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Regular.Meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the Village '
of Cayuga Heights held in
the School House in said
Village on July :27,1931.
Present L. A. Maynard, Mayor
J. J. Dall, Jr., Trustee
R. S. Stevens, Trustee
W. A. Maynard, Trustee
A. J. Heinicke, Treasurer
Carl Crandall, Engineer
1. The minutes of the last previous meeting were read and approved.
2. The following bills paid since the last regular meeting on the
order of the Mayor were approved:
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS
S. L. Sheldon, Blueprints ----------------------- - - - - -- $4.20
HIGHWAY FUND
Carl Crandall, Services
------------------------- - - - - -- 124.00
William Barnes,
Services --------- - - - - --
$70.00
Gas and Oil ------ - - - - --
14.42
Truck ------------ - - - - --
12.00 - - -
- - -- 96.42
Driscoll Bros.,
Materials furnished -------------
- -
- - -- 4.67
M. E. Moran, Inc.,
Materials furnished ----------
- -
- - -- 32.22
Martin Barnacle,
58 hrs. labor @ $.45 -----------
- -
- -=- 26.10
Martin Barnacle,
74 hrs. labor @ $.45 -----------
- -
- - -- 33.30
William Barnes,
Services --------- - - - - --
$70.00
Truck ------------ - - - - --
11.50
Gas and Oil• ------ - - - - --
12.87 - - -
- - -- 94.37
SEWER FUND
Carl Crandall, Services ------------------------- - - - - -- 15.00
M. M. Reynolds, 7 yds. gravel ------------------- - - - - -- 6.00
LIGHT FUND
N.Y.S. Electric & Gas Corp., June lights;--------- - - - - -- 80.00
SANITATION FUND
H. C. Sheldon, 6z hrs., team and man; a $1.25 an hr. -- 8.12
GENERAL FUND
The Hand Stamp Co., 1 rubber stamp -------------- - - - - -- 1.00
Ithaca Savings Bank, Principal on Paving Bond -- $500.00
Interest on Paving Bond - -- 275.00 775.00
3. The following bills were approved and ordered paid.:
GENERAL FUND
Florence Walker, stenographic services, 7 hrs- - - - - -- 3.51
Elizabeth M. Faber, stenographic �� 26 hrs- --- - - -- -- 15.0
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4. The Mayor reported the appointment of the following committee
to consider the landscape development of the Village : Profs.R. W.
Curtis, Carl Crandall and John Bentley and Messrs. Sherwood Holt,
G. W. Hdrrick and J. T. Newman.
5. Mr. Crandall reported that the widening of Cayuga Heights
Road was progressing satisfactorily and that the work on the improvement
of Upland Road was being progressed in a satisfactory manner.
6. Engineer Crandall was authorized to advertise for bids for the
removal of the garbage from the Village of Cayuga Heights for the
year beginning October 1st, 1931.
Adjourned.
Present :
Regular Meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of
Cayuga Heights held in the
School House in said Village
.on September 2821931.
L. A. Maynard, Mayor
W. A. Hagan, Trustee
R. S. Stevens, Trustee
E. H. Wanzer, Trustee
Carl-Crandall, Engineer.
Trustee Dall was excused.
L. N. Simmons
Clerk
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1. The minutes of the last previous meeting weie read and approved.
2. The following bills.paid on the order of the Mayor were approved :
HIGHWAY FUND
Carl Crandall, Services ----------------------------
C.J. Rumsey & Co., Materials --------------------- t--
M.E.Moran Co.,Inc., Services and materials, Cayuga
Heights Road ------------------------------------
R.Y.Thatcher, Services - - - - - --
Martin Barnacle, 42 hrs. labor
William Barnes, Labor -- - - - - --
Truck -- - - - - --
Gas and Oil --
Cornell University, 10 yds. ci.
---------------------
---------- $70.00
---= - - - - -- 13.50
---= - - - - -- 16.60
ders ---------= - - - - --
$191.00
3.45
1243.83
163.00
41.40
110.00
2.00
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HIGHWAY FUND, Cont'd -.
