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Home My WebLink AboutMN-CC-1932-09-07 3 j 01E..ON COUNCIL REGULAR *=T I NG _ - - - - SEPTE-1.QER Z;_1932 PRESENT--Mayor Her.�zan Bergholt z Aldermen--Saramons, Gill, Causer,Loge,Myers, Corlfort, Ca.ipbell, Towns end,Hof fman,Rogal slty Attorney--Treman Police Chief-- Marshall 160 Minutes of the preceding meeting duly approved. • Taxicab The Clerk read a letter from :r. Sherrlan Peer, as Opposed Vice-President of Ithaca Railway Inc. , also a petition signed by 26 local taxi cab operators, both cor_1-aunica- tions protesting against the operation of a cut rate Taxi-Cab Company and requestin the Council to pass an ordinance, which wo-2d fix a minirlu:n rate of 50¢. !.any of the local taxi drivers appeared in support of their request and pointed out that a similar operative ordinance had been adopted by other cities. On :Motion of Alderman Gill the :tatter was referred to the Ordinance Cora:littee and City Attorney. The Clerk read petitions signed by practically all of the affected property owners on So. Albany Street and West Green Street requesting that the impending assess- ments for the recent resurfacing .on there streets be Resur- made a general City charge. facing The mayor endorsed the request and again expressed Assess- his opinion that resurfacing of our worn out paverlents dents is a street maintenance operation and the expense should opposed be borne by a general charge in the general fund the same as ofl other maintenance of streets. Alderman Gill explained that these property owners had not petitioned before because they anticipated that the Chaster would be changed when the Council voted 8 to 2 instructing the Ordinance Com,aittee to prepare such an ai.iendment. He stated that there were previous cases where pave::lent s had been reconstructed and.no assess::ients had been levied•although the Charter provided for assessing such work just as much as it does now. There was a long and general discussion of this -latter. By Alderman Gill: seconded by Alder._ian Sa�_1.1ons: RESOLVED: that the taxpayer ' s petition be honored and that they be given consideration by reconsidering the a_len&ient to the Charter presented at a previous meeting to rlake resurfacing assess: ents a general City charge. Aye s--Sa.-.q.-lons,Gill,Byer s,Hof fman Nays--Causer, Lowe, Car_1pbell,Rogalsky due to a tie vote the :.=ayor voted affirmatively and declared the ::lotion carried. At this point Alder.:len Co_ifort and Townsend arrived and the :Natter before the :_ieeting was explained to therm and it was then :loved, By Alder;:lan Gill: seco-nded by Alder:_ia rz i,:iyers that the proposed local law to :1a..e resurf_,,cing a general City charge be e-nact e d. Ayes--S_ _ ..ons,Gill, T.11yers,Hoffrian ?Lys--Causer, Lowe, Co::ifort, Ca: pbe11, To�,n send,Rogalsk, The l ayor decl!Dlred the _lotio= lost. Deferred By Aldor_ia.n Causer: seconded by Alderan Co_:ifort : P�ty:_1e-_ats i7HEREAS, the period of ti:ie, fixed by the Co-:.-:on Assess- Council within T ich per sorts . it _ ni blic i:�prove::1 nt :_1e-,its, exceeding X75. 00 ,:iigzt azJree to pay the sat:-_1e in installm.Qalts, has row l;^ssed, WHEREAS, the Co::: .on Council recently reduced the li:lit for i~ st^.11_:eat pa,y:.eats 0 --,. future assess- 1e_its fro. y�7F. 00 tc 410. 00 a,mod, .';HEREAS, t1ne Co:::._o = CoL_.icil desires to rive a,ll port^,o.is 1-hc nc - h_ v(-, out st _n�i:..k arse s r,_:e_,t s title sa:.1e co._ cossion o.1zd afford t .e_7 eGUal o.D;-)ortu.iity to pa.y t:cir 236 C. C. _2 9-7-332 IT07 THEREFORE RESOLVLb, that all out sta_Zding public i ,prove,.ients assess_:ments in ex cess of 010: 00 ::.may be paid in five annual install-:rents with accrued interest at provided that any person desiring to pay such as sells:_gent in nsta2.li_ients shall agree to such :::ietimod by signing such an agree:_ient and paying the first one-fifth pay- ient and any accrued interest at the office of the City Cha::-aberlain, City Hall by Oct. 1,1932 and, FURTHER RESOLVED: that all previous resolutions to the contrary are hereby rescinded and the City Cha_iber-- lain is hereby directed to receive and collect such assessi_ments as herein provided and to advertise and sell` in accordance with the City Charter all properties against which such assoss:_io-ats or annual parts thereof regain over due and unpaid beyond the respective li_iits; it being understood that in the case of in stallaent paylents the agreed annual payment plus interest ::must be paid by October 1st of each year or the property shall be advertised and sold to satisfy such a.-counts as thereby beco=me delinquent. Ayes---10 Kays--0 Carried. La mphier Da:--rage The Clerk reported that the Board of Public '.corks Claim recoi_m lends that the da:_rage claim of F.-B. La.aphier be paid.. By Alderman Sa._m:_mons:,seconded by Alderman Causer:: RrSOLVFD:. that tha claii.l of Fred B. La.__mphier in the su_1 of 0134. 25 be and the sa:71e is hereby approved and ordered paid. Carried. Taughannock Boulevard A eo_ aunication, enclosing a resolution of the Chamber of Coi:.m-.ierce requesting the City to pave Taughan_=k Boulevard early next year, tiaas received and ordered filed. 4 500 Appropria- By Alderman Causer: seconded by Alderman Gill. tion. ITHE SAS, the Con-_-.Issioner of Charities has- expended all the appropriation of $44, 720 made to the Charity Department for this year and,therefore,. there is not sufficient :_coney to acct the expenses for the current :_ionth, nor: therefore, RE SOLVEDi. that ;'4, 500 be and the sa*ie hereby is ap?nropri at e d fro-,'I surplus funds to the Charity Depart::ent. Carried Cornell Public The 1'vyor re=ad a prepared state:_ient that he distribu-- Library fed to the Alder_len, in which he reco: fended that the City Depart:_io:7ts now in the Bates Block be ,coved to the first floor of tho Library Building and beginning October lst the City contribute to the Library 0375 per -ionth for the of this year. He pointed out th..at this total contribution of 01, 125 limuld be :.made up, partly by the rf l.t zo. paid for the Bates s ad te - ,,lace y ,Bloc h quarte special ,,JDT)ronri- atio_,. By '1lder;_man i yers: seconded. by Alde :_Ian Ca::.pbell: RESOLVED:that the ap;aro oria.tion and payment be :.made as reco:_i 'ended and the Depart:.ients rove to time Library 3uilding as soon as, possible. Ayes--10 Nays--0 Cc.rried On :notion of Co:_r issioner Causer the audit taas an or ove d, Chief i:ia.rshall reported on his attendance at the Convention of Police Chiefs and than"-.ed t'iie Alde r._iei-i for ::iaki_Zg it possible for hia to attend. The :_Za.tter of installin a new, traffic light near ti..e schools at Buffalo & Albany Sts. ,z-:a.s referred a:i th D o-,.-er to the Police Dept. Coma_.. V U . On aotio-a :meeting; adj ourn(�d. 14ity Clerk_