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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpec Mtg. Minutes 8/5/195441 MINUTES of a Special meeting of the Board of Trustees held on August 5, 1954 at 7:30 P.M. at the Village Office. ' ® PRESENT: Henry J. Shirey, Mayor Postmaster, Ithaca -- Envelopes S. S. Atwood, Trustee C. H. Guise -- Ag. Social Sec. Fund - June F. G. Marcham, Trustee N. Y. S. Emp. Retirement System - June T. F. Sharp, Trustee Corners Com. Center - Office Rent - 4/1/54 E. A. Whiting, Trustee N. Y. Telephone Co. - June T. P. Wright, Trustee .Don Carpenter - Office Sign Carl Crandall, Engineer N. Y. S. Elea. & Gas - Office Lights C. H. Guise, Treasurer Ithaca Journal - Legal Notices Lowell George, Police Commissioner 1. The following bills paid on authority .of the Mayor were approved: GENERAL Postmaster, Ithaca -- Envelopes $19.27 C. H. Guise -- Ag. Social Sec. Fund - June 42.46 N. Y. S. Emp. Retirement System - June 2.72 Corners Com. Center - Office Rent - 4/1/54 to 2/28/55 550.00 N. Y. Telephone Co. - June 17.60 .Don Carpenter - Office Sign 18.00 N. Y. S. Elea. & Gas - Office Lights 3.99 Ithaca Journal - Legal Notices 10.98 N. Y. S. Emp. Retirement System - July 27.42 C. H. Guise, Agent - Soo. Security Fund =July 41.91 C. C. & R. B. Tallman 200.00 POLICE, FIRE & WATER �S�F(thaca Fire Dept. - 1954 Contract $9�j0iiG.bS1 9. A. Fowler -. Repair car Radio 600 John Mulligan - Police Radio 49.00 McKinney Agency - General Liability 67.20 SANITATION W. D. Lyme Estate - June 23.25 HIGHWAYS Knight Paving Prod. Inc. $1,860.18 Pond & Moyer - Trees 104.00 N. Y. S. Electric & Gas - June Lights 189.23 Town of. Ithaca - June 1,015.00 W. D. Lyme Estate - June 23.26 Univ. Sand & Gravel 106.20 General Crushed Stone Co. 110.59 Knight Paving Prod. Co. 1,393.38 Stevens Service Station 15.57 Pond & Moyer Co. 65.00 General Crushed Stone 45.50 Rumsey Ithaca Corp. 79.71 1 42 2. The following additional bills were approved for payments GENERAL N. Y. Telephone Company - Office & Tool House $15.00 Van Natta Office Equipment Co. N. Y. S. Electric & Gas - Office Lights 9.20 4.54 SANITATION Clevelands Service Station 19.23 E. English 41.47 HIGHWAYS Cleveland Service Station 19.23 E. English 41.48 N. Y. S. Electric & Gas 189.23 General Crushed Stone Co. 29.80 3.IT WAS VOTED to confirm the Mayor's action in giving permanent appoint- ment status to Lester A. Fowler, as Police Patrolman, effective July 1, 1954 on the basis of the Civil Service eligibility list, whichcontained only his name, and as required by Sec. 188 of the Village Law. 4. The Mayor read a letter from the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation stating that the Street Light Contract schedule figured $79.35 less than originally set due to a change in total number of lights in- stalled, and suggested that the Hoard might wish to use this amount to increase the lumen size of certain lights on Cayuga Heights and Hanshaw Roads. No action was taken. 5. The Treasurer spoke briefly of the new Village Laws relating to finances for the information of the Trustees in anticipating some action at the next regular meeting. He also reported balances in the General Fund on July 1, 195.4 - $34,997.55. and August 1, 1954 $32.113.08. 6. The Trustees proceeded with consideration of the rough draft of the brochure on annexation and other village problems. Attention was given each item and a completed text was obtained which was considered satisfactory by the Trustees. The following actions were then voted by the Trustees in regard to this matter: a). To,print 1,000 copies of the brochure over the signatures of . the Mayor and Trustees, dated as of the date of printing. b). To provide an unofficial ballot stating three propositions to be voted on by each property owner of single or joint owner- ship, over his or her name. c) To have the Mayor write a letter of.transmittal to the property owners to accompany the brochure and ballots. d). To mail 3rd class, the brochure, ballots and letter of trans- mittal to each property owner of record.in the Village, at least two weeks before a public meeting. e) To have a public meeting of Village property owners on this I matter on Thursday September 9, 1954 at 8 P. M. at the school- house auditorium. f) To have the Mayor invite F. F. Hill to be present at the meeting to answer questions. 43 7. Upon recommendation of the Engineer, IT WAS VOTED to rebuild a section of the sidewalk at the south end of Highland Avenue. 8: Adjourned at 10:35 P. M. W. S. Randel Clerk g) To have the Mayor invite Mayor Cook of the City of Ithaca to send official representation of the City government to the meeting to also answer questions. h) To release the text of the brochure to the press, radio, and public the morning after the mailing of the brochure to the village property owners. 7. Upon recommendation of the Engineer, IT WAS VOTED to rebuild a section of the sidewalk at the south end of Highland Avenue. 8: Adjourned at 10:35 P. M. W. S. Randel Clerk