M.M.Reynolds, it yds. gravel =------------- - - - - --
$2.50
W. M. Barger, Upland Road account --------- - - - - --
3000.00
William Barnes, Labor -------- - -------- $70.00
Truck ---------- - - - - -- 12.50
Gas and Oil ---- - - - - -- 14.46
96.96
Martin Barnacle, 89 hrs. labor ------------ - - - - --
45.05
Carl Ci-&ndall'.: ".., Services --=----------- - - - - --
214.00
R. Y. Thatcher, Services ----------==------ - - - = --
138.00
M. E. Moran Company, Inc., 1 barrel colas - - - -- --
1 9.35
J.B.Lang Engine & Garage Co ,Services ----------
.80
Martin Barnacle, 76 hrs..labor ---------=-- - - - = --
.34:20
William Barnes Labor --- - - - - -- $70.00
Truck ----------- - - - - -- 12.50
Gas and,Oil ----- - - - - -- 10.76 --
..93.26
C. J. Rumsey & Co., Supplies =------------- - = - - --
16.66
Driscoll Bros., Supplies -, -----------------------
3.24
M.E.Moran Company, Inc., Highland Road extension-
370.00
W:M.Barger, Final on Upland Road --------- - - - - --
7857 05
Martin Barnacle, 58 hrs. labor ----------- - - - - --
_26.10
William Barnes, Labor $70.00
Truck 12.00
Gas and Oil 16.54 ------------- - - - - --
98.54
M. E. Moran Company., Inc., Cayuga Circle - - - - - --
833.96
M. E. Moran Company, Inc., 9400 Gal. Colas and
71 tons limestone -------------- - - - - --
1517.50
Cornell University, 5 yds. cinders ----- --------
1.00
Co- operative G.L.F. Service. -Inc., Grass Seed --
14.18
Solvay Sales.Corporation, road stone ----- - - - ---
805.38
,
Cornell University, Unloading stone ------ - - - - --
34.79
GENERAL FOND
City of Ithaca, Water, Sunset Drive ------ - - - - -- 8.10
L.N.Simmons, one -third salary ------------ - - - - -- 100.00
John Collins, 15.1 hrs, team mowing ------- - - - - -- 15.50
S. L. Sheldon, 2 blueprints of tree map -- - - - --- 1.76
L.N.Simmons, 50.- 2 cent stain s ---------- ------ .1.00
Flower Shop - Flowers (Barnes ------- 7-- - - - - -- 4.00
4WOU0203F
N.Y.S.10Jlectric and Gas. Corporation,July Lights 80.00
N.Y.S.Electric & Gas Corporation, August Lights- .80.00
SEWER FUND
M.M.Reynolds Company, Groat and Gravel --- - - - - -- 7.13
City of Ithaca, Sewer Rental to Jan.l, 1932 and
inspection sertice ----------------- - - - - -- 1451.71
SANITARY FUND
Charles Mosher, August garbage collection. - - -- - .180.00
3. Engineer Crandall reported on .the road improvement in the .Village
stating that the Cayuga Heights Road and Upland Road improvements were.
completed, Cayuga Heights road costing.about;$100.00 more than '
estimated and Upland Road.extras amounting to $200.00.more than the
contract. Highland Road from the Circle to the Village.line was
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recovered to conform with the improvement made by the Town for the
extension of that road beyond the Village limits at a cost of about
$300.00. Northway hoad has been widened and graded to 24 feet.
�4. The following resolution was adopted
RESOLVED: That the Trustees'of the Village Board
of Cayuga Heights express to Mr. E. A. Dahmen, Engineer of the N.Y.
State Highway Bureau, its.appreciation of his efforts in securing
the recently applied Retread surface on Cayuga Heights ad and his
cooperation with the Village in the matter of widening said Roadif.
5. The matter of the improvement of the culvert on Renwick Drive
west of Cayuga Heights Road was discussed and the Engineer requested to
place guard posts at the end of the culvert for temporary protection.
6. Engineer Crandall reported that no further action had been taken
on the sewer west of Cayuga Heights Road due to the Dall and Baldridge
development on Strawberry Lane.
7. The contract with Charles Mosher for the collection of garbage
for one year beginning October 1, 1931, at a cost of $2,100. was
approved.
' 8. Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried the
following preamble and resolutions were adopted :
WHEREAS, heretofore and at a regular meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, held on May 25th, 1931,
authorization was given the Village Engineer, Carl Crandall, for
preparing plans and specifications and for requesting bids for the
improvement of Upland Road between the Parkway and Cayuga Heights
Road, and .
