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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMN-CC-1931-10-07 17, 4 ii • Ij COMMON COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER /,_l931. Present--Herman Bergholtz, ' Mayor Aldermen--Gill, Sammons,Atkinson,Rogalsky, Hoffman,Hines,Causer Attorney--Ti eman Chamberlain---Snyder Assessor--Dofflemyer ji • Chief of Police--Marshall City Judge -Crowley i Minutes of the preceding meeting were duly approved. Austen, Cliff St Mr. Thomas Austen explained to the Council 1 Paving & his inability to pay this year 's portion of Curb his paving and curbing assessment for Cliff assess- Street amounting to $1, 259 and asked to be ent permitted to make deferred payments as he was able to or whenever he sold a lot. By Alderman Sa nons: seconded by Alderman Gill: RESOLVED:that the City Attorney draw 1 :an agreement for Mr. Austen in line with his request and present the same at the next meeting. Carried Reyna Pronerty Mr. and Mrs. Reyna explained in detail the history and circumstances leading up to transfer of her property to the City at Tax Sale and the subsequent acquirement of it at public auction by Mr. Fay "Allen_. The Aldermen expressed sympathy for her • point of view, but the City Attorney pointed out that as a matter of law property owners are negligent and must suffer the consequences , if they do not avail themselves of the privilege on Grievance Day to see to it that their property is correctly assessed, and that in this case Hr. Allen holds a prior legal title to the property in question. Attorney Treman also questioned the legality of the City repaying Lir. Allen the cost of the lot plus interest. By Alderman Rogalsky: seconded by Alderman Hoffman: RESOLVED:that the City tender Mr. Allen the amount he paid for the lot, plus interest and return the lot to Iirs. Reyna. • Ayes---Gill, Sa mons,Atkinson,Rogalsky, Hoffman,Hines Nays--0 Carried. Starr, Sunervi i'or Charity 1or:. Miss Rhoda M. Starr, Supervi sor of the • Bureau of Home Relief of the State Department of Social Welfare who was making a study and investigation of our Charity Department, stated that her official written report was not quite ' ready but discussed,however, with the Aldermen various phases of charity and welfare work in general'without reference to our local department. She stated her report would be filed later. Hemans, F.P. A request was received from Ir.F.P.Hemans for a permit to establish a Funeral Home in an "A" or "B" residential district. This use was deemed by the Alderman, to come within the provisions of Section ga of the Building Zone Ordinance is a "Publicc or semi public use" and the request was therefore referred to the Planning CoA::ni sr ion for report and recorir. enc'a- tion to the Board of Zoning Appeals in �! OFFICE OF THE CITY ASSESSOR t ` ITHACA, NEW YORK L. E. DOFFLEMYER ASSESSOR ADDRESS:CITY HALL October 6th 1931 To Hon. Layor and Cowwon Council, Ithaca., N.Y. entlewen:— A review of the followinS assessirent has been Ir:E6de, and is referrad to you for adjustment. A boathouse assessed to pr. A. L.u.acGa.chen,on lot j17 has neen turn clown. Assessment 425.00 City Tax .`4,29 I recco.md thwt the City Tax be expo e.ad. very truly, City Assessor. I U0 • ,I I - -2-. 10-7-31 _: c .lehen Tax A communication, appended herewith,was- received E: nitn _eo_ from the, City Assessor recommending a tax of 29¢. assessed to Dr. A.M. MacGachen for a boat house that had been torn down be expunged and on motion the request was approved, ani expungement ordered. , Holub . . Be: ;n.ce The Clerk read a damage claim filed. by r1t im William Holub for x;10.00 and reported that. the, Board of Public Wprks recommended that the claim be denied. jl By Alderman Sammons: seconded by Alderman Gill: RESOLVED:that this clan be denied an& rejected. ;1 . Carxi.ed. ,- Wick's Unemployment The Iaayor. explained the provisions tf the Relief Bill new "Wic1,'s Unemployment Relief Bill" and recommended that the, Common Council, pass a resolution accepting its :provisions. By A1derrtian Sammons: seconded by Alderman Hoffman: ii RESOLVED: that the Common Council of the+ City of Ithaca, few York, pursuant to Sec. 35 of an Act of the Legislature known as Chapter 798 of the Laws of 1.931, hereby formally accepts the provisions of said Act and authoris and directs the City Clerk to file, on or ' ze before November 16,1931, a certified copy of this resolution with the administration, as in said Act provided. Ayes--7 , Nays--0 APPROVED: , , , ?:!a y o r o:. Rcli(.T' Pursuant to the further provisions of this Bill 73u-2 e.0 the Mayor appointed the following as members of the "Work Relief Bureau" : . ! , Paul S. Livermore, Harry G. Stutz J.A. Causer L. C.Rumsey, Jack OzmunConant VanBlarcom, , The Liayer also announced that the Law named tlie, Commissioners of Charities as a member of this Bureau. By Alders fan Sammons: seconded by Alderman Hines: RESOLVED: that the above appointments be and the same are,hereby approved and confirmed. Carried, . Tele y—oe.e itei y s t e Chief of Police Marshall made a report, on the Department 's ex?�eriance for the past few months in the . use of the new teletypewriter system. He reported the service a s unsatisfactory and the results obtainable as very discouraging and recom ended that in viev of these condi tions and the fact that the Department 's appropriation was exhausted in so far as being able to meet the expenses of this system, that the Council request the discontinuance of the teletypewriter. By Alderman Causer: secon4ed by Alderman Hoffman: WHEREAS,there being no funds available to con- tinue the teletypewriter service and,- i�JHEREAS, the service is costly and inefficient, i therefore, RESOLVED: that the recommendation of the Chief ! be aoproved and the Clerk directed to give 30 day 's i' notice to the State Police that the City requests the discontinuance and removal of this service. Carried.. By Alderman Causer: seconded. by Alderman Sammons: . RESOLVED:that the following bills audited and approved,by the Finance Committee be andthe same are hereby approvedfor pa hent ! '! i � Carried • i� L _ -_ C0I, 101 .COUNCIL S.R. Tisdel Co. 1. 25 1 T.G.Miller 's Sons Paper Co. 6. 60 S.L. Sheldon • 1. Oo• C.J.Rumsey & Co. 3.74 C.D. Reese 11.11 . N.Y.State Elec. & Gas Corp. 15.78 W.A. Church Co. 7.40 S.P.C.A. (Special Fund) - 11.00 John Boyd Thatcher' 250.00 \.,.. / First Nat 'l Bank 5.00 S.R. Tisdel Co. 1. 50 �� • T.G.?;?i ller Sons Paper Co. , .70 ,, D.B. Stewart Co. 4. 25 Ithaca Plumbing & Heating Co. r.-).82 Atkinson Press x(. 50 T.G.Mi ller 's Sons Paper Co. 8.30 Prudential Insurance Co. • 33.00 C.J.Rurnsey & Co. , 4.42 Addressograph Co. .96 I'T.Y. State G. & E: Corp. 109.77 Enduro Mfg. Co. 12. 50 Ithaca Laundries, Inc. 5.09 Carl Dennis 17.S Stover Printing Co. 15. 65 John P. Conley 9. 50 Frear Tire Sales Co. 1:00 E.othschild Bros. 2.00 City Chamberlain (petty cash ) 4.03 N.Y. Telephone Co. • 119.65 The Crowley Press • 17.00 Ferrissa J. Meeker 16.92 Schabers Cycle Shop 23.86 The Atkinson Press 133.00 \ .../ G.gid. Whipple 25.00 G.M. Whipple 25.00 Tompkins Co. Clerk 49.00 Associa. G. & E. Corp. • 72.06 N.Y.Telephone Co. 56.14 R.E.Marshall 31.15 • Police Pay Roll, Sept.1 to 15 1, 620.77 County Clerk 24.00 William Marshall 1 76. 20 William Simmers 65.00 N.Y. Telephone Co. 9.76 Fred Lamphier 20. 25 G.M. Whipple 25.00 C.C. Pay" Roll, Sept. 1, 649. 98 : Ellsworth A. Schaber 101.83 C.D. Tarbeli, P.H. 4.00 G.M. Whipple 25.00 Police Pay Roll (Sept.16 to 30) 1, 620.77 Ezra Seacord 173.10 • N.Y. Telephone Co. 68. 66 William Simmers 65.00 County Clerk, Hunting Lic. 38.00 - Charles Eastman - • 61. 56 G.M. Whipple 25.00 \._../ CHARITIES . I 1d. Marino 16.00 A.H. VanOrder 2. 50 G.F. Sturrock 48.00 •Augusto Bal di ni 77.00 F.H. Atwater 97.19 J.H. Flynn - 76. 50 Kelsey & Mosher 16.00 Bruno Ma z za 44. 50 Martin Srnka 12.00 1 li -4- Patricl�- Cly-nes $145. L.ars - all Dairy Co. 7. 4, Laice View Dairies 2. 48 Flor6ntino Yengo 25-00 Robinson & Carpenter 13.75 JEuiieb Lynch Coal Co. 3. 60 numm"MXUxXxxx. 3:14 Ithaba Ice & Coal Co. 3. 65 L.M. ' Chanqpai Sm 6.10 quick 's Siloe Store 29.01 Barney Bell 2.00 U.J. ' 0 rawf or d 18.09 Stu--f'�11 Bros. 56.05 V.H. ' C amvob ell 1 C11--�.r.' es Per-Ty 15.00 Ell zabeth Bishop 15.00 Cristina Torchia 30.00 R. V o se, D. l0_).00 H.B. Sutton, Do 2-5-00 R.H. Risher, .7 D. 21- 50 N. S.Yoore D. 25.00 R.0.W a r--, e n 1: D. 121 C1.15 5.00 U R. S. se 1I D. 113. 