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Home My WebLink About1956-01-03 • < 209 January 3rd , 1956 The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was held at the Town Office Building on January 3rd at 730 PM . Present were ; Supervisor Gridley , Justices Baker , Shaw , Spaulding , and Whitford . The minutes of the December meeting , also minutes of the annual audit were read for information . Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the general bills , totaling $ 206 . 18 , and the youth project bills of $ 37 . 12 be paid as audited . Roll call vote taken , all voting yes . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by ' Justice Baker , that the highway Bills , totaling $ 639 . 09 be paid as audited . Roll call vote taken , all voting YES . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Shaw , that the Tompkins County Rural News be designated as the official newspaper f ordthe Town of Dryden during the year 1956 . Carried and so ordered . Moved by Justice Shaw , secotded by Justice Whitford , that the regular monthly meetings of the Town Board for the year 1956 will be held on the 3rd of each month , or as near the 3rd as possible , as agreed upon by the Board . Carried and so ordered . 4 Mr . William Edwards , Mr . Fra_nk Hanshaw , and Mrs . Chandler Morse , were present to ask about the assessor ' s . appointment . Justice Whitford made the motion to have the Town Clerk insert a notice in the Rural News that the Town Board wished to receive application 's for a full time Assessor . A special Board Meeting will be held on January 24th at 730 PM for the purpose of interviewing all applicants . Seconded by Justice Shaw and carried . Moved by Justice Baker , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that III8 ¢ a mile be allowed for Assessor and Town. Clerk for tax and election returns . Motion carried . Moved by Justice Baker , seconded by Justice Whitford , that carried Mrs . Leona Fortner and Mr . Kenneth Rice serve as deputys of town Notion k . / Moved by Justice Baker , seconded Justice Spaulding , that Hrs . Jane Gridley serve as deputy Supervisor . So carried . Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Whitford , that the time of payment of officer ' s salaries for the year 1956 be as • follows : Supervisor , Town Clerk , Justices Spaulding , and Whitford , and Assessor on the first of each month ; Justices Shaw , and Baker every three months . Roll call vote , all voting YES . 21. 0 <. Moved by Justice Shaw and seconded by Justice Whitford that the Town Clerk be appointed registrar of vital statistics for 1956 and Mrs . Leona Fortner deputy registrar . Motion carried . Supervisor Gridley appointed his committees for . 1956 as follows ; Highway Justices Whitford and Baker General Justices Shaw and Spaulding . Building Justices Whitford and Baker Zoning Justices Shaw and Whitford Insurance Justices Shaw and Whitford • Assessments Justices Shaw 3 Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Spaulding that Mrs . Betsey Clark serve as Town Historian . So carried . Motion made by Justice Baker , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the Supervisor and - Town dlerkbe • delegate A s to the Association of Towns to be held in Buffalo February 7th through 9th inclusive , expenses to be reimbursed by the Town . So carried . . Moved by Justice Baker and seconded•�r � d by Justice Spaulding that Supervisor Gridley be appointed Service Officer. Motion carried . Sealed bids were opened and read for heating units for town • garage . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded. by Justice Baker , that Myron VanPelt be given the contract for three heating units for $ 1 , 496 . 00 being the lowest bid . Carried . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Letter read from State Traffic Commission Director Lloyd A . Maeder denying request for speed restriction on .Ellis Hollow Road CR 110 between its intersection with the Ithaca Dryden Town Line and its intersection with the Ringwood Road CR164 in the - Town of Dry.den , Tompkins County . Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Whitford , that the list of Freeville Firemen be accepted as submitted and placed on . file with other lists . Motion carried . Whitford Motion made by Justice/ x , seconded by Justice Shaw , that the budget be accepted as adopted . Roll call vote , all justices voting YES . Minutes were read for approval and correction . Moved by J . Spaulding , seconded • by J , Whitford , that this meeting adjourn . Carried . Nellie Rice , Town Clerk Lewis Gridley , Supervisor • TOWN of DRYDEN . • IN THE HEART OF THE FINGER LAKES REGION ►�a� . . . 