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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSpec Mtg. Minutes- 4/28/1939r 44 MINUTES of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights held on April 28, 1939 at 7:30 P.M. at the Schoolhouse, and of the Public Hearing on the.Budget held from 7:30 to 8:30 P.M. on the same day'. PRESENT: H. E. Baxter, Mayor R. P. Sibley, Trustee. C. J. Kenerson, Trustee H. H. Scofield; Trustee C. H. Gu1se,.Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer 1. The minutes of the'meeting of April 3rd were read and: approved. 2. The following bills paid on,. authority of the Mayor.were approved:. HIGHWAYS. ..Frank Haskins - 17 hr. @ 1.10 18,.70. It n 76.hr. @ 1.10 83.60. James'Collins - 65 hr: @ :.50` 32.50 3. The following additional bill.was.approved for payment: HIGHWAYS' N.Y.State�Elec. & Gas'Corp'n - Apr. street lights-138.67 .4. Mayor.Baxter reported that he had written Col. Nicholls a letter calling his attention to the existence of a rubbish pile on his property in violation,of the Village ordinance, and.read the reply he had received. from Col. Nicholls, who stated that the matter was being remedied. He also read.a letter from Mrs. Libby, express- ing her.appreciation for the Boards action in.getting:the,place, cleaned up. 5. The Mayor also read -a letter from Col. Nicholls calling the attention of the Village Trustees to the,damage' being done',to , the new sidewalk on Overlook Road by the roots. of two. elm trees on that street, and.asking that the Trustees consider..the removal:of. the trees. . IT.WAS VOTED that .Engineer Crandall be authorize,,d:to.;irnvestigate the matter and to cause the removal of the trees if justified. 1 r 45 6. Mayor Baxter read a letter written by Prof. F. B. Howe, ' President of the School Board, to Trustee Kenerson concerning bus transportation... The letter stated that the,Ithaca Railway had announced.its willingneas`to contract: with the School,Board.for the,transportation.of the children next year :at.a price.of_$2,800 .' with the understanding that'no public trips :would be :made with: the. .school buses. If'.public trips. were to be. made, Ithaca Railway would charge #200 more for,thia service.. ':,Prof :Howe mentioned that:the School. Board- had..decided:to , askithe Villa6e.Board to,-pay. this differential of`4200 in order :to continue the bus ;service as it exista..at present., After considerable discussion,, it was decided that.before the:Village Board, voted on: :the.question:of. subsidizing the bus service;it should be discovered to:what extent. the buses are being used by the Village residents IT VIAS VOTED that Trustee Kenerson be requested to investigate the matter.before.the next meeting. 7. Treasurer Guise made his financial report which was ordered filed with the records. 8. Treasurer Guise also'.reported receiving a call from a representative,of the State Insurance Fund, who ",.wished it brought to the attention of the'Board that it was necessary'to have on file certificates of workmen's compensation insurance from all of the Village contractors., Treasurer Guise stated that Moran & Gleason and B. C. Perkins were insured and that certificates could be obtained from them, but. that - Charles Mosher�,igarbage` collector,'was, carrying .no insurance on'his`workneni.' In oase_..of-a.n injury to any.person on his payroll Mr,. Mosher-would.be liable,`;,:: ' but if unable to'pay the amount of.the claim the Village would be 46 liable. It'was decided that Mr. Mosher should be asked to carry this insurance, since the cost would undoubtedly be small considering ' the size of his payroll.. Mayor Baxter•offered to find out from Mosher the amount,of his payroll ,.number.of' employees, and.`report to Treasurer. Guise,,.who in turn:would,obtain.a price on the cost of such insurance from a.local, agency: 9. Engineer Crandall reported that >the streets had been"clesned of cinders.'and sarid- that' were . put, .on` in :the - :winter months,-- that. some patching has been done, and: brush and refuse carried .away £rom the streets: The Engineer, recommended- that .work .b6 done - •within= the 'next month on the Hanshaw.'Road sidewalk, ;and IT WAS VOTED,that Engineer,. Crandall, be authorized'to:hade B. .C. Perkins.finish the sidewalk at 200 >per square foot, the amount to be taken out of the sidewalk fund as provided: �in the budget 10. Engineer .Crandall also state.d`the. necessity :of:hav pg the street trees sprayed soon. He had.received,two.propo'sals one 'from Arboriats, Inc.,and one from Mr. Hafely. Both would be willing'to do the work'for 0200, although.4250 was included in the,budget so that a better job might be done.. Arborists did the work last year and proved satisfactory.. They have made an effort to train their . personnel, and are recommended also:by.,certain of - the:Village- residents. Mr. Hafely has been doing some landscape `work around the Village, but is without recommendation: IT WAS VOTED that Engineer Crandall.be authorized:to'make a, contract -with,Arborists to spray all the.:trees in the'Village,within 30 feet from the center of the streets, within the limits of the• 0250 set up in the budget`for_ this purpose. 11. Mayor Baxter reported that, no persons appeared 'a'-'CItbe. Public Hearing on the Budget, held from 7:30 to••8.30, and 12. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED that, the budget. as incorporated' J in the Minutes on pages 37 and 38.be' adopted. 13. IT WAS VOTED.that the tax rate be set at 6 mills' for.the year 1939 -40. 14. IT.WAS.VOTED that-'the Board .go into`a committee of t� f the whole, to� make;nominations for :Village' Trustee .to fill Ahe . . vacancy caused by the resignation of-Sherman Peer.; 15'.­ 'The `Board re- convened; and IT WAS VOTED that, Henry ; J. Shirey be appointed.Village,,Trustee to. take ` office. at` once .for the remainder of the.official`,y,ear. 16.: Trustee Sibley.was. appointed Acting Mayor by.May' or Baxter for'the year. 1939-40. 17. IT WAS .VOTED that the Mayor.be authorized to- notify the official bank of the'foilowing names. to: be.honored•on; checks for the year 1939 -40:. H. E.,.Baxter; Mayor or R. :P.,Sibley, Acting Mayor; J. B. Trousdale,. Clerk;.and C. H .Guise, Treasurer. 18. IT WAS VOTED that the Clerk be authorized to�.send a final notice to those residents of the Village who have not yet connected to the sanitary sewer system, specifying.July lst'as the final date this must be done. 19. IT WAS VOTED that regular meetings of.the Village. Board for 1939 -40 be held on the first Monday of the month:' 20. IT WAS VOTED that the next meeting of the Trustees be. held on Monday, June 5th, at 7:30 P.M. 21. Adjourned at 9:00 P.M.