0 I 17ilson cl: Burchard 1.751 P.C. S�UnburU,o, 22. 50 John S. Kline 1. 25 Fal.iily Wllf�,,re Society 39:69 E.P.Boyle, Com. of Telfare 10,6. 55 Louis Zoun:-?.•'-,:os 40.o0 Anna C. Jordan 6o.O.'o Frcc, G. Bool 3.70 T.G.1.,T.iller 's Sons Paper Co. 1.75 Fred Z. Morton 82.o0 Ithca F11--.el Sumply Co. 3.6o N.P. Klinko 8.00 H"ars'nall Dr�'iry Co. 6. 60 F:ranl: Da�-no Po.00 L. S.Jones 35-00 Yjazarino Posica 20.00 S.J.Jdlly 118.00 Saxe Curry T8.o 0 1.17-7Lry C. Loe 16.0 Jcse,-Ioh Sr-n",-U@- -0.00 W. G. Fish, L-'.D. 10.00 01 121.00 Ilary E. L!,ack 6.00 Itdli:lca Chill-yen's T-,.O-,ne 06.00 T 7-14 y v 0,11 ey Home Ithaca Ice c", Coal Co. 7.7r, E.B. Ful'?-.erson 24.0-) D. 7 i*,�,rne P"o John Coie.(iian Iti!'1E,,.c-. --ello. Hos%Atal 1.91 68 Itlia H ca "el.,-.-o. T o s r,i tal goi. Chas Green 16.7� St. 3-ar- 's Boys Orman Asyliim 14p).bo .1 St. PL.,,'Urichs Girl ' s As-,Ilizq 70-00 "'-s. aret Casey 20*00 A-;= Breen 20.0'" F,�,Ley Pharme'tcy . 64- 2,-,-i d Robb) L.- D. L.P.La-:�Idn, "I..D. 5000 Eli zabeth 3-1,enan 9. 37 .,..J. C,avv-forc, Robinson i .00 ,..T. i":.-llenbeck x;0.0 E.J. H.a-ndlen 1;6. 50 Abbott Bros. 3,; 00 E7- F Fran'." L,-�.B a r 2TE"O Ci. Bpool 10i",n1n J OLD A"E SECURITY Clara. D. To= nsend, s^,lary 01�. Abe Security Pay loll .5,337.00 'rs. Charles ;.:clean 5.00 Reuben Dworsky 20.00 Faiey Pharmacy =.75' R.. C.17arren,13. 50.00 �.. 0. ��:.rren, '_ D. 15.00 ' C.;a Tr en, 20.00 Itiaa.c . =e•-°.aria_1 IioUpital „� ,_ ` 1�..ALLT:.r�i s:.l�'�'a_i. L�-.�, 5. 00 I.H.F1 sher, .... D. �.OCJ 'R,H. F.i..skier, D. To -n F,l� c yr �-_ailease 7.75 A( e.i t ion-,� A--r.)"oprin.-The Cler', w e--3rteo_ teat the Charity Au;'dt tion -just PvTproved —,.,.ld req.Luire an ac_&itionWl ap�?ro.)riation of about ;x;, 300 and -z� ester. ti "t the only source for such aua ap_�tOri�..ticii ti�culd -btu ��ro:i so.ie other i�ep Nrtiilent, and ;ar ed thf.t - SOi:le definite action be ta':en to` curt—ail thy, -ex�)en e s of all den artr.lent s fo.r`t1fte bnl lance . 07 t _e ye,,'ar. �y Alae,'•:;ri'wi� vau er by A16._. Times! hEESvLVED. that , 300 be 1._ansle^reo. fro'?1 t iE a,,7')3?0,')ri iv .ons Of t1; BoarG of '?.folic -'70-2,C's t0 the Department Of "harities. Percy Field Alderman S^a iriOns, ex-p1a>inec. tie rie: of 'ai?c.�ri a t'1-;e PeLLcy FV A eTC 2)aI..•ebu.!a._ DianaC%nd and tine we: ira.bility of i>,:provi n - tl_"e cno_ -of t1te field fcrr t Foot 3-3,11 Gridiron, pointing `out "t hat Percy Fielc llad beer: a. 1;006. rEV'_rl"Ue 'i rC3l.tuare.: tills Y(-,.!r aial.l r�.Lth the n\.)}:life o Il'llci.cc, CO11egE 17 1 j lTlr� cL subst'_mtlia.1 Sia it next yE c y IOl' `its use it v )ul: be T';i se at- thi ti?.0 tai _<< 't:.0 -needed rep ',lrC _,n( ner.es'sa:iy L.mrove"it:Iits. By Alae:.:1_-' :�0_;�lsky: seconded by Alc,_. At' nsoll: SOLVED:ti.iat tile' •1t` :.,i In the p T JpOc=E'C �� �' U �,cn,,. -issue entitlPc; "Percy F ic'd Club riot:lsc r gin^ s� ,� an a(_.i l�. ,za �1 a,_� -)2:c�_o-�i a�:,i 3��� of x500 t Y to for j. '4,1�"" F .r t"(--, 1::1!.t� �}L��C11t d itC?dl �t c is "Percy r £e. V1 i�Vi.J:1' � fi r c. u_J11z �:C r'�77 `ju • Ay4. --+ 111, S :'7x;;Gii:•, C': -tr,AtielnSG'?l, vn� req)Gre ; that t t o uu1 iG l it U1e `" ;forks requests t_Ie Cory-,:.on Cour._eil to a6 opt the ' 10CF,11 LaT; SiCti'Z"c��._:�, E'tC. , t't c<t t..t co"'Ilci'J. laid On the table. By Alder".`!'ar: RO:_.c;,ls _�; secor�r_er. by A16. BE IT E_'ACTID by the cii of t'-,,e City of Itai_-:.ca a{s fclloTs ; �e tion It Section 135 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1 0 entitled "An Act to Consolidate and Revise the Several Acts relative to the City of Ithaca"(being the L Ithaca City Charter) as amended, is hereby amended f/ to read as follows: Section 135. The Board shall have power to repair, 11 ? construct or build any sidewalk or portion thereof upon any of the streets, highways, alleys or other public r places in the City, in such manner and with such material as in the judgment of the Board .aay be deemed best, and determine the width, grade and