1 . , �eyy ♦��seeece�eeoeo� OFFICE OF . 70410 CIeAA . . . . DRYDEN , NEW YORK 1 , the undersigned , upervisor of the Town of Dryden , with the consent of the undersigned Justices of9the i'pac - , have caused a pecial meeting to be held oc�. - - �r- ��- �- = . at - - � r = ` . N . at the Town Office •aildin�x to transact such business as may lawful �,i. i ore %• efor e ho Board . r j - --_e r - Supervisor . : r e , i ' ' : it isetelels tai ce . . ,• - - - --.-- - - — - .- - - - - -.- - Ju > tiC6 t C Justice Ql„ - - e- Justice ij 7 _ t i ,,1 .4 . 1 4 • at • \ . \ . . . - January 24 , 1956- - Special Meeting . 211 • A ;special meeting Of the Dryden To Board was held at the . Town Office at 7 : 30 P . M . Jan . 24 for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the job of assessor . Supervisor Gridley , Justices Baker , Spaulding , Shaw ' and Whitford were present . The following applicants were present : Ray Redrick , Carl McKinney , Charles Baldwin , Alvord Baker , Carl Ladd , Grant Abrams . Mr . Drew and Mr . Smith Of the Psychology Dept . of 'Cornell were . present and gave tests to the applicants . Nellie Rice , Clerk Lewis Gridley , Supervisor • • February _jrd , 1956 The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was held ' Friday evening February 3rd 1956 at 730 PI1 at the Town Office Bldg . P resent were : Supervisor Gridley , Justices Baker , Spaulding , Shaw and • W hitford . Also Highway Supt . Beach . . The minutes of the ?, January meetings were read for ' information® Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded . by Justice Shaw , that the general tills totaling $ 520 . 62 and the Youth Project Bills of $ 39 . 65: • be paid as audited . Roll c,611 vote taken , all voting YES . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Baker , that the Highway bills totaling $1 ; 0k . 76 be paid as audited . Roll . call vote taken, all voting yes . . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Baker , that the Town Clerk advertise for bids for j yard power shovel both diesel . ;; . Hand gas to be opened . March 5th at 8 PM . We reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids . Approved and so carried . Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Baker , that $500 be set up for tires and tools for Highway Dept . Carried and so ordered . Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Whitford , that Ezra Williams be appointed deputy Highway Supt . Approved and carried . Ivloved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Shaw , that the H ighway men be given a weeks vacation with pay . The time to be taken is to be left up to the Highway Supt . Carried and so ordered Moved by Justice Whitford , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the electric entrance to the Town Office Bldg . , be changed so as to pass inspection. Approved and carried . Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the Town Clerk notify the oeoota residents of the 1900 section of the Slaterville Road of their ? change of house numbering . Carried and so ordered . Irm ii • VMoved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice Whitford , that I , Grant Abrams be appointed assessor f rom . rebruary first until the end of 195,6 on a probationary period at the salary of $4500 yearly , The appointment being made from the personal interview , test , and work experience . Roll call vote , all voting yes . Supervisor Gridley • appointedll; Alvord Baker deputy assessor . , . Moved by Justice Shaw , seconded by Justice . Baker , that the Supervisor order the necessary maps for the assessor ' s use . Carried and so ordered . . Moved by Justice Shaw , secorld by Justice Whitford , that the Town Clerk write to applicants , of the appointment of assessor . Carried and so ordered . . Moved by Justice Baker , seconded by Justice Whitford , that Charles Newman be appointed Town Attorney . Carried . . The next regular meeting of. the Town Board is to be March 5th . at 730 PMe - . Minutes were read for approval and correction . Moved byJ , Whitford , s;econded by J . Baker , that this meeting adjourn , Carried . • . Nellie Rice , Town Clerk Lewis Gridley , Supervisor • • • • • . . 1'I • • • • • • • • • • •