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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnnual Election 3/19/1935; Reg Mtg. Minutes 4/8/1935; Public Hearing 4/29/1935F 1 49 ANNUAL ELECTION At the Annual Election for the Village of Cayuga Heights held, on the 19th day of March 193ff, the total number of citizens voting was five. Dr. C. H. Webster and Dr. A. W. Crowley were elected Trustees for two years. • Regular Meeting of the Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held at 7 :30 P.M. at the Village School House on April 8, 1935. ]PRESENT: A. T. Heinicke, Mayor H. E. Baxter, Trustee G. I..Dale, Trustee C. H. Webster, Trustee A. W. Crowley, Trustee Carl Crandall, Engineer Cedric H. Guise, Treasurer John W. MacDonald, Clerk 1. The minutes of the meeting of March 18, 1935, were read and . approved. 2. Tohn.W. MacDonald was appointed Clerk of the Village at a salary of 4300.00 a year. 3. •Cedric H. Guise was appointed Treasurer and Collector of the Village at a salary of $300.00 a year. 4. 'Carl Crandall was appointed Engineer and Zoning officer for the en- suing year. 5. Dr. H. H. Crum was appointed Medical Officer for the ensuing year. 6. 'Trustee G. I. Dale was appointed-Acting Mayor in the absence of Mayor 1 Heinicke. i 7. IT WAS RESOLVED that the regular meeting date of the Village Board of Trustees be set as the first Monday of the month at 7:00 o *clock. 8. IT WAS RESOLVED that the Ithaca Journal News be and hereby is desig- nated as the official newspaper of the Village of Cayuga Heights. 50 9. IT WAS RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights act as the assessors for the fiscal year 1935 -36. 10. IT WAS RESOLVED that the First National Bank of Ithaca be designated as a depository for the Village funds held by C'. H. Guise as. Treasurer and Collector of the Village. 11, IT.WAS RESOLVED that the Village bond C. H. Guise as Treasurer and Collector in the amount of $15,000.00 and that a bond in the National! Surety Company be approved. 12. IT WAS RESOLVED that Mrs. Harriet M. Libby be continued as Registrar of Vital Statistics and that Mrs. C. A. Maynard, the assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics. i 13. IT WAS VOTED to receive and file the financial statement of the Treasurer and Collector. It is filed herewith.at the end Rf these minutes. 14. The following bills paid on the approved: GENERAL T. B. Trousdale, Audit of Treasurer Ithaca Journal News, Publication of Notices . . . . . . . Margaret Granville, Stenographer to authority of the Mayor were 's books . . . . . . .$50.00 Election . . . . . . 1.76 Clerk . . . . . . 6.50 HIGHWAY W 1 am Barnes, 5 hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38 119 " . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.63 Moran & Gleason, 2 drums (110 gal. emulsion)atl5 cents. . . . 1640 H. C. Sheldon, 3 days snow removal, at $7.00 per day. . . . . 21.00 Carl Crandall, Services to April lst. . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 SANITATION Charles Mosher, April garbage. . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00 r r i u 51 ® DEBT SERVICE Ithaca Sav ngs Bank, Interest on $20,000. Certificate of Indebtedness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .548.33 Ithaca Savings Bank, Interest on $15,000. Certificate of Indebtedness. . . . . . . . . . . . .375.00 15. IT MAS VOTED that the public hearing on the budget should be hold on April 29, 1935, from 7:30 to 9:00 and that the Clerk be directed ,to cause to advertise the meeting in the manner required by law. X16. The Mayor announced the Budget Committee, to consider the tenta- tive budget as proposed by the previous budget, to be Trustees Dale and Webster. 