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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 2/5/194551' MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on 'Monday, Feb. 5, 1945 at 7 :30 P.M. at the home of Trustee Maxfield. PRESENT: 0. J. Kenerson, Mayor C. I. Sayles, Trustee T. B. Maxfield, Trustee Sherwood Holt, Trustee H. J. Shirey, Trustee C. H. Guise, Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer, submitted by the committee of the whole be recommended by the Board of Trustees to the residents of the Village for discussion. 4. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor were approved; ' GENERAL The Ithaca Journal - legal notice 1.68 HIGHWAYS Charles Collins - Snow plowing 60.00 N.Y.State Elec. & Gas - Jan'. lights 143.79 t 1. The minutes of the meeting of January 8th were approved with the following corrections: Item 9 was revised to read as follows: "Police Commissioner Crandall said that Officer VanZile had brought up the question -of how much bail he might collect, and it was decided he might.collect $5 bail for parking violations. In case of care parking on the wrong side of the road at night, warning only was to be given on-the first.offense. "� Item 12 was amended to read as follows: "IT WAS VOTED that, ' due to the -fact that Parkway Place is only 16 feet wide�and contains a very sharp bend the Trustees of the Village'could not assume the responsibility of taking over the street because of the liability on the part of the Village in case of accidents." 2. IT*WAS VOTED to go into a committee.of the whole to make up the budget for 1945 -46. The committee having completed its business 'adjourned and sat again as a Board of Trustees. 3. IT -WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That the tentative budget as submitted by the committee of the whole be recommended by the Board of Trustees to the residents of the Village for discussion. 4. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor were approved; ' GENERAL The Ithaca Journal - legal notice 1.68 HIGHWAYS Charles Collins - Snow plowing 60.00 N.Y.State Elec. & Gas - Jan'. lights 143.79 t 52 5. The following additional bills were approved for payment: SANITATION College Chevrolet Co. 19.20 HIGHWAYS W. D. Lyme - Gas & oil 23.26 6. The question of taxi fare.rates for Cayuga Heights was brought up for discussion, inasmuch as it had been noted the. city of Ithaca had worked out an ordinance for. the control of fares charged within the.city limits. It was decided that the Mayor should appoint a committee to confer with the.taxi men of Ithaca regarding rates charged in Cayuga-Heights. Mayor Kenerson­a.ppointed Trustees Shirey and Holt with the Mayor. acting as ex officio. 7. Mayor Kenerson brought up,-for-discussion the matter of the serious fuel shortage existing in the,Village, and after discussion it was decided that as there were no places of business in the Village that'could be closed down-to conserve fuel there was no action to be taken at this time. 8. Treasurer Guise presented a financial report showing a cash balance on .Feb. 1st of $9,937.50, and reported that all taxes were now paid for the year. 9.• Engineer Crandall made a resume of the problems that had arisen due to the severe weather and deep snow. He pointed out that the sidewalk snow plowing this year was not very effective in some places as the snow was so high on the sides that further use of the plow in some sections accomplish6d little. He.sald that on other sidewalks such as Triphammer the street plows had so covered.the sidewalk with snow that'the use of 'a sidewalk plow was impossible. The streets of the Village have not been plowed.as much as normally due to the fact that some-of the town 53 12. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That according to the provisione.of Section 52 of the Village Law of the State of New York, A village Election will be held on.March 20, 1945 at 102 Northway Road in the Village of Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between-4 P.M. and 8 P.M. at which time two trustees will be elected in place of Trustees Maxfield and Holt whose terms expire. The Clerk was 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 poet a copy of the said notice in at least Six conspicuous public places in the Village giving the same information. ' 13. IT WAS VOTED that the annual meeting for the residents of the Village to make nominations for trustees and to consider the tentative budget for 1945 -46 be set for March 19, 1945 at plows have broken down and those still in operation.have been excessively busy in keeping the main roads open. He mentioned that many individual driveways were impassable and that the Village was unable to assist in this case due to a shortage of equipment and man power and that it remained an individual problem for the owner. 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. Mayor Kenerson was authorized to appoint three residents of the Village to act as a nominating committee to make nominations for two trustees to be elected in place of Trustees Holt and ' Maxfield whose terms expire, and he made the following appointments: Prof. H. E. Baxter, Chairman; J. F. McKinney; F. L. Bolton. 12. IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED: That according to the provisione.of Section 52 of the Village Law of the State of New York, A village Election will be held on.March 20, 1945 at 102 Northway Road in the Village of Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between-4 P.M. and 8 P.M. at which time two trustees will be elected in place of Trustees Maxfield and Holt whose terms expire. The Clerk was 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 poet a copy of the said notice in at least Six conspicuous public places in the Village giving the same information. ' 13. IT WAS VOTED that the annual meeting for the residents of the Village to make nominations for trustees and to consider the tentative budget for 1945 -46 be set for March 19, 1945 at to 8 o'clock at 106.North.ray Road. 14. IT WAS VOTED that the next meeting of the Trustees be held on March 19, 1945 at 7 :30 P.M. at 106 Northway Road. 15. .IT WAS VOTED, RESOLVED : That in 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 Paul Bradford be engaged as auditor of the Village books for the year ending.Feb. 28, 1945• 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 appropriations as set up in the budget. 18. Trustee Shirey made a report on his investigation of the present Village Ordinance regarding parking and traffic ' regulations.. After .a. long discussion Trustee Shirey was requested to re -draft the-present - parking and traffic ordinance and present his recommendations at the next meeting. 19., Engineer Crandall made-a report on the amount he deemed needed for , improvements, and as a result of his survey he felt that $6,000 would be needed for water and sewer improvements and 015,000 for street improvements-to-be spent over a three year period. He recommended that $5,000 be appropriated at this time to be placed in the @wod w1ff' water, and sewer capital reserve fund and that $3,000 be budgeted for next year for the istreet, Improvement. capital reserve fund. IT WAS VOTED to appropriate $5,000 for the 7-- water , and sewer capital reserve fund and to request Treasurer Guise to dgposit this sum in a separate account in the First National. Bank subject to withdrawal by the same officers as now withdraw 55 regular village funds under the name of tXba.aoe*=W" Water and Sewer Capital Reserve Fund of the Village of Cayuga Heights." 20. Adjourned at 11 :40 P.M. • Clerk. 0