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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB Minutes 1966-04-18 j April 1118 , 1966 , The a.d. j ourned regular ', meet ing of the Town Board of Ithaca was held "at 4 : 00 P . M . on April 18 , 1966 at the Town Offices , 3rd Floor , 108 E . Green St . , City of Ithaca . Board members present were : Supervisor William B . Kerr , Councilmen Harry Baker and A . W . McElwee . Also present were : Hil';�ghway Supt . Marion Morey ; Mr . James Buyoucos , Attorney for the iTown ; Mr . Newman of WTKO , Mrs . Rogers of the Ithaca Journal ; andPiMrs . Fuess , Town Clerk . AWARDING OF BI,]2 or NEW HIGHWAY GRADER Highway Sup t . Marion Morey reported that the following bids were submitted and opened at 3 : 00 P . M . for a. new highway grader : ( 1 ) Central New York 'lEquipment Co . , Binghamton , New York List price Galion T- 500 A as described in bid - $ 27 , 079 . 00 Allowance for Cat 12 Grader ( SN8T3531 ) 6 , 600000 Net cost less all taxes delivered 201479' 100 ( 2 ) Gateway Equipment o . East Syracuse , N . Y . LeTourn.eau - Westinghouse nghouse Model 666 Grader Less trade - in aliowance for Grader X29 , 670 . 00 ( SN 8T3531 ) 7065 . 00 Net delivered price F . O . B . Town Garage 22 , 605 . 00 ( b ) Gateway Equipment Co . , E . Syracuse , N . Y . LeTourneau -Westinghouse Model 440 - H List Price 11 1 1 1 $ 27 , 461 . 00 - Less trade - in for, Cat 12 Grader ,10 , 068900 17 , 393 . 00 Councilman McElwee offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : P� RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 142 of the Highway Law the Town Superintendent ofi� Highwa.ys , Morion Morey , is hereby authorized to purchase , inJaccordance with the provisions of Article 5 -A of the General ;` Municipal Law , with the approval of the County Superintendent of Highways , the following : One new 1966 Galion T -; 500 Series A . , Brade - O-Matice Motor Grader from Central New York Equipment Co . , Binghamton , N . Y . , the lowest responsible bidder to meet specifications . Seconded by Councilman Baker Ayes - Kerr , Baker and McElwee Noes - 0 Carried . DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORY Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : RFSOLVFD , that the Tompkinrs County Trust Co . be designated as depository for funds tolbe used in special improvement districts . Seconded by Councilman' Baker Ayes - Kerr , Baker and ii McElwee Noes - 0 Carried CHANGE ' OF NAME OF DREW ROAD The residents and owners of property along Drew Road. once more requested a change In the name of their road . Councilman McElwee offered the following resolution and moved its adoption . RESOLVED that the name of Drew Road be changed to Longview Drive . Seconded by Councilman Baker Ayes - Kerr , Baker and McElwee , Noes - 0 Carried . I, u i SCHOENFELD PROPERTY- BEQUEST FOR CHANGE IN LOTS A request from Attorney Harry Hamilton asked for the Board ' s consider2. tion of changing two large lots in the Schoenfeld Develop- ment ( Williamsburg East ) to three lots . The Town Planning Board, gave their approval of the ,lchange at their March 3rd meeting and forwarded the map and their recommendation to the Town Board , Councilman McElwee offered the following resolution and moved Its adoption : RESOLVED that Mr . Lagrand Chase be given approval of changing Lots 25 and 26 in the Williamsburg East sub - division to Lots 25 , 26A and. 26B a. slshown on the map prepared. 4/ 6/ 66 by Carl Crandall , Seconded by Councilman Baker Ayes - Baker , McElwee end Kerr Noes - 0 Carried AC ©UISITION OF PROPERTY FOF3 80UTE 96B The Town Board took no action on the State Dep ' t ''. of Public Works request to - acquire property that is now owned by the Town of Ithaca . The property involves the road to the Schickel dev - elopment that the State would like to buy in order to widen Route 96 B . The map has been filed with the Town and County Clerks . CORRESPONDENCE A letter from Mr . Robert Sweet of 1403 Sla.terville Road indicated his concern overipossible assessment of back land owned by him in regards to '; the new Sla. terville Road area sewer district . The Board felt certain that this parcel of land was one of those indicated by the Lozier firm as one of thoS6rparcels to be assessed at only $ 1 . 