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City of Ithaca, Y. Y,
'Regular Meeting 5 P.i . Dec. 3, 1947
PR^S37T
Payor Gibb
Aldermen r Thom-)son, Bro,,m, Shurger, House. eller) Gillette, Snenson, Morris,
Barnard, Slocum
?.payor--Elect Baker'
Aldermen---3lect Parker, 7!aclaniels, Hulse, Button, Ames
Attorney Lee
:.'elfare Director --- Post
Fire Commissioner - Reynold s
Police Commissioner ChamberA
Civil Service Commisdoner Belson
Secy Civil Service Commissioner Woreen
Chamberlain — Snyder
Clerk --SPringer
P. Iz 'UTBS i•:inutes of the leo-uls r Meeting held Nov. 5th. and of the Special Joint
Meeting frith the Board of Public :'arks held Nov. 25, 1947, were duly approved,
:Q411-G :7.SST jBU?rALO ST. Police Commissioner Chambers reported that the Police
Committee and Police Dept. are not in accord on the matter of restricting ,)arking
in til. Buffalo St. , between the new bridge and Taughannock Blvd., and in order
to expecite traffic at that point, he requested the Council to prohibit all
parlting in the area.
It was stated that zhe matter )•mule be discussedlater in the meeting.
PLQNI;'G B0 _ZST-IBLISHBD i:iayor Gibb announced, that it is noir in order for the
Council to act upon the matter of the establishment of the new Planning Board,
which was approved in principal by the Council some time ago, and it was moved,
By Alderman Mo_-ris; Sec. by Ald. Shurger
"BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Ithaca as followst
1. There is hereby established aithin the City of Ithaca. a Planning Board to
consist of seven members, each of whom shall be ap;7ointed by the Mayore There
shall be one member from tha Common Council ancone member from the Board of
Public * orks. The remaining members shall be appointed as follows., Two members
for a7period of one year; tyro members for a perio.: of two years and one member
for a period of three years. At the expiration of the res-aective teras of the
members other than the representatives of the Common Council and the Board of
tublic 7orks, the terms of office of their succesGors shall be for three years.
2. The powers and duties of the Planning Board shall be as set forth in Article
III of the seneral City Law in addition to the po•.iers and duties as specified
'in Article 12--A of the General ITunieipal Law.
3. The resolution creating the City (f Ithaca Planning 3ommission adopted at a
meeting of the Common Council held on March 3, 1925, is hereby rescinded and
revoked.11
Unanimously Carried and Approved.
In announcing his appointments to the new Board, Mayor Bibb stated that
the representatives from the Council End Board. of Public '.7orks must be appointed
for a term to end with the «,)pointing ):Mayors, but that Eayor,-Elect Baker
ka s approved all appoir_tme::ts and will repppoint the representatives from the
Council and Board.
He also pointed out that each ward will be represented on the new Board.
APPOIP:T TSS-PLAIu'1�ING BOARD Follotiving is the personnel of the Board as announced
by the Layor.
0, T. Swenson Council Rep. Term expires 12-31,47
J. S. Barr
yvm. Heidt Jr. 2nd Ward 1a-3,1,.49
Lon Price 3rd :lard
H.Stillwell Brown let '.lard it If 12-31 -49
Ty. J. V. Leonard 5th Ward }�_, If e
Mrs,R,0.Osborn 4th :lard
r By AV erman Korris; Seca by A d. Som
Resolved, that the appointmentsa 'eet' f � se be aac' thsy
firmed, �a y
ON Nib
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Commnn Council Proceedings -2- Dec. 3, 1947
GB4PT JURY 3;SOLUTIOP" .2k-PARKIYG The folloaing resolution adopt ed by the
November 1947 Grand Jury in : egare to par':cing was presented ane read:
70-SOLUTIOY -TOPT7 BY =:J TOITKINS �JOUMny
GR UT JURY AT THM, YOVBF.'6771 T=M, 1947
'11MMUS, the members of this Irene Jury have come from various parts
of Tompkins County and have of necessity driven their automobiles to Ithaca, and
:9H the non--meteree ,,arking facilities ir. the Oity of Ithaca within
convenient distance from the County Courthouse are inadequate ane crowded
NO:`�" TH:�. FORD, BE IT RZSOLV2 7 that this Gran Jury petition the
authorities of the City of Ithaca, to ttilce appropriate action to permit free
parking in the metered zones by members of this Brand Jury and subsequent grand
juries in this County; ane ba, it further
RBSOLV=, that copies of this resolution be sent to the Board of
Supervisors of Tompkins County ane to the City Council of the City of Ithaca."
