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Home My WebLink AboutMN-CC-1931-09-02 COMMON COUNCIL REGULAR'MEETING SEPTEMBER 2,1931_ PRESENT--fierman Bergholt z,Mayor Aldermen--Gill, Sammons,Lowe,Causer,Myers, Rogalsky,Hoffman Chamberlain--Snyder Cammnissioner of Charities--Green Minutes of the preceding meeting were duly approved. Reyna. Loa Mr. & Mrs Reyna appeared before the Board w State and explained in, detail the circumstances leading UP to the transfer at the City Tax gale of Mrs. &yna's lot on East State Street. The matter was deferred until the next meeting oh account of the absence of the City Attorney. George Washington In connection with the National Observation cele- of the birth of George Washington, the kayor bration announced the appointment of the following to act as a local Committee in connection with the local program and asked for the confirmation of the appointments in view of the fact that the Legislature had authorized appropriations for , such expenses from the City Tax Funds: Colonel Joseph W. Beacham, Reverend William Byrne, Reverend William M. Horh, Paul S. Livermore Liberty Hyde Bailey Claude L. Culp J. Lakin Baldridge Harry G. Stutz John T. Parson Jack O zmun Mrs. Livingston Farrand Miss Eugenia VanCleef James A. Causer Dr. Luzerne Coville,Chairman Mayor Bergholtz,Member ex-officio By Alderman Hoffman: seconded by Alderman gammons: RESOLVED: that the Committee named and Appointed by the Mayor be and the same is hereby approved and confirmed. Carried gib'ag-z ler, D,)-age A claim of firs. Mary Wagner for $300.00 for Clv�.im injuries sustained in 06, fall on East Green PetitionStreet was referred to the City Attorney. Di st ri ct change to A petition of property owners requesting the "AAA commercial district between Columbia Street and R esicenceHill View Place be changed to an "A" residence district was referred to the Planning COi:1Ti1] ssibn for report. Hospital & Doctor Calling attention to the large number o-L,` Bills Hospital and Doctor bills in the Charity Audit, ty Alderman Causer asked if something could be dd`ne to reduce this expense pointing out that one Doctor's bill alone totaled over $300 and that the entire group account being almost half of `. the entire audit. Comzrissioner Green and the Alderman discussed the problgm, but found no solution. Transfer of By Alderman Causer: seconded by Alderman Sarmmons: Charity RESOLVED: that the transfer -of $2, 600 be and Funs:s the same is hereby authorized from the appropriations to the Board of Public Works to the 'appropriation for,the Charity Department. Carried. Elyea Re�'und The Clerk stated that the City Engineer reports that the curbing assessment of $35.00'p6,ia by Alice Y. Elyea, for 50 foot frontage at #442 N. Titus Ave., was $1.x-0 too much since the frontage should have been 48 feet making the assessment $3 .60 ana that he recommended that a refund of $1.1!-0- be authorized. By Alderman Sammons: seconded by Alderman Causer: RESOLVED: that the recommenc-Lation' of the Engineer be approved and a refund of $1:4-0 be made to Alice M. Elyea. Carried. 