010 a year . A letter from Carl Cra;nda ll , President of the East Lawn Cemetery Association requested the connection to the sewer now being constructed. along Mitchell St . ( Ellis Hollow Road Sewer Dist , ) to the building at 934 Mitchell St . Supervisor Kerr stated that he had notified Engineer iWillliam O ' Boyle to arrange for such a connection and had notified Mr . Crandall that the request would be granted . A letter from Dean Heien Canoyer notified. the Board that the Texas Lane area of the ;town is now obtaining only 4 TV channels . TR1jMANSBj - ROAD WATER DISTRICT The Board authorized. Supervisor Kerr to sign an agreement with the County for the acquisition of the Truma.nsburg Road Water District tank . The BIoard felt that to guarantee the water level in the tank is impossible , however , and felt that requisite should not be included in any agreement . WALKER ' SMITH ZONING VARIANCE The Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals denied Walker Smith a variance which would. allow him to keep a trailer on his property at 333 W . King Rd . at the - Jan 18th meeting of the Zoning Board , Now Attorney 'IAbbott has notified the Town that they will contest the decision of the Zoning Board in Court . Councilman McElwee offered the following resold ;- lon and moved its adoption : RESOLVED , that Supervisor Kerr and Attorney Buyoucos be authorized to hire legal advice to represent the town in this court action . Seconded by Supervisor Kerr Ayes - Kerr , McElwee and Baker Noes - 0 Carried , Ik TRUMIANSBURG ROAD SEWER DISTRICT AND WATER DISTRICT EXTENSIONS Mr . Kerr reported that the residents of the Trumansburg Rd . area would like to start their special districts with a petition anal. the Board all. agreed that they whould be encouraged to do so . SCHEDULING'� OF PUBLIC HEARING - SOUTH HILL WATER DISTRICT #2 In the Matter of fhP E s1�Ghment of --the `' Secon& South Hill Water District ( 1966 ) " in the Town of Ithaca County of Tompkins and State of New York , pursuant to Article 12 - A of the Town Law . WHEREAS a map , plan and report have been prepared , in such manner and in such detail as has heretofore been determined by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca , relating to the establishment I'9 of a Water District in a portion of the Town of Ithaca , generally referred to as the South * Hill Area in said Town , and WHEREAS such map , plan and. report : ha. ve been duly filed. in the Town Clerk ' s Office in said Town , and WHEREAS said map , plan ' and report were prepared by Lozier Engineers , Inc . , competent engineers , duly licensed by the State of New York , showing the boundaries of the proposed district and a general plan of the water distribution system to be con- structed , and a report of the proposed method of - operation , and WHEREAS said map , plan , and report show all the outlets and the terminus and course of each water main , together with the location and a. general description of all public works required , including lands and easements to be acquired , and WHEREAS the boundaries of the proposed district are more particularly set forth and described hereinafter in Schedule A , and WHEREAS the improvements proposed consist of the construction and installation of water mains , distributing pipes , fstorage tank , booster pump station valves al , hydrants , pipes and appurtenances for the purpose of providing a water distribution system to the properties in the proposed district , with the supply of water' to be obtained from the City of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , through existing facilities of South Hill Water District and the existing extensions of sa. id ' South Hill Water District . WHEREAS the proposed method of financing the cost of said improvement consists of the issuance of serial bonds of said Town to mature in annual installments over a. period not exceeding thirty ( 30 ) years . The cost of constructing the foregoing improve - ments shall be assessed by the Town Board in proportion as nearly as may be to the benefit which each lot or parcel will derive therefrom , and WHEREAS the maximum amount proposed to be expended for said improvement and for the acquisition of the necessa.r lands and easements is � o Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ( 270 , 000 . ) , and WHEREAS sa- id map , pla-n ' and report describing said improvement are on file in the Town Clerk ' s . Office , for public inspection , NOW , on motion of Supervisor Kerr and - seconded by Councilman McElwee , it is hereby ORDERED that the Town Board. of the Town of Ithaca. shall meet and hold. a public hearing in the Common Council Room , City Hall , 108 E . Green St . , City of Ithaca , on the 9th day of -May , 1966 at 5 : 00 o ' clock P . M . on that day , to consider said map , plan and, report , and to hear