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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held November 9, 1960
at 7:30 P.M. in the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, New York
PRESENT: Mayor, Marcham, F. G.
Trustees Baker, Robert W.
Dean, Robert T.
Grant, Robert S.
McElwee, Raymond
Norton, Thomas E.
Treasurer Upchurch, Frederic M.
Engineer Crandall, Carl
Police Commissioner George, Lowell.T.
Attorney Newman, Charles H.
Resident Mr. Avery Gentle appeared to request, the Village to si*h install
an extension to the sewer main as indicated on the map' entitled "Suggested
Sewer Service for numbers 702 -704 Triphammer Road t ' dated July 20; 1960 drawn
by Carl Crandall, C.E.,or to.share in the cost of its installation with_Mr.
Gentle to the extent of $1,000. ;
After Mr. Gentle had presented his F$de of the story and had left, the
board discussed the matter at length. The feeling of,the,board was (1) that
the entire cost of the' eAension line should be borne by Mr.. Gentle and after,
its completion, it would be turned over to the Village for maintenance and in
exchange for this, the Village would let Mr. Gentle or future owners of numbers
702 -704 Triphammer Road use the existing sewer'%hins for'which as yet no,payment
has been made by said lots or (2) that the Village should install the sewer
extension at its own expense and the entire cost be paid back to the Village
over a 30 year period.by the, owners of the. property benefited..as is the case
in all other parts of the Village. It was then
VOTED to refer the matter to Engineer Crandall and for him to convey to Mr.
Gentle the feeling of the Board.
1) VOTED approval of minutes of October.11, 1960..as presented..to the Board in'
mimeographed form.
2) VOTED to approve bills for payment as read from Abstract of Audited Vouchers
dated November 9, 1960 in the amounts of: General Fund'$9,459.17, Sewer Fund .
$1,871.27, Capital Fund -Roads Improvement $103,343.70, but not the bills for
road improvement from Dyer -Fitts and Economy Paving. These are to be discussed
by Engineer Crandall in his report. .
VOTED approval of overtime for October 1960 as follows:
Cornelius, H. $ 70.00 Haskins,.F. 16.79.,
Garvin, R. 69.89 Hayes, W. 4.83
Geiger, A. 4.52 Knapp, L. 47.60..
Grover, D. 73.07 Oltz, S. 50.46 :.
3) Mayor Marcham read his letter of October 17, 1960 to Attorney Armand•.Adams on
the Warren property..proposal. Trustee Norton reported that he had.contected
neighbors except Rogers and Cushman and that all objected. The'Millers.could
not be reached but'it was felt by other neighbors that they too would object.
The matter of the Fire Council 'was introduced by the discussion of, the.'
memorandum sent to Trustees by Attorney Newman. .It was his.opinion.that if the
Fire Council did not work out the Board of Trustees could reestablish the-Board
of Fire :Commissioners. After additional dis ".cussion it was moved.�y Trustee
McElwee, seconded by Trustee Norton and unanimously-
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VOTED to abolish the Board of Fire and Light Commissioners and to appoint
a Fire Council.
4) Attorney Newman reported that the Cornell Savage Farm Sewer Assessment case
hearing is set,-for December 1, 1960.
5) There was no report of the Fire and Light Commissioners.
6) Police Commissioner
George.submittekhis
report for the month of
October 1960
which included:
General Fund
23,166.53
Felonies
5
Parking tickets issued
17
Misdemeanors
5
Accidents
10
Complaints
32
Traffic arrests
19
Mrs. Della Bennett was appointed School Crossing Guard as of October 14, 1960.
Price and description of electric timers to apprehend speeders have been re-
quested. School Crossing Guard at the school corner is noting childrenIs time
of leaving school grounds. Most leave by 4:00 P.M., if.necessary she will extend
her stay and be compensated for it.
VOTED to request the Police Commissioner to extend the one -way restriction
on Kline Road_ior 3 more months, December through February 1961.
