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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReg Mtg. Minutes 5/13/19521>27r MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village Hoard held on Tuesday, May 13, 1952, at 7 :30 P.M. at the home of Trustee Randel, 1002 Triphammer Rd. PRESENT: Henry J. Shir.ey, Mayor W. S. Randel, Trustee A. W. Chamberlain, Trustee E..A. Whiting, Trustee Sanford S..Atwood, Trustee C. H. Guise,'Treasurer Carl Crandall, Engineer ,1: The minutes of the April 7th :meeting.were read and approved with:one correction noted: the salary of Police Officer Van211e.is $2,475,per year, plus 0800 car allowance.,. 2. ,The following bills paid on authority, of the`Mayor were approved: GENERAL. . Post Office, Ithaca 34.24 Norton Printing Co 8.00 r SANITATION Stevens.Service Station 4.53 HIGHWAYS State Insurance Fund 495.06. N.Y.S.Elec. & Gas - Apr. lights 189.23 General Crushed Stone Co. 21.17 Stevens Service station 4.52 3.: The following additional bills were approved for payment: SANITATION:; City of Ithaca; Water & Sewer Fund 215.68 W. D. Lyme 18024 ' POLICE MATER & FIRE McKinney Agency, Inc. 72.00 HIGWWAY3 W. D. Lyme 18.24 Cayuga Lumber Co. 7.35 4. Mayor Shirey.reported,that Mr.. Fred Rogalsky h'ad delivered to him a'deed signed by. the following:: :Sherwood -Holt, ' Maxine 'P. Dean, Fletcher H Woodcock, Sarra M Woodcock, „Fred A. Rogalsky, R. P. Driscoll, Margaret H: McPhersoh.., This'document, which was in non - recordable form, deeded to the Village sufficient 128 property except for land owned by, the First Congregational Churoh and Lakeland Homes, to enable >the,Village.to.construot, or to permit construction of; the proposed' Country C1ub.Road. Mayor Shirey stated,tiat it'was'a,.queetion whether or'not.'the deed should be. accepted by the:! Village, and. invited, di, ussion of the matter After full consideration, IT WAS VOTED.that,.the Village. should not accent the deed as abo've�described,`and the .Clerk was requested.to write- a.letter to Fred Rogalsky.and..'explain to him . the reasons for such non - acceptance: 5 -' Treasurer Guise reported a balanoe.in the General Fund of $4,965.76 6., - The Engineer reported -that he` was' advertising for bids for the new truck, and that such bids were due May 23rd.. The Engineer reported that the property of Tau Epsilon Phi , at 306 Highland Road had been cleaned up in accordance with the order sent them: The Engineer reported he had issued a permit. to Prof.. C. I. Sayles for an underground.pipe repair;_ permit to Elmer Stickler . for a street opening on Hillside Drive to lay, a.water main,`and .a permit for the construction of a house.on Han'shaw Road on property purchased from Prof. Finlayson. He reported that the. Cicchetti house on Cayuga Heights Road had been sold to Prof. Louis Toth for approximately $40,000; that the Mason. Jiouse at 509 Wyckoff Road had been sold to Kappa Nu, and that Mrs. Mabel - Smart had sold her house at 205 Cayuga Heights Road"to Harold Pratt. , The Engineer also reported.that he had issued a :permit,.for.: a house to be constructed on the southwest corner of East Upland V291 130 MINUTES of a regular meeting of the Village, Board held on Tuesday, June 3, 1952, at 7:30 P.M. at.the home of Trustee. Whiting, 115 Northway,Road. PRESENT: W. S. Randel, AOting.Mayor, E. A..Whiting,.Trustee A. W. Chamberlain, Trustee Sanford Atwood, Trustee ' C. H. Guise, Treasurer. Carl Crandall) Engineer 1. The. minutes of the meeting of May 13th were read and approved. 2. The following bills „paid on authority: of the.Mayor, were approved POLICE WATER.& ;FIRE City _of Ithaca. 3345 - HIGH'AAYS .. .N.Y.State Else &.Gas.Corp. - May, lights. 