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December 6 , 1955 .
The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was held
December 6th , 1955 at the - Town Office Building .
Present were Supervisor Downey , Justices Whitford , Shaw , Baker
and Spaulding ; also Mr . Gridley and Mrs . Rice , the newly elected
Supervisor and Town Clerk .
The minutes of the November meeting were read for information .
Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Baker , that the
Highway bills , totaling 02 , 124 . 02 , be paid as audited . Roll call
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vote taken , all voting YES .
Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the
General bills , totaling 0344 . 45 , and the Youth Project bills of
054 . 49 , be paid as audited . - Roll call vote , all voting YES .
Mr . Lacey from the N . Y . State Electric and Gas Corporation , Ithaca ,
N . Y . came before the Board , regarding the renewal of the Etna Street
Lighting Contract , which expires January 3 , 1956 .
Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and asked its
adoption :
RESOLVED: that the written contract submitted by the New
York State Electric & Gas Corporation for lighting the street
and public places of Etna ' district , Town of Dryden , dated .
December 6 , 1955 , be , and the same hereby is approved/ and
that a majority of the members elected to the Board be , and
they hereby are , authorized and directed to execute the same
in the name and in behalf of the Town of Dryden .
The resolution was seconded by Justice Baker . Roll call vote taken ,
All voting YES .
A letter was read from Katharine C . Payne , expressing her
appreciation for the appointment as Election Inspector in the
Fourth District . Also a communication from 'August Thiede , applying
for the position of Constable in the Town of Dryden .
Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Whitford , that
August Thiede , Freeville , R . D . # 1 and Clyde Stevens , Freeville ,
R . D . # 2 be appointed Constables for the Town of Dryden for the year
1956 . Carried and so ordered .
Neptune Hose Co . No . 1 , Dryden and McLean fire department sub -
mitted lists of active membership of their respective companies .
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Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Whitford , that the
lists , as submitted ) be confirmed and each Department be notified
to that effect . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Whitford ,
that the Town Clerk send a letter of appreciation from the Board
to Raymond Liddington for his free gratis service in drawing up the
Fire Contracts for the various districts . Motion carried .
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A discussion was held regarding vacation and sick leave for
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the Town road employees . It was decided to investigate the manner
of procedure in the County and other townships and report at the
next Board meeting .
Explanation and rules governing payment of bills under the
New York State Youth Commission Act as compiled by Justice Shaw
was read .
Justice Shaw offered the following resolution and asked its
adoption :
• Whereas , one thousand dollars ( 41000 . 00 ) is available to
the Town of Dryden from the State Youth Commission as a
reimbursement of 50 percent of bills paid on approved bud -
get items , and whereas , there are at the present time
four organizations sharing equally under this plan , and
that each organization is therefore permitted to budget
4500 . 00 of its = yearly operational costs under this plan ,
50 percent of which is reimbursed to the Town , and whereas !
all bills are paid in full by the Town , from funds made
available to the Town by the participating organizations ,
and whereas , the State refunds quarterly to the Town
50 percent of the properly budgeted items paid during
the preceding quarter . , now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the procedure outlined below must
be followed to have bills paid by the Town under this plan .
1 - A budget for approximately 4500 . 00 covering approved
expenditures must be prepared by the organization dur -
ing October or November for the following year . All
budgets are combined by the Supervisor and submitted to
the State Youth Commission for approval in November .
2 - Funds for the payment of bills must be paid by the
organization to the Supervisor in advance . This amount
should equal the total of all bills payable during the
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first quarter . A total of one - half of all proper
bills paid during the year must be paid laveatlisca by
the organization to the Town during the year . Bills
paid by the Town , which are not approved by the State
Youth Commissionjwill be charged against the organ -
izations funds in total .
3 - Bills presented by the organization for payment must
be in duplicate on Town Voucher forms , these forms
must be signed by the person to receive payment and
notarized . These forms must also be approved and
the proper budget item indicated on the forms by the
Treasurer of the organization presenting them for payment .
Bills not properly presented will be returned to the
sender .
4 - The bills presented will be audited and payment
authorized by the Town Board at its regular monthly meet -
ing . These meetings are held on the third of the month
or as soon after as possible .
5 - The Supervisor wilj , as soon as possible , send to the
Treasurer the amount refunded by the State for
vouchers paid during the quarter , and which is deposit -
ed to the credit of the organization .
6 - A copy of this resolution shall be senjt' to each
participating unit and it be made a part of thet
Treasurer ' s book .