17. IT WAS VOTED that the Engineer be authorized to hire William Barnes for road work during the next fiscal year on a five day a week at $7.00 per day - $4.00 personally; $3.00 for use of his truck - and Francis Haskins as a laborer from April 15th for a five day week at 40 cents per hour. 18. The Clerk was directed to make inquiry as to supplying the Board with copies of the Village Law. )19. A letter from Mr. T. T. Newman dated March 25, 1935, was read as follows: "Village Board of Cayuga Heights Ithaca, New York Attention: Mr. A. T, Heinicke, Mayor. Gentlemen: I am glad to know from Mr. MacDonald *s note that the tender by Mrs. Reynolds and myself of the lands on the north side of Wyokoff Road, extending from the Bishop property to Renwick Drive, as and for a park or playground or what- ever use the village may see fit to•make of it, is acceptable to your Board. I had first intended to make the north line of the property to be conveyed so as to be bounded by the south line of Stagg to his south- west corner; thence southwesterly into the centre of alittle valley running about 25 feet north of 52 a large stump with the location of which I think Mr. Crandall is familiar; thence westerly along the centre of the valley or approximately so, coming out on the Renwick Drive perhaps 100 feetnorth of Mrs. Reynolds' line. Since there is a fog in the western part of Mr. Stagg's south line 10* wide at east end and about. 15* at the other, that would make a somewhat crooked line as Mr. Crandall has suggested to me. I think it will be more satisfactory to all concerned if I am permitted to give Mr. Stagg the opportunity to purchase from me this little fog in order to straighten out his line, and then we prolong his south line straight through to Renwick Drive. This takes more of my land north. of Mrs. Reynoldst parcel; but it would give us a straight line boundary for the new park; and I would personally receive from Mr. Stagg $40. which would compensate some- thing for the additional land I am including. Before finally settling upon it, I suggest that you have Mr. Crandall make a map of it (on which he might locate the stump referred to) showing by special marks or otherwise the alternative routes. Yours very truly, (signed) Tared T. Newman STN:W Copies to: Mrs. Reynolds Mr. Crandall P. S. - when the map is prepared I can look it over with you or your representative and also on the ground, and try to spare all that I can without unduly lessening the value of my remaining lots on Renwick Heights. I think it much preferable that, although this land extends beyond the limits of the village, there should be but one board of control and that therefore it should be made a part of the village domain, with the understanding however that the lands so donated should be available, under proper regulations, for the use of the residents of Renwick Heights as well as for those who live within the village limits; and in return I should suppose there should be no T070n, County or State tax imposed upon the village because of such ownership. T. T. N. 20. IT WAS VOTED that the Engineer be directed to prepare a map of the Newman - Reynolds sandbank property, the subject of the previous letter, the cost not to exceed $25.00. I Ll �J 21. The'Engineer reported with regard to the progresstof the negotiations for bus service. 22. The meeting adjourned at 10 P. M. P R E S E N T : 0 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET and Special Meeting of the `Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held at 7:30 P. M., in the VILLAGE SCHOOLHOUSE on April 29, 1935. A. T. Heinioke, Mayor H. E. Barter, Trustee G. I. Dale, Trustee C:.H. Webster, Trustee. A. W. Crowley, Trustee Carl Crandall, Engineer Cedric H: Guise, Treasurer Sohn W. MacDonald, Clerk A The sidewalk investigation committee, of which A. D. Seymour, Jr., was chairman, reported, and recommended that the Village of Cayuga Heights accept the opportunity to obtain federal and state aid in the building of sidewalks. On motion of Professor C. L. Durham, seconded by Professor A. R. Reoknagol, the meeting went into a committee of the whole, and Professor Lewis Knudson was appointed chairman of the committee of the whole, and John W. MacDonald was appointed secretary of the committee of the whole. 1. IT WAS VOTED that it was the sense of the committee that it is desirable that repairs be made to existing sidewalks which, in the opinion of the Board of Trustees are necessary at a reasonable cost. 2. A motion that the proposed total expenses of repairs should not 53 54 exceed $2,000, preferably not more than $750, was withdrawn. 3. A motion that it be the sense of the meeting that if relief funds could be made available new sidewalk construction should be under- taken from the south line of the village, on the east line of Cayuga Heights Road, on the east side of Hanshaw Road to the Ciroile, and on Upland Road from the school road to Hanshaw Road, such construction not to exceed $3,000 to the village. This motion was withdrawn. 