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Home My WebLink AboutMN-CC-1933-11-1429 1 001MON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF ITHACA,_N.Y. ADJOURNED REGULAR L EETING NOVEMBER 14,1 33 11 PRESENT --Mayor Bergholtz Alderman --Sammons, Gill, Lowe, flyers, Comfort, Campbell, Townsend, Hoffman, Rogalsky Engineer--Eustance Minutes Hlinutes of the preceding meeting were duly approved. Police Mayor Bergholtz announced the appointment of Corir_lissioner James F. O'Connor as Police Commissioner to fill the unexpired terim of the later Corar_iissioner Arthur P, hiller; such appointment to take effect i-rmiediately and to expire' Decer_iber 31,1935. Federal The Clerk distributed copies of Page 2 of the Aid Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Public v;!or'_{s Program of November 911933 wherein 22 work projects were listed and approved in the svx_i of $393, 675 and a request glade to the Corr.ion Council for an appropriation to cover the cost of such projects as a Federal Aid Prograri. Engineer Eustance reported that after approval of these estimates by the Board he had glade a more detailed analysis of the cost of each project, and that Paving Iterm 6, Floral Avenue; should be' $30, 000 instead Of 9`33, 000, and that Resurfacing Iter_, 5,' Buffalo Street should be $24, 000 instead of $25, 000, thereby r.educing the total estimate by $4,000. Alderman Car_lpbell f s motion to approve the Prograr_1 for submission to the.Federal Engineer was not seconded and a lengthy and detailed discussion of the various pro�eets and the obligation of the City in sub: fitting such a prograr_i for approval ensued. The ;Mayor finally suggested a co_pro::iised or preferred list containing Ite._Is 174, 5, 6 and 7 of Paving; Iter1s 1, 2, 3 and 5 of resurfacing, together t,rith' the Bridges and Sani*ary sewer projects thereby reducing the total prograrz to 4221, 575• Consideration of each individual p"Jeat failed when Alderi_ien whose terr_1s of office were about to expire declined to vote. Alderman Gill was fearful that approval and submission of these projects would obligate the City to carry they? out. It was suggested that the opinion of the City Attorney on this point be secured before the projects were actually sublitted. Futher discussion of this aspect of the application brought out that it was apparent that the City,merely by filing its application, would not thereby become obligated to carry ..out, .or sell bonds for, any projects that were not approved by the Public Works Admini st:; ati on. .Ljy Alderman Campbell : seconded by Alden:ian R%,i sky: RESOLVED: that each and all of the following Projects, together with the respective cost thereof be and the sa:_ie are hereby approved and ordered submitted to the Federal Emergency Act:,inistrat iofi of Public .7orks with the request that they likewise approve said projects and agree to sake to the City of Ithaca a Grant of 30% of the cost of all construction, labor and __laterial of all approved projects, and further, RESOLVED: that in the event that any -,project, or part of any project be not approved, their the foregoing approval shall apply to all remaining projects or parts of projects: 292 C. C. —2-- 11-14-33 PAVING 1. North Cayuga Street 2. Delaware Ave. 3. Prospect St. . Highland Place 5. Taugha.nnock Boulevard 6. Floral Avenue 7. Haller Boulevard 8. Lake Street widening RESURFACING 1. North Aurora Street 2. Court & Geneva St s. South Headow Street Dryden Road 5. Buffalo Street REPAVING 1. West State Street 2. Stewart .Avenue CURB & GUTTER 1. Bryant Heights 2. El:-.i Street 3. Mitchell Street I�. Cobb,Miller & North Streets SANITARY SEATERS 1. West Court Street 2, Fine Screen Disposal Plant 38, 500 12, 000 7,300 5, 500 49,100 30,000 2,2 200 $147, 87 5 24, 000 15,100 82800 7,500 24,000 79,700 0,500 II�� 5,5 00 116, 000 9,900 2, 500 4,500 5,900 22.9800 10, 800 5,000 15, 8OO BRIDGES 1. Redeck and Repair State, Seneca, Buffalo and Devitt Ave. ,Bridges 