all persons interested in the subject there - of concerning the same , and to take such action thereon as is required or authorized by law . The adoption of the foregoing order was duly put to a, vote , and upon roll call , the vote was as follows : William B . Kerr , Supervisor voting aye Andrew W . McElwee , Councilman voting aye Harry U . Baker , Councilman voting aye The order was thereupon duly adopted . DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED OUTLINE OF SOUTH HILL WATER DISTRICT NO , 2 TOWN OF ITHACA $ TOMPKINS COUNTY , NEW YORK 1 ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND , situate , lying and being in the Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , more particularly bounded and described as follows : PARCEL A . Beginning at a point , said point being the intersection of the centerline of Danby Road .and the centerline of King Road. East ; ( 1 ) thence , northerl ,y , along the centerline of Danby Road , a distance of 670 feet , more or less , to a point on the easterly extension of the south boundary of parcel 39- 1 - 14 ; ( 2 ) thence , westerly along the south boundary of parcel 39 - 1 - 14 , a distance of 560 feet , more or less , to a point being the southwest corner of parcel 39 - 1 - 14 ; ( 3 ) thence , northerly ' along the west boundary of parcels 39 - 1 - 14 , 39 - 1 - 11 , 39 - 1 - 9 , 39 - 1 - 5 , across the lands of parcel 39 - 1 - 26 and the west boundary 39 - 1 -4 , a distance of 1 , 560 feet , more or less , to a point lying in the south boundary of parcel 39 - 1 - 3 • 94 ( 4 ) - thence , westerly along the south boundary of parcel 39 - 1 - 3 , a. distance of X65 feet , more or less , to a point being the southwest corner of parcel 39 - 1 - 3 ; ( 5 ) thence , northerly ' along the west boundary of parcel 39 - 1 - 3 , a distance of 430 feet , more or less , to a, point being the northwest corner of parcel 39 - 1 - 3 ; ( 6 ) thence , northwesterly in a straight line , a distance of 1 , 700 feet , more or less to a. point being a southwest corner of Extension No': 1 to the South Hill Water District boundary located insidepa.rcel 39 - 1 - 1 ; ( 7 ) thence , easterly along a south boundary of Extension No . 1 to the South Hill Water District , a. distance of 1 , 350 feet , more or less , to a point lying in the centerline of Danby Road ; ( 8 ) thence , southerly , ,, easterly and northerly along the various courses of the southerly boundary of Extension No . 2 to the South Hill Water District ( Ithaca College ) , a. distance ' of 5 , 000 feet , more or less , to a. point being the northeast corner of Extension No . 2 to the South Hill Water District boundary , ( 9 ) thence , southeasterly , northeasterly , southeasterly and northeasterly along the various courses of the southerly boundary of Extension No . 1 to the South Hill Water District , a distance of 3 , 650 feet , more or less , to a point lying in the centerline of Coddington Road ; ( 10 ) thence , southeasterly along the centerline of Coddington Road , , a distance of 840 feet , more or less , to a point being the intersection of the centerline of Coddington Road and the centerline of Troy Road ; ( 11 ) thence , southerly along the centerline of Troy Road , a distance of 1 , 750 feet , more or less , to a point lying in the easterly extension of the south boundary of parcel 50 - 1 -4 ; ( 12 ) thence , westerly along the south boundary of parcels 50 - 1 -42 50 - 1 - 5 , and 50 - 1 - 6 , a distance of 3 , 500 feet , more or less , to a point being the southwest corner of parcel 50 - 1 - 6 ; ( 13 ) thence , northerly along the west boundary of parcel 50 - 1 - 6 , a distance of 1 , 000 feet , more or less , to a point being the southeast corner of parcel 42 - 1 - 13 ; ( 14 ) thence , westerly along various courses of the south boundary of parcel 42 - 1 - 13 , a distance of 2 , 200 feet , more or less , to a point being the northeast corner of parcel .43 - 1 -2 ; ( 15 ) thence , southerly and westerly along the various courses of the east bnd south boundaries of parcel 43 - 1 - 2 , a distance of 2 , 740 feet , more or less , to a. point being a corner in the south boundary of parcel 43 - 1 - 2 ; ( 16 ) thence , southwesterly across the lands of parcel 43 - 1 - 3 , a distance of 650 feet , more or less , to a point being the northeast corner of parcel 43 - 1-5 ;> ( 17 ) thence , southerly along the east boundary of parcel 43 - 1 - 5 and southerly extension thereof , a. distance of 160 feet , more or less , to a, point lying in the centerline of King Road East ; ( 18 ) thence , westerly , along the centerline of King Road East , a distance of 260 feet , more or less , to the point of beginning . PARCEL B Beginning at a point , said. point being the northwest corner of parcel 55 - 1 - 1 ( lands of City of Ithaca. Water Department ) ( 1 ) thence , southeasterly along various courses of the western boundary of parcel 55 - 1 - 1 ( lands of City of Ithaca Water Department ) , a distance of 5 , 300 feet , more or less , to a point being the southeast corner of parcel 53 - 1 - 13 ; ( 2 ) thence , southwesterly along the southeast boundary of parcel 53 - 1 - 13 , a. distance of 800 feet , more or less , to a, point being a southeast corner in the boundary of Extension No . 