HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 2/5/194073
MINUTES of a regular meeting,of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Cayuga Heights held on February 5, 1940 at 7:30 P.M.
at the Schoolhouse.
PRESENT: H.
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Baxter; Mayor
Scofield;. Trustee
Sibley, Trustee
Shirey, Trustee
Kenerson, Trustee
Guise, Treasurer
Crandall,:•Engineer
1. The minutes of the meeting.held on January 8th were
read and approved•:
2. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor were
approved:
GENERAL
Frank Haskins -
Night watchman
10.00
HIGHWAYS
Frank Haskins -
32 hr. @ 1.10,,cindering roads._
25.20
Chas. Collins -
25 hr. @ 1.00, snow removal
25.00
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The following additional bills were approved:..for
payment:
GENERAL
Rexford W. Smith, Collector - State & County
tax for 1940
3.60
J. B. Trousdale
- Salary.as Clerk for Dec.,
Jana and Feb.
75.00
C. H. Guise - Salary as Treasurer for Dec.,
Jan. and Feb.
75.00
Carl Crandall'-
Jan. Services;.zoning
10.00
WATER & FIRE'SERVICE
Carl Crandall -
January services
5.00
SANITATION
Carl Crandall -
January services
6.00
Charles Mosher
- February garbage,-collection•
150.00
HIGHWAYS
N.Y.State Elec.
& Gas - January street lights,
138.67
Frank Haskins -
21 hr. 0 1.10
23.10
SIDEWALK
CONSTRUCTION
B. C. Perkins -
Gravel'base for Triphammer Road
sidewalk
120'.00
7'4
4. Mr. Fred A. Rogalsky was-,present' to••present' revised plans for a
two-story-apartment-house on-Triphammer -Road-, to contain 34 ,apart=
ments. He estimated the cost-exclusive of land and garages °to•be
99,960. It was the opinion of-the Board that-the assessment on
such an apartment house should be 070,000 exclusive of land.
5. Treasurer Guise' financial report indioated-,a cash-balance
for February -lot amounting to 03,163.97 and unpaid taxes for--last
year-amounting-to !¢396.34.
6. Engineer Crandall presented ,a written-report in regard to
Mrs. O'Connell's petition• for-exemptiotr•from• the Sanitation.
Ordinance, in which he recommended that-Mrs.-O'Connell be required
to conform with the-ordinance-but be-given-until Nov-. 1•, 1940.
IT WAS VOTED to approve -Engineer Crandall's report-and
the Clerk was requested to file it with the Village records.
7. Mrs. Eliza Personius having requested.water.connection to
her property on Hanshaw•Road;.
IT WAS VOTED to authorize the Engineer.to_allow:.such
connection for.the usual fee of 075. Engineer .Crandall..turned . in a
check.for $20,as part payment and.a.note for 055 is..to be sent in
soon by Attorney Russell, agent for Mrs. Personius.
Engineer.Crandall reported.the issuance of a. building-permit
to Mr. Daley for.the.construction of a house.on.the.corner . of.Midway
Road and Triphammer...Road. He understood that..Mr. Randall was.the
owner of,this.house.
8. The Clerk reported .that.the.Treasurer..had. filed his-tax
warrant in his office, within 15 days of its return to-the Trustees,
In accordance with Sec. 126 -c of the Village .Law.
9. IT'WAS VOTED To adopt the following.resolution: ,
"WHEREAS at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees'of the
Village of Cayuga Heights, held on Jan. 8, 1940 at the Schoolhouse
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in the said Village, the Treasurer of the said�Village was
directed to return his warrant and tax roll and an account of
the taxes, assessments and charges remaining.due; containing a
description-of the lands upon which such taxes were•unpaid'as
the same were placed upon the tax list, together with-the amount
of the taxes, assessments or charges so assessed and the interest
thereon, together with a sworn statement that the taxes', assess-
ments and charges mentioned in such account remain unpaid,. and
that after diligent efforts he has been unable to collect the Sam%
and
WHEREAS at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the Village of Cayuga Heights held at the Schoolhouse of the
said Village on the 8th day of January, 1940 the Treasurer did
comply with the aforesaid directions, his said statement being
attached hereto showing a balance-unpaid-of ,641.98,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of'Trustees of
the Village of Cayuga Heights do credit the Treasurer with the
amount of $641.98 according to the provisions of section 126 -a
of the Village Law of the State of New York."
10. Upon receiving the account of unpaid taxes from.the
Treasurer, comparing it with the original tax roll of the Village,
and finding it to be a true transcript thereof, the Board of
Trustees voted to sign the certification, in-accordance with
Section 126 -b of the-Village Law.
11. With the advice and consent of the Trustees; the
Mayor appointed the following nominating committee:
Prof. S. S. Garrett, Chairman; Prof. Dwight
Sanderson, and Mr. Frank L. Bolton.
12. The following resolution was passed:
RESOLVED: That according to the provisions of Section 52 of the
Village Law of the State of New York, a Village election will be
held on March 19, 1940 at the Schoolhouse in the Village of
Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between 4 :00 P.M. and 8:00
P.M., at which time a Mayor and three Trustees will be elected in
place of Mayor Baxter and Trustees Scofield, Sibley and Shirey
whose terms expire. Two Trustees will be elected for two -year
terms, and one Trustee for a one -year term.
The Clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice to be
inserted in the Ithaca Journal at least ten days prior to the
election with regard to the time and place of the election.and
the offices to be filled, and to post a copy of the said notice
in at least six conspicuous public places in the Village, giting
the same information.
' 13'. The date for the next Village Board meeting was set
for March 4th at 7 :30 P.M.
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14. The-date set for the annual meeting:of the.Village
Residents to make - nominations for Mayor,and Trustees and to
consider--the tentative budget for 1940 -41 was Monday, Mar. 18th,
at 8 P.M.
15. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That-1n accordance with Section
102 of the Village -Law the Treasurer be instructed to publish
and post his annual report-or a summary thereof at least-one-week
prior-to-the annual election:
16. IT WAS VOTED that Seville Reulein be appointedauddtor
for the books and records of the-Village for,1939-40•
17. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That in accordance with-Section
101 -b of the Village Law those appropriations showing,overdrafts be
financed by-transfers-from--unexpended balances of other appro-
priations-'as set-up in the budget--.
18. IT WAS VOTED that the tentative-budget-as submitted
by the Budget Committee be recommended by the Board to the residents
of the-Village-for-adoption.
19. The meeting was adjourned at 10 :45 P.M.
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