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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg/Financial Statement Mtg. Minutes- 3/31/1938; 4/4/1938246 MINUTES of the regular annual organization meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held.on April 4,.1938 at 8:00 P.M: at the Schoolhouse. PRESENT: H. E..Baxter, Mayor H, H. Scofield, Trustee C. J, Kenerson; Trustee R. P. Sibley; Trustee - C.`H. Guise, Treasurer Carl Crandall; Engineer 1. The minutes of the meeting „held on March l4th.were read and approved. 2. The - minutes of the ainnual,public meeting.held on March 14th were read and ordered filed in the minute book. 3. The.following bills paid on authority of the Mayor were. approved: GENERAL T. G. Miller's Sons Paper Co'. - cash book for Clerk 1.50 HIGHWAY A. S. Fuller - 18 hr. @ 1.00 - cleaning walks 18.00 4. The following additional bills were approved for payment: GENERAL J. B. Trousdale - re- imbursement for mimeographing 200 election notices 1.15 The Ithaca Journal - legal n6tice regarding annual financial statement 1.92 SANITATION Charles.Mosher - April garbage collection 150.00 0 HIGHWAY Carl Crandall - March services Frank Haskins - 94 hr. @ 1.10; 9 hr. @ .50 James Collins - 72 hr. @ .45 New York State Else. & Gas Corp'n -.Mar. lighting DEBT SERVICE 40.00 107.90 32.40 138.67 Ithaca Savings Bank - Interest for 6.monthe @14% per annum od $15,000 Street Improve- ment Certificate 300.00 5. Mayor Baxter read a letter received from Prof. E.H.Kennard, in which Prof. Kennard requested the Village to pay .rent.on'the sewer in front of his house. The matter was referred..to Engineer Crandall for investigation and report. 0 1 1 247 Mayor Baxter reported that Prof. M. L. Nichols of 3 Strawberry Lane had inquired if the Village would construct a culvert at the intersection of Strawberry Lane and Devon Road. Engineer Crandall stated that Strawberry Lane was a private lane and not a village highway, and it had-not been the policy of the Village to construct culverts at'the intersection'of private lanes and village streets, although some assistance had been given in the. past in furnishing Grave l to those residents-of the Village who put in the culverts at their own expense. He further pointed out that Prof. Nichols was not'a resident of the Village. IT WAS VOTED that Mayor Baxter be requested to inform Prof. Nichols of the Village policy in regard to the construction of such culverts. 6. Treasurer Guise presented the following financial report: Village of Cayuga Heights Finanoial Statement.. - _March 31,1938. Balance March 1. .1938 30459.66 Received to March 31, 1938 .... 66072 EScpended, to March 31, 1938 le Advertising ........ 1.20 lh Journal - Clerk'...... 1.50 2.70 4a Refuse collection ......... 150.00 5f Snow removal .......18.00 g State ins.fund ...'151093 h Light and pourer... 136.67 308.60 . 7a Int.on Cert.of Indebtedness 128.00 589.30 Balance March 31, 1938 ...:...:: 20937.07 Bank statement - Marohi 31, 1938 No checks outstanding 248' 7. Engineer Crandall reported that he had been able to do a small amount of road patching so far this spring ghd that the roads..; were not in bad shape for this time of year. He also stated that he proposed getting bids,for the spraying of the trees of the Village. 8. The Clerk reported that,the,following . officers._were elected at the Village_ election.held.at the Schoolhouse on March 15th:, Prof. H. E. Baxter; Mayor for a term °of two years; Prof., H. H.` Scofield, Trustee f or. a term of two years; Prof. R. P: Sibley; Trustee for a term,of.two years. The Clerk also._reported:that.the,` abo ve persons had signed-.the oath of. office. 9. Mayor Baxter appointed Trustee H. .H. Scofield Acting•Mayor for the coming year: 10. IT WAS VOTED that Carl Crandall.be re- appointed Engineer and Zoning Officer for the coming year. 11. IT'IVAS VOTED that C. H. Guise be re- appointed Treasurer and Collector for a term of two years at a salary of #300 per year. 12. IT WAS VOTED that J. B. Trousdale be re- appointed Clerk for a term of two years at a salary of 0300 per year. 13. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That the First National Bank.of Ithaca, No Y. be designated as the official depository of Village Funds for the fiscal year.1938 -39• 14. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED :.That the Mayor be authorized.to ; notify the First.National Bank of Ithaca, No Y. that the following names be honored on Village checks for the year.1938-39: H. E. Baxter, Mayor, or.H. H..Scofield, Acting Mayor; C. H..Gttise, Treasurer; and J. B. Trousdale, Clerk. 15. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That a surety bond.in: the' amount of #10,000 be carried on Treasurer and Collector C H. Guise for the year 1938-39, and the Clerk was requested to return the bill of $90 received from the McKinney Agency and request ;them to reduce 1 24 designated as President and J. B. Trousdale as Secretary. 19. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That a public hearing on the budget be held at the Schoolhouse on April 28th at 7:30 F.M., and that a special meeting of the Trustees be held at the same place following the hearing. 20. IT WAS VOTED that the Mayor appoint a committee of three to secure a conference with the town assessors for the purpose of bringing the Village and Town assessments-into agreement in so far as possible. Mayor Baxter appointed the following committee: H. H. Scofield, Chairman; Sherman Peer; Carl Crandall. 21. IT WAS VOTED that the regular meetings of the Board for 1938 -39 be held on the first Monday of each month. 22. Trustee Kenerson made a' detailed report as Chairman of the Committee on Bus Transportation. He was requested by.the Chair to continue his efforts to secure bus transportation for the residents of the Village. 23. Adjourned at 9:40 P.M. the amount of the bond from 015,000 to #10,000, and to render a revised invoice.' ' 16. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That the Ithaca Journal be designated as the official newspaper for the year 1938-39•. 17. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That the Trustees act as a Board of Assessors for the year 1938 -39. 18. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That the Board of Trustees constitute itself a Board of Health and that H. E. Baxter be designated as President and J. B. Trousdale as Secretary. 19. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That a public hearing on the budget be held at the Schoolhouse on April 28th at 7:30 F.M., and that a special meeting of the Trustees be held at the same place following the hearing. 20. IT WAS VOTED that the Mayor appoint a committee of three to secure a conference with the town assessors for the purpose of bringing the Village and Town assessments-into agreement in so far as possible. Mayor Baxter appointed the following committee: H. H. Scofield, Chairman; Sherman Peer; Carl Crandall. 21. IT WAS VOTED that the regular meetings of the Board for 1938 -39 be held on the first Monday of each month. 22. Trustee Kenerson made a' detailed report as Chairman of the Committee on Bus Transportation. He was requested by.the Chair to continue his efforts to secure bus transportation for the residents of the Village. 23. Adjourned at 9:40 P.M.