WHEREAS, by action of the Board of Trustees of .the said
Village taken at the regular meeting held on June 29th, 1931; contract
for said work on Upland Road was aviarded to the low bidder thereon, and
WHEREAS, the work above mentioned has proceeded according to the
plans and specifications prepared by said engineer, and the said
improvement has been completed at a considerable cost to said Village,
and
WHEREAS, to cover the cost of such improvements the,said Board
of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights now deems it advisable-
and to the best interests of the said Village.to borrow the sum of
$15,000.00 to cover the expenses of said improvements to Upland Road
from the Ithaca Savings Bank of Ithaca, New York, on a note or .
certificate of indebtedness payable one year from the date of the
execution of such temporary note or certificate of indebtedness and
bearing interest at the rate of 5,% per annum, and
' WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of the'.property.in said
Village is over $2,250,000.00, and existing indebtedness,of
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the said Village does not now exceed the sum of $58,500.00 which,
with the addition of indebtedness herein contemplated, will'not
exceed the legal debt limit of the said Village and the loan
contemplated herein will not exceed any limit provided by law for
said Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That.the'Village of Cayuga .
Heights, a municipal corporation of the State of New York, borrow
from the Ithaca Savings Bank of Ithaca, New York, the sum of
$15,000.00, which sum the trustees of the said Village deem
necessary to pay for the improvements hereinbefore enumerated,
interest on said loan to be at the rate of 5% per annum payable
semi- annually, and said loan to be due and payable one year from
the date of the execution of the said temporary note or certificate
of indebtedness, or sooner at the option of the said Village of
Cayuga Heights, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the Mayor execute•for and in
behalf of the.said Village, and in its name, the note or
certificate of indebtedness of the said Village in the sum of
$15,000.00 on the terms as aforesaid, and that the Village Clerk
affix the corporate seal to said instrument and attest it, and
BE IT FURTIiER RESOLVED That the .Treasurer of the said
Village, A. J. Heinicke, is hereby authorized to receive such sum
and to give the receipt of said Village therefor, such advance
now being necessary, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That'the Treasurer of the said
Village is hereby authorized to pay the proper expenses in connec-
tion with obtaining such loan from the said Ithaca Savings Bank.
I--� Engineer Crandall was requested to make up'and furnish to
the Clerk a record of the curb assessments for Upland Road, such
assessments to be on the basis of 75¢ per running foot for curb
and gutter.
10. A letter from Mr. Jared T. Newman concerning the extension
of water, mains of the Village to territory beyond the Village
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limits was presented by the Mayor and was referred to the Mayor
with power to appoint a committee to consider the matter with the
City officials or a committee representing the city, if and when
such a committee is appointed by the City.
11. Authority was granted the Engineer to proceed with the re-
painting of the street sign posts in the Village.
12. After discussion it was decided that it was advisable to.
have an ordinance of the Village,providing for a charge of $5.00
for each street opening for water or sewer connections and the
Clerk was requested to have a copy of such ordinance prepared for.
discussion at the next meeting.'
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13. Upon motion duly made and seconded authority was granted
the Mayor to purchase for and on behalf of the Village a small
wedge- shaped parcel of land now owned by Jared and situated
at the corner of Oak Hill Road and Wh++e Park at a cost not to
exceed $35.00.
.Adjourned.
Present :
V f41 Clerk
Regular Meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of
Cayuga Heights held in the
School House in said Village
on October 26th, 1931.
L. A. Maynard, Mayor
J. J. Dall; Jr., Trustee
W. A. Hagan, Trustee
R. S. Stevens, Trustee
E. H. Wanzer, Trustee.
1. The minutes of the last previous meeting were read and
approved..
2. The following bills paid on the order of the.Mayor since
the last regular, meeting were approved :
GENERAL FUND
Grace Printing Co., Building Permits, Tax
Bills,.Sewer notices ----------------- - - - - --
$24.00
J. B. Lang.Engine & Garage Co., Materials and
Labor--------------------- --------- -- - - - - --
3.96
L. N. Simmons, 1/3 annual salary ----------- - - - - --
100.00
H.C.Sheldon, 40 hrs. mowing machine -------- - - - - --
,50.00
City of Ithaca, Water for Sunset Park ------ - - - - --
2.44
Elizabeth Weeks, 5 hrs. stenographic services - - --
2.50•
Cornell University, Printing Assessment Roll Sheets
3.25
L. A. Maynard, 100 - 2 cent stamps --------- -= - - --
2.00
L. N. Simmons, 100 - 2 cent stamps ------=-- - - - - --
" 2.00.•
Ithaca Savings Bank, Interest on $15,000. Certificate
of Indebtedness, 5 months ------------ - - - - --
312.50
Ithaca Savings Bank, Interest on Indebtedness -a---,790.77
HIGHWAY FUND
Martin Barnacle,1012.hrs..labor ------------------
45.68 '
George Parkin, 80 hrs. labor -------- - - - --- - - --
36:00`
William Barnes, Labor - - - - -- $70.00
Gas & Oil - -- 15.75
Truck - - - - -- 13.00 ---- = ------- - - -.
