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Home My WebLink About1945-03-03 • 1 4 ° _ Feb . 8 1945 . . _ .\ , . . "n Feb . 8th the town board met afi the office of the town clerk for regular meeting , having been posponed from the regular date on account of the storm - and blocked roads . 4.izstices: Beck , Hoagland , C:orneliusand Spaulding v were present also erupt . of Highways . Downey presiding. . The minutes of the last meeting were read for information. Welfare bills and statement were read as follows ; ; Food 037 . 15 Rent, 10 . 00 - = = uel - 33 . 61 - Fuel 12 . 74 mill- - - 6 . 33 - 1 - Medical 2 . 00 .- Water rent - - - - 2 . 50 Taxes 23% 11 - Sbtal $ 126 . 44 .State aid %40 50 . 58 most to town 475 . 86 Cornelius moved. that these be paid as read ; seconded by noagland and carried by a roll, call vote . - CHrneliuscrequestedthat the welfare officer be notified to state who the welfare cl ientas are in the- future . . . . General bills_ were read amounting to 4:374 , 87 and a motion wasrmadd. by . Hoagland to pay as read seconded- by Spaulding and carried . . Highway- bills- totaling $ 1977 . 17were read and Cornelius moved these be paid- as readcseconded by Beck and carried by a roll call vote . . . A motion wasrmade by Hoagland to purchase the Supplement to the Tompsont law books and indexYsecondedf by "Paulding and carried by a roll .. call vote . . A letter from the Supt:, ofHighways was read asking for a new Town Truck and ask that this letter be filed in Clerks office . This.= matter was discussed at lengtli , with the result that Cornelius moved -to table the proposition' untilli_ the next meeting seconded by Spaulding and carried . . Spaulding° moved to recind the motion of Dec 5 1944 in regards to the sale price of the international tractor being $ 1500 . 00 seconded by Hoagland and carried . unamiously . . A motion was made by Beck that the Mimimka., price on this tractor with lows be 4750 . 00 sec . by Spaulding and carried . Upon motion meeting adjourned. • • Leatie• Vandermark Clerk . Chas . G . Downey Supv . Orrie: Cornelius Martini Beck C . Harry Spaulding Justices . Millard Hoagland-. ' March 3 1945 . The town board meet at the office of the town clerk: for regular meeting A full board was present , also the suet. of highways - . S:upv. Downey presiding. The minutes of the last meeting . were read for information:. Welfare bills and statement • read as follows ; Food: vI8 . 15 E . L . Stanton Food . I0 . 00 Grand Union Milk 3 . 90 Coal . . . II . 06- • Elec . 6 . 87 rental 5 . 00 Total $ 54 . 98 State Aid %40 21 . 99 :ost to town $ 32 .99 All for Foote and Olmsead . A motion was made bj, Hoagland. to pay as reae seconded by Beck and: carried by a.: roll can vote . . H-ighwayv bills - were reads and a motion was made by CorneliusE to pay as • real seconded by Beck and carried by a roll call vote . Bills payable from the general fund was read and. a. motion ewas made by Beck to pay as read , seconded by : Baker and carried by aroll call vote . The next duty was to appoint a chairman-: for the board of assessors . Beck moved to appoint William Strong: to act in thatcapaeityf, see.onded ^ by Baker and carried . The clerk read a : letter from RZQ_. . VafMarter: County Welfare officer re - 5arding a mortgage held by the $tWn of Dryden: against: the Horace Williams property - ( Estate ) . The Supv . gave a . report on this matter and Spaulding mov that the Town board . accept the $ 375000 , that being the amount of the prinei - p , seconded by Hoagland and carried by an unamious roll call vote . 