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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 7/8/1946]lF MINUTES of a regular.meeting of the.Village Board held on 25.00 Monday, July 8, 1946, at 7 :30 P.M. at the home of Mayor.Kenerson, City of Ithaca - Upkeep of dump 102 Iroquois P1. PRESENT - C. J. Kenerson, Mayor ' Sherwood Holt, Trustee N.Y.State ELec-.y &cGaaeCbrp!:,nne:June lights W. S. Randel; Trustee`.,. C. H: Guise, Treasurer 35.20:' ..Carl. Crandall Engineer 4. The following additional bills were approved'-for payment: WATER FIRE & POLICE 1. The minutes of.the meetinS.of June. 3rd',werecre.ad and approved with the following correction .item 8,- page.. 116, change 36.47 :. to read "The .Clerk brought up the matter :.of:.liability insurance.: City of Ithaca Sewer at 319 Parkway to cover openings on State Highways within the,, Village,:and`at was decided not'to' take out a.policy until such,time as a';permit.Was .: 3,420: requested for such a street'opening.° City of _Ithaca - Hydrant service. 2. '.The minutes -of. the special,meeting . of June 18th were, read., and approved. le'tter.from'the� 3. The following'.b111s. paid on authority:of.'.the Mayor were State Traffic Commission regarding the legality ;of approved; ' WATER FIRE & POLICE. ' McKinney Agency+ •11.5v .. SANITATION Jacob Novidor 25.00 City of Ithaca - Upkeep of dump 75.00 HIGHi7AY8 N.Y.State ELec-.y &cGaaeCbrp!:,nne:June lights 143.79. Gleason & Knight 35.20:' 4. The following additional bills were approved'-for payment: WATER FIRE & POLICE N.Y.State Employees Retirement System 36.47 :. City of Ithaca Sewer at 319 Parkway 20.25. City of Ithaca - Sewer rental 3,420: City of _Ithaca - Hydrant service. 760,: 5. The Mayor reported that:he had received a le'tter.from'the� State Traffic Commission regarding the legality ;of road signs,to be.mrected in the future, and this wae•turned over to Engineer ' mi 149 Crandall for his attention. 6. The Treasurer.reported:a balance of 118,477 ".:85 as,of,June_ 30th The:Treasurer also turned over to ,the Clerk a list of property ,changes.:'which ` he had. learned about in connection with i .sending out the tax bills on June let ? The Treasurer xeported the "receipt of a:letter from Oharles H. Newman, in which he.. called, :attent ion 'to .the change in the4State' Law -with'regard.to tax exemption "for those property, owners pensions.,, According to Mr. Newman.! a letter' and ,according notice received ;from Alb the pension exemption, law -,wae amended ,by ,chapter. '86 of. the Laws.., of..1946-t , o make ?such property exempt'from - 1 taxation for highway, purposes. Mr. Ne�vman paid h tax billiless,, $1.88 which . according to.the.new::law was correct. IT WAS VOTED that ".S Cleary, H ;.R: smart., and H L Gilman, ,F,: the other. pensioners, should:be refunded their overpayment of -taxes and it was, also voted to accept Mr.. Newman's tax payment, which was ;1.88 short according to the bill bui.correct'An view of the new law. 8.. Treasurer Guise reported that:he had.received from the State Comptroller a form entitled "Annual .;Debt St ate ment":and that he had .completed and returned the same to Albany,..,. 9. Treasurer Guise read'a`letter..that..had.been, received, proposing the establishment of, ,a State Association '.of`Village. Officials.. In this proposal the Village,wae.requested.to.join the proposed association.if interested. After. due'considerat`ion the Trustees voted that. they were 'not_interested.in'joining'at. the present time, as they did`not. see, . any immediate benefits - 10. The Engineer reported that he 'had granted a: building. ' permit t, 6 Prof c, Maynard for -the construction of a new garage! He , reported that he had been approached with:regard to cooperation,.: with'.the city and town effort'f or, the, eradication of ..mosquitoes 120 The Engineer found'that it would be possible to engage city men to use oil within the Village of Cayuga Heights for mosquito'control at a cost of $50 and had requested the .city to do the work., IT WAS VOTED that the action of Engineer Crandall'in'regard ' to the expenditure of $50 for mosquito.'control for the`Village be approved. . The Engineer reported that Glen VanZile, the V111age:workmari,. had resigned.„ The Engineer reported, that the first lot mowing was.riearly completed.'.The Engineer reported that Gleason & Knight:stated that they would surface 'the roads in•the Village 'but that no price, had yet been received. The Engineer said that he would pursue the, matter further and try to make arrangements for surfacing the streets. that needed the treatment' most, within the budget limit.'. The Engineer reported that th'e application of W. M. Curtiss for an addition to hie house had been granted by -the Zoning.,Board of Appeals. 11. IT WAS VOTED that the next'.meeting of the Trustees be held on Sept. 9th, and upon invitation of Trustee Randel it was decided to hold it at his.residence. 12. Adjourned at 9:40 P.M.