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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-1931-10-0711 it COMiON COUNCIL REGULAR ]EETING OCTOBER ` Present --Herman Bergholtz,,Mayor Aldermen --Gill, Santiions,Atkinson,Rogalsky, Hoffman,Hines,Causer Attorney--Treman Chamberlai t---Sny der Assessor--Dofflemyer Chief of Police--I:Iarshall City Judge= -Crowley minutes of the preceding meeting were duly approved. Austen, Cliff St 11r. Thomas Austen explained to the Council Pa.ving & his inability to pay this year's portion of Curb his paving and curbing assessment for Cliff :�.s ess- Street amounting to $1, 259 and asked to be ,ent permitted to make deferred payments as he was able to or whenever he sold a lot. By Alderman Sarz:,qons: seconded by Aldermen Gill: RESOLVED:that the City Attorney dram :an agreement for Mr. Austen in line with his request and present the same at the next melting. Carried Reyna, Pronerty 1Ir. and Mrs. Reyna explained in detail the history and circumstances leading up to transfer of her property to the City at Tax Sale and the subsequent acquirement of it at public auction by -Tr. Fay "Allen_. The Aldermen expressed symr)athy for her point of view, but the City Attorney pointed out that as a matter of law property ovmers are negligent and must suffer the consequences if they do not avail thei_iselves of the privilege on Grievance Day to see to it that their property is correctly assessed, and that in this case Ixi . Allen holds a prior legal title to the property in question. Attorney Treman also questioned the legality of the City repaying 11r. Allen the cost of the lot plus interest. By Alderman Roga.lsky: seconded by A1C_eriiien Hoffman: RESOLVED:that the City tender I_r. Allen the amount lie paid for the, lots plus interest -and return the lot to Iirs. Reyna. Aye s---Gill, Sara-Iions, Atkinson, Rogal sh.y, Hoffman, Hines IJays--0 Carried.. Charity Wor:. 14'1i ss Rhoda 11. Starr, Supervisor of the Bureau of Home Relief of the State Depart?dent of Social. Welfare who was making a study and investiSation of our Charity Departrzent, stated that her official written report was not quite ready but discussed,however, with the Alderiiien various phases of charity and welfare work in general'without reference to our local department. She stated her report would be filed later. He hens, F.P. A request ryas received from I r. F. P. Heraans for a permit to establish a Funeral Home in an "A" or "B" residential district. This; use zvas deemed by the Alder_an, to come within the provisions of Section ga of the Builc_ing Zone Ordin=i.nce is a "Publicc or semi public use" and the request was therefore referred to the Plryalr.ing Col--i:-lisr-ion for report and recorir. enda- tion to the Board of Zoning Appeals in �! P: L. E. DOFFLEMYER ASSESSOR ADDRESS: CITY HALL OFFICE OF THE CITY ASSESSOR ITHACA, NEW YORK October 6th 1931 To Hon. Layor and Colrmon Council, Ithaca., N.Y. entlewen:— A review of the followins assessirent has been Ir:E6de, and is refzrrad to ,you for adjustment. A boathouse assessed to Dr. A. L.u.acGa.chen,on lot j17 has neen turn clown. Assessment 4�25.00 City Tax .`4,29 I recco-md thwt the City Tax be expo egad. very truly, City Assessor. l 0 __� CCG.luiiell - 2-. 10-7-31 A coimnunication, ap-0ended herewith ,was- received from the, City Assessor Tecoimtihiendin6 a tax of 29¢- assessed to Dr. A,M. MacGachen .for a boat house thc.t had been torn dome be exptuZged and on motion the request was approved, and expuls,ement ordered. , The Clerk read a dzunagp claim filed. by ';Jilliam liolub for $10.00 and reported that, the. Board of Public Wprks recoihl:_iended. that the claim be deified. By AlderDian Samr,ions: seconded by Alderman Gill: RESOLVED: that this clai i be denied aailc- rejected. Carried. ck's The Iaayor. explained the pxovi si one ibf the i eli�f `sill new I'Wicr,ls Uneinploy.aient Relief Bill" and recommended that the, Coia;:,ion Couhicil, pass a resolution accepting its :)rovj.Sions. By Alderman Sa:,�i_ions: seconded by Alderman Hoffman: RESOLVED: that the Coi-&,ion Council of the'City of Ithaca, kew York, pursuant to Sec: 35 of an Act of the Legislature known as Chapter 798 of the Laws of i.931, hereby formally accepts the provisions of said Act and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to file, on or before November 16,1931, a certified copy of this resolution with the aduiini stration, as in said Act provided: Ayes--7 Nays--0 j APPROVED: , • r ... .... 