1. . 4. A motion was made thdt all roads suggested for sidewalk improve- meat in the report of the sidewalk investigation committee be included and such sidewalks built in the judgment of the trustees and thought necessary provided that the limitlof cost to'the village of $3,000 be t maintained. This motion was withdrawn. 5. IT WAS VOTED that it be the sense of the committee that a sidewalk be constructed beginning at the intersection of Hanshaw and Cayuga Heights Road, on the east side of Hanshaw Road to the Circle, and on the north side of Upland Road from the school road to Hanshaw Road to the sohuol}iouse, if possible. 6. IT WAS MOVED that it be the sense of the`committee that'the sidewalks contemplated on Cayuga Heights Road be built and on Wyckoff Road. This motion was lost. 7. IT WAS VOTED that it be the sense of the committee `of the whole that a sidewalk be constructed on Triphammer Road between North- way Road and White Park Road, eliminating the proposal for a sidewalk on Cayuga Heights Road. 8, IT WAS VOTED that it be the sense of the committee of the whole that` all sidewalk construction, improvement and repairs be kept within a maximum expense of $3,000 of village funds, that the village should get government help to the maximum, and saving to be applied to L JI the reduction of the village debt. 55 9, Professor Robert S. Stevens moved and it was voted that the committee of the whole rise and report at a meeting of the residents of the village. 10. A motion was made to strike out from the report of the committee of the whole all recommendations with regard to sidewalk construction on Hanshaw Road. This motion was carried. 11. A motion was made to strike out all recommendations with regard to sidewalk construction on any other street as recommended by the committee of the whole. This motion was carried. 12. IT WAS VOTED that the report of the committee of the whole with regard to a recommendation for sidewalk construction on Upland Road be approved. This motion was carried. 13. IT WAS VOTED that.the; village should construct at least a foothpath on Hanshaw Road, 14. No further consideration of the budget being asked, the public hearing on the budget was declared closed at 10:15 P. M. H 0 M -.7 1. The minutes of the meeting of April 89 1935, were read and approved. 2. The following bills were paid on the authority of the Mayor and were ordered approved: Nat oval Surety Company, Treasurers bond $ 112.50 HIGHWAY Oran and Gleason, 4 drums (220 gallons of emulsion at 15 cants) 33000 Williatq Barnes, 6 days at $7.00 42•.00 Frank Haskin, 8 hours at 40 cents 3020 The following bill was ordered paid: HEALTH C ar es E. Houghtaling, I prinped health officer's record form book at $8.0_ Postage and insurance 24 cents 8.24 56 ... 3. IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Clerk to purchase a copy of the Village Handbook, published by the Village Handbook Company on approval, 4, The budget committee presented the attached budget of the village for the ensuing year. 5, IT WAS RESOLVED that the budget recommended by the budget committee at the meeting held on April 29, 19359 be adopted and the rate of tar assessment established for the year at 6 mills ($006), G. The treasurer reported informally the following financial state- Mont: Balance March 11 1935 39225.95 Receipts to April 29, 1935 557 36 Total 3, Less expenditures to April 290 1935 1,850907 Balance 10928.24 7. The Maypr appointed a committee on the refund of the Indebted- ness of the village, to consist of the mayor, the treasurer, and Trustee Webster. 8. There was a disgussion with regard to outstanding accounts in- cluding water contributions. 9. The engineer submitted a map of the sandbank property offered to the village by Mr. S. T. Newman and Mrs. M. M. Reynolds. He reported that a copy had been submitted to Mr. Newman with the request that Mr, Newman submit an abstract of title and a proposed deed. iQ. IT WAS VOTED that the report of the engineer be accepted. 11. IT WAS RESOLVED that the engineer should be directed to obtain bids for surface treatment of roads (Item 5e of the budget) for the fiscal year March 31, 1935 to March 1, 1936, making his reccamenda. tion to the meeting of the Board of Trustees held in Tw3e. iJ �J