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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 1/5/1942179 MINUTES of a•regular meeting of the Village Board held on Monday, Jan. 5, 1942 at 7:30 P.M. in the Schoolhouse. PRESENT; H•. H. Scofield, Trustee- Sherwood Iiolt, Trustee T. B. Maxfield, Trustee C. H. Guise, Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer 1. In the abeence of Mayor Kenerson and Acting Mayor Shirey Trustee Scofi -eld was elected Chairman of tYie meeting. 2. The minutes of the srecial meetings of Oct. 20th'and Nov. 18th and of the regular meeting of Nov. 18th were read and' approved. lights 138.67 3. The following bills paid on authority of the Liayor.were 138.67 approved: 35.00 GENERAL' 101.20 C. H. Guise - Salary Sept., Oct., Nov. 75.00 J. B. Trousdale - Salary Oct., Nov., Dec. 75.00 Robert C. VanZile - Salary & car allowance Oct. 27 14.00 Morse Chain Co. - Sign frames to Nov. 30 162.49 Robinson & Carpenter - Wire cloth, Dec. salary & car allowance 141.66 Carl Crandall - Nov. services 12.50 t Wilcox Press - 100 transcripts of death certificates 4.75 •iATER & FIRE SERVICE 1.15 c 60.00 Carl Crandall - Nov. services 5.00 Fire Chief Reilly - Contribution to Fireman's Fund 100.00 SANITATION due Jan. 1st, ;?5500 Carl Crandall - Nov. services 5.00 City of Ithaca, 71ater & Sewer Fund - Sewer repairs 59.42 Charles L.osher - Dec. Garbage collection 150.00 HIGH 7iAYS N. Y. State Elec. & Gas - Nov. lights 138.67 Dec. " 138.67 Carl Crandall - Nov. services 35.00 Frank Haskins - 88 hr. C, 1.15 101.20 It 53 plus hr. Cx 1.15; kerosene 61.80 James Collins - 88 hr. 0- .55 48.40 Charles Collins - 14 hr. snow plowing 14.00 Morse Chain Co. - Sign frames 28.00 Robinson & Carpenter - Wire cloth, brushes 1.57 PZRIEANENT II PROVE:,:ENTS J. J. Driscoll - Cement 22.05. Frank Haskins - 52 plus hr. 3 1.15 c 60.00 ' James Collins - 962 hr. @ .55 53.08 DEBT SERVICE Ithaca Savings Bank - 6 u. int. on paving bonds, due Jan. 1st, ;?5500 C 4% per annum 110.00 ..180 4. The following additional bills were approved for payment: GENERAL Robert C. VanZile - Reimbursement for, siren 3.46 I) " " '! switches 4.03 Carl Crandall - Dec, services 12.50 71ATR & FIRE SERVICE Carl Crandall - Dec. services 3.00 HEALTH Dr. H. H. Crum - Services as health officer,,1941 97.35 SANITATION Carl Crandall - Dec, services 3.00 1-11 GH 07AYS Carl Crandall - Dec, services 15.00 Frank Haskins - 35 hr. @ 1.15 40.25 FERt:4ANENT IMPROVEi &E'_1TS J. J. Driscoll - Cement 6.38 5• IT 13AS VOTED that the Mayor be delegated to represent the Village in connection with all matters arising with regard to civilian defense. 6. The Treasurer gave his report indicating a balance on. hand as of Jan. 1, 1942 of ;6,951.90. 7. Engineer Crandall reported that the season's work was completed and that about the only activity from now on to the end of the fiscal year would be the cindering of roads. 8. Police Commissioner Crandall reported that a number of arrests have been'made by Officer VanZile, namely: t::r. McGann for parking his car all night repeatedly on East Upland Road, fine imposed '5.00; Prof. Kennard's boy was arrested and fined P5, for shooting a 22 calibre rifle within the Village limits; two students at the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Were arrested for shooting at phonograph records,which were thrown in the air, with a.shot gun. Three boys were caught breaking street lights with snowballs and taken before children's court and released in custody of their ' parents, A serious automobile accident on Highland Road was also renorted in which a car containing a man and woman skidded and 181 hit a telephone pole. The occupants were taken to the hospital In an ambulance. 9. The Clerk reported that he had posted the necessary notices regarding the inspection of the tax roll and also published the same in "The Ithaca Journal" 10. Treasurer Guise reported on unpaid taxes and called attention to the fact that one item in the amount of 05 was assessed against the University-for mowing charges on the Lewis property. He reported hat the University had paid the taxes on the property but objected to paying the 45 mowing charge as the Village Ordinance indicated that this was only assessable against the owner at the time the mowing was done. Inasmuch as Cornell did not foreclose until after the ,$5 was assessed against Mrs. Lewis, IT WAS VOTED that the charge of 15 against Cornell University be waived. 11. The Treasurer turned in his tax warrant and report of unpaid taxes Which are attached herenith as a part of these minutes. The unpaid taxes, interest, and other charges indicated a total of 1694.65., as of January 5, 1942. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: WHEREAS at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, held on Nov. 18, 1941 at the Schoolhouse in the said Village, the Treasurer of the.said Village was directed to return his warrant knd 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 same, and 182 WHEREAS at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the 1 Village of Cayuga Heights held at the'Schoolhouse of the said Village on the 5th day of January 1942 the Treasurer did comply with the aforesaid directlons, his said statement being attached hereto showing a balance unpaid of 4694.65, NO',i THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga.Heights do credit the Treasurer with the amount of $694.65 according to the provisions of Section 126 -a of the Village Law of the State of New York. 12. IT INAS VOTED, RESOLVED that the following unpaid taxes be advertised for sale on Feb. 3, 10, and 17th and if still unpaid their sale be authorized on Feb. 24th, 1942 at the Schoolhouse, according to the provisions of section 126 -d of the Village Law of the State of New York; 1) Mrs. Constance G. Dall - Part of lots 41 and 45, bounded on the north by the Village line, on the east by Cayuga Part: Road, on the south by lots 40 and 44, and on the •nest by Cayuga Heights Road. Residence. -Property tar, 50.05 Sewer tax 15.00 Interest charge 4.85 Total 69.95 2) J. J. Dall and C. H. Blood Estate - Parcel No. 1, Lot 44, bounded on the north and east by land of J. J. Dall and C. H. Blood Estate, on the south by Upland Road, and on the arrest by Cayuga Heights Road. Vacant lot. Property tax 12.10 Lowing charge 6.50 Interest charge 1.03 Total 1M3 3) J. J. Dall and C. H. Blood Estate - Parcel. No. 2, Lot 40, bounded on the north by the land of J.-J.. Dall, on the east by Cayuga Park Road, on the south by Cayuga Park Circle, and on the west by lands of J. J. Dall and C. H. Blood Estate. Vacant lot. Property tax 9.90 Interest charge 84 Total 10 4) J. J. Dall - Lot 225c, bounded on the north by lands of F. McCann, on the east by Triphammer Road, on the south by lands of S. F. Cleary, and on the crest by lands of C. R. Dixon. Residence. Property Sewer to Interest 5) Francis mcOann by Upland Road, on the east by tax 49.50 K 15.00 charge 4.81 ' Total X31 - Lot 225b, bounded on the north Triphammer Road, on the south by lands of J. Dall, Jr., and on the west by lands of C. R. Dixon. Residence. Property tax 34.38 Sewer tax 15.00 Interest charge 3.52 Total 52.90 6) Robert V. Morse - Lot 145, bounded on the north by lands of P. R. Pope, on the east by Overlook Road and lands of Mary O'Connell, on the south by lands of Mary O'Connell and-Wyckoff Road, and on the south by Wyckoff Road. Residence. Property tax 80.30 Sewer tax 30.00 Interest charge 8.03 Total 118-33 7)' J. C. Nicholls: Lot 147, bounded on the north by Kline Road, on the east by Overlook Road, on the south by lands of P, R. Pope, and on the wrest by Wyckoff Road. Residence. Property tax 71.50 Sevier tax 15.00 Interest charge 6.68 Total 93.1 8) B. C. Perkins - Lot 7, bounded on the north by lands of A. W. Chamberlain and C. H. Blood Estate, on the east by H anshaw Road,.on the south by lands of R. C. Stevena, on the nest by Devon Road. Residence. Property tax 115.50 Sewer tax 15.00 Interest charge 10.42 Total 1 9) John 11. Petrillose - Portion of Lot on Triphammer Road, bounded on the north by lands of J. W. Petrillose, on the east by Triphammer Road, on the south by lands of Grace Scott, and on the wrest by lands of Robert Angell. Property tax .83 Interest charge .07 Total .90 10) L. U. Simmons - Part of Lot 5, bounded on the north and east by Strawberry Lane, on the south by lands of J. A. Fried,.on the wrest by Village line. Residence. 'Property tax 44.00 Interest charge ' 74 Total 47.74 11) Strawberry Lane Corporation_- Lot 277, bounded on the north by lands of Tompkins County Trust Company, on the east by lands of J. B. Trousdale, on the south by lands'of W. I4. Barger, and on the Brest by the Parkway. Residence. Property tax 49.50. Interest charge 4.81 Sevier tax 15- 00 Total 59.31 12) Strawberry, Lane Corporation - Part of Lot 1, bounded on the east and south by Strawberry.Lane, on the west by the Village line. Residence, not in Village. Property tax 1.65 Interest charge 14 Total 1.79 13) Cornell University - Lot 245, bounded on the north by lands of L. H. Speno, on the east by lands of K. 14. Wiegand, on the south.by lands of Dorothy Knox, and on the west by Highland Road. Vacant lot. ;.lowing charge 5,00 (omit.- see minutes) 13. IT 77AS VOTED that Harriet E. Maynard bg appointed Registrar of Vital Statistics for the term ending Dec. 31, 1945. 14. The date of the next meeting was set for Feb. 2nd at 7 :30 P.M., it being understood that the Board would go into 'a' committee of the whole and.act as a Budget Committee , as the first item of business. 15. Adjourned at 8:45 P.M. Clerk.