1.!�yo Rc1i,,T' Pursuant to the farther provisions of this Bill :cur-: tt the hayoi appointed the following as members of the "Work Relief Bureau" Paul S. Liveriaore, Harry G. Stutz Causer L.0.Rumsey, .J.A. Jack Ozmun Conant VanBlarcom, , The Lilayor also announced that the Late named tlie, Coir)aissioners of Charities as a member of this Bureau. By Alden ian Saimions: seconded by Alderman Hines: RE50LVED: that the above appointi�ients be and the same are.hereby approved and confirmed. . Carried, Chief of Police Liar shall made a report - on the J Department's ex-periance for the past few months in the use of the net; teletypewriter system. He reported the service as unsatisfactory and the results obtainable as very discouraging and recotii ,:ended that in view of these coizai tions and the fact that the Department ' s am)ropriation was exhausted in so far as being able to meet the - expenses of -this system, that the Council reque:,t the discontinuance of the teletypewriter. By Alden-mii user:seconded by Alderraa.n Hoffman: WHEREAS, there bei:tz- no funds available to con- tinue the teletypewriter service and, tHEREAS, the service is costly and inefficient, therefore, RESOLVED: that the recom-.%iendation of. the Chief be aix.-zoved and the Clerk directed to give 30 days notice to the State Police that, t;ie City requests the discontinuance and removal of this service. Carried.. By Ald.e-rrian Causer: seconded by Aldermcmi aLaii::ions: . R ., OLVED:that the following bills audited and approved by the Finance Co;uaittee be andthe sai,ie are hereby approvedfor paAent Carried I E� 0012,1011 .COUNCIL S.R. Ti sdel Co. T. G.I,liller ' s Sons Paper Co. 6.60 S.L. Sheldon 1.Oo• C.J.Runisey & Co. 3.74 C.D. Reese 11.11 N.Y. State Elec. & Gas Corp. 15.7� S�. A. Church Co. 7. 0 - S.P.C.A. (Special Fund) 11.00 John Boyd Tha.tciier• 250.00 First Nat'l Bank 5.00 S.R. Ti sdel Co. 1.50 T.G.?;?i ller Sons P-iper Co. , .70 D.B. Stewart Co. 4. 25 Ithaca. PllunbinG & Heating Co. r-,.g2 � Atkinson Press - 50 T. G.11- ller's Sods Paper Co. 8. 30 Prudential Insurance Co. 00 404q C.J.Rumsey & Co., AddressoE;raph Co. .96 I\T.Y. State G. & E-. Corp. 109.77 Enduro Mfg) . Co. 12. 50 , Ithaca Laundries, Inc. 5.09 Carl Dennis 17.80 Stover Printing Co. 15.65 John P. Conley 9.50 Frear Tire Sales Co. 1: 00 Rothschild Bros. 2.00 City Chevnberlain (petty cash ) )1.0 N.Y. Telephone Co. 119.65 The Crowley Press 17.00 Ferrissa J. Meeker 16.9? Schabers Cycle Shop 23.86 The Atkinson Press 133.00 G.01. Rhipple 25.00 G.M. tiVhipnle 25. 00 Tompkins Co. Clerk 49.00 Associa. G. & E. Corp. 72.06 IT.Y. Telephone Co. 56.14 R. E.1.1arshall 31.15 Police Pay Roll, Sept.l to 15 1, 620.77 County Clerk 24.00 Wi_llimn I•.iarshall 76.20 i•�illiam Sir�ners 65.00 N.Y. Telephone Co. 9.76 Fred Lanipliier 20.25 G.M. 17hipPle 25.00 C.C. Pay" Roll, Sept. 1, 6119.9 Ellsworth A. Schaber 101.83 C.D. Tarbell, P.H. 4.00 G.M. Whipr)le c5. 00 Police Pay Roll (Sept.16 to 30) 1,620.77 Ezra, Seacord 173.10 N.Y. Telephone Co. 68.66 William Si -miners 65.00 County Clerk, Hunting Lic. 38.00 Charles Eastman 61.56 G.M. Whipple 25. 00 CHARITIES . M. Marino I 16.00 A.H. VanOrder 2.50 G.F. Sturrock 48.00 • August o Bal di ni 77. 00 F.H. Atvater 97.19 J.H. Flynn 76.50 Kelsey & rlosher 16.00 Bruno Ifa z za 44. 50 Martin Srnka 12.00 -4-- Patricr�_ Clynes $145.00 I:Iarsliall Dairy Co. Laire View Dairies 2.48 Florentino Yenbo 25.00 iiobinson & Carpenter 13.75 JEuiie's Lynch Coal Co. 3.60 J%xjx xxxMi. 3. Ithaca Ice & Coal Co. 3.65 L . M. Cha, gpai Sn 6.10 quick's Siloe Store 29.01 Barney Bell 2.00 U.J. ' Crcawford 18.09 Stu--r�:,i Bros. ' 56.o5 V. H. Caripbe11 12. 50 �licx 1 .. e C'"";.s Perry 15.00 Ell zabeth Bishop 15.00 Cristina Torchia j0.00 Ii. a. Crizq :. D. 25. 