HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-12-05 { DECEMBER 5 _, 1951
' nie ' regular montht. y; eeting of the Town Board of the
Town of Dryden was Held on December 5 , 1951 at 7 : 30 P . M .
Present were Supervisor Charles G . Downey , Hwy . Supt .
S tacy Beach and Justices Harry Spaulding , Alvord Baker , Ara Johnson ,
D ewey Whitford and Francis Shaw . Sup . Downey presiding .
Minutes of the November 2nd . and 9th . meetings were read
for information only .
Moved by Justice Spaulding and seconded by Justice Shaw
that the General bills totaling $ 253 . 37 plus the Bethel Grove , Etna
and Varna Youth project bills totaling $ 209 . 79 be paid as audited .
Carried by a roll call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Johnson and seconded by Justice Whitford
that the Highway bills totaling $ 2153 . 52 be paid as audited .
Carried by a roll call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Johnson and seconded by Justice Shaw
that unex . balbe transferred from the Special Improvement Fund and Hwy .
Contingent Fund to General repairs . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by Justice Spaulding and seconded by Justice Shaw
that the First National Bank of Dryden be designated as a depository
for the Town _of Dryden monies for the year 1952 . Carried and so ordered .
Justice Whitford offered the following resolution and
asked its adoption
RESOLVED , by the Town Board of the Town of Dryden that .
Lois H . Beck , Town Clerk be , and hereby is , authorized to dispose of
✓ ecord Items No . 1 through 8 on the Record Disposition Request List
No . 1 , dated 10/51 , issued pursuant to Section 114 of the regulations
o f the Commissioner of Education , and be it futher
RESOLVED , that the Clerk of this Board be and is hereby
directed to furnish a certified copy of this Resolution to Lois H . Beck ,
Town Clerk , to be forwarded to the Commissioner of Education .
Seconded by Justice Shaw . Carried .
Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by Justice Spaulding
that December 28th . be designated as Annual Audit Day for the ' Town .
Meeting to open at 9 : 00 A . M . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by Justice Johnson
that all Bills and Checks be issued by December 16th . Carried .
Moved by Justice Shaw and seconded by Justice Whitford
that Ira W . Reed , Ithaca , N . Y . RD2 ; Edward C . Weiser , Etna , N . Y . and
Freeman Carpenter , Freeville , N . Y . be appointed CONSTABLES for the
Town of Dryden for the year 1952 . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by Justice Spaulding and seconded by Justice Johnson
that Theft Insurance be carried for a period of 3 months on the Town
CA Clerk acting as Collector of Taxes . Carried by a roll call vote . All
Justices voting Yes , -
Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by Justice Johnson
that. $ 1200 . be transferred from Item 4 to Item 3 Highway Funds .
Carried by a roll call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Shaw and seconded by Justice Whitford
that $ 400 . surplus be transfered to Contingent Fund . Carried .
Moved by Justice Shaw and seconded by Justice Whitford
that $ 60 . be transfered from Contingent Fund to Insurance Fund . Carried
The next regulat meeting will be held on Jan 3 , 1952 at
7 : 30 P . M .
The minutes of this meeting wane read and approved .
On motion the meeting was adjourned .
Justices
Harry Spaulding Lois H . Beck , Town Clerk
Alvord Baker Charles G . Downey , Supervisor
Ara Johnson
Dewey Whitford - Francis Shaw
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DECEMBER 28 , 1951
The Members of the Town Board of the Town of
Dryden . met at the Town office building on December 28 , 1951
at 9 : 00 A . M . for the Annual audit for the year 1951 .
Present were Justices Harry Spaulding , Alvord
Baker , Ara Johnson , Dewey Whitford and Francis Shaw .
Justice Spaulding nominated. Justice Johnson x
as Chairman of the Audit Board . Seconded by Justice
Baker . Carried .
All books of the Supervisor , Charles G . Downey ,
and the . Highway Supt . Stacy Beach were audited .
All Justice dockets were inspected and checked .
Moved by Justice Baker and seconded by Justice
Shaw that the books be accepted as audited . Carried .
On completIonnof the Audit the meeting was
adjourned on motion .
Lois H . Beck , Town Clerk
Charles G . Downey , Supervisor
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The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of
Dryden was held on January 4 , at 7 : 30 P . M .