1 to the South Hill Water District , ( 3 ) thence , northwesterly , northerly , easterly and. northwesterly , along the various courses of the northeast boundary of Extension No . 1 to the South Hill Water District , a distance of 7 , 150 feet , more or less , to a point lying in the south boundary of the South Hill Water District ; ( 4 ) thence , easterly and northerly along the south and east boundaries of the South Hill Water District , a. distance of 11450 feet , more or less , to a. point lying in the corporation line of the City of Ithaca ; ( 5 ) thence , easterly along the corporation line of the City of Ithaca , a. distance of 371 feet , more or less , to the point 95 . of beginning . All a. s shown on a. " Map of Proposed South Hill mater District " , - as prepared by Lo'zier Engineers , Inc . dated April 4 , 1966 , and revised April 11 , 111966 , drawing File No . 13966 , and said parcel numbers referring to Tax Map , Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , approved by the Stete . Board of Equalization and Assessment , March 27 , 1964 , tax maps dated 11 / 1 / 63 . EXCEPTING AND RESERVING THEREFROM the parcel of land in the Town of Ithaca comprising the extension to the South Hill Water District ( part of the Roy M . Compton property ) established. by the Town of Ithaca by order dated November 9 , 1964 , briefly described as follows . Beginning at the intersection of the northeast line of the premises of Roy M . Compton with the north line of Rich Road ; which point is about 200 feet southwesterly from the center line of Coddington Road ; thence southwesterly along the north line of Rich Road 275 feet ; thence northwesterly 269 feet ; thence northeasterly 275 feet ; thence southeasterly 269 feet to the point of beginning . „ SLATERVILLE ROAD AREA SEWER DISTRICT Mr . Phillips a. nnounced ''!that the Pine Tree Road Association will hold a. meeting at the Eastern Artificial Insemination Coop . Inc . on Judd. Falls Rd . , Tuesday evening , April 26 , 1966 . This will be an informational meeting for the people within the proposed Slaterville Road Area Sewer District , Supervisor Kerr agreed to contact Mr . James '' Dunlap of Lozier Engineers , Inc . to ask him to attend . ASSESSOR_ Supervisor Kerr once more advocated that the Town consider hiring a full time Assessor " and part - time Zoning and Enforcement Officer , Mr . Phillips stated thFt he felt that one person could not do all three jobs . Councilman McElwee proposed that the town advertise for a Zoning ia. nd Enforcement officer . . The Board talked with Mr . Don Franklin concerning; the Assessor ' s position . Supervisor Kerr offered the following resolution and moved Its adoption : RESOLVED , that the town hire Mr . R . J . Wells at $ 5 . 00 per hour to complete the assessment roll and to act on the grievance board on June 21st , 1966 . Seconded by Councilmen ' McElwee Ayes - Kerr , McElwee and. Baker Noes - 0 Carried . The meeting wa. s adjourned by unanimous vote at 6 : 25 P . M . Evelyn S . Fuess Town Clerk RESULTS OF SPECIAL ELECTION ' - SLATERVILLE ROAD AREA SEWER DISTRICT A special Town Election of qualified `voters in the proposed • Sla. terville Road Area Sewer District , Town of Ithaca , Tompkins County , New York , was duly held on the 4th day of May , 1966 at the Eastern Artificial Insemination Coop , Inc . , Judd Falls Rd . , Ithaca , N . Y • The polls at ' sa. id special election were open between the hours of 1 : 00 P . M . and 8 : 00 P . M . , Eastern Daylight Saving Time . The proposition submitted is on Page 87 of this Minute Book , Mrs . Jane Cowan and Mrs . Helen Sunde,ll acted as Election Inspectors . A statement of canvass made by the election inspectors at the close of the polls was as follows : Number of Votes Cast 160 Number Who Voted Yes 129 Number Who Voted No 30 Number of Void or Blank Ballots 1 Evelyn S . Fuess Town Clerk