Ohe,&;,s A. L.ugder, $r•
Foreman
RgORT ITHACA HOUSID?G AUTHORITX The following re)ort of the activities of the
Ithaca Housing Authority was presented ane read.
" November 28, 1947
Mayor ,Arthur Y. Cribb
City Hall,
City.
Dear Mayor Gibb:
This letter is in the nature of a report of the activities and plans of the
Ithrea Housing Authority.
One of o-ar members visitee the Tivisior. of Housin- in Ne,,-v- York to ler.rn their
reo_uirements ane methods of ?�rocee ra in obta.inii:; State aie for a low rent
housing project. H,� wa.s informer that the very first requir,amont was to conduct
a housing su;Tey which will eetermine the size =:nd neee of the project and whether
Ithaca can qualify.
This housing survey is to be coneucted by voL=Aeers. The City Federation of
Vomer_t s Orge.nieations has ar)ointed a committee of four to supervise this survey,
The Ithaca Housing Authority has authorized Miss. Gertrude Grover, a member of the
City Federation Committee, to visit the _ aw York office of the Division of Housing
to receive instructions about the techniques involved in making; this survey. When
the survey is com.leted we will soon know whether Ithaca qualified and how many
living units are required.
If we qualify, the entire membership of the Authority ane the City Attorney will
go to New York and visit with the various bureau heads at a round table discus-
s9b n aneobtain information on what a housing project can accomplish for Ithaca,
the selection of sites, construction: costs, desiSn and procecure. for land aoc-
qui sition. *.';e will a1Go be told about the problems of tena7i_t relations, the
cost of maintena_zce of the project, how Authority Funds are haneled ane the
auditing reports th t are required.
The rivision of Housing has suggested th,=.t we come to Now York for they feel that
this proceeure will save co :siderablc time, correspondence and successive confer-
ences.
Thematter of funds for our 1948 operation.s is also in order at this time. Frankly
vie do not know just ho•.-., much rre will need but we are �oirg to operate as economic
ally as possible, It was suggested by Mr. James Conley thet wo a..ak for $2,500,
and recomiand that you ask your finance co-.,mittee to lee aside such an amount
in your 1948 budget.
R
7e will report our progress to you ane the Common Gomncil from time to time or
at your request.
Roars very ter:
F AR.R.
Olbal=-43,4. Ithaca ,€cousin; Authority."
Common Council Proceedings Dec. 3, 1947
By Alderman 1,1orris; Sec. by Ale. Swenson
Resolved, that the raquest for funds for the use of the Authority be
referred to the rintnce Committee for coasid.eration._
Carried.
APPROPRIOTIOK—HIGHSAY �AC30UNT J181 The Clerkk reported th,t at the Board of Public
'do'rks keetinv held Nov. 12, 1947, it was reported. that the Highway Dept. has
ex;-)ended funds in repairing street openings mace by the Gas & Electdc Co. and
the Telephone Co. for which the sum of $4328.94 has been collected ane credited
to General Fund, andon his recommendation the Boare, by resolution requested
the Council to appropriate the surd of $4330.00 to the account to be used for the
purchase of street surfacing materials.
By :alderman Shurger; Sec. by ale. Gillette
Resolvee, that the sum of $4330.00 be anC hereby is appropriatee from
the Contingent Fond to budget item #181, Highway i' .irter_a._nce.
Unanimously Cprric6.
I 2 PITAL 7757 V7 ''AVII-G :'U TSr-Kj^;E e. M TCH^LL ST50. The Clerk. reported
that the Board of Public ,oeks has reruested. the Council to approve withdrawal of
the sum of $4558.19 from Capitnl Reserve Fund #3, Street Paving, to comn1)lete
payment for the reconst-cuctior_ of the paving in '.last State a.nc Mitchell Streets$
which has born comnletee at a total cost of $22, 558.19.
By Alderman Shur-7or; Sec. by Ald.. Gillette
7HE.45, there has heretofore been set up, pursuant to section 6c of
the s--neral Eunicinal Law, a Crpitrl Reserve Fund. for stre6t pavements designated
as "City of Ithaca°, Capital Roservo Pane #3, "Street Pavingn, and
: HZMAS, the Boe.rd of Public :7orks has requested thal an apvropriation
from s,-.ie fund be made for the purpose of completing paymant for the reconstruc-
tion of the brick pa.v moat in B. State ).re ::itchell Streets, a specific ty^)e of
Capital Improvement which ma.y be financed from snit Reserve Fund,
N0.' TH=FORE BD IT '=SOLVM- ), that the expenditure of the sum of $4558.19
from Capital -.?eserve Pund m3, for the purpose above mentioned be cme hereby is
authorized, an( the City Clerk is hereby authorized Fane cirectee to withdraw the
said sum of $4558.19 from said Capital Reserve Fund to be experdce only for the
purpose herein set forth.
