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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961_04_12 Town Board Minutes NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TOWN BOARD TOWN OF MAMARONECK, N. Y. Pursuant to Section 62 of the Town Law, I hereby call a special meeting of the Town Board, to be held in the Council Room of the Weaver Street Firehouse, Weaver Street, Town of Mamaroneck, at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday evening, April 12th, 1961, for the purpose of appointing a Councilman, __. awarding bid for the purchase of a new Sanitation Department truck, and such other matters as may come before the meeting. George D. urchell Supervisor Dated. April 6th, 1961 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HIELD APRIL 12th, 1961, IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIREHOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. ROLL CALL Presents Supervisor Burchell Councilman Kane Councilman Brush Councilwoman Helwig Absent. None Also Presents Mr, Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Delius - Town Attorney Mr. Kellogg - Town Engineer Mrs. Brewer - Secretary CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8.30 p.m, in ac- cordance with the notice of meeting issued pursuant to Section 62 of the Town Law, and the waiver of notice, which are ap- pended hereto for the record. He stated that this meeting had been called for the purpose of appointing a Councilman, awarding the bid for the purchase of a new Sanitation Truck, and considering such other matters as might come before the Board, and therewith proceeded with the first order of business. 1. Appointment of Councilman The Supervisor stated that it was his pleasure this evening to place in candidacy for the office of Town Councilman, the name of Joseph W. Cook, Jr. , of 1000 Graecen Point Road, Village of Mamaroneck. He presented a resume of Mr. Cook's background and exper- ience, remarking that he felt the Town fortunate to have a person of Mr. Cook's qualifications and abilities available and willing to serve in this post. Whereupon, following the hearty endorsement of the Super- visor's remarks by Councilman Kane, Councilman Brush, and Councilwoman Helwig, Councilman Kane recommended the appointment of Mr. Cook as Town Councilman, to be ef- fective as of this date, and on his motion, which was sec- onded by Councilman Brush and Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED, that Joseph W. Cook, Jr. of 1000 Graecen Point Road, Village of Mamaroneck, be and he hereby is appointed Councilman of the Town of Mamaroneck, to serve for the un- expired term of office occasioned by the resig- nation of Councilman B. J. Santoro, or until December 31st, 1964. Following this appointment and in line with the Board's policy of designating each of the Councilmen as liaison to certain of the departments and commissions, the Supervisor announced the following committee assignments. Councilman Kane - Finance Public Works Councilman Brush - Fire Insurance Police Councilwoman Helwig - Parks Recreation Councilman Cook - Civil Defense Miscellaneous Affairs Planning Z. Award of Bid--Purchase of Sanitation Truck With reference to the bids for the Sanitation Truck, which had been opened and referred to the Engineer for investigation and study at the March 15th meeting, the Supervisor reported that the Engineer recommended that the truck be purchased from Flinn Motor Corp„ the low bidder, in accordance with mem- oranda addressed by the Engineer to the Town Board and At- torney under date of March 24th, which were presented and ordered received and placed on file. Whereupon, in accordance with this recommendation, on mo- tion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby accepts the bid of Flinn Motor Corp. , the low bidder, to furnish one (1) new Sanitation Truck to the Town of Ma- maroneck for the sum of $10, 997.83, less trade-in allowance of $500. 00, or for the net price of $10, 497, 83; said truck to comply in all respects with the specifications on file in the Town of Ma- maroneck Offices at 158 West Post Road, Ma- maroneck, New York. 3. Purchase of Gasoline Upon presentation of a memorandum from the Comptroller requesting authorization to purchase gasoline for the Town at the State Contract prices, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby authorizes the pur- chase of gasoline as required by the Town of Mamaro- neck from Socony Mobil Oil Company, Mount Vernon in accordance with the contract awarded to Socony by the State of New York for the period from April 1st, 1961 through March 31st, 1962, at the prices set forth in the said contract - . 1102 per gallon for Reg- ular and . 