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MINUTES of a Special meeting of the Board of Trustees held on August 5, 1954
at 7:30 P.M. at the Village Office. '
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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
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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.
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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