00 R.:. Vo se, %. D. 10_). 00 H. B. Sutton, `.. D. 225.00 R.H. Risher, :.7 D. 21. 50 N. S*Poor`,':. D. 25.00 R. 0. "T a-_ ren, :.:. D. 211. 15 5. 00 Gut 1 i l son c°c Burchard l . 51 7 P.C. Sainburo, 22. 50 John S. Kline 1.25 Fa!,iily W11f�,,re Society 39.69 E.P.Boyle, Com. of rTelfare 103.55 Louis Zoun:?..':os 4o. oO Ana C. Jordan 6o.00 F rcc. G. Bool 3-70 T. G.?1iller's Sons Paper Co. 1.75 Fred E. Morton 82. o0 Ithaca F.--.el Sumply Co. 3.6o N.P. Klinko 8.00 ?..a r sh a.l l Dr- .i ry Co. 6. 60 F:: ants Da�_no (50.00 L.S.Jones 0 35. o,, Yjaza.rino Rosica 20.00 S.J.Jolly 1 18.00 Saxe Curry T. o0 1.17-7Lry C. I:oe 16.0 Jc se:_oh Srn'ia. -0.00 W . G. Fi sh, i.. D. 10.00 121. 00 t;4Cjry E. L!,ac 1. 6.00 I u_i:lca Chill-ren's Hone Vc.11* 06.00 Isa y y Hone 7.14 Ithaca. Ice & Coal Co. 7.75 B.B. Fulner on 24.0-) Cli iltpil D. 7 �,a'ne P"o John C o1 erian I.50 ItizELca. 1.-ello. nos_-)ital 1�� 1 ; . 6 It ia.ca = e1.- o. TIosr, ital , g0i.1 7 Chas Green 16.71 St. 3_:ary's Boys Orr . an Asylum 140.00 St. P trichs Girl's As,, lim 70.00 I.irs. �0 are x sey 20000 Anna Breen 20 n^ F.L ey Pharmacy G 4 J V I i Robb) L.. D. ��`tt. L. P. L_l:� Idn, ;IF. D. 5. 00 Eli zebeth Brenan 9. 37 .,..J. C,avv- orc! Robinson .00 `.. T. i" . llenbeck 00 E.J. H.andlen 136.50 A.�co 4 "' tt Bros. 135.00 I�1.'+"�°.,nii c^;�ar F� fir• J 1' T E'1 Ci . i o o l 1 0 i", n n OLD A"E SECURITY Clara D. To-.,.nse--,id., sc"lary 01�.. Abe Security Pay 11"011 C..) .5,337-00 .7rrs. Charles ,.:clean 5-00 -Reuben Dworsky 20.00 - Fahey Pharmacy 2 2- 75- `R.C.7,ari-en IHDO r-0. 0-0 I'D 0. 7'�=en, R. C . 7 *a Tr en, D 20.00 J+I�a'C­ a" Ijo S, - 4- al U 1 0 1 C IZ. H. 00' -7 I.H.Fisher, 1) 0 OC 'R.Ii. Faisher, rJO, D. ToT-TTIL 1_";I_' rul� C7-i �-_iilease L;> 7.73 A , _', .i t i on-,_ A-r.)"o-orin.-The ClerI: ze--3rted t-'.-.at the Chatity Au--'dt t i O-n -just PvTproved wo-,.,_Id 2eq.L uire an akf_&ition!-_]_ -;::Lp��ro.):riation of about"` -00 the only source for such ap-,I':VoT)ri�,"L ton v;!�uld btu , --F'r o so -I -Ile other Deb Nrtl.ient, an6 -ar-ed t1iftt L) -so,,-..ie definite action be t^.':en to*curtail thC� -ex�)ens.­-s of all denaTt'.ienu4- s for'tIfte bnllance. O-I uP L� .:,-e ye;ar. 31- "puser by A16._. Times! REES(DILVED: that " 300 be 4k" _r an s f e ^reo. 4 fro" 1 t'--,c, i a 1 U.L on s Of the 3o ar J o fol i c -70-2,C's to the Department of Charities. Percy Field Alderman ex-plainec. tie lie, of Pe,::cy FVA elC 2)�Isebc&.!] Diaiaond til- VC�e"!:Mbility of -r)Tovi ri: *ar d. file — fi1_ end of the e, field f c) -,,- a F z) o t 3-311 Gridiron, pointing 1', _04- 4- 1 tr that Percy Fielo I -lad beer: a. L��­006. TE-V'_rl"Ue till s Y r a -_-I i LL L t h the p life o f JII- od:uce- L..L.L,ri.Co. -bolleE;e Y)vir­ Ei _�xt vec�- foa- sabst_mtlia.j s"O it rLe -i 'U s use it be ,-.ise at- thi -, t- _J o, DI i 1U C -needed rep -,lrC -_,n(ner-ess:-i:y L.mrove",6-1,_ts. By Alaei­.1_-'_ -0_;'��lsky:seconded by A16L. At' u n s, o n -at t7ie it ?I in the SOLVED: til T (D po sc bcn� -issue entitles; r7i 0. 11 "Perey Ficld Club E'lol-IlLse an d(Ii t an- -)2: i at i 3n. of -t"' e a E- t o for t"(--, ofj. -t. 7 C! ­7- l,'O,, cy F M e '_T 6�'I­ s OJU A 111, 7 Ro -;"al c:tiY IT-'_Q IF f."l-lur, 1,I]. ne a U % relPorteL that 0- �p ;forks recu e st s, t---e Coni:,.oij Council to adopt the S i (:�e 1. s U L' - 4- " " Q , a 'e ComIC4 1 -P­-Viously _10cali. LaT�' U U.� laid on the table. By Aldea:.',an by A l d.. Sa-; -,.ons: 7 BE IT ETACTIED by the cil of t'-,, e C i t y of I c a ce. s -Lr' C, 11 1 ovr s 17 �) qb �e tion It Section 135 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1 0 entitled "An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts relative to the City of Ithaca"(being the LnIt-4% Ithaca City Charter) as amended, is hereby amended f/ to read as follows: Section 135. The Board shall have power to repair, i1+�? construct or build any sidewalk or portion thereof upon any of the streets, highways, alleys or other public r places in the City, in such manner and with such material as in the judgment of the Board .aay be deemed best, and determine the width, grade and location of such sidewalk. Upon request