
Lyman G. Parratt, resident
A. Professor Lyman G. Parratt requested and was given the time to present his
personal "Plan for Determining Cost of Annexation and for Zoning Ordinances ". This
plan in brief proposes an objective way of determining a fair financial arrangement
by a formula based on the relation of populations of City and Village to their
respective net public assets. The proposition on Zoning contemplates the formation
of a self governing Zoning District within the enlarged City. This part of his plan
was withdrawn by Mr. Parratt when the legality was questioned.
The cost formula plan was received by the Trustees for study, and his suggestion
for personally publicizing its features was considered by the Trustees to be his
prerogative.
1. The minutes of the meetings of June 8, August 5, and September 3, 1954,
previously furnished the Trustees in mimeographed form, were approved without
reading.
2. No bills were presented for approval by the Trustees.
3. The Mayor presented a letter from resident Paul W. Brainard requesting re-
vision of the zoning boundaries to include a certain area east of Triphammer Road
in the vicinity of his home in the residential zone. A second letter from William
J. Foster, Jr., Secretary of the Zoning Board of'Appeals, requested increase of the
Zoning.Board of Appeals appeal fee from $5.00 to $10.00, and also consideration
of revision of Section 6 of the Zoning Ordinance in regard to construction of
buildings on corner lots. Upon consideration, the Clerk was instructed to refer
these three items to the Committee on Zoning, Thomas Mackesey, Chairman, which pre-
pared the ordinances in 1953, for their study and recommendation.
4. Treasurer Robert E. Oliver was introduced to and welcomed by the Trustees.
Former Treasurer C. H. Guise commented regarding his final reports to the State
and suggested an audit of his books for the period March 1 to August 31, 1954, and
IT WAS VOTED.that the Clerk employ Paul Bradford to make such an audit.
5. There was no report by the Engineer.
6. The Clerk gave for the Police Commissioner his monthly reports covering
police activities for July and August, and on specific points the Trustees .
1) Took no action on paying Officer Fowler the increment in his Auto-
mobile Liability Insurance representing the portion($25.80)of premium
assessed by reason of the fact of his employment as a Police Officer
using his car for duty purposes.
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2), Requested the Clerk to prepare with the Police Commissioner a recom-
mended revision of Section 3 of the Ordinance on "Through Streets" .
for consideration by Trustees. This would incorporate several proposed
changes on stop streets.
3) VOTED approval of installation of a "Slow Children" sign on Texas r
Lane .
4) VOTED approval of purchase of five "Slow Children" signs.
5). Requested the Police Commissioner to attend.the next Village Board
meeting to acquaint the Trustees with the daily activities of
Officer Fowler as shown in his daily log. I . ' .
6) VOTED RESOLVED that the car expenses of Officer Fowler be reimbursed
on the basis of a rate of 8 cents per.mile, payable monthly on
certified vouchers. (Estimated at the present time to cost $1,000
a year)
y. There was no report by the Clerk.
8. The Trustees concurred in the Mayor's action in tabling the dog nuisance
letters.
9. Consideration of professional appraisal of Village property was held over
for a report from the Town of Ithaca Board on their action on this matter. The
Clerk was asked to check on the Townts action and put this item on the Agenda
of the next meeting.
10. A positive stand by the Board on the State Route 13 realignment was
requested by Trustee.Sharp, in light of the July public hearing at the Court House.
IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the Village Board is opposed to the Realign-
ment of State Highway Route 13 going through the Village except on the westerly
edge along or in the near vicinity of the old Short Line Railroad right of way.
11. The Board examined the canvass of the informal vote on annexation.
(Copy of the canvass is included in the minutes.) A lengthy-,,and spirited dis-
cussion was crystallized in the following actions:
IT WAS VOTED to authorize the village Engineer to prepare final plans for sewer
mains and manholes.
IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Village Engineer to prepare preliminary plans for
construction of a separate sewage disposal plant.
A Committee was appointed by the Mayor comprised of -- Trustee T. F. Sharp, Chair-
man, Trustee Lincoln Reid and Engineer Carl Crandall, for the following purposes:
1. Analyze "terms" specified in the annexation ballot.
2. Determine if the City will modify terms of annexation.
3. Determine'if the City at this time is willing to supply sewer connec-
tion regardless of annexation.
The committee was instructed to render a report before November 1, 1954.
12. The next regular meeting was set for October 12, 1954.
13. Adjourned at 11625 P.M.
W. S..Randel,
Clerk
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