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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1963_12_18 Town Board Minutes 27 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD ON DECEMBER 18, 1963 IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIREHOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. t CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8:15 p. m. ROLL CALL Present: Supervisor Burchell Councilman Kane Councilman Brush Councilwoman Helwig Councilman Cook Absent: None Also Present: Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Delius - Town Attorney Mrs. Brewer - Secretary Mr. Altieri - Town Accountant APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the regular meeting of November 6, 1963 were approved as corrected. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business to come before the meeting. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business to come before the meeting. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Notice of Meeting - Zoning Board, Village of Larchmont Upon the Attorney's advice that the matters to be heard by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Larchmont this evening were of no concern to the Town therefore requiring no action by this Board, the notice was ordered received and filed. 2. Letter from County Health Department re Public Swimming Pools For informational purposes, the Clerk read a com- munication addressed to the Board by the County Health -1- 29 Department under date of December 11, 1963 advising that plans for public swimming pools must be sub- mitted to and approved by the County Health Depart- ment prior to local approval and issuance of building permit, which was herewith ordered received and filed for the record. 3. Public Service Commission Notices (Con Edison Rates and Charges) Notices from the Public Service Commission re- ferring to Con Edison's application on rates and charges for electric service were herewith pre- sented and referred to the attention of the Town Attorney. Upon his advice, the notice pertaining to electric service postponing action until May of 1964 was or- dered received and filed, and the other pertaining to gas service was deferred to the January 2nd meeting. REPORTS The Town Clerk -- The Clerk presented the following reports which were or- dered received and filed: Town Clerk's Report for the month of November, 1963. Report of the Westchester Shore Humane Society, Inc. for the month of November, 1963. Report of Receipts & Disbursements, Town of Ma- maroneck, for the period from January 1st through October 31st, 1963. The Supervisor -- 1. Assessment of Railroad Property The Supervisor reported that the Attorney, the Assessor, the Tax Receiver and he met with Senator Meighan and As- semblyman Gioffre yesterday morning in his office to dis- cuss the problem created by legislation enacted in 1963 requiring full assessment of the bankrupt New Haven's previously exempt property and subsequent obligatory pay- ment of School and County taxes whether collected or not. He also presented for the record, copy of a letterwhich he had addressed to Senator Meighan and Assemblyman Gioffre at their suggestion, with copies to the County Ex- ecutive and the Mayors and Supervisors of the cities and towns affected, reviewing the situation and requesting that everything possible be done to achieve legistation this year providing for the continuation of exemption during such time as the railroad does not pay taxes and the collection thereof is virtually unenforceable. -2- 31 2. Tribute - Mr. Cook, Mr. Delius and Judge Baxter The Supervisor noted that this would be the last Town Board meeting to be attended by Councilman Cook and Attorney Delius who, together with Judge Baxter, were retiring from office on December 31st of this year. He paid high tribute to each, praising their outstand- ing service to the community, and recommended that the Board's appreciation be memorialized by resolu- tions duly recorded in the official proceedings of this Board. Whereupon, following an expression of tribute and commendation to each of their colleagues by the mem- bers of the Board, on motion unanimously offered, seconded and adopted with the exception of Councilman Cook who abstained from voting on the resolution adop- ted in appreciation to him, the following resolutions were adopted: To Councilman Cook -- WHEREAS, Joseph W. Cook, Jr. is retiring from the office of Town Councilman of the Town of Ma- maroneck on December 31, 1963; and WHEREAS, during his tenure of office, Mr. Cook has served the Town with diligence and rare per- ception, contributing his valuable knowledge of municipal planning and excellent understanding of business procedures to all aspects of Town ad- ministration; and WHEREAS, he has shown himself to be an able leader, ever mindful of the welfare of the resi- dents of the Town and acting at all times in their best interests; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, heartily congratulates Mr. Cook on his distinguished service to this Board and the Town of Mamaroneck, and ex- presses its deep appreciation to him; and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting as a public record in tribute to -- Joseph W . Cook , Jr . and that a copy thereof be presented to him as a memento of this Board's esteem and an expres- sion of gratitude from the entire community. -3- 33 To Attorney Delius -- WHEREAS, John L. Delius is retiring from office as the Town Attorney of the Town of Mamaroneck on December 31, 1963; and WHEREAS, Mr. Delius has served this govern- ment and the people of this community as Town Attorney for the past thirty years with diligence, loyalty and great competence; and WHEREAS, his contributions in the field of Mu- nicipal Law as President of the Association of Towns of the State of New York, Chairman of the Municipal Section of the New York State Bar As- sociation and Counsel to the New York State Joint Legislative Committee to Study Town and Village Government have earned him a singular recognition throughout the County of Westchester and the State of New York; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, heartily congratulates Mr. Delius on his many distinguished achieve- ments, and expresses its deep appreciation of his long and outstanding service to the Town of Mamaroneck; and be it further RESOLVED , that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting as a public record in tribute to -- John L . Delius and that a copy thereof be presented to him as a memento of this Board's esteem and an expres- sion of gratitude from the entire community. To Judge Baxter -- WHEREAS, Charles M. Baxter, Jr. is retiring from office as Justice of the Peace of the Town of Mamaroneck on December 31, 1963; and WHEREAS, Judge Baxter has also served this government and the people of this