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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing Mtg. Minutes & Financial Statement- 4/29/1936; 4/28/1936108 Public Hearing on the Budget and Minutes of the Meeting of *the.. Board of Trustees of the Pillage of Cayuga Hdights held on April 299 1936 at 7:30 P. M. at the Village Schoolhouse PRESENT: Mayor H. E. Baxter Trustee G. I. Dale Trustee A. W. Crowly Trustee H. H. Scofield Engineer C. Crandall Treasurer C. H. Guise Clerk J. W. MacDonald a. Public Hearing on the Budget Professor A. Be Recknagel appeared to urge that the Village Board seriously consider the repairing of sidewalks in the corporate limits of the Village. No ' one other than Professor Reoknagel appearing for the consideration of the budget, g , the public hearing was declared ` • r, closed at 9 P. M. b. Meeting of the Village Board 1. The minutes of the meeting on April 5, 1936 were read and duly approved. 2. The following bills paid on the authority of the Mayor were approved: HIGHWAY: Carl Crandall, March services 35.00 C. J. Ramsey and Co., 6 red globes 2.10 1 pruning saw 1.25 3.35 Frank Haskins, 82 hours at 1.00 per hour 22 hours at .50 per hour 93.00 James Collins, 75 hours at .40 per hour 30.00 Whipple Service Station, 5 gallons kerosene at .12 .60 Frank Haskins, 86 hours at 1.00 per hour 86.00 James Collins, 86 hours at .40 per hour 34.40 10 SEWER: aZ�r —Crandall 12.00 LIGHT.: eR—w York State Electric and Gas Corporation, to March 31, 1936 138.67 SANITATION: Charles M ocher, April garbage 150.00 3. The following bills.were ordered paid: HIGHWAY• Moran and Gleason, 10 drums, no. 3, emulsion 81.00 GENERAL: Ithaca Journal, publication of election notice, March 6, 1936 1.84 4. The Clerk brought to,the.attention of the Village Board the fact that some of Mrs. Beale!s.property on Kelvin Place ' was sold to Roy E. Halverson. Readjustment of the assessment was postponed until the preparation of the neat assessment roll. 5. The Clerk brought to the attention of the Village Board a letter from David S. Galton, Esq., dated March 31, 1936 relating to the correct ownership of 126 Westbourne Lane, 126 Westbourne Lane Realty Corporation, and not Beta Sigma Rho to whom it is-now assessed. IT WAS VOTED pursuant to section 109 -a of the Village 14 Law to' correct the assessment of lots 1 and 2 now assessed to Beta Sigma Rho so as to read 11126 Westbourne Lane Realty Corporation ". 6. IT WAS VOTED to correct the minutes of the meeting on November 19, 1935 so.as to delete from the Highway account, ' item 2, therein set forth as a.charge to the New York State 110 H. Electric and Gas Corporation to October 31, 1938 $82.00, and to show that this charge should properly be to the Light account. 7. The Board then considered the budget of the Village for the bnsuing year. IT WAS RESOLVED that the budget.recommended by the.Board, acting as a committee of the whole at the meeting held on March 2, 1936,be adopted and the rate of tax assessment established for the year at six mills ($.006). 8. The budget for the year March 1, 1936 to March 1, 1937 as previously adopted is attached hereunto these minutes. 9. IT WAS .VOTED that the Village bond Cedric H. Guise as ' Treasurer and Collector of the Village of Cayuga Heights in the amount of $15,000, and that a bond in the National Surety Company be approved. 10. The auditor,'T. B. Truesdale,.heretofore appointed by the Village Board, presented an audit of the books of .Cedric H. Guise, Treasurer and Collector of the Village. filed. IT WAS VOTED that this audit should be accepted and ordered 11. The Engineer read a letter to him from Mr. Whiton Powell, Secretary - Treasurer of Beta chapter of Kappa Delta Rho of Cornell, Inc., dated April 17, 1936, as follows: Oak Hill Road Ithaca, New York April 17, 1936 Board of Trustees: Village of Cayuga Heights, New York Gentlemen: This is to acknowledge your offer, transmitted in Mr. Crandall's letter of March 17, 1936. We are glad to accept your offer to transfer the Oak Hill Road property at a net price to the village of $100. We have arranged with Mr. Adams of Newman and Newman to prepare the deeds and to bring up to date the abstract of title. Mr. Adams requests that the village turn-over to him the deed and abstract of title now in.its possession to facilitate preparation of the papers. It will be greatly appreciated if the Village Board will instruct the appropriate village officer to get these documents to Newman and Newman. Although there seems to us no reason why the action ' requested above should require it, upon request we will place in the hands of Newman and Newman our certified check, drawn to the order of the village for $100; to be held as evidence of our good faith pending completion of the trans- action and the signature of the deeds. I trust that it may be possible to complete the matter in the near future.. WP: or 1� 