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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 6/5/193943 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held on June 5, 1939 at 7:30 P.M. at the School- house. PRESENT: H. E. Baxter, Mayor R. P. C. J. H. J. H. H. C. H. Carl Sibley, Trustee Kenerson, Trustee Shirey, Trustee Scofield, Trustee Guise, Treasurer Orandall, Engineer 1. The minutes of the meeting of April 28th were read and approved. 2. The following bills paid.on order of the Mayor were approved: e'3�T_ -Talkt Ithaca..Journal - Legal notice re budget hearing 1.04 J. B. Trousdale -.Salary as Clerk for Mar. & April. 50.00 T. G. Miller's Sons - Stapler for Clerk 1.85 SANITATION Charles.Mosher - May 'garbage collection 150.00 HIGHWAYS Carl Crandall - April services 40.00 Frank Haskins - 84 hr. @ 1.10; 12 @ .50 98.40 It 91* @ 1.10; 12j @ .50 106.90 James Collins - 96 @•.50 48.00 I to 11 96 @ .50 48.00 Driscoll's.- Paint,.street signs 46.05 Moran & Gleason - Stone, cutback 76.13 State Insurance Fund - Balance,of 1938 -39 comp. ins. pre..25.87 3. The following additional bills were approved for payment: GENERAL Seville S. Reulein - Audit for 1938 -39 25.00 Stover Printing Co. - 300 Village tax bills & 300 sewer tax bills 17.00 SANITATION Charles Mosher - June garbage collection HIGHWAYS N.Y.State Elec. & Gas Corp'n - May street lights Carl Crandall - Services for May Frank Haskins - 6612- hr. @ 1.10; 32 @ .50; kerosene,oil James Collins - 90z hr. @ .50 Treman King - Rake & chemical 0 150.00 138.67 40.00 90.00 ' 45.25 2.70 4.9. DEBT SERVICE Ithaca Savings Bank - 6 mo. int. @ 4% per annum on 07,000 ff �L �� Highland Road Bonds, due July.l 140.00 Payment on principal of same due July lst 500.00 4. Mayor Baxter presented the annual audit of the Village for the period March 1, 1938 to Feb. 28, 1939, as prepared by Seville S. Reulein. The Audit was ordered filed in the minutes. 5. The Mayor presented a letter from Eugene.Bradford, in which he requested the Village to make an installation of drain pipe (U �%>1• .L�tiW V2l.f�,�, »v �- W iLVL'vL RYnd. + .. ad-J.Gent-- to-.his_ property —om Strawberry Lane. .IT WAS VOTED that the Engineer be authorized,to make, such installation. .6. Treasurer Guise made his report showing a cash balance of 0899.11, but stated however that since May 31st several thousand dollars had been received in tax receipts. ' 7. The Mayor stated that he had conferred with Mosher, regarding his payroll and was informed that it was 0312 per.year, and that he had passed this information on to Treasurer Guise. Treasurer Guise stated that he had conferred with the McKinney Insurance Agency to obtain information on the status of the employee of Mr. Mosher with regard to Workmen's Compensation insurance. As the premium for WorknEn's Compensation insurance would be based on a minimum payroll of 51,500 per year, the Mayor requested Trustee Shirey to look up the matter and determine if the Village could not be protected in some more economical manner-. 8. Engineer Crandall reported that he had investigated the request of Col. Nicholls for the removal of the two elm trees on Overlook Road and could see-no necessity for so doing. 9. Engineer Crandall reported that the section of sidewalk on Hanshaw Road opposite Prof. Durham's house had-been completed, °and that the grading for the sidewalk construction on lower Hanshaw Road. -", 50 . and on Triphammer Road would proceed shortly. 10. Engineer.Crandall reported that Moran and Gleason had ' submitted bids for the surfacing of Village roads totaling IJ2,133• As the bid exceeded the'money available in the budget for resurfacing, IT WAS VOTED that item 4 covering the resurfacing of Upland Road from Triphammer Road westerly to Cayuga Heights Road.in the-amount of #445 be stricken from the bid. IT WAS VOTED that the remainder of the bid totaling ,$1,688 be accepted. 