98.75
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HIGHWAY FUND. Cont1d
M. E. Moran Co., Inc., Materials - -- $65.45 "
Services --- - - - - -- 103.50 $168.95
Carl Crandall Services --------------- - - - - =- 189.00
C. J.'Rumsey k Co, Materials .------ ---------- 3.50
Driscoll Bros., Materials ------ - - - - -- - - -. 8.00
George Parkin, 3 days labor @ $3.60:--- - - - = -- 10.80
Martin Barnacle, 76 hrs..labor ------- - - - - -- 34.20
William Barnes, Labor•=----- - - - - -- $70.00
Gas and Oil - - - - -- 14.73
Truck ------ - - - - -- 12.50
City of Ithaca, Paint for street signs - - - -- 15.10
City of Ithaca, Repairing street signs - - - - -- 10.70
SANITATION
..Charles Mosher, 79J hrsl labor. @`$2.50
Garbage Collection ---------------
SEWER FUND
M. M. Reynolds, 7 yds.gpavel --------------- -
LIGHT FUND
N.Y.S.Electric & Gas Corporation, September.
Lights ----------------=---- - - - - -'
198.75
8.75
80.00
FUpon motion duly made and seconded the following preamble
esolution was duly passed
WHEREAS: At a regular meeting of the Trustees of the Village
of Cayuga Heights, held on September•29th, 1930, a resolution
authorizing the issuance of bonds or other obligations of the Village
to the amount of .$20,000.00 for the purpose of meeting the Villages
share of the cost of constructing a sewer system in said Village was
duly adopted, and
WHEREAS : At the same meeting as aforesaid'a resolution
authorizing the borrowing from the Ithaca Savings Bank the sum of
$25,000.00, or so much thereof as may "be needed, for the.construction
of a sewer system in said Village was duly adopted, and
WHEREAS : Pursuant to such - resolutions the sum of $25,000.00
was heretofore borrowed from the Ithaca Savings Bank 6hla;nertificate
of ":indebtedness dated October 4th, 1930, and the sum,of $10,500.00
has been borrowed from said Ithaca Savings Bank on a certificate of
indebtedness dated October 4th, 1930, and
WHEREAS : Both the aforenamed certificates of'indebtedness
v+ereddrawn for the term of.one year and such term of.one.year; has
now expired, and
WHEREAS : It now appears that it is to the .best interests of
the said Village of Cayuga Heights to renew the `said certificates f�
a term of one year.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That said Certificates of
Indebtedness herein described, be renewed for a.period of one year
from the date of October 4, 1931, and that the Mayor execute
for and on behalf of said Village and in its name, the necessary
instrument of renewal or extension of said Certificates of
Indebtedness and that the Village Clerk attest said instrument
and affix thereto the corporate seal of the Village. Y
4.— November 17th from four P. M. to eight P. M. was fixed as
the date on which the Trustees o£ the'Village would meet at the
School House in said Village for the purpose of hearing the
complaints as to assessments made.
5.. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was
RESOLVED : That.the assessments for the curb and
gutters on Upland Road shall be due and payable up to January 15,
1932 without extra charge. After that date 5% interest will be
charged on all unpaid balances; that these assessments may be
paid in three equal Installments if so desired and that.notices
to that effect be seld ,to the property owners along said Upland
Road.
6. An ordinance concerning the opening of streets and public
rights of way for the installation or maintenance of service pipes'
was discussed and the Clerk requested to prepare an ordinance for
consideration at the next regular meeting.
7. A letter was received from Mr. E. A. Dahmen expressing
his appreciation of the resolution passed by the Board concern-
ing his co- operation in the resurfacing of Cayuga Heights Road. /
8. The Mayor read a letter from Mr. Jared T. Newman concerning
the extension of water mains beyond the limits of the Village and
upon motion duly made and seconded it was
RESOLVED•: That Mr. Newman be requested to furnish the
Board with detailed information concerning the extension of his
anticipated development beyond the northerly limits of the Village,
giving the size of the water mains intended to be installed, the
number of running feet of said water mains, the humber of persons
it is expected to'serve, the number of fire hydrants expected to
be installed and the highest and lowest elevations to be served
from the mains proposed to be installed.