Present were Supervisor Charles G . Downey , Highway Supt . Stacy
Beach , and Justices Harry Spaulding , Alvord Baker , Ara Johnson ,
Dewey . Whitford and Francis Shaw . Supervisor Downey presided .
Minutes of the December 28th meeting read and approved .
Moved by Justice Spaulding and seconded by Justice Shaw that
all general bills be paid. as read . Approved by a roll call vote .
All Justices voting, Yes .
Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by Justice Johnson , that
• all the bills for the Highway be paid as read . Approved by a roll
call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
A Moved by Justice Johnson and seconded by Justice Spaulding that
the following town officials bonds be accepted and placed on file :
Supervisor Downey , Mildred Schutt , Stacy Breach , Dewey Whitford , Alvord -
Baker , Ira Reed , Freeman Carpenter , Edward Weiser , Harry Spaulding ;
Ara Johnson and Francis Shaw .
Moved by 4-iz ,�t� �i��g� e Baker and seconded by Justice Whitford that the .
Tompkins CountyNeWs be designated as the official newspaper for
the Town of Dryden during the year of 1952 . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by Justice Johnson and seconded by Justice Whitford that
the regular monthly meetings of the Town Board for the year 1952 will
be held on the 3rd of each month or as near the 3rd as possible as •
agreed upon by the Board . Meetings to be called at 7 : 30 P . M .
Motion carried .
• Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by Justice _ Shaw that .
Harold Clough serve as chairman of the Board of Assessors . Carried
by a roll call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Johnson and seconded by Justice Baker that
the assessors and the Town Clerk delivering election supplies be
allowed mileage of 0 . 08 per mile . Motion carried .
Moved. . by - Justi ce. Johnson aria seconded by Justice Spaulding that
Mrs . . Lawrence Armstronb and hire . Leland Cornelius act as deputies
for the Town Clerk .
moved by Justice Spaulding aria secuilc. o by Justice Johnson for
the committees to remain the same as 1951 . They are as follows :
Highway . - Justice Whitford and Justice Johnson
General - Justice Spaulding and Justice. Shaw
• Justice Baker alternate on either
highway or general
Insurance - Justice Shaw and Justice Whitford
Youth Projects - Justice Shaw and Justice Baker and Justice
Spaulding
Moved by Whitford and seconded by Justice Spaulding that the
welfare cases be set to work on projects in the town .
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Moved by Whitford and seconded by "Justice Shaw that the
salaries remain the same as previously recommended . The
salaries are as follows :
Supervisor - $ 1500 .
Justicesv - -9e04700
Town Clerk - 2000
Harold Clough - 850 /oac'
Ralph Dell ow - 6e. 700 , •
Claude Bascom - 625- 7 c ° C . o ,ma
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Constables = `
The motion was carried by a roll call vote . All Justices voting
Yes .
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Motion made by Justice Baker and Seconded by Justice Shaw for
the transfer of $ 1650 from the General Fund to Item It of the
Highway Fund . Motion was carried by a roll call of Justices .
All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Baker and seconded by Justice Shaw that the
time payment of the officers ' salaries are as follows : Supervisor ,
Town Clerk and Justices Spaulding and Whitford the first of each
month . The balance of the Just _ices , . every three months , the first
being on the first of April . The Assessors first payment on the •
sixth month and the last on the forst of the tenth month . Carried
. by a roll call vote . All Justices voting Yes .
Moved by Justice Spaulding and seconded by Justice Whitford
that Justice Johnson go as a delegate to the Association of Towns .
Justice Shaw to go as alternate . Motion carried . •
Moved by Justice Whitford and seconded by ' Justice Spaulding to
hold a public hearing for the purchase of a truck not to exceed
$5712 . Motion was carried by a roll call or Justices . All Justices
voting Yes . •
Moved by Justice 3paulaing and seconded by Justice Whitrord that
monthly meeting is to be held February 4th . At such time tnere
will be ' a public nearing between 7 : 30 and 8 : 30 . Tne motion was
carried .
The minutes were Approved .
Tne meeting was Adjourned .
Mildred Schutt , Town Clerk
• Charles G . Downey , Supervisor
Justices :
Harry Spaulding
Alvord. Baker
Ara Johnson
Dewey Whitford
Francis Shaw
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