Ayes 9
Nays 0 Carried ane Approved by the Payor.
). X. AASEASORg ASSQCIATIQ1; .T�,h' lutit::r fron 'Assessor Thorne was presented,
recuesting permission to attenc a m uti..g of th ; 1'. Y. Strtle ,-seossors Associatien
which is to be held in "lb:.ny on Lee. 12, 1947.
By Aleorman Shur.;-a.; Sec, by ale. 3•illette
Resolved, that permission be grar.ted ,lss:;ssor Thorne to attend the meeting
at City expense.
Carried.
ASSESSORS Oa IQ-ALT"MATIONS A sketch sho•::in- the )ro;»see rltorrtions to thb
offices in the Library Building which arc to be; used by the assessor tiac,s presented
together with an estime to of the cost of such alterations in tho emount of $1375•
A memo from 11r. Thorne stetee thpt $1200.00 would ba ample for the � rt
By Alderman Thomason; Sec. by :old. Morris
Resolvee, that the sum of $1200.00 be Fne hereby is appropriate for the
cost of the alterations .
C arri ee.
DOG 07,XSTJS al,, -472.:�TORS It was reported thnt th,3 Police Te;t. has nppointed
C. 1% Armstrong and B. J. Harrell ns dog census enumurntorg for �h3 1948 census.
By Alec--man Shurge_; Sec. by Ale. Thonnson
Resolved, tha.t the rp-noir_tmer_ts be ane they hereby arc atpT)rovc0.
Carriee.
MUMS The Clerk re-)orted th-t claim for drnrges filed by the Y. Y. St^.te Gas &
Elec. corpn. in the amount of $152.95 and. by Sta.turn. Ervay in the amount of
$25,000.00 were referroe to the Insurance Carrier,
ADvjyISTJ,x'1;01, OF PLUi3I1:G C E Attorney Lee suggested that it was
in order to act upon the Local Law presented at the meeting of Yov. 5th., in
regard to the -.cministrt.tion of the plumbing code.
HA LOC.,L I,y.: 20 _i.ErZ SECTICY 27 OF M CITY CHa--IM R IN MMA-71 TO SIE AL-j IST
TION OF TFi, PLVj.-MIy1 CODE OF �:'tI CITY OF I'TIUCAlK.y.
By :tldernan Liorris; Sec, by Ud, Housoweller
Bo It ona;acted by the Commoii Council of Zhe City of Itha.eu as foliaws:
1. Section, 27 of the Laws of 1909, Cheptcr 503, is hereby mc:aded to readas
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Common Council Proceedings —Lk. Dec. 3, 1947
Section 27. The Boars of he^.lth is hereby ?bolish3e, subject to reinstatement
in accord^nce with 120-b (8) of the Public Health La,,-i, the duties heretofore
exercised by the Board of Herlth with respect to the Plumbing Code shall be
ex3rcised by the Heolth Committee of the Common Council, which shrll hcvc all
the p017ers, duties ane prerogatives of a Board of Health with respect thereto,
including the povior to formulate, in conjunction ;iith the examining Board of
Plumbers a code of rules r ogulating the ;;ork of plumbing dr Ana,ge in the
City of Ithaca, including the mat3rials, won naa:ship anc. m^_rzor of executing
such work ane from time to time to ads' to, -.more saic alter the s,-no or in their
discretion to adopt the st. :Za:rd plumbing code recormiczded by the St^.te De-,;a.rtment
of Health.
2. This Local La:w shall tIte effect imncdi1!tely. n
Aycs 9
Nays 0 Co rr ie d;
Approved by me this day of Lecomber 1947, �,nd desig:a,tee Local
La,; # -1947
A47 T Sr&LE Chambcrl,:An Snydor rolaorted th^t six (6) parcels of real estate
m re sold at the t%.x sale held A':ov. 26, 1947, tho smallest ni iber ever offered
at such a sale.
AUDIT By Alderman Shur-or; Soc. by Ale'. Gi .lotto
Resolved, th^t tho bills aueited by the Fininca Committee be and they
hereby are approved ane ore';rod pn.id,
Carried.
PARKING =_S_T 32Z!. LO ST. Ale rma.n Thompson ro-ported thrt th., Police Committee
met with the Pollee Commissioner ane Chiof -nd Oiscassod the iden of prohibiting
parking in W, Buffalo St. between the bride PmC Taughanr.ock Blvd. , but that the
merch,:.nts in the arca. focl th�,.t parking space for two c rs should be permitted
to which tho Committoo agrees.