11. Engineer Crandall reported that he had been approached.by Mr. Russell and Mr. Hildebrand of the Klinewoods section, and asked to present the petition of the people of that region for the privilege of connecting to the Village sewer system. Mr. Crandall explained in detail the various sewer lines of the Village and stated that the - original plan was only intended to cover the Village as it would be eventually built up. As all the Village lines come together at a point on Cayuga Heights Road, he stated that the admission of sewerage from areas outside of the Village would ultimately lead to an overloading of the capacity of the main lines. The Trustees expressed themselves as desirous of accommodating the residents,of the Klinewoods section, but IT WAS VOTED that due to the lack of capacity of the Village system it would not be practical to extend sewer service to any& area outside of the Village of Cayuga Heights. 12. Trustee Shirey stated that several residents of the Village had called his attention to.the traffic hazard.at the corner of Upland .Road and The Parkway, and suggested that steps be taken.to:srect stop signs. As the reflecting stop signs.cost $30 apiece and.such amount was not available in the present budget, and inasmuch as the Trustees! . , were not in agreement as to the location of such signs, the matter. 51' was laid on the table with the suggestion that it be brought up prior to the preparation of the new budget. 13. The Clerk reported that Trustee Shirey had signed the oath of office and affidavit of eligibility, thus fulfilling the qualifications for Village Trustee. He also reported that the final notice had been sent to those residents of the Village who have not yet connected to the sanitary sewer system, specifying that this must be done by July 1, 1939• 14. IT WAS VOTED THAT WHEREAS: At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held on June 11, 1937, a resolution authorizing the borrowing from the Ithaca Savings Bank of the sum of 44,600 or so much thereof as may be needed, which the Trustees of the said Village deem necessary to pay the cost of the construction of certain permanent improve- ments was adopted, and WHEREAS: Pursuant to such resolution the sum of $4,600 was heretofore borrowed from the Ithaca Savings Bank on a Certificate of Indebtedness dated July 14, 1937, and WHEREAS: Said Certificate of Indebtedness was drawn for the term of one year which expired on July 14, 1938, and WHEREAS: Said Certificate has been renewed and extended in the amount of 42,850 until July 14, 1939, and WHEREAS: It now appears to be to the best interest of the said Village of Cayuga Heights to renew the said Certificate of Indebtedness until July 14, 1940, and WHEREAS: On Oct. 28, 1937 the sum of 0250 was paid on this Certificate of Indebtedness, and on June 6, 1938 the sum of Y. 91,500 was paid on this Certificate of Indebtedness, and on April 4, 1939 the sum of 41,000 was paid on this Certificate of Indebtedness, leaving a balance due of 41,850, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Certificate of Indebtedness in the sum of X4,600 hereinbefore described be renewed for a period so as to fall due on July 14, 1940, in the sum of 41,850, and that the Mayor execute for and on behalf of said Village of Cayuga Heights and in its name the necessary instrument of renewal or extension of said Certificate of Indebtedness, and that the Village Clerk attest such instrument and affix thereto the corporate seal of the Village. 15. Trustee Kenerson reported that he had been in conference with the officers of the Ithaca Railways and had secured 52 from them a complete record of all trips made:by them during the.year on the Cayuga Heights route. This record was presented for filing , in the Village records. .As the bus service was felt to.be highly. desirable, I T WAS VOTED that Trustee Kenerson be: given. authority-to negotiate with the Ithaca Railways for subsidizing the'service.up to the sum of $200, inasmuch as the Ithaca Railways state that they can:_ All not afford to.operate the service another year on the same basis as, last year due to lack of revenue. 16. The time of the next meeting was set for October 2, 1939, at 7:30 P.M. 17. Adjourned at 10:00 P.M. Clerk.