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MINUTES of a..Sapeci.hl: meeting of the Village Board held Tuesday, July 50 1955 at
7:30 PM at the Village Office.
PRESENT: Mayor Henry J. Shirey; Trustees N. A.Christensen, F. G. Marcham, .
T. F.Sharp, James R. Simpson, H. H. Williams and T. P. Wright; Engineer Carl Crandall;
Treasurer Robert E. Oliver; and Treasurer designate Fred M. Upchurch.
1. BILLS listed.on vouchers No. 2, 2S &2F attached, were approved for payment.
2. IT WAS VOTED to approve the Mayor's action in the appointment of Fredericim M.
Upchurch, 206 E. Upland Road, as Treasurer of the Village effective July 15, 1955 -at an
annual salary rate of $1500, payable monthly, for the balance of the unexpired term of
Robert E. Oliver, ending .April 2, 1956.
3. The Mayor reported:
A) That Walter Heasley was agreeable to extension of office lease for the six month
period, March 1, 1955 - August 31, 1955, and on a month to month basis thereafter. The
six months rent of $300 has been paid and accepted by Mr. Heasley.
B) Mrs. John Bell, 919 E.Shore Drive, has complained of nuisance caused by dumping
of trash and garbage west of Remington Road at rear of her property. There was some
discussion as to location of the reported dumping, and the Engineer was requested to
investigate, with the idea of having "NO DUMPING" signs erected if this dumping was
within the Village boundaries.
C) Payment has been received by insurers of G. W. Mason for damage to IWdrant on
(Wyckoff Rd). Check was endorsed over to the City of Ithaca in payment of their invoice
of ($182.60) to the Village to cover cost of repairs to the hydrant.
D) Mrs. Schoel will be leaving shortly as Village Secretary due to her husband's
appointment as Crew Coach at Syracuse University. Procedure for naming her successor
was duscussed. It was decided to hire a person by making the vacancy known locally,
have the Mayor and Clerk receive applications and separately interview candidates.
4. Trustee Simpson reported on Fire Committee's desire to proceed at once with the
Fire Hall and of his and Attorney Newman's correspondence with the New York bonding
attorneys as to financing procedure. Newman advised that a referendum on the bond
issue was permissive and only obligatory upon proper petition from residents of the
Village after due public notice of the proposed financing procedure. The bond attor-
neys advised combination of Fire Hall and sewer bonds in one sale to secure lower inter-
est rate, the Fire Hall portion to be retired in 20 years and sower portion in 30 years.
Prior to the bond issue, the Fire Hall construction.could be financed with bond antici-
pation notes. Accordingly, the Trustees acted as follows:-
I. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the Trustees approve construction as soon as possible of
Village Fire Hall and office according to approved plans and specifications at an esti-
mated cost of $50,000, but not to exceed $60,000.
II. IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the Trustees approve financing of such construction with
bond anticipation notes without a referendum, unless such referendum is demanded by
proper petition of Village residents, and further that due public notice of such intention
regarding financing of construction be given to the Village residents, as prepared by the
Village Attorney.
(See Addendum to minutes) (Insert here in official reading of minutes)
Noting that the gift of land on Pleasant Grove Road for the Village Pyre Hall and
Office was in process of being consummated by deed from CornersCommunity Center, Inc.;
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IT WAS VOTED RESOLVED that the Village Board on behalf of the residents of the
Village of Cayuga Heights expresses its appreciation and gratitude to the Corners
Community Center, Inc., Mr. Walter C. Heasley, Jr., President, for its most generous
® gift to the Village, of a plot of ground 200 feet by 200 feet on Pleasant Grove Road
for the location of a Village Fire Hall and Village Office.
5. Adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
W. S. Randal.
Clerk
Addendum: to minutes of resolution as prepared by Attorney Newman.
The following resolution was offered by Trustee Simpson, who moved its adoption,
seconded by Trustee Wright, to -wit:
BOND AND CAPITAL NOTE RESOLUTION DATED JULY 50 1955.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIYING'THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF A VILLAGE
FIRE STATION, INCLUDING NECESSARY SITE IMPROVEMENT, AT A TOTAL ESTIMATED
COST OF NOT EXCEEDING $60,000, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $3,000
CAPITAL NOTES AND NOT EXCEEDING $57,000 SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF
CAYUGA HEIGHTS, NEW YORK, TO.PAY THE COST THEREOF.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, in
the County of Tompkins, State of New York, as follows:
Section 1� The construction and equipment of a village fire station, including
necessary site improvement, on the real property located on Pleasant Grove Road adjacent
to the Corners Community Center, which land is to be donated by said CorneraCommunity
Center, in the Village of Cayuga Heights, New York, is hereby authorized at a total
estimated cost of not exceeding $60,000.
Section 2. The plan of financing such object or purpose is as follows:
a) By the issuance of $3,000 capital notes of said Village, which are hereby
authorized to be issued for such purpose, and all further powers in con-
nection with the details and sale of such capital notes are hereby delegated
to the Village Treasurer, in conformity with law; and
b) By the issuance of not exceeding $57,000 serial bonds of said Village, which
are hereby authorized to be issued for such purpose pursuant to the provisions
of the Local Finance law.
Section 3. The faith and credit of such Village of Cayuga Heights, New York,
are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on
such bonds and capital notes as the same respectively become due and payable.
Section 4. It is hereby determined that subdivision 11 (b) of paragraph a of
Section 11,00 of the Local Finance law applies to the aforesaid object or purpose and
that the period of probable usefulness thereof is twenty years.
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Section 5. It is hereby deterddned that such bonds will mature over a period
in excess of five years.
Section 6. This resolution is subject to permissive referendum.
The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was d ,
q p g i»g u],p put to a'vote
on roll call which resulted as follows:
N.
A.
Christensen
VOTING
Yes
F.
G.
Marcham
VOTING
Yes
T.
F.
Sharp
VOTING.
Yes
J.
R.
Simpson
VOTING
Yes
H.
H.
Williams
VOTING
Yes
T.
F.
Wright -
VOTING
Yes
-The resolution was thereupon declared duly adoptedf.,{
W. S. Randel
Clerk