7) Engineer Crandall reported that all paving was complete and that only graveling
shoulders remained to be done on Contracts for Roads Improvement. Entire project
expected to be completed on schedule, November 15, 1960. Due to the paving of
North Sunset Drive, the extensive necessary base work on The Parkway and the re-
quired added depth of paving on other roads, all of which resulted in an excellent
job, the cost is expectex- to ecceed: the original estimate of $150,000. As
recommended by Engineer Crandall
VOTED to:pay, as partial payments for work completed, $80,000 to Ecomony Paving
Company and $20,000 to Dyer -Fitts Construction Company. Final payments will be
made when all bills are in and audited by the Clerk's Office. Sources of extra
money needed will be determined when all bills are in.
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VOTED TO APPROVE the additional road construction as described
by the Engineer.
8) VOTED approval of Treasurer's Report for October 1960 as given to
the Trustees in
mimeographed form. The following balances as of October 31, 1960 were included:
General Fund
23,166.53
Sewer Fund
56,402.81
Special Assessment Fund -Sewer Lines
15,192278
it of :1 -Water Improvements
3097.92
Capital Fund Water Improvements
33202.05
Capital Fund 1i_oads. Improvement
40, 851.10
VOTED approval of transfers as requested by the
Treasurer as follows:
GENERAL FOND
FROM AMOUNT
TO
AMOUNT
A -290 -650 395.00
A- 103 - 200
145.00
A- 103 -400
100.00
A- 125 -400
100.00
A -290 -632
50.00
397.00
A-101-440 7,500 .0o
A -290 -676
7,500.00
SEWER PLANT OPERATING
FUND
G- 290 -650 20.00
0- 290 -613
20.00
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9) Clerk described reasons why a single billing for Village Real Property Taxes,
Sewer Charges•and Water Improvements Charges would reduce costs and complications
in the office.
VOTED to authorize arrangements for single billing for Village Real Property
Taxes.. ewer Charges and Water Improvements Charges, to be payable in the month
'of June each year.
VOTED to set date for next Regular Meeting, December 13, 1960.
VOTED to adjourn 10 :10 P.M.
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MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees held December 13,
1960 at 7:30 P.M. in the Village Office, 194 Pleasant Grove Road, Ithaca, New York.
PRESENT: Mayor Marcham, F. G.
Trustee' Baker, Robert W.
Dean, Robert T.
O'Connor, James F.
Norton, Thomas E.
Trbasurer Upchurch, Frederic M.
Engineer Crandall, Carl
Attorney Newmann Charles H.
t.
Mr. Joseph A. McConnell of the McKiYuiey Agency Inc. appeared before the
the board to give cost figures on fleet ihsurance coverage on Village vehicles.
His report dated December 12, 1960 was filed with 'the clerk. Questions were
raised on cost savings for $50 and $100 deductible policsies and Mr. McConnell
was asked to report at the next board meeting. The matter of additional premium
for-General Liability Insurance for Village roads was raised and the exact
mileage of Village roads was discussed. Engineer Crandall pointed out that
Hanshaw, Cayuga Heights, and Wyckoff Roads were State roads and the Village had
no liability for those roads. This would reduce the mileage of Village roads to
about 15 miles. Mr. McConnell is to look into the effect of the State roads on
Village liability and on the amount of addition of premium.
1) VOTED approval of minutes of November 9, 1960 as presented to the Board in
mimeographed form.
2) VOTED to approve bills for payment as read from Abstract of Audited Vouchers
dated December 13, 1960 in the amounts of : General Fund
General Fund $113517.21
Sewer Fund 2,374.28
Capital Fund -Roads Improve*ent 710.31
s e -Water Improvements 3,202.05
VOTED approval of overtime for November 1960 as follows:
Garvin, Ralph 7.56
Grovex, Delbert 7.69
Haskins, Frank - 35.81
3) Mayor reported that the Committee on Municipal cooperation is inactive at
the present. Ben Boynton, Town of Ithaca Supervisor has sought Village support
to form a new committee to expliore cooperation further. It was felt by the
`Trustees that the Village should take no action in the matter at this time.