7,500 Total Estimated cost - 30),,675 Less estimated a:lount of Federal Grant 112 M0 Balance to. be raised by City 2-` 76,$T75 Estimated expenses in connection with issue 625 emount of Bond issue required 2777, 500 Ayes--9 Nays--0 Carried. Approved. By Alderman Ca__lpbell: seconded by Alder:lan Rogalsky: WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has submitted a requisition with reco_m_londation that funds be provided and appropriated for certain new construction and permanent i =provements,and WH= AS, the expense of such construction and i,_iprove.lent s cannot be defrayed out of the ordinary revenues and tax levy, and t7HEEAS, it appears that the Federal Governl-le-.t will pay to the City a grant Of 30% of the cost of all labor and .iaterials on approved projects,and WHEREAS, the ?. ,�,yor has approved and recoYLiended that proper securities of the City be authorized to meet the balance of the estimated cost of such construction and i...provements,and MHERE AS, the City Char_iberlain has filed in the office of the City Clerk the certificate required by Sub.2--a of Sec.23 of the General City Law. N017 THERE70111E RESOLVED, that the Co;- _1on Council hereby approves the proposed i:.iprove1lents and new construction as follows. PAVING 1. North Cayuga Street 038, 500 2. Delaware ;Avenue 121000 Prospect Street 7, 300 Highland Place 5,500 5. Taughannock Boulevard 4%lOO 6. Floral .Avenue 30,000 7. Haller Boulevard 31275 8. Lake Street -�;idening 2,200 $147, S75 293 C. C. -3- 11--14--33 1 �E SURFAC I NG 1. North Aurora Street $24, 000 2. Court & Geneva. St s. 151100 4.South Headow St. AM 0 Dryden Road 1800 5. Buffalo Street 24,000 79,700 REPAVING 1. West State Street 0,500 2. t; Steart Avenue 45,500 101000 CUiz.B & GUTTER. 1. Bryant Heights 91900 2. Elm Street 2, 500 3. Mitchell Street 4,500 Cobb, Diller & Worth St s. 5,900 22400 SAXI TARY SEWERS 1, hest Court Street 101800 2. Fine Screen Disposal Plant 5,000 15400 BRI DGE S 1. Ledeck & Repair State, Seneca, Buffalo and DeWitt Ave. ,Bridges 7, 500 7, 00 Total Estimated cost 30 675 Less Estimated amount of Federal Grant 112,800 Balance to be raised by City 2762475 Estimated expenses in connection with issue Estimated amount of Bond issue required �625 Q277, 500 and pursuant to the powers and authority in the Common Council vested by Art 2—A of the General City Law and Sec. 3 of Chap I of the City Ordinances relating to the exercise of such powers, the Cory --ion Council does hereby authorize obligations of the City of Ithaca, N.Y., in the total sun of 1277, 500 the proceeds thereof to be applied toward the purposes setforth and in accordance with the recorynendation of the Board of Public Works of above schedule of projects. Ayes--9 Nays--o Carried. Approved. By Alderman Ho f fr an: se Conde d by Alderman Rogal sky : RESOLVED: that the ?Mayor take immediate steps to submit these projects to the Federal Administration and endeavor to secure their approval to the 30% grant. Carried. By Alderman Hoffman: seconded by Alderman Savmons RESOLVED: that the recommendation for changes and improvements in the office and lay out of the Department of Welfare as recommended by Alderman Sammons be approved and an appropriation of 0300 is hereby ._jade from surplus to the Cork Relief Account for the purpose of covering the cost and expenses of mating such changes as a WOO Relief project. Carried. On :_lotion the meeting adjourned to reconvene at the call of the Mayor. City Clerk L. E. DOFFLEMYER ASSESSOR ADDRESS: CITY HALL OFFICE OF THE CITY ASSESSOR ITHACA, NEW YORK November Twenty Eighth 1933 To the Hon. 11.1ayo.r and .Common Council,. City of Ithaca,TJ.Y. Gentlemen: — Two boat houses which are assessed on til-- present City Tax Ro3„1 havo bu.-E;n to2nr c'.own,.and I respectfully requeet that they be ex2lurE;e";they are ad follows, G A Compton, Boat House,Blk .4, lot 7 Y50..00 Tax .53 Lie;; Drape, Fowt houee,Blk slot 7 '460.0Q Tax r.53 Total Reepectfiill-y, City Asses#r.