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Home My WebLink About022331 CC Min ~ .2.2,6, City of West University Place. Monda:}' February 23rd.? 1931 COllilCil Chambe~,City Hall. Regular Meeting. City Oow~ission convened in regular session at the hour of 8 P. M. Called to order by Mayor Schlesinger with both conllnis sioners and the Oity Xecretary in attendance. r. Minutes of the previous meeting reading dispensed with: Mr. C.B. Milledge, Certified Public Accountant, was present at the meeting and s:L1.bmitted to the body his Audit report of the City's affairs embracing the period from Mar ch 19th 1930 the date of his last check up to and including January 3lst, 1931.Copies of t:q.e re- port furnished to each of,the several City Officials.. Mr. ~'I.[illeC\ge foun,d ~A-e ~ccounts of the Oity complete and in good or- der and allJ..books' p~ted up to January 3lst, 1931. The tax rolls both current and deling e~t were said to be in better shape than he had ever foruLd them at periud previuusly. The reportssates t ~a careful check of all cash receipts and dis- bursements was made" flthe Auditor up to and including the Cash on hand as. of February .a~Jih, 19:?1. All having been propoerly accounted for and 'deposi ted ~r1 t1l:e banks and. 'that all disbursements" made have been on due authorJ. ty .Gf the counc1.1. o. After due consideration ~y the Mayor and commissioners, the follow~ ing motion was' mad'e: .., . ". "'I JllIotion by Oommi ssi oner Plum1;>, duly seconded by Commissioner; Walling that the report of Mr. C'..:::F'~Jy1i11ege, Oertified Public Accountant, . be approved and accepted from pages 1 to 10 inclusive, or all of the report exclusive of the budget recommendations'which areto.be analtzed fur~her by the officials and soma definite recommenda- tions,adopted at a later meeting. ' Voting Aye: Commissioners Walling & Plumb. NOS,NONE. ''i;. (\ The Tax Collector, was a.uthorized by the adopting ot: the Audiilor' s report to opEm an account as Tax Collector and to report each month to the council SQ that a proper distribJ?~tion -of the.. SualtS, thus de- posited may 'be ordered, such as a transfer of the money to the general and siatting funds of. the City. , Tax Collecto,r submitted a complete copy of the delinquent roll .for the year 1930;, with recommendation that it be turned over to the City Attorney, R.. :kt. Bonfield for, ,collection if agr~eable to the. . Commission. " ., :Motion made by Cornrllissidher, Plumb and duly seconded by Commissioner Walling that the Tax co1~c,tor turp. oyer to .Mr. R a L.. Sonfie,ld the .'said d,elinquen t roll for~&.year1930 a.nd. to put tha.t. gentle:man Ul1.- der a $10,000.00 bond a ~tJ.,:~~~ to r~quire from the Cit>y A.ttorney a semi-monthly report a ~u.lar intervals showing all ~:e>lle.ctions together with remittance . su.ch amoBEs to the Taxi Go,l~eetoJ? at that time. These reports to c.;l'orward at these specifici~'(j.eJ?va.ls whether any collections h "e.k\been made or' not. If no collections, so sta~e in ,the report. &' V0t~ng.Aye: GCninnis sioners Walling & Plumb.. NOS NON;E. (~'I '--- ;;.1:- M~~br Schlesinger asked for a motion authorizing. t):ie Mayor and >'~9fty t>ecretaryto pa,y out of the, I? inking ,fvnd., the sum ofJ15,;236. 77 .', Principal and interest due March 1st, 1931 ()n $q55,OOO. ...5/~ Bonds . 1'8 SU$ .th;roUgh . cent]?&J hanover. bank and tnu~t~Ul" .n~'\jll Jf.:q~~~~ ',d'. ~ :7\ o "fJ ~ ~ (- (/ ( \ (Continued from P. 226..) 227 Motion mad.e by COI1:n:-:issioner ';;)allii:g and dulJ secOY:ded by Corrt- missioner Plu~ili that the Mayor and Secretary be authorized to pay the smm of $15,236.77 OUD of the City oinking fund by New York Exchange to the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Company to . retire the principal and interest due March 1st 1931 on the $355,000.00 issue 5.~ funding bonds. Voting Aye: Com~issioners Plill~b& Walling. NOS HONE. Engineer Raffert~ in response to request of the Convnission submit- ted result of his invest:Lgation in connection with sa.nitary sew- er on Rutgers Ave, running 'north from University Blvd to serve University Park.., together with estimate for said proposed sewer line in the'Second addition from, University Blvd to Georgetown 8t on Rutgers Street in the sum of $3137 ~O. 11.'11e: Engine'er recommends that the line be ~~~ replaced"as.per estima~e above subnitted.. Motion made by Commissioner Plurrib and duly seconded by Cormnissioner Walling that the estimate as su~tted be approved, sUbject to fu- ture proposals~at such time as the project can be financed. ' - , $t. . Complaint of unsanitary condition due to .'~ e~Y ground toilets and. a cesspool was brought to attention of C .'lp..~'il b., Officer MCKeo1Jvri. Cesspool on property Mr Foster on Belmo ~~e and toilets of Mr Huff and Holtmar<facing Vanderbilt in ;: ~rear of said. property. _ Mayor Schlesinger instructed the oecre~~~y to call attention of our City Attorney Mr. R. L. Bonfield to these conditions, have him look up ordinances and. advise what procedure should be followed. . requesting that he do not delay in the matter. There being no further business bef'ore the meeting on regular mo- tion duly seconded the same was declared by the mayor adjourned. Voting Aye: . Comrnissioners Walling & Plurab. NOS NONE. Approved, ~ ~ ~ayor. ~fi! Attest: >.. .~, ;/1 .1-'> . t- .