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The Mayor reported that the Corner's Merchants have found it impossible to
further support, at an annual cost to them of approximately $1,000, the Corner's
branch post office. They have requested the Mayor to look into the possibility
of obtaining a Village post office. A letter to Congressman Taber by the Mayor e
was answered and stated that $10,000 annually in postal receipts and signatures
of more than one half of the postal patrons requesting a post office is required.
zt is estimated that there are $1003000 annually in postal receipts from the
L'orner's branch post office and petitions are now being circulated for postal
patron's signatures.
VOTED to authorize the Mayor to continue to investigate the possibility of
securing a Village post office.
The status of the matter of purchasing the Savage Fa•m from Cornell University,. -
was raised. Engineer Crandall suggested it might be wise to wait until the court
deoision on the Savage Fw m sewer case had been handed down. The Board agreed.
4) Attorney Newman reported the Savage Farm sewer case was heard December 1,
1960 and that a decision was expected by mid January 1961.
The Attorney reported as stated in his letter to the Board dated December
13, 1960 that in his opirdon the Auditor's Report that critized the assessment
of land for sewer rates had not taken into consideration the fact that the Savage
Farm sewer case has as yet not been settled. Because this case has no small
effect on rates to be charge, the final fixed rates have not as yet been
determined. As so n as final rates are determined they must remain constant for
the rest of the lire of the bond issue. jhen rates are determined, any resident
may pay off the entire debt assessed to his property in lieu of paying annually ■
for the life of the bond issue.
The financing of the additional roads improvement costs was discussed.
The following resolution was ofifered by Trustee O'Connor, who moved its
adoption, seconded by Trustee Dean, to wit:
"BOND AND CAPITAL NOTE RESOLUTION DATED DECEMBER 13, 1960.
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BOND RESOLUTION ENTITLED:
"BOND RESOLUTION DATED JULY 29, 1960. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $142,500 SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, T014PKINS
COUNTY, NEW YORK, TO PAY A PART OF THE COST OF THE RESURFACING'OF VILLAGE
STREETS." TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM EXTI14ATED COST AND THE AMOUNT OF BINDS RUTH=
ORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL NOTES.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, Tompkins
County, New York, adopted a bond resolution on July 29, 1960, authorizing the
issuance of $142,500 serial bonds of said Village to pay part of the cost of the
resurfacing of public streets in and for said village, including incidental
improvements in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, it now appears that additional funds will be required therefor:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVEB, by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, Tompkins
County, New York, as follows:
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Section 1. The title and Section 2 of the resolution entitled:
"BOND OLUTION DATED JULY 299 1960. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF $142,500 SERIAL BONDS OF THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, TOMPKINS COUNTY,
NEW YORK, TO PAY A PART OF THE COST OF THE RESURFACING OF VILLAGE STREETS.",
du]y adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cayuga Heights, Tompkins
County, New York, on July 29, 1960, are hereby respectively amended to read
as follows:
"BOND AND CAPITAL NOTE RESOLUTION DATED JULY 29, 1960.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $165,000 SERIAL BONDS AND $1,500
CAPITAL NOTES OF THE VILLAGE OF CAYUGA HEIGHTS, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK,
TO PAY A PART OF THE COAT OF THE RESURFACING OF VILLAGE STREETS,
Section 2. The maximum estimated cost of the aforesaid class of objects
or purposes is $1711,000 and the plan for the financing of such maximum estimated
cost is as follows: (a) by the issuance of not exceeding $165,000 seriai bonds
of the said village, hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the Local
Finance Law;. (b) by the expenditure of $7,500 current funds of said village,
which will be provided as a part of the down payment pursuant to Section 107.00
of the Local Finance Law:
and (c) by the issuance of $1,500 capital notes of said village, hereby auth-
orized to be issued pursuant to the Local Finance Law. Such capital notes
shall be sold at private sale and all further powers in connection with the
details and sale of such capital notes are hereby delegated to the Village
Treasurer in accordance with the Local Finance Law. The proceeds from the
sale of such capital notes will be provided as a part of the down payment
pursuant to Section 107.00 of the Local Finance Law. ".