The resolution was seconded by Justice Whitford and carried .
Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Whitford , that the
First National Bank , Dryden , N . Y . be designated as a depository
for the Town of Dryden monies for 1956 . Carried and so ordered .
The date for the annual Town audit was set for December 30 ,
1955 at 9 : 00 A . M .
Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Shaw , that all
bills and checks , including salaries , be drawn by December 16th
and the books for the year closed . Carried and so ordered .
Moved by ' Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Baker , that
the Town Officials . be bonded for the same amount as in the
previous year . Motion carried .
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A contract between the Town of Dryden and the Southworth
Library Association of Dryden was read. . .
Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Shaw , that this
Contract be accepted as read and placed on file . Carried by roll
call vote , all voting YES .
Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Whitford , that the
Certificate on deposit at the First National Bank be transferred to
the checking account , and enough of the money therein be paid to the
County Treasurer , to reduce taxes , so as to hold the rate to 420 . 90
on outside properties and 418 . 40 on inside properties . Roll call vote
all voting YES .
A n application for Town Assessor was read from William Edwards
Etna , N . Y . He came before the Board later in the evening to meet the
members and answer any questions that they wished to ask him .
Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Baker , that the
Town Clerk advertise for bids for the installation of gas heat in
the Town Garage , bids to be opened at the next regular board meeting
on January 3rd , 1956 . Motion carried and so ordered .
Supervisor Downey appointed Justice Shaw to write the specifications
for the installation of the gas heater for the Town Garage .
Supervisor . Downey men.tion-ed as few ,corr;ecti ons ithat: , .the_ ,aWditors
wished- made in the Town Procedures .
Justice Baker was appointed by the Supervisor to meet with the
interested parties of the West Dryden Church groups , to work out
satisfactory plans for both organizations .
The next regular meeting of the Town Board is to be held
January 3rd , 1956 .
The minutes of this meeting were read , corrected and approved .
Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Whitford , that
this meeting adjourn . Carried .
Leona Fortner , Town Clerk
Charles Downey , Supervisor .
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December 30 , 1955 .
The members of the Town Board of the Town off Dryden met at the
Town clerk ' s office on December 30 , 1955 at 9 : 00 A . M . for the
annual audit of the year 1955 .
Present were Justices Baker , Spaulding , Shaw and Whitford ,
Justice Spaulding acting as chairman .
The Superintemdent . of Highway and Supervisors books were
checked , found to be in order and accepted . _
on completion of the audit the meeting was adjourned .
Leona Fortner , Town Clerk .
Charles Downey , Supervisor .
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AFFADAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS ss :
STATE OF NEW YORK
A. K. FLETCHER, being duly sworn, deposes and says
that he is the publisher, printer, and proprietor of the
RURAL NEWS, a public newspaper, printed and published
in the Village and Town of Dryden, Tompkins County,
N. Y., that he is over 21 years of age, that he resides in the .
Town of Dryden, County and State aforesaid, and that the _
annexed summons and notice subjoined thereto has been
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published in said newspaper once a week for ONE' NOTICE i§ he eby given that
the State comptroller has caused: .
successive weeks and on the following days an examination to be made of the
FEB . 15th 1956 accounts and -fiscal affairs of the
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AFFADAVIT OF PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF TOMPKINS ss :
STATE OF NEW YORK
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A. K. !FLETCHER, being duly sworn, deposes and says it -
that he is the publisher, printer, and proprietor of the ji r
RURAL NEWS, a public newspaper, printed and published • tit
in the Village and Town of Dryden, Tompkins County, i
N. Y., that he is over 21 years of age, that he resides in the �I `'
Town of Dryden, County and State aforesaid, and that the .
annexed summons and notice subjoined thereto has been
published in said newspaper once a week for ONE .
successive weeks. and on the following days •
DEC . 21st , 1955 being 1 publications,
the first being the day of
and on each Wednesday thereafter to and including
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Subscribed a d sworn t • j' efore me
NOTICE
'SEALED PROPOSALS for the
this . / 7��J day of ✓i 195 I ,'installation.. of gas fired heating will
The . received bx4 the Town Board of
NOTARY PUBLIC Dryden, N. Y.; at the Town office
Building until . 8 :00 p.m . EST., Tues- ,
. tst-14k- day, January 3rd, 1956, at which
time, all proposals will be publically
1 ),/% P opened and read. Specifications
1may be obtained at the Town
- ( ^Clerk's Office.
1 'r : t t _ - _ . . _ f Yi.." . LEONA FORTNER. Town Clerk
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