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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes- 11/16/1948219 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 1948, at 7 P.M, in the Schoolhouse. PRESENT: C. J. Kenerson, Mayor W. S. Randel, Trustee C. I. Bayles, Trustee ;.. L. C. Kent, Trustee C. H. Guise, Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer 1. The minutes of the meetings of October 5th and 19th were read.and approved. 2. The following bills paid on authority of.the.Mayor were approved :, HEALTH _.Harriet E. Maynard - Registrar's fee 24.50 SANITATION W..D. Lyme 17.16 College Chevrolet Co. 11.25 -W. D. Lyme 13.31 HIGHWAYS W. D. Lyme 17.16 ' Walter-Hayes - Services Oct. 1 -15 88.00 N. Y. State Else. & Gas - Oct. lights 143.79 McKinney Agency 116.68 Cornell University 11.20 Walter Hayes - Oct. 18 -29 80.00 College Chevrolet Co. 92.66 W. D. Lyme 13.31 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS Chas..Collins &.Son 501.75 3. The following additional bills were approved for payment: GENERAL Ithaca Journal - Legal adv. 2.52 SANITATION ..Walter Hayes - Nov. 1 -15 44.00 HIGHWAYS J. J. Driscoll Lumber Co. 12.05 Walter-Hayes - Nov.,.1-15.. 44.00 Cornell. University" 6.4o College Chevrolet Co. 7.60 4. Thd Mayor reported that he was,very.,much pleased with the Hallowe'en party held at the Community Corners on,October 30th and that he had received much favorable comment. The Trustees agreed 220 that the party was instrumental in keeping down property damage. The Clerk was requested to address a letter of thanks to Walter Heasley, expressing the Board's appreciation to him and the sponsors for initiating such a worth while community event. The Mayor reported that a large number of street lights had been broken on the Hallowe'en week -end, and that there was some breakal3e occurring regularly throughout the-year. 5. The Treasurer reported a cash balance as of Oct: 31st in the amount of 09,998.32, and tax and assessment receivables of 0689.68. 6. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED: Pursuant to the Village Law of the State.of New York, Section 126a, that the Treasurer is hereby required to return his warrant and tax roll to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting or at least before Feb. let, together with an account of the taxes 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 tax so assessed and interest thereon, verified by oath before any Justice of the peace or Judge:of a court.of record or notary public or any other officer authorized to administer oaths that the taxes mentioned in any such account remain unpaid and that after diligent efforts he has been unable to collect the same. 7. The Engineer reported that Collins had taken a leave of absence on Nov. 15th for the winter and had gone to Florida. He stated that he had replaced Collins with Hayes and had increased the'latter's salary to #200 per month. IT WAS VOTED to confirm the action of the Engineer in placing Walter Hayes on the payroll at #200 per month, until the return of Mr. Collins. The Engineer reported that Mr. Hayes had out his,finger badly on a stone, and that he received prompt medical attention from Dr. Leone. The Engineer said he had filled out and ' forwarded to the Clerk the proper Workmen's Compensation forms. The Engineer reported that he had given a building permit M 221 for a garage at Westview Terrace, and that he had received an application for a permit for the construction of an apartment ' house on the corner of Triphammer and Bearborn Place, but as the proposed construction exceeded the 15% limit he had refused to issue the permit and referred the contractors to the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Engineer stated that if the apartment house were constructed, it would be necessary for a sewer about 500 feet long to be built on the north side of the lot running west to the corner of Kelvin Place and Brook Lane. As such a line would involve the northerm part of the Browne, Stagg, and Herrick lots, the contractors requested the Village to obtain permission for them to build such a sewer line. IT WAS VOTED that the Engineer attempt to get a right of way for the construction of the sewer line as described above. ' 8. The Clerk reported that he had arranged to borrow a protectograph, so that no Village investment in such equipment would be necessary. The Clerk reported that he had signed and forwarded the Workmen's Compensation forme in connection with the Walter Hayes accident. 9. The Clerk reported that he had conferred several times with Professors C. C. Winding and L. D. Brown, officers of Alpha' Tau Omega, which fraternity arranged for the dirt fill on their Triphammer Road lot. As the fill was not leveled off it took on the appearance of a dump and many complaints.were received. The ' Clerk read to the Board written complaints received from Frank' Freeman and Mrs. Whiton Powell. The excuse given by the officers of the fraternity was that they had been too busy to do anything, and that now Mr. Collins was too busy with his bulldozer to get 222 at it. Assurrances were given that the Job would be done in a few weeks. The Clerk was requested to answer the complaints and send copies to the officers. of the fraternity. IT WAS VOTED that the Engineer should engage Mr. Collins to.level off the fill and submit the bill to the fraternity, and that in case they do not pay it, such bill to be paid by the Village and assessed against the property. 10. The.Mayor reported that he had received from Prof. Hill, Chairman of the Greater Ithaca Fact Finding Committee, a detailed budget of proposed expenditures for the year 1948 -49. This budget totalled 05,000 and was considered by the Trustees. While there was some doubt on the part of the Trustees as to whether or not value would be received for the expenditure of the 05,000 it was felt that the Village should go along in sharing the, expense inasmuch as they had cooperated on the initial expenditure and because it was somewhat a question of public relations. IT WAS VOTED to-gi -e 41,000 to the Greater Ithaca Fact Finding Committee, the amount requested, such sum to be paid out in installments of 0250 each as funds are requested by the Committee. 11. The Mayor brought up for consideration a letter from. City Clerk Springer dated July 12th in which he notified the Village that the City of Ithaca had adopted the formula worked out by the committee for the cost of fire protection for the Village. After discussion it was decided that the Village.was not in apposition to take action in regard to the formula inasmuch as they did not know what the fire charge would be if the formula were adopted. The matter was therefore referred back Lj 223 to the committee consisting of Trustees Randel and Sayles for study and for determination if possible what the fire charge would be for 1949 if the formula were accepted as a basis for the charge. 12. Inasmuch as the City had requested increased sewerage charges and as in a conference between the Village and City officials it was agreed that the. charge should be $5,000 the question was raised as to dust how this increased charge would be Assessed against property owners. IT WAS VOTED to spread the increase in the sewer charge pro rata against the property holders in proportion to the amounts they had been paying in the past. This will involve an increase in the sewer charge to each property holder of approximately 40 %. 13. Upon invitation of Trustee Randel it was decided to. hold the next meeting at his residence on January 4th at 7:30 P.M. 14. Adjourned at 11 :00 P.M. Clerk.