1 Very truly yours, Beta Chapter of Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity of Cornell, Inc. by [signed] Whiton Powell Secretary- Treasurer He also read his letter to Mr. Whiton Powell, dated March 17, 1936, as follows: March 17, 1936 Professor Whiton Powell 201 Oak Hill Road Ithaca, New York Dear Professor Powell! The matter of the proposed deed of the Oak Hill Road triangle 112 1 from the Village of Cayuga Heights to the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity was referred to me at the last meeting of the Village Board. As you will see from attached copy of letter to Mr. J. T. Newman under date of March 16, there is a restriction in the deed of this triangle to the Village. to reply to my letter of March 16, Mr. Newman telephoned me that he was perfectly willing to cancel this restriction in case of a transfer to the fraternity. The Village Board has agreed to transfer the property at a net price of $100. This means that you would have to take care of the expense of the deed and any title search that you cared to secure. As this parcel will be a part of a larger tract on which a house will probably be erected and mortgaged, it would seem that you should have an abstract of title. The triangle is a part of the White Park section developed by Mr. Newman, and he probably has a general printed abstract of title covering the matter up to a comparatively recent date. If you care to go ahead with this matter, i would recommend that you employ the law firm of Newman and Newman to prepare two deeds and the abstract of title. One deed would be from the Village to the fraternity, requiring execution by the Village mayor and attestation by the Village Clerk. The other deed would be from Jared T. Newman and wife to the fraternity, cancelling the restriction. The Village election is being held today, and Professor H. E. Baxter will be elected as Mayor. He is already familiar with this matter, having served as a member of the Board of 'trustees. The Village Clerk for the coming year has not yet been appointed. If there are any further questions in connection with the proposed transfer, please let me know. Very truly yours, Carl Crandall, Engineer Village of Cayuga Heights CC:LHD Encl. The following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS at the meeting of the Village Board held on January 6, 1936 (minutes, item 8) the Board considered the.desire of the Kappa Delta Rho ' fraternity to purchase a small piece of land at the corner of the Parkway and Oak Hill Road, and 113 ' WHEREAS the Village has been offered the sum of-8100 from-the said fraternity, the fraternity to pay for the preparation and recording of the deed and the preparation of the abstract of title involved, and WHEREAS the Village Hoard hereby accepts the said offer of the said Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, NOW THEREFORE be it resolved that the Mayor and Clerk of the Village be authorized and directed to execute a deed to Beta chapter of Kappa Delta Rho of Cornell, Inc. for the triangular piece of land, the description to be ascertained from Liber of Deeds at page IT WAS VOTED that any release or restrictions on the use of this property should be obtained by the fraternity directly from Jared T. Newman or other proper parties. 12. IT WAS VOTED to change item 5 of the minutes of ' April 5, 1936 to read as follows: IT WAS VOTED that the regular meeting date of the Village be set as the first Thursday.of.the month at 7:30 P. M. 13. John W. MacDonald was appointed Clerk of the Village. 14. The Treasurer presented the Village financial statement which was read and ordered filed. 15. The Engineer reported with regard to his activities: a) There were two leaky valves in the water system at Cayuga Heights Road and Wyckoff Road, and Cayuga Heights Road and Devon Road. The Water Department of the City of Ithaca put in a manhole, and repaired at the cost of $60 each. This charge was taken care of by-the city, and there will.be Ino charge against the Village. b) No sewer leaks could be discovered, and no further F1 14 trouble is anticipated, but a further investigation will be made during the summer and fall. o) Patching on the streets has been begun. Resurfacing will be done during June, the contractor to put in his bill in July. 16. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 P. M: Village of Cayuga Heights Financial Statement April 28, 1936 N Balance March 11 1936 . . . . . . 3,463.54 Receipts to•April 27 . . . . . . 216.10 39679.64 ' Expenditures 1 a Pub. of notices 10.68 1 b Audit 50.60 60.68 4 a Garbage collection 300.00 4 c Sewer supervision 12.00 312.00 5 a Highway superv. 35.00 5 V Foreman 179.00 i 5 c Tabor 64.40 5 d Supplies 3.95 5 f Cindering roads '77.37 5 g Insurance 165.00 5 h Lighting 277.39 802.11 7 a Interest Certificate of Indebtedness 791.66 11966.45. Balance April 27,. 1936 ............