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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReport of the Engineer Aug 1973VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS REPORT OF THE ENGINEER • AUGUST 1973 I. At the regular meeting August 20 the Village Hoard should confirm their action taken on July 30 to accept the bid of Cayuga Motors Sales Corp. for a 1973 Ford F250 3/4 ton pickup truck delivered for $3,139.56. II. An on sight job meeting was held on July 31 for the sewer plant additions and alterations. Request was received from the N.Y. State Department of Trans- portation that the slopes leading dorm to Route 34 (East Shore Drive) be stabilized so that they would not erode and that the ditch line would not accumulate sediment and block up culverts. This request was forwarded to the resident engineer and contractor and we were assured that additional riprap called for in the contract would be installed prior to the fall rain season and that the ditches and culverts would be maintained free of sediment. All phases of the job seem to be on schedule. The underwater contractor has arrived and is presently constructing the outfall pipe on the inlet. When it is completed it will be floated into position and sunk in place on the bottom of the lake shore about ten feet south of the existing outfall pipe. With construction this tray the land of Mr. Liberman have not been used and the right of way the Village condemned on the lands of Mr. Liberman has not been used and therefore there should be no charge to the Village from him for this condemned right of way. III. Road inventory report has been submitted to the State for a maintenance aid funds. With the addition of Spruce Lane there are now 21.16 miles of road in the Village of Cayuga Heights. If time and weather permit the public works foreman will proceed with sealing roads which have been paved this year and also a sealing of Wyckoff Road which was paved last year. IV. Diseased elm tree removal: 48 trees were removed from the road right of way by our public works crew. An additional 48 trees were put out for bid for removal by a private contractor. It is expected that the bids will be avail- able for the August 20 meeting. Dr. Pimentel has requested that letters go out to the residents of the Village who have diseased elm trees so that they may proceed with their removal as soon as possible. V:. Street lights. The N.Y.S. Electric and Gas Co. will not maintain any under- ground street lighting and poles that are installed by others. They will, however, provide power and lamps for underground wired poles constructed and maintained by others for $45 a year which is the same price as they charge for our street lights wired overground. The N.Y.S. Electric and Gas Co. will not install underground wiring and poles for private parties but they will install them for municipalities. The recommendation of the Village Engineer for handling this situation is to have the Village contract with the N.Y.S. Electric and Gas Co. to install underground wiring and poles and that the entire cost be charged to the Village and this cost be passed on to the land developer and paid for by the land developer before the road is finally accepted by the Village. In future years the Village would have to maintain the pole and underground wiring at its expense and the Village would charge the $45 a year for the poorer and lamps by the N.Y.S. Electric and Gas Co. If this procedure is acceptable to the Village Board a resolution to that affect should be passed. Engineer's Report Page 2 VI. An outstanding report on Village infiltration was submitted by Mr. Robert Crow a graduate engineer from Cornell who was hired during the summer time to track down infiltration into the Village sanitary sewage system. Testing by Mr. Robert Crow resulted in his recommendation along with other recommendations that the sewer line in The Parkway Road right of way between Northway and East Upland Road be replaced. The road right of way for The Parkway is 66 feet. There will be problems encountered by the fact that there is a storm sewer that runs parallel and close to this sanitary sewer line. Also there are many trees and bushes that although they are in the right of way and therefore the property of the Village of Cayuga Heights, they are maintained by the residents. Every effort will be maintained to save as many of the trees and bushes as possible and to restore the land to its present condition as closely as possible. J. B.Rogers Village Engineer •