189,23 3. "The'.follo,wing additional bills were approved: GENERAL Williamson Law Book Co. 19;29 Ithaca.Printing Service 18.00 HIGHWAYS Jim's Fix-it Shop 13.00. Ithaca Journal 8.32 Mrs. Frank Haskins 13.75 4. The,Treasurer reported a cash balance'in the general fund as of May 31st of $3,863.41, stating that.this was.the_,low, balance for the year as tax bills had been mailed out June;lst and taxes for the new year were now coming in at a rapid rate. The Vreasurer reported that he had received..the final.payment on the Northway Road curb and gutter aeeessments; thus the. three year program for paying.off this project:is. completed: .Inasmuch_ as tax moneys are now in,hand ITYWAS.VOTED that the pay.the City hydrant rental,and the fire service contract of $3,703.06. The Treasurer reported that James:A, Knapp had sold his. 1 1 :1}31{ lot on Devon Road to Frank-B. Howe, Sr.,:and•that Prof. Knudson sold"his lot bounded on the north by. Foster,, on the "east by Cayuga Park Road,''south by Cayuga Park 'Circle, and. west by-Foster to John B.<Rogers 3rd and "Anna 11.:, Rogers He reported -that` Delia' Stone sold her':house "on the.: Parkway to James-F. 0106nnor. .` 5.-;The-Engineer reported that hi6. application for a six inch water.. main on'Hillside'Drive to'replace`the 2-inch :main had been approved by the.City and.the pipe laid; ;and they:had also installed A hydrant''.; He reported that there had been many delays in getting Hillside Drive open for traffic but it had.'just now been ` accom - plished: It was 'understood: that Mr. Stickler must repair the road at this 'time'. with gravel "and• eventually when settling hae' occurred f Ill .In with black top. • "The'Engineer reported that bids.had been ,received for-'the purchase of'a new truck as follows: prices quoted being net after allowance for a'trade -in on the old truck.'` William T. Pritchard - Dodge truck $2,395,:. Dates Chevrolet.Co..- Chevrolet truck,,$2,539:17 College Chevrolet Co. - ° °. $2,299. .The College.Chevrolet Co. being the low bidder the Engineer reported that he had awarded the contract.to'this firm with delivery expected in 'a few weeks.; IT WAS:VOTED-to pay.the College Chevrolet'Co. the amount of, their bid, namely $2,299 upon delivery of 'the truck,if.it met specifications` The Engineer reported that when Mre.`Cicchetti sold: her house to•.Louis Toth she retained a small portion of the lot which was large enough for the construction of a new..house which she proposed 6o build,.and the Engineer said that as .would Dorris within the 132 • :. - , 15% limit,and.As Mr. Toth'se'emed to be in favor of the construction of the house hs..had issued- a,permit. for the construction The ' L1.��.J .���.� ..J 1 L. ..�.. .....1. J.. .� •.�. °1 J._J. ...0 ..�..J� '0... '.�� _...�e.__J.�.�.. Initial sewer assessment due.:; IT WAS VOTED that the initial•s ewer .,connection fee, for Mr. Indelicato,'s new houses on the east, side of Triphammer:Road should be assessed at $100•.per house: 6. It.was reported that.the Cayuga Heights Water"District \`, . Improvement Association' was, still, active: and dis.cussing..the matter of petitioning.the- Village,for the inclusion of ,their area within the Village limits, though no'vetition had yet1been received,. and a general discussion ,.followed;,regarding, the merits -of •the' " proposal. 7. The Clerk read the letter that lie had written�to Mr Fred Rogalsky:regarding: the refection of the, offer:of certain property owners bordering on the proposed ",Country Club Road,to E 1 T33� deed a portion of their property to the Village f4r.the,00nstruction of the proposed road, and.a copy of this letter is attached herewith to these minutes. 8. IT WAS VOTED that the,next,meeting would be held on September 2nd and upon invitation of Mayor Shirey it will be held.at his home. 9. Adjourned at 9:40 P.M. Clerk.