in writing to the Superintendent of Public Works, any owner or owners of property shall be given permission to build, repair or rebuild the sidewalk along or in front of his property without expense to the City, in conformity, however, with all the requirements of the Board as to the time of building,repairing or rebuilding, material to be used therefor, dimensions, grade and location thereof and manner and method of construction. The Board of Public Works after public hearing, notice of which shall be either advertised, served personally, or mailed, as the Board shall determine, may require the making,laying and/or grading of any sidewalk or street driveway between the sidewalk and gutter, or the relaying, repairing and/or regrading of any unsi ritly, irregular, defective or poorly —drained sidewalk or street driveway by the owner or owners of any land in front of or along which the Board of Public Works deems it advisable to make such i nprovement or repair; and fix, determine, and prescribe the grade,location, width, and other dimensions thereof, the kind and quality of materials to be used, the manner and method of con— struction, and such other requirements as the Board may determine, and provide that such improvement or repair be done within a stated time of reasonable length. In case such work or improvement (mentioned in either of the three preceding paragraphs) is not done within such time or in such manner, the Board of Public Works may cause the same to be done under its supervision, either by contract or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public 17orks. On petition of interested property owners for a uniform sidewalk improvement in a street, or on its own motion,the Board of Public Works may direct that new sidewalks be laid on any street or part thereof,pursuant to plans and specifications therefor prepared and adopted by it. Before determining to make such improve— ment, the Board shall hold a public hearing upon such proposed new improvement, after giving notice to the property owners affected, either personal ly,by mail,or by advertisement. After such public hearing, the Board may determine to make such i-iprovement, either by contract or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. The Board shall have power to require all persons owning or occupying property in the City, and the owners of unoccupied property therein, to remove all snow,ice and dirt from the sidewalk on any public street or public place in front of the premises so owned or occupied by them,and to keep the same free therefrom,and from any encroachment or obstruction; and in case of neglect or refusal on the part of such owner or occupant to remove the saine, the Board may perform the labor at the owner's expense. It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of the property along or in front of which such a sidewalk exists to maintain such sidewalk and the area (if any) between it and the curb in a safe condi.ti on, and the ISO grass thereon, if any, properly mowed& Section II. Section 136 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908, being the Ithaca City Charter, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 136. Upon the completion by the contractor or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works of the work mentioned in Section 135, the Superintendent of Public Works shall report the total cost thereof and the Board of Public Works shall hold a hearing thereon, notice of which shall have been given to the owner or occupant of such property either personally, by mail, or by advertisement. Upon the approval and ap_oortionment of the cost -of such improvements to the owners of the properties affected, the Board may direct that .such cost as apportioned be paid by each such owner; and if not paid within thirty days, such cost as apportioned shall be levied by the Common Council as an improvement assessment and shall be collected in the same manner as any unpaid improvement assessment. Ayes --Gill, Sammons, Atkinson,Rogalsky , Hof fman, Hines, Causer Nays--0 Carried On motion meeting adjourned. dity Clerk.