1- 4- 4- D_ owney gave a report onthe disposal of the -McArthur fund , the interest of which is to be dispvIbdted to the various school distrie.ts . Downey also . gav a- report regarding-the/ Board of Supra . purshaaing the Williams, property in Ithaca - to be used - converts & into an infirmary for the County , . which would be a post -war projeit and explaned that it would take over ae a County Home . This; explanation was gitenthe board with a request that they express their opinion on the proposition, A delegation was present from West Dryden , asking for the purchase of new snow fighting equipmrnt . Petitionstfrom various sections of the town also were read regarding this subject . Dissuasions followed and a representive from the McDougal Co . was present and offered an - O®kosh_ IM 4 wheel drive 8ton gas motor trush no . 705 body and hoist, without plow no take_ _of.f_,_ Prise 810 , 442 . 00 or a 906 - 10 Ton deizel moto4I2 , 427. 00 body and_ -hoist included , . hej ! delivery afout middle of April . . Wlaekwell offere & an F . W . D . IO Ton - plow without , power_ : kflflT steer for 4I1. , 200 ._ 00 or with at i 11 , 850 . 00 delivery by June_ .Ist . The Walters 8 Tbn was offered wuth - ou t plpw for 412 , 410 . 00 with pow ., steer delevery Aug , or Sept . Beek moved to purshase two Forda , four wkeetdrive trucks_ _, not seconded , . esk moved /to purchase an 8 Ton Walters Truck at S124410 . 00 sesonded by Hoagland, Motion was withdrawn. . " _ _ Beek moved to purshase an F_ W . D . I0 Ton truekM . T, at. 311 , 200 . 00_ seconded By Hoagland and carried by a roll call vote as follows ; Hoaglandyes - Cornelius not voting -Beck yes , - Baker Yes , - dpaulding. not voting . The minutes of the meeting were read and approved. Upon motion meeting adjourned„ Leafte a Vandermark Clerk • Chas . G . . .Downey Stpv , Orrie _ Cornelius Martin Beck Aivor& Baker • CCHarry Spaulding Justices • Millard ftoagrand • • 4 Marsh 19 - 1945 The town board meet at the office of the town clerk fin4aeapectia Meeting• with the vuillage boards of Freeville and Dryden , in eonnestion w with the dog quarintine and to consider the appointment of dog wardens . All justises were present also full boards from each mamed villages , pv . Downey gave the reason for calking a special meeting and Mayor Redmore MOVED that Chas . Downey be appointed as chairman of the meeting , seconded by Alvord Baker and carried . The chairman explained the situation regarding the Rabies epidemic r prevailing amoung the dogs in adjoining countied stating that our nearest case was in Aewark Valley , and that an as much as we were without a Co . dog. waeden , due to the gesignment of dos:eph. Weidmere , and that no new warden had been appointed to take his office it seemed advisable to appoint some temp - erary Town dog wardens . County Attorney Newman was present and gave . legal advise on- the question. It was proposed that each village appoint its own dog wardens and the Town take over the rest of Dryden township , with the compensation: set at f1 . 00per hour plus mileage , 3 nights per week this was car carried by an aye vote . . A motion was made by Hoagland that "the d1itiesr, of_ the_. dog wardens start April! I - 45 . seconded by McArthur and carried ;' ' te At this time the two village boards retired and - a_ discussion followed regarding the Town ' s part of this question , with the result. " that Cornelius i moved that the compensation be $ 1 . 00per hour not to exceed 25hrs per month . the time to be apread over tha 4 weeks period of the month , furthur allow - ance of $ I5000traveling expenses at the legal rate of . 06. cents per mile , Bills to be rendered specifying miles traveled and what territory covered, seconded by Hoagland and carried . ." A motion was made by Spaulding that L . Thaler be authorized to take Al sgch legal steps as neccessary to safeguard the - Towns interest on monies . advanced for relief in the Jim Mullen case ; seconded by Hoagland and carried . 1 Beck moved to hold the Annuall road tour on April 7 to meet et" the cl clerks office at 9A . M . seconded by Hoagland and carried . Uponmotion meeting adjournede . _ Leaf-ie Vandermark Clerk . - eharles Downey Bupv . Martin- -Beck Orrie Oornelius _ Alvord( faker. C . Harry Spaulding Justices . Millard Iioagland •