9. Engineer Crandall was requested to make a survey of the
present water system in the easterly section of the Village and
to furnish a report to the Trustees concerning the.size of the
mains, the number of persons served from such mains and the fire .
fighting pressure on the hydrants in this section of.the•Village.
' 10. The Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee of three of ✓ .
which the Village Engineer was to.be a member, to consider the .
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question of installing ,a water main on Triphammer Road. The
Mayor named Messrs. Hagan, Simmofts'and Crandall as the members of
this committee.
11. Upon,motion duly made and seconded it was,
RESOLVED: That until further action by the Board
the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Cayuga Heights shall be held-in the school house in
said Village on the evening of.the third Tdesday of each month.
Adjourned.
Clerk
Meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Cayuga
Heights 'to-.hedr complaints con-
cerning the'new assessments
made in'the,Village, November
17, 1931
7:30 P. M.
Present a L.• Al Maynard, -Mayor
W. A. Hagan, Trustee
J. Dall, Jr., Trustee
R. S. Stevens, Trustee
E. H. Wanzer, Trustee.
The Trustees met for the purpose of hearing complaints as
to assessments from 4 P. M. until 8 P. M. and after due considera-
tion the assessment roll for the year 1932 -33 was completed.and
ratified and turned over to the Clerk of the Village for filing
in his office.
Regular Meeting of the Board. of
Trustees of.the Village of
Cayuga Heights held in the
School House in said Village
on November 17, 1931, at
8 P. M.
Present
L. A. Maynard,_Mayor^
J. Dall, Jr., Trustee
W. A. Hagan, Trustee
R. S. Stevens,Trustee•
E. H. Wanzer, Trustee
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A.'J..Heinicke, Treasurer
Carl Crandall', Engineer.
1. ..Mr. Lacey of the New York State Electric "& Gas
Corporation
appeared before.the�Board:of'Trustees and expl,ained'.a ~plea,
for a
new, lighting :,System. for the Village:
2. The minutes of-the, ast previous meeting of the-
.Board were
read and approved. „
3." The.:bill. :of _Harriet M. Libby in the amount of $24.50
as
Health - Offi-cer of the Village visa approved.,
4. The following bills.paid'upon recommendation'of
` the,Mayor.
were approved
HIGH11111-Y FOND
C::J. Rumsey & Co.; Supplies ----- - - - - -; - -
- - - -- -$2.60
Martin'.Barnacle, Road work,'.73 hours -'- - -
- - - -- 32.85
William Barnes, Labor -- --------- --
„$70.00
Truck`-- ------ - -- - -” 12.50
Gas and Oil.- - - - - -- 16.59
99.09
M. M. Reynolds, 8 yds. gravel ------------ - -
- - -- `10.00
Driscoll Bros.;18upplies ----------------- - -
- - -- 4.32
J:,B..Lang.Engine & Garage Co., Services.- - -
- - -- .53
Martin Barnacle, 34 hrs. labor.---,-, --------------
15.30
William.Barnes,.Labor ------- - - - - -- $70.00
Truck ------- - - - - -- 11:50
Gas and Oil - = - - - -- 17:10 -
- - -- 98.60
The Barrett Co:, Tar for Cayuga Heights Road
- -- 477.58•
GENERAL FUND
H. C. Sheldon,
Carl Crandall,
Ithaca Journal
SANITATION
Seymour Mosher
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Rental for barn space ----- - - - - -- 25.00
Services ------------------ - - - - -- 89.00
News ------- --------------- - - - - -- 4.40
garbage collection,l month - - - - -- 1.75.00
,r n n it - - - - -- 175.00
SEWER. .
James Passero & "Sons, Inc., final payment on
contract -----=----- - - - - -- 590.00 -
5. A letter was received from Mr. Jared T. Newman stating that
he.would be very..glad to furnish .,,the information requested concern
ing the;.water requirements for the development which he was making
to the north of the Village.
6. F'letter was presented from'Prof.,Boyle'.,complaining concern
ing the ditch in front of his .house.' After discussion',it was::;
determined that this was not,a matter which could be taken care of
by the Trustees of the Village.
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7. A request received for the installation of an
additional streeMn Wyckoff Road. After discussion action on
this request was deferred.
S. The Mayor was authorized to appoint a committee to make a
survey and report of the lighting facilities and requirements of
the Village.
Clerk