Section 2. This resolution is adopted subject to a permissive referendum
in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 -A of the Village Law.
The ,,qguueestion of
a vote onDroll call,
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J. F.
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sthe adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to
which resulted as follows:
Marcham Voting Aye
08Connor Voting Aye
Baker Voting Aye
Dean Voting Aye
Norton Voting Aye
The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted."
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5) In the absence of the Police Commissioner, the Mayor read the Police
Department report for November, 1960 which included:
Felonies 9 Parking tickets issued 21
Misdemeanors 7 Accidents 9
Complaints 24 Traffic arrests .16
6) Engineer Crandall reported on the conditions of the roads in the Schoenfeld
development. As recommended by Engineer Crandall the Board of Trustees
VOTED to accept, subject to the approval.of the deed by Attorney Newman,
the following roads:
1) Winthrop Drive from North Triphammer to and including the intersection
with Warwick Place
2) Randolph Road from Winthrop Drive to and'-including the intersection
with Warwick Place
3) Warwick Place from Winthrop Drive to Randolph Road
The width of each road is to be 50 feet and is to be located as shown on the
map in the Village office.
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The extension of the sewer line in the Hanshaw Road Sewer District into
the Arthur Prince development was described by the Engineer and as recommended
by him it was
VOTED to approve the extension of the sewer line in the Hanshaw Road
Sewer District as described by the Village Engineer,
Trustee Dean raised the question of sewage disposal for the apartment
house being built on North Triphammer Road just outside the Village in the Town
of Lansing. Engineer Crandall explained that it was a County Board of Health
matter. There are no sewer lines available to the property and the waste must
be treated by a private installation. The effluent would probably empty into the
small creek flowing by the property.
7) VOTED appnoyal'.of Treasurer's Report for November
1960 as sent to the
Trustees in mimeographed form. The following balances as of November As 1960
were included:
General Fund
$ 19,424.27
Sewer Fund
54,827.74
Special Assessment Fund -Sewer Lines
1,5058.28
o it 11 -Water Improvements
3,474.02
Capital Fund -Water Improvements
3,202.05
11 It -Roads Improvement..
5,007.40
VOTED approval of transfers as requested by the Treasurer as follows:
GENERAL FUND
FROM AMOUNT TO
AMOUNT
A- 290 -650 $50.00 A -74 -400
$50.00
VOTED to require the Treasurer to return tax roll
to Board of Trustees
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at next meeting or at least before February 1, 1961 with verified list of un-
paid taxes.
8) The letter of December 12, 1960 to the Board from
the Fire Council was
read and it was
VOTED to approve the requests of the Fire Council as follows:
uUpplies ffom American LaFrance Company, Elmira, N.Y. for $240.85
10 Fire Police Badges from Harold Fitts, Dryden, N.Y. @ 2.65 - $26.50
12 Blaze Orange.Vests @ $2.45- $29.4o
a Mine Safety Appliance Audi -larm safety bells @ $19.75 - $39.50
Snow - blower attachment for lawn mover for $50.00
1000 sheets Cayuga Heights Fire Department stationery and 500 lettered
envelopes.
The bids for the office lighting contract were presented and it was
VCPED to award the contract to the lower bidder, Marion Electric Company,
Inc. for the bid price of $442.60.
VOTED to authorize payment of mileage to Village employees for he use
of their private vehicles on Village business in emergencies by the approval of
the Village Engineer.
VOTED to set January 3 and 5, 1961 as dates for Special meetings of ,
the Village card to sit as the Board of Assessors to fix property valuations
for the 1961 Village Tax Rolls.
VOTED to set January 10, 1961 as the next regular meeting date.
VOTED to adjourn at 10:45 P.M. Q
60. ohn B. Rog , Village Clerk