community as Town Attorney from 1911 to 1916, and as Chair- man of both the 275th and 300th Anniversaries of the Purchase of Mamaroneck; and WHEREAS, during the more than fifty years he has devoted to public service, he has given un- stintingly of his time and effort and has shown himself to be a leader of great ability, broad vision and wisdom; -4- 35 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board, the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, heartily congratulates Judge Baxter on his distinguished service to the Town, and expresses its deep appreciation of his many and significant contributions to the community; and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting as a public record in tribute to -- Judge Charles M . Baxter , Jr . and that a copy thereof be presented to him as a memento of this Board's esteem and an expres- sion of gratitude from the entire community. Councilman Cook and Mr. Delius expressed their thanks to the Board, both stating that it had been their pleasure and a privilege to work and serve with this Board. Councilman Kane -- 1. Proposed Expansion of Incinerator facilities L (Application for Federal Loan) With regard to the proposed expansion of the Incinerator facilities, Councilman Kane presented for the Board's consideration, a memorandum addressed to the Board by the Engineer submitting a draft of the resolution required to apply for a federal interest-free loan to finance the cost of the plans for such expansion. Following discussion, during which item #4 of the sub- ject resolution was questioned, and the Supervisor re- ported that the Board of Supervisors was presently under- taking a study of rubbish disposal on a County-wide basis with report due in March, it was directed that since the Engineer was absent, action in this matter be deferred to the January 2nd meeting. Councilman Kane, at this time and in connection with the subject of rubbish disposal, brought to the Board's attention the fact that he had been approached by Mr. Bisceglia with regard to selling to the Town a piece of property lying in the rear of Pheasant Run. This land , if purchased by the Town, he stated he thought would make an excellent second site for a land-fill operation upon completion of such operation at the Hommocks. Councilman Cook stated that he concurred with Council- man Kane's thinking and recommended that the matter be given serious consideration, particularly if the purchase of acreage for land-fill might avoid costly Incinerator expansion. -5- 3'7 Whereupon with the Board's agreement, the Supervisor requested Councilman Kane to proceed in this matter, as- certaining the size and price of the property in question, appraisal if necessary, etc. , reporting to the Board as soon as he obtained the necessary information. Councilwoman Helwig -- 1. Skating at Memorial Park For informational purposes, Councilwoman Helwig presented a memorandum addressed to the Board by the Superintendent of Recreation under today's date re- garding conditions for skating which was herewith or- dered received and filed for the record. 2. Noise Abatement Councilwoman Helwig presented a copy of an article with regard to noise tests from the current issue of "Fleet Owner" magazine, which was herewith ordered received and filed for the record. 3. Cross County Lands Councilwoman Helwig advised the Board that the National Audubon survey team had brought to attention the destruc- tion of trees, bushes, etc. wrought in the Cross County Lands and the need for protection of this property. Pursu- ant thereto, she reported that the Attorney and she had looked over both the General and Park Ordinances, finding that only the Park Ordinances afforded complete protec- tion and advising that it would therefore be necessary to either revise the General Ordinances so as to provide the needed protection or make the Park Ordinances apply to the subject property. She further reported that the Attorney recommended further study and possible enactment of a new law pro- viding for the posting of prohibitions at entrances to the property and for the enforcement thereof. Councilman Brush -- Councilman Brush stated that he had no report other than that pertaining to Fire matters. Councilman Cook -- 1. Elkind Property Councilman Cook requested that the Board give serious -6- .s consideration to a request before the Village of Mamar- oneck for down-zoning of the Elkind property so as to permit the erection of a multiple dwelling if and when it reached a public hearing, stating that he, as a resi- dent of this community, felt strongly that if such a change in zoning were permitted, it would be greatly detrimental to the Town as well as to the Village. 2. Attendance of Ben Brush, Jr. Councilman Cook called attention to the presence of young Ben Brush, Jr. - son of Councilman Brush, who was greeted and welcomed by the Board. The Town Attorney -- The Attorney stated that he had no report at this time. The Engineer -- There was no report in the Engineer's absence. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Kennedy Memorial Councilwoman Helwig announced that the Boy Scouts would show a movie of the late President's travels in Germany at a Memorial Service to be held at the Jun- ior High School on Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock, to which the public was cordially invited. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:15 p, m. , to reconvene on January 2nd, 1964. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners was con- vened immediately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting. 1. Claims Commissioner Brush presented for payment the Fire Department claims as audited by the Comptroller and approved by the Fire Chief, and thereupon on his mo- tion, which was seconded by Commissioner Cook, it was unanimously -7- 41 RESOLVED, that the following Fire Department claims as audited by the Comptroller and ap- proved by the Fire Chief are approved, and the Supervisor and Comptroller are authorized to pay the same out of the Fire Department budget: Atlantic Service $ 10. 00 Byram Veterans Ass'n. Inc. 175. 00 Chatsworth Oil Co. 151. 72 t Con Edison 61. 60 r`W William B. Lemon 57. 00 N. Y. Telephone Co. 96. 53 Plaza Pharmacy 13. 88 $ 565. 73 2. Reports There were no reports to be presented. 3. Communications There were no communications to be presented at this time. 4. Other Business 1. Fire Inspections The Chief briefly reported on inspections at Bonnie Briar - Winged Foot - the hydrant in the Deerfield Lane area, etc. , stating that all were in order. Z. Christmas Decorations The Supervisor commended the Fire Depart- ment on the beautiful decorations at the Fire house. 5. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made and seconded, it was declared adjourned at 9:20 p. m. , to reconvene on January 2nd, 1964. To Cle -8-