HomeMy WebLinkAboutResidents Mtg. Minutes 6/5/1951let VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS
Board of Trustees
Minutes For Meeting of June 5, 1951
Held at Aealdence of Trustee Shorwood Holt
1. Attendance: C. J. Kenerson, Mayor
Sherwood Holt, Trustee
W. S. Randal, Trustee
C. I. Sayles, Trustee
Carl Crandall,,Engineer
J. B. Trousdale, Clerk
C. H. Guise, Treasurer
H. J. Shirey, Police Justice.
Walter Heasley, Jr. and Herbert K. Eneworth,
representing the Cayuga Heights Water - District
Improvement Association
2. Expansion of Village Limits
Mayor Kenerson introduced Mr. Heasley, the new Chair-
man of the Cayuga Heights Water District Committee, who with Mr.
Eneworth, had been invited to attend the Village Board Meeting for
purpose of an informal discussion of a. proposal to expand the
boundaries of the Village of Cayuga Heights. Mr. Heasley expressed
his opinion that the Village limits should be expanded to the north
and east to include the area.having common interests with the Village
which are different from other portions of the Town of Ithaca. He
considered that such an expansion is desirable even though the entire
area might at a later date become a part of the City.of Ithaca, and
inquired whether the Village Board would be receptive to such a
proposal. Among other purposes of the proposal, he cited the needs
of the outside�� area for zoning regulation, police service, ash and
garbage collection, street maintenance, improvement of the water
main system, and speedier accomplishment of a sanitary sewer system.
He stated that health conditions were particularly bad due to lack
of sewers and increased building activities, pointing out that such
a sewer system would take time and the cost would have to be borne
by the added areas to be benefitted, but that it could be accomplished
under Village auspices more satisfactorily than otherwise.
The discussion brought out the fact that it is not
feasible to sewer the added areas through.the Village sewer system
and that an additional feeder line into the City or to a separate
disposal plant would be needed. Mr. Heasley estimated that the
assessed valuation of the added area might amount to as much as
$3,000,000.
A motion was made;.seeonded, and carried that the
Board of Village Trustees will. give favorable consideration to a
petition from the contiguous area to loin the Village.
E Various suggestions were made as to the location of
proposed now Village boundaries, and it was decided to leave the
matter of boundaries and other details to a later point meeting
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of the Board and committee representatives that will be arranged by
Mayor Kenerson amd Mr. Heasley.
3. Approval of Minutes
The Minutes of the last regular meeting and the
Special meeting of May 22, 1951 were read and approved.
4. Approval of Bills
Clerk Trousdale submitted a list of bills against
the Village, as attached to these minutes, and same were ordered
ratified and approved.
A motion was also adopted authorizing Treasurer
Guise to pay the annual City of Ithaca bills for fire service and
sewage disposal, as soon as the funds are available.
5. Treasurerts Report
Treasurer Guise submitted the attached report showing
the financial condition of the Village as of May 31, 1951, indicat-
ing a cash balance in the General Account amounting to $4•,119.45.
6. Engineers Report
Engineer Crandall reported that the new street signs
have arrived'and will be placed by the Village workman as time
permits. He also stated that it would be necessary to purchase
iron posts in addition to the cost of the signs.
With respect to the annual road surfacing in the
Village, it was voted to authorize Engineer Crandall to negotiate
a contract for this work within the budgetAry, figure of $2,700.
Mr. Crandall also reported that nothing further
had been heard from the Rochelle Gardens apartment house project
since the special meeting of May 22nd.
7. Next Meeting
The date of Tuesday, Sept. 49 1951 was set for the
next regular meeting of the Board.
8. Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was
declared adjourned.
Signed:
Jerk
J. . Trousdale,