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Home My WebLink AboutMN-CC-1932-09-073 j 01E..ON COUNCIL REGULAR *=TINE _ - - - - SEPTr'•:1BER Z;_1932 PRESENT --Mayor Her.iian Bergholt z Aldermen--Saramons, Gill, Causer, Loge, Myers, Corlfort, Ca.ipbell, Towns end, Hof fman, Rogal slty Attorney--Treman Police Chief --`Marshall 160 Minutes of the preceding meeting duly approved. Taxicab The Clerk read a letter from ::r. Sherrlan Peer, as Opposed Vice -President of Ithaca Railway Inc., also a petition signed by 26 local taxi cab operators, both cor_1-aunica- tions protesting against the operation of a cut rate Taxi -Cab Company and requestin the Council to pass an ordinance, which wo-2d fix a minirlu:n rate of 50¢. !.any of the local taxi drivers appeared in support of their request and pointed out that a similar operative ordinance had been adopted by other cities. On :Motion of Alderman Gill the :tatter was referred to the Ordinance Cora:littee and City Attorney. The Clerk read petitions signed by practically all of the affected property owners on So. Albany Street and West Green Street requesting that the impending assess- ments for the recent resurfacing .on there streets be Resur- made a general City charge. facing The 11ayor endorsed the request and again expressed Assess- his opinion that resurfacing of our worn out paverlents dents is a street maintenance operation and the expense should opposed be borne by a general charge in the general fund the same as ofl other maintenance of streets. Alderman Gill explained that these property owners had not petitioned before because they anticipated that the Chaster would be changed when the Council voted 8 to 2 instructing the Ordinance Com,aittee to prepare such an ai.iendment. He stated that there were previous cases where pave::lent s had been reconstructed and.no assess::ients had been levied•although the Charter provided for assessing such work just as much as it does now. There was a long and general discussion of this -latter. By Alderman Gill: seconded by Alder._ian Sa�_1.1ons: RESOLVED: that the taxpayers petition be honored and that they be given consideration by reconsidering the a _len&ient to the Charter presented at a previous meeting to rlake resurfacing assess: eats a general City charge. Aye s--Sa.-.q.-lons, Gill, Byer s, Hof fnan Nays --Causer, Lowe, Car_ipbell,Rogalsky due to a tic vote the :.=ayor voted affir._latively and declared the ::lotion carried. At this point Alder.:len Co_ifort and Townsend arrived and the ::latter before the :_ieeting was explained to therm and it was then :loved, By Alder;:lan Gill: seco-nded by Alder:_is rz i,:iyers that the proposed local law to :1a..e resurf_,,cing a general City charge be e -nact e d. Ayes--S_ _ ..ons, Gill, T.11yers, Hoffnan ys-Lys Ca: pbell, To�nsend,Rogalsk,?o The l ayor decl!Dlred the _lotio = lost. Deferred By Aldor_ia.n Causer: seconded by Alderan Co_:ifort: P�ty:_1e-_ats i7HEREAS, the period of ti:ie, fixed by the Co -:.-:on Assess- Council within Thich persons . it _ nlblic i:�prove::1 nt :_1e-,its, exceeding V5.00 ,:light a.Jree to pay the sa-__ie in installm.Qalts, has row kissed, WHEREAS, the Co:::.on Council recently reduced the li :lit for pa.y:.ent s o.-: future assess- 1e_its fro. y�7F.00 tc w10.00 a, 'd, .';HEREAS, t1ne Co:::._o = CoL_.icil desires to rive 7-,11 port^,o.is t-hc nc c- h_ v(-, out t s title sa::1e co _ cossio_n •".nd afford t1.ei_i equal on;-)ortu.iitzT to pa.y t:cir 236 C. C. _2 5-7-j32 IOW THE02FORZ RESOLV20, that all outstanding public improvements assesajents in excess of $10:00 may be paid in five annual installments with accrued interest at 51, provided that any person desiring to pay such assessment in installments shall agree to such method by signing such an agreement and paying the first one -fifth payment and any accrued interest at the office of the City Chamberlain, City Hall by Oct. 14932 and, FURTHER RESOLVED: that all previous resolutions to the contrary are hereby rescinded and the City Chamber- lain is hereby directed to receive and collect such assessments as herein provided and to advertise and sell` in accordance with the City Charter all properties against which such assessments or annual parts thereof regain over due and unpaid beyond the respective limits; it being understood that in the case of in stallnent payments the agreed annual payment plus interest must be paid by October 1st of each year or the property shall be advertised and sold to satisfy such amounts as thereby become delinquent. Ayes---10 Kays--0 Carried. Lamphier Damage The Clerk reported that the Board of Public '.corks Claim recoil sends that the damage claim of F.-B. La.,phier be paid.. By Alderman Sa._ monsiseconded by Alderman Causer:; RESOLVED: that the claim of Fred B. La.__iphier in the sum of 0134.25 be and the same is hereby approved and ordered paid. Carried. Taughannock Boulevard A eo_lunication, enclosing a resolution of the Chamber of Coin nerce requesting the City to pave Taughan_Lock Boulevard early next year, was received and ordered filed. 4 500 Appropria- By Alderman Causer: seconded by Alderman Gillr tion. T ID EAS, the Conissioner of Charities has - expended all the appropriation of $44, 7 20 made to the Charity Department for this year and,therefore,. there is not sufficient money to meet the expenses for the current month, now therefore, RESOLVED; that Q4, 500 be and the same hereby is apnropri at e d from surplus funds to the Charity Depart: _ent. Carried Cornell Public The hayor read a prepared statevent that he distribu-- Library ted to the Aldermen, in which he reco: fended that the City Departoonts now in the Bates Block be ,roved to the first floor of tho Library Building and beginning October lst the City contribute to the Library $375 per month for the renaindow of this year. He pointed out that this total contribution of $1,125 would be ..lade up, partly by the rent now paid for the Bates Bloch Quarters and the hilance by a, special ,,pProPri- ation. By Alderman i yers: seconded. by Aldenaan Campbell: RESOLVED:that the appropriation and payment be :_lade as recoA vended and the Departments rove to the Library Building as soon as possible. Ayes--10 Nays--0 Ccxried On motion of Co._r issioner Causer the audit was an gr ove d, Chief harshall reported on his attendance at the Convention of Police Chiefs and thanled the Alde r._,eri for making it possible for hit to attend. The :_latter of installing a new traffic light near the schools at Buffalo & Albany Sts.,z-:a.s referred with po7er to tho Police Dept. Cos ittee. On Tiotio_a meeting a.dj ournad. 14ity Clerk_