location of such sidewalk. Upon request in writing to the Superintendent of Public Works, any owner or owners of property shall be given permission to build, repair or rebuild the sidewalk along or in front of his property without expense to the City, in conformity, however, with all the requirements of the Board as to the time of building,repairing or rebuilding, material to be used therefor, dimensions, grade and location thereof and manner and method of construction. The Board of Public Works after public hearing, notice of which shall be either advertised, served personally, or mailed, as the Board shall determine, may require the making,laying and/or grading of any sidewalk or street driveway between the sidewalk and gutter, or the relaying, repairing and/or regrading of any unsi ritly,irregular, defective or poorly—drained sidewalk or street driveway by the owner or owners of any land in front of or along which the Board of Public Works deems it advisable to make such i nprovement or repair; and fix, determine, and prescribe the grade,location, width, and other dimensions thereof, the kind and quality of materials to be used, the manner and method of con- struction, and such other requirements as the Board may determine, and provide that such improvement or repair be done within a stated time of reasonable length. In case such work or improvement (mentioned in either of the three preceding paragraphs) is not done within such time or in such manner, the Board of Public Works may cause the same to be done under its supervision, either by contract or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public 17orks. On petition of interested property owners for a uniform sidewalk improvement in a street, or on its own motion,the Board of Public Works may direct that new sidewalks be laid on any street or part thereof,pursuant to plans and specifications therefor prepared and adopted by it. Before determining to make such improve- ment, the Board shall hold a public hearing upon such proposed new improvement, after giving notice to the property owners affected, either personal ly,by mail,or by advertisement. After such public hearing, the Board may determine to make such i-iprovement, either by contract or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works. The Board shall have power to require all persons owning or occupying property in the City, and the owners of unoccupied property therein, to remove all snow,ice and dirt from the sidewalk on any public street or public place in front of the premises so owned or occupied by them,and to keep the same free therefrom,and from any encroachment or obstruction; and in case of neglect or refusal on the part of such owner or occupant to remove the saine, the Board may perform the labor at the owner's expense. It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of the property along or in front of which such a sidewalk exists to maintain such sidewalk and the area (if any) between it and the curb in a safe condi.ti on,and the ISO grass thereon, if any, properly mowed& Section II. Section 136 of Chapter 503 of the Laws of 1908, being the Ithaca City Charter, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 136. Upon the completion by the contractor or by the City under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Works of the work mentioned in Section 135, the Superintendent of Public Works shall report the total cost thereof and the Board of Public Works shall hold a hearing thereon, notice of which shall have been given to the owner or occupant of such property either personally, by mail, or by advertisement. Upon the approval and ap_oortionment of the cost- of such improvements to the owners of the properties affected, the Board may direct that .such cost as apportioned be paid by each such owner;and if not paid within thirty days, such cost as apportioned shall be levied by the Common Council as an improvement assessment and shall be collected in the same manner as any unpaid improvement assessment. Ayes--Gill, Sammons,Atkinson,Rogalslcy,Hoffman, Hines, Causer Nays--0 Carried On motion meeting adjourned. dity Clerk.