HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 2/6/195172
MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Board held
on Tuesday, Feb. 6 1951, at :30 P.M. at the home of Police
Justice Shirey, 109 Northway Road.
PRESENT:
8. J. Kenerson Mayor
S. Randel, �rustee
ir. C. Kent, Trustee
C. I. Sayler, Trustee
Sherwood Holt, Trustee
0. H. Guise, Treasurer
Carl Crandall, Engineer
Henry J. Shirey, Police Justice
1. The minutes of the meeting of January 8th were read
and approved.
2. IT WAS VOTED to go into a oommittee -of- the -whole to
make up the budget for•1951 -52.
3. The committee -of- the -whole was adjourned to sit-again
as Trustees.
4. IT WAS VOTED that the tentative budget as submitted
by the committee -of- the -whole be recommended by the Board to
the residents of the Village for discussion.
5. The following bills paid on authority of the Mayor
were approved:
SANITATION
Stevens Service Station 1.63
HIGHWAYS
Stevens Service Station 1.62
Chas. Collins 19.25
Arborists, Inc. 230.00•
Cayuga Rook Salt Co. 7.70
College Chevrolet Co. 6.98
N.Y.State Elec. & Gas Corp.- Jan.lights 189.23
6. The following additional bills were approved for payment:
GENERAL
T. G. Miller's Sons Paper Co. 6.171
Carl Crandall 125.00
Mack's Photo.Copies 25.60
HIGHWAYS
Charles Collins 56.00
C. J. Rumsey & Co. 1.53
McKinney Agency, Inc. 13.50
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7. The Mayor reported the receipt of a letter from Mrs.
Evelyn E. Elliott, Chairman of the P.T.A. Safety Committee,
calling attention to the fact that some of the school signs had
disappeared from the vicinity of the school grounds. The matter
was referred to the Engineer.
S. The Treasurer reported a cash balance of $9,695.44 as
of January 31st and reported that all taxes and assessments had
been paid.
9. 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.
10. The Clerk read a letter received from Prof. D. L.
Finlayson in which he requested the Village to install a 6 inch
water line to take care of his vacant lots on Hanahaw Road
inasmuch as he was having difficulty selling them for a good
price without water service. Engineer Crandall reported that
the proposed water line would cost $3,000 or more. The
Engineer stated that advantages to the Village would be
1) Clean up an area that is now somewhat grown over with
brush and a little unkempt.
2) Get 3 new houses on the tax roll (eventually).
3) Relieve Finlayson of the load of carrying unwanted land.
Disadvantages:
1) The Village has never laid any water mains.at expense
of the taxpayers except the line on Triphammer Road serving
the water tank which is of general benefit to the Village as
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a whole. Taxpayers might object to spending their mon6y to
benefit only one owner's property.
2) Village receives'no water revenue benefits as this all
goes to the City.
3) Village tax is only about one quarter of total tax, so
principal tax return benefit would lie in the State and County
Tax'and the School Tax, which governmental agencies would not
pay any part of the water main cost.. Three new houses, at
average assessment of $10,000 each, would bring bank to the
Village a total of around $210 per annum. If all of this went
toward amortizing the water main, with no allowance for
garbage collection, eta., it would take some 15 years to get
the water main investment back. Also it might be some time
after the investment is made before all 3 houses are built.
After a lengthy discussion,
IT WAS VOTED to deny the request of Prof. Finlayson to
install water mains to his properties at Village expense.
11. The Clerk reported the receipt of the fire service
contract from the City of Ithaoa'in the amount of $3,240.25-
As the Trustees had voted on Nov. 21, 1950 to enter into the
contract for the above amount
IT WAS VOTED that the Mayor and Clerk should sign the
contract on behalf of the Village.
The Clerk reported the receipt of a bulletin from the
Division of Archives and History of the State Education Depart-
ment regarding the protection of records against bombing
attacks. Following a discussion it was decided that no change
was needed at the present time regarding the housing of records.
12. Police Justice Shirey reported on the warrant sworn
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out by Mrs. E. A. Rogers of the Ellie Apartments against James
Fenner for speeding. As a result of lack of evidence the case
was dismissed.
13. Mayor Kenerson, with the concurrence of.the Trustees,
appointed the following to act as a nominating committee to
make nominations for two trustees to take .the.place of Trustees
Randal and Kent and for a police justice to take the place of
Police Justice Shirey whose berms expire: E. A. Whiting,
Chairman, Perry Gilbert and Harold Pratt.
14. IT WAS VOTED 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 20, 1951 at the schoolhouse
in the Village of Cayuga Heights, the polls to be open between
4 P.M. and 9 P.M., at which time a police justice and two
trustees will be elected in place of Police Justice Shirey and
Trustees Scent and Randal whose terms expire.
15. Treasurer Guise and Clerk Trousdale were appointed as
Inspectors of Election for the Village election on March 20th.
16. The date set for the annual meeting of residents of
the Village to make nominations for a police justice and two
trustees and to consider the tentative budget for 1951 -52 was
March 19th at B P.M.
17. The date set for the next meeting of the Village Board
was March 19th at 7 P.M. in the schoolhouse.
18. 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.
19. Paul Bra4ford Was appointed auditor for the 1950 -51
1 records of the Village.
20. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED: That in accordance with
Section 101 -b of the Village Law those appropriations showing
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overdrafts be finanoed by transfers from unexpended balanoes of
other appropriations as set up in the budget.
21. Mayor Kenerson and Polioe Justioe 8hirey were
appointed a oommittee of two to Confer with Mrs. Trousdale
regarding her oharges for oompiling the assessment rolls and
extending taxes.
22. Adjourned at 10:50 P.M.
Or
Clerk.
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