'idatkins Donovan Reporting on a matter referred to`him at a Property previous meeting Alderman Causer stated that the best price that he could secure for the Watkins property on Taughannock Boulevard. is $1,750 and for the Donovan property - $1, 500. In this connection Engineer Eustance explained in detail the advantages in obtaining title to these properties at this time in, order to simplify and materially aid in the construction of the proposed concrete pavement in Taughannook Boulevard. By Alderman Sammons: seconded by Alderman Gill: RESOLVED:that the purchase of these properties at the figures mentioned be approved and the Finance Comm ittee authorized to procure the same for the City. Carried Emergency I T:ies �age The Clerk read an Emergency Message from the Mayor in connection with a local law to' amend the Ithaca City Charter with relation to sidewalks and the pokers of the Boare_ of Public Works in relation thereto; but the matter was laid on the table in View of the fact that there were not sufficient Alderman present to' obtain the required tiro-thirds votes. By. Alderman Causer: seconded by- Alderman Sammons: RESOLVED: that the following bills audited and approved by the Finance Committee be and the same are hereby approved for payment. CaxTi ed GENERAL N.Y.Telephone Co. $9.76 General Electric Supply Corp. 11. Nei Jersey Paint Works 18.90 American Gas Accumulator Co. 10.02 J.B.Lang E. & G. Co. 1.95 C.J.Rumsey & Co. 2. 56 Leslie R. Pierce 16.00 A&Tessograph Sales Agency 6.03 T.G.Miller 's Sons Paper Co. 5.50 of it if It tt 9.00 J.E.VanNat t a 48.90 L.E.Dofflemyer 5.70 Automatiibe Voting Machine Co. 28. 5 Ithaca Journal-News 22.76 Atkinson Press 58.50 Atkinson Press 9.50 C.A.Denni s 20.05 W.A.Church Co. 28.50 The Crowley Press 28. 50 City Chamberlain 8.23 Sinclair Refining Co. 9.00 Ithaca Laundries,Inc. 9. 24 Ithaca Plumbing & Heating Co. , 2.39 1.7 H.C.T. Motor & Equip. Co. 8.90 The Master Mechanic's Co. 9. 25 Ralph E. Marshall 25.00 Mary L. Dennis 50.00 George M. Whipple 25.00 County Clerk 16.00 Charles Eastman 76.95 L.V.R.R.. Co. , 0 Police Pay Ro11,Aug 1st to 15 12620.77 William Simmlers - 65.00 R.E.Mar shall - 25.00 George M. 'Whipple 25.40 Reuben Dworsky 50.00 S.P.C.A: Special Fund 8.50 R.E.Marshall 25.00. George M. Whipple 25.00 Eugene Dietzgen Co. ,Inc. 186. F3 Com--°:,:on Council Pay Roll Aug. 1, 5,58-31 R.E.Mar shall 25.00 G.M. Whipple 25.00 William Simmers 65.00 Police Pay Roll,Aug.15 to 31 1, 620.77 CHARITIES Leigh M. Champaign 3.60 Louis Zounako s 40.00 Mrs Mary E. Mack 8.00 W.C.Yann 12.00 Elizabeth Bishop 15.00 Harriet H. Wixon 9.00 John Coleman 12. 50 Mrs. Amy Davis 10.00 John Flinn 30.00 S.R.Tisdel Co. .35 Mrs. Barbara Krebs 15.00 Happy Valley Homes 4-8.72 Dr. H.B. Sutton 310.00 White & Burdick Co. 1.35 H.H. Crum,M.D. 10.00 R.H Fi skier,M.D. 14. 50 M.T.Wallenbeck 52.00 Kelsey & Mosher 16.00 Frank LaBarr 34.00 Abbott Bros. 83.00 Martin Srnka 12.00 M. Mareno 48.00 G.F.Sturrock 24.00 F.H.Atwater 77.50 J.H.Flynn 126.04 Mary C. Mac 16.00 Leon S. Jones 2.00 Joseph Srnka U.00 Patrick Clynes 123.00 Ithaca Memorial Hospital 71f.-80 Luce Dairy Co. 8. 27 W.P.Klinko 10.00 Vincent H. Campbrell 1.2.50 Sam Curry 19.50 E.J.Handl en 8-2.50 N. Rosica 25.00 Fred G. Bool - 10 .00 Chas Green 13.35 Bruno Mazza 10.00 Sturm Bros. 32.55 Bruno Mazza 570-50 E.B.Fulkerson 1.40 Frank Daino 0.00 F.E.Norton 66.00 Ithaca Children's Home 84.00 -4 i 3 OLD AGE SECURITY Reuben Dworsky,rent $20.00 Rose Lucas 125.00 Charles Green 125.00 Old Age Suvurity,Pay Roll,Aug. 3; 298.00 Old Age Security " " ,Sept. 3, 222.00 Rose Lucas 33.33 Clara Townsend 50.00, Charles. Green 125.00 Reuben Dworsky 20.00 Cora Montgomery 36.00 Rose Lucas,car milege 17.97 The Mayor reported that he had been preparing a program of Winter Fork t6 relieve the Charity Department and would present the same at the meeting of the Board of Public Works next week and suggested that the Council adjourn at his call so that he might get them _ together to' consi der the program so after the Board had agreed upon- it. By Alderman Sammons: seconded by Alderman Gill: RESOLVED: that this meeting be adjourned to reconvene at the call of the Mayor. C rried. City Clerk