1352 per gallon for High Test. 0 4. Gift--Larchmont-Mamar one ck Youth Club Councilwoman Helwig reported to the Board that the ar- rangements necessary for the transferral of funds from the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Youth Club, Inc. to the Recreation Commission had been completed, and pre- sented a letter, addressed to the Council by the Com- mission under today's date, recommending that the Board accept the gift for the Commission, which was ordered received and filed herewith. Whereupon, on her motion, which was seconded by Councilman Kane, the following resolution was adopted unanimously, and the Supervisor directed to write the Youth Club on behalf of the Board and the residents of the community, expressing the Town's gratitude and ap- preciation for this gift. WHEREAS, the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Youth Club, Inc. , has made an offer to turn over and transfer to the Recreation Commission of the Town of Mamaro- neck funds and assets remaining in its hands for a total of $6, 821. 61 with interest; and WHEREAS, such offer has been approved by an order of the Supreme Court signed by the Honorable Leonard J. Supple, one of the Justices of that court, and dated March 22, 1961, which, in part, provides as follows: Ordered that the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Youth Club, Inc. , be and hereby is permitted to turn - over and transfer all of its funds and the assets in its possession to the Recreation Commission of the Town of Mamaroneck, to be deposited by said Recreation Commission in a special ac- count in the name of the Town of Mamaroneck, to be used by said Recreation Commission for recreation for the teenagers of the Town of Ma- maroneck and for no other purpose and in addi- tion to and not as a reduction of the budgeted amount at any one time for said recreation for said teenagers; and WHEREAS, the Recreation Commission of the Town of Mamaroneck has recommended to this Board the ac- ceptance of such sum upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the order above quoted; and WHEREAS, the Town Board is willing to accept this of- fer, pursuant to Section 64, Subdivision 8 of the Town Law, and Section 244-a of the General Municipal Law; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board hereby accepts the gift of $6, 821. 61 with interest from the Larchmont-Mamaro- neck Youth Club, Inc. , upon the condition that it be used for recreation for the teenagers of the Town of Mamaroneck as recommended by the Recreation Com- mission, and for no other purpose and as a special agency or trust account and not as a reduction of the amount budgeted for recreation purposes; and it is further RESOLVED, that such agency or trust account shall be shown as a separate account and not as part of the general Town funds, to be disbursed upon authoriza- tion or resolution of the Town Board from time to time as the Town Board may hereafter provide, such separate account to be in the County Trust Company. 5, Adoption of Resolution in Honor of Dr, T. James Ahern In accord with a request to this Board that a resolution be adopted by it in honor of Dr, T. James Ahern, Superin- tendent of Schools, for inclusion in a book of such resolu- tions to be presented to Dr. Ahern at a community-wide reception prior to his leaving the community when his resignation is effective at the close of the school year, on motion by Councilwoman Helwig and seconded by Council- man Kane, the following resolution was adopted unani- mously to be forwarded to the Committee in charge of the reception: WHEREAS, Dr, T. James Ahern has served the people of the Union Free School District No, 1, Town of Ma- maroneck, as Director of Athletics, as Principal of the High School, and, for the past twenty years, as Super- intendent of Schools; and WHEREAS, during his twenty-five years of devoted ser- vice, he has shown himself to be a leader of great abil- ity, warm understanding and broad vision and wisdom; and WHEREAS, his contributions to education have been recognized not only in this community but in the State and throughout the United States; NOW$ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board congratulates Dr. T. James Ahern on his distinguished achievements in the field of education, and expresses its appreciation of the vital ser- vices he has rendered to the people of this community, and most particularly to the children of the school district; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board extends its warm- est best wishes to Dr. Ahern for his success, satisfac- tion and happiness in all future endeavors; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Ahern as a memento of this Board's es- teem and an expression of the community's gratitude. 6. Publication of Annual Fiscal Report Upon presentation of a request that the Board authorize the publication of the Annual Report of the Supervisor for the year 1960, it was, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, unanimously RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and he here- by is authorized to publish in the official news- paper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, the Annual Report of the Supervisor for the Town of Mamaroneck for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31st, 1960, 7, Cancellation of Bond No, 251, 372 - G. B. & E.M. Realty Corp, (Split Tree Road) The Attorney reported that the improvements in Split Tree Road had been completed and therefore recommended that Bond No, 251, 372 of the G. B. & E. M. Realty Corp, and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, covering same, be cancelled. Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Brush and seconded by Councilwoman Helwig, it was unanimously RESOLVED that Bond No, 251, 372 of the Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, in the sum of $3, 000, 00, dated November 11th, 1955, insur- ing G. B. & E.M. Realty Corp, for the performance of certain improvements on Split Tree Road in the Town of Mamaroneck, be cancelled, 8, County License No, 61-3 The Attorney requested that the Supervisor be authorized to sign the license granted to the Town by the County for in- stallation of sewer, storm drain and water main under and accross Parcel 13, Sheet 13, Cross County Parkway, and thereupon, on motion by Councilman Kane and seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized to sign License No, 61-3, granted to the Town of Mamaroneck,by the Westchester County Park Commission for construction of an eight (8) inch sewer, a twelve (12) inch storm drain and a six (6.) inch water main under and across lands of The ounty of Westchester, known as Parcel 13, Sheet 13 on a map entitled, "Westchester County Park Commission Map of Lands to. be Acquired for the Cross County Parkway Westchester County N.Y. The above referred to license or easement was granted to the Town at its request to the County Park Commission in connection with the application of Anthony J. Vileno, Pres- ident of Briar Del Homes No, II Corp„ for installation of a water main in Hidden Green Lane, 9. Notices of Public Hearings - New Rochelle, Larchmont Upon the Attorney's report that the applications to be heard at public hearings before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of New Rochelle and Village of Larchmont did not affect the Town, the notices for said hearings, which had been referred to the Attorney and were presented here- with, were ordered received and placed on file, 10, Report - "Collusive Bidding, Electric Equipment" The Town Engineer, to whom the matter of any possible affect of the recent "collusive bidding" by electric com- panies might have had on purchases of electrical items by the Town, reported that following a study and inves- tigation, he could not find any purchase by the Town af- fected by such bidding, 11. Request for Pumping Station Building, Dillon Park The Supervisor informed the Board that the Town had presented its request to the County for the acquisition of the little stone building located in Dillon Park near the "Doherty" property" for recreational use since it was no longer used as a pumping station by the West- chester County Sanitary Sewer Commission, He further stated that he had been advised that the re- quest was presently under consideration but that he had received no further word as of this date, - 12, Application for State Aid - Recreation Project Councilwoman Helwig presented for approval the Rec- reation Project Application to the New York State Youth Commission for State Aid, and on her motion, which was seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby approves the Recreation Project Application to the New York State Youth Commission, requesting State Aid in the amount of $1, 911, 00 for the period from June 1, 1961 to May 31, 1962, 13, Investment of Surplus Funds In connection with the investment of surplus funds auth- orized at the April 5th meeting, the Comptroller re- ported that all four Town depositories had bid the same rate of interest, namely 31o, and therefore recom- mended that the funds be invested as follows. to the County Trust Company - $200, 000, and to each of the other depositories - $100, 000. The Board approved this recommendation and directed the Comptroller to so proceed, i 14. Letter to Mr, Santoro For the Board's information, the Supervisor read a copy of the letter he had written to Mr. Santoro on behalf of the Board, expressing its deep regret at his loss, and the ap- preciation and thanks of the Board and the residents of the community for his gracious gift to the Town. 15. Informal Meeting, April 16th At Councilman Kane's suggestion, in view of the fact that the Supervisor was leaving on vacation on Monday and therefore not present to greet the newly-appointed Council- man at the next meeting, the members of the Board ar- ranged to meet informally on Sunday evening to welcome Mr. Cook to the Board. 16. Acquisition of Surplus County-owned Lands In connection with the matter of acquiring the so-called surplus County-owned lands lying within the Town of Ma- maroneck, the Supervisor reported, for the Board's in- formation, that at the request of the Subcommittee of the Budget Committee of the Board of Supervisors, he had appeared personally before that Committee this afternoon to submit the Town's formal request for such properties, designating in this request, each parcel individually and stating its proposed use. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 9.20 p.m. T C erk