No preview available
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-01-05 January 5 , 1960 313 The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was held January 5 , 1960 at 7 : 30 p . m . at the Town Office . Present were Supervisor Gridley , Justice Hoagland , Justice Spaulding , Councilmen Saltonstall and Baker , Deputy Supt . of Highways Case , and Assessor Abrams . The minuted of the meetings of December 5 and 31 were read and approved , with the correction noted on page 309 ., regarding appropria- tion for mailing directories . Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Justice Spaulding that Highway bills totaling $853 . 83 , be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Clm . Saltonstall , seconded by Justice Hoagland , that General Bills totaling $ 1039 . 63 be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and asked its adoption : WHEREAS several budget items of the General Fund are low on funds , BE IT RFALVED that there be transferred from the Contingent Fund the sum of $ 250 . 00 for purchase of furniture and equipment . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall . Roll call vote , all voting YES Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and Moved its adoption : B e it Resolved that the Tompkins County Rural News be desig- nated as the official paper of the Town of Dryden for the year 1960 . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption B e it Resolved Y . at the monthly meetings of the Dryden Town B oard be held on the third day of each month . However , the Town Board may set meeting dates inconsistent with the above , when deemed necessary . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and 'moved its adoption : Be it Resolvedthat mileage paid to town officials , including e lection inspectors , shall be at the rate of 8 ¢ per mile , when u sing their own cars for Town purposes . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that Leona Fortner and Jane A . Gridley be appointed Deputy Town Clerks . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Baker offered . the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that Richard Case be appointed Deputy Highway Superintendent . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that Grant E . Abrams be appointed Assessor for the years 1960 and 1961 . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that Jane A . Gridley be appointed Deputy Supervisor . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that Betsey L . Clark be - appointed Town Historiar for the year 1960 . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . 31 Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : B e it Resolved that Lewis H . Gridley be appointed to act as " Service Officer . Resolution seconded by Justice Hoagland and carried . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : B e it Resolved that the Supervisor be empowered to obtain legal counsel as necessary . ( Note : see Sec . 20 , _paragraph 2 , sec . B , N . Y . State . Town Law . ) Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following resolution and koved its adoptio • Be it Resolved that the salaries of the elective and appoin. ` tive officials of the Town be paid at the end of each month , ' with the exception of the Councilmen , who shall be paid at the end of each three months , and the Town Historian , who " shall be paid annually . This Resolution is not meant to include the Highway Superintendent , who shall be paid from funds raised for Highway purposes . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following Resolution and moved its adoptio B e it Resolved that salaries of the Town officials be set for the year 1960 as follows : Supervisor $ 1700 . 00 Clerk 2700 . 00 Dep ' y Clerk 1 . 00 per hour Justice Hoagland 1200 . 00 Justice Spaulding 2400 . 00 Councilmen 400 . 00 each Assessor 4500 . 00 Highway Supt . 5000 . 00 Resolution seconded by Clm . Baker and carried . Clm . Baker offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that the Town of Dryden shall accept State price for purchase of gasoline to be used for Town equipment . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it Resolved that the Town of Dryden shall accept State price for the purchase of pipe for Town Highway purposes . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following resolution and moved its adoption Be it Resolved that telephone tells incurred by the Justices of the Peace that are necessary for the conduct of their legal business be a Town charge when certified . Resolution seconded by Clm . Baker and carried . Justice Hoagland offered the follwwing resolution and moved its adoption Be it Resolved that Lewis Gridley be appointed as delegate to the Association of Towns meeting to be held in New York Feb - ruary 8th through 10th , and be it further desolved that the expenses of other Town officials , including Justices , Councilmen , Assessor , Town Clerk , and Highway Supt . be paid from General Funds of the Town of Dryden . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . Moved by Justice Hoagland , seconded by Clm . Baltonstall that the Febryary meeting • shall be held on the 3rd day of the month at 7 : 30 p . m . Motion Carried . Supervisor Gridley reported that Brooktondale Fire District agreed to renew their contract at the old rate of 3500 . 00 , since their application for an increase had come in too late for 1960 budget . New contract is for one year , so that contracts with all fire dis - triits will expire at the same date . Supervisor Gridley reviewed a petition being circulated in an effort to prevent present moves to abolish Justice Courts . It was requested that petition be copied so that it can be studied , and then offered for Board Member signatures . After discussion of the Bingo issue , Clm . Saltonstall moved that Sup - I F' 315 visor _ Gridley be empowered to pursue the Bingo question and make arrangements to set a date for a Public Hearing . Seconded by Justice Hoagland and carried . - Supervisor Gridley presented a map , made by the Gas and Electric Co . , of the propeed Baker Hill Rd . and it was discussed . Moved by Clm . Saltonstall , seconded by Justice Hoagland that Sup . Gridley be empowered to proceed with negotiations for rights of way for the proposed Baker Hill Rd . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Justice Spaulding that meeting be adjourned to January 12th , when sealed bids for cinder spreader are to be openned . Seconded by Justice Spaulding and carried . Lewis Gridley , Supervisor Jane Korbas , Town Clerk • • I�I 316 January 12 , 1960 The meeting adjourned from January 5 , 1960 was held January 12th at the Town Office . Present were Supervisor Gridley , Justice Hoagland , Clm . Saltonstall , Dep ' y . Highway Smpt . Case , and Attorney Williamson . . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following resolution and moved its ache t Whe there has been appropriated the sum of $400 for the B itt td &6144d that the Supervisor be and he hereby is auth- orized and directed to pay said sum to the Southworth • Library Association on or about January 31 , 1960 Seconded by Justice Hoagland . Rol'1 call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Justice Hoagland that a working drawing of the Baker ; Hill proposed new road be made : Seconded by Clm . Saltonstall and carried . II Moved by Justice Hoagland that a public hearing regarding the bingo ordinance shall be held on the second day of February at 8 : 00 pm . m . in the Dryden Village Hall . And that notices be published in the Rural News and Ithaca Journal on at least two occasions . Seconded by Clm . Saltonstall . Roll call vote , all voting YES . . Whereas the Clerk has duly advertised for bids with specifications for equipment , and whereas ATR . Barnum and Son is the lowest responsible for an Ice Control Spreader with equipment , as speci - fied , for $ 2100 . 00 , Clm . Saltonstall offered the following reso - lution and moved its adoption : Be it resolved that the bid is hereby and the same accepted . Seconded by Justice Hoagland . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Motion made and carried that the meeting be adjourned . Lewis H . Gridley , Supervisor • i _