After ciscussion it was moved.
By Alderman, Morris; Sec. by Aid, Shurger
Resolved, thrA Chapter VI, Sect. 2f, 11A;o P^.r,.inU11, of the City Ordinances
be amendedby adC inj the followirg:
gest Buffalo St. , both sidcs, betwc:.n the Inlot3riego end T<ughannock
Blvd.
ayes 4
Nays 5otion Lost.
ST EET LIGiiTI;jG ,,ldcrmai Gillette sub vstad the>t sircv it is morn possible to
obtain necessary mat-,rials ;xmd supplies, that th,: Board of Public * orks should
see that street lights arc inste.11ed whore need;d, ane it wps moved,
By 4'lc crnan Gillette; Sec. by :,ld. Shurgur
Resolved, that the matter be roforred to the Borrel of Public ;'orks for
attention.
C arri ed..
COMPDNSA":IOYPLAID-SAI,L .Y SCHMULa 1948 Copies of an ascended Compensation Pl.-M
for 1948, together with a proposed s,-•.lrry schedule, copies of crhich are horctath
rpponded, were distributed.
A written report submitted by the Special Committee, a copy of which is
also appended, st,^ted that the schedules wore prepared after a stuey of the
sugbostions anO rocommor..da,tions received from the Boase of Public 1Iorks and other
d epa rtmo,nt horse s and-are recomraondoe to the Council for approval.
Tho report also str.ticd that in addition to the Salary Schodulo, the Gorr-
mittec rocorimends approval of pninarm" in.wares.,o$" hour,2y'rats employe, s. under
the Boars? of Public Works ag;rogating 7% to I0° i f6h`14A.s pard intends to apply
on the basis of Merit anelongth of service,
Common Cou:.cil Procoedings Dec. 3, 1947
It was pointed out that the incrsrso in salaries and wa-cs proposed for
1948 in addition to rcgul,-.r L.cr,mel:ts under the 1947 Comper_s^.tion Plan Tihich is
the basis of 1948 bud-got rcuuisitior_s ,will ^mount to approximately $30,000.00
By Alderman Norris; Sec. by hld. Barnard
Resolved, that the report ane recommendations of tho Committee be and
hereby are approved, and that the Com-ocnsation Plan and Salary Schedule for
1948 as submitted, be approv'cd and adopted.
Carried ane Approved.
1948 BLZ JET Co-,ios of the tentative budget rccuisitions for 1948 were dis-
tributed and it was moved,
By Alderman h4orris; Sec. by :Ue. House�-rollcr
Resolved, thr,.t tho budget requisitions be referred to the Fin^nco
Committee for study and recommendrtion.
Carri-d.
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PLANNING 300 PROC33LI1vGS
City.of Ithace,N.Y.
Organization Meeting 5 P.M. tecember 18, 19+7
PRBSZYT
Mayor Gibb
Commissioners Swenson, Barr, Heidt, Price, Brown, Leonard, Osborn.
Attorney Lee
Clerk r Springer
Mayor Gibb explained that tha meeting was called as an organization
meeting, and he stated that while the Commissioners would not actually
take office until .Tan. 1st., Mayor-elect Baker has agreed to confirm the
appointments and continue this Board.
He explained that in making appointments, one member was selected from
each ward together with representatives from the Common Council art Board
of Public Works which assures representation from all parts of the City
and that this Board will have access to all records of the engineer,
Assessor and Building Commissioner anis privileged to cell upon those
departments at any time.
He also explained that he purposely refrained from appointing a Chairman
in order that the Board might elect their own Chairman.
He called attention to projects which might be considered and expressed
the opinion that much can be accomplished through planning and cooperation,
r attorney Lee reviewed the sections of. the General City and General
Municipal Laws pertaining to the organization and duties of a Planning Board
ani agreed to obtain copies for each member.
9AAJAMAk6 " ' A, Commissioner Swenson expressed the opinion that the Chair,
man should be one with techkical knowledge ane he nominated Commissioner
Leonard for the position, seconded by Commissioner Barr.
`there were no further nominations ane by acclaimation Ur. Leonard was
elected Chairman.
After acceptance of the appointment, Chairman Leonard expressed the
opinion that until the Commissioners have hay an op_oortunity to familiarize
themselves with the law ane the e ties of the Baa.re that nothing could
be accomplishes' and suggested adjournment,
On motion than eeting wps ae journed to the call of the Chairman.
F. H. ringer
City Jerk
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