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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1958_09_17 Town Board Minutes C MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK, HELD SEPTEMBER 17, 1958, IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE WEAVER STREET FIREHOUSE, WEAVER STREET, TOWN OF MAMARONECK. CALL TO ORDER The Supervisor called the meeting to order at 8.15 p.m. PRESENT: Supervisor Burchell Councilman Brush Councilman Kane Councilman Waterman Councilman Santoro ABSENT. None ALSO PRESENT. Mr. Gronberg - Town Clerk Mr. Delius - Town Attorney Mr. Friedlander - Town Engineer Mr. Finson Accountant Mrs. Brewer - Secretary APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular meeting of August 6th, 1958, were ap- proved as submitted and the minutes of the special meeting of August 21st, 1958, were approved as corrected. OLD BUSINESS 1. Report--Zoning Violation, Badger Camp The Attorney reported that he had obtained some of the needed information with regard to the operation of the Club but was waiting the receipt of further information and therefore re- quested that this matter again be carried over to the next meeting. 2. Report--Request of S. & N. Auto Services, Inc. In connection with this request, which matter was carried over from the last meeting of the Board, the Clerk read a memo- randum submitted by the Town Engineer under date of Septem- ber 16th, prepared in accordance with the Board's directionand outlining the conditions to be met by S. & N. before the Board could grant request to use a portion of Van Guilder Street as an entrance to a future gas station, which was received and filed with the Town Clerk. The Board directed the Town Attorney to communicate with the i I n Attorney for S. & N. , Judge Sirlin, notifying him of the conditions stated in the memorandum and enclosing there- with a blue print to be prepared by the Town Engineer and to be attached to any proposed agreement, 3. Request for Erection of Fence--Klaas von Heel In connection with the request of Klaas von Heel for permis- sion to erect a fence around a swimming pool on his property located at 1032 Old White Plains Road, Town, presented at the last meeting of the Board, after the Clerk stated that he had not received any objections to the request and the mem- bers of the Board stated that they had viewed the site of the proposed fence, on motion by Councilman Waterman, sec- onded by Councilman Santoro, the following resolution was unanimously adopted; WHEREAS, Klaas von Heel of 1032 Old White Plains Road, Town of Mamaroneck, heretofore requested a permit for the erection of a 616" closely woven rustic picket fence around a swimming pool on his property at the above address and known as Block 346 - Parcel 228 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Ma- maroneck; and WHEREAS, the Building Inspector refused to grant such permit on the ground that construction or erec- tion of such fence violated the provisions of Section 112, Article 21 of the Building Code; and WHEREAS, Mr, von Heel has appealed to this Board for modification of the Building Inspector's decision pursuant to Section 23, Article I of the Building Code so as to allow erection of said fence; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that permission is granted to Klaas von Heel to erect a 6 16" closely woven rustic picket fence around a swimming pool on his property located at I032 Old White Plains Road, Town of Mamaroneck, and known as Block 346 - Parcel 228 on the Assess- ment Map of the Town of Mamaroneck. The Board directed the Clerk to so notify Mr. von Heel. NEW BUSINESS 1. Authorization--Registration Notice The Clerk requested a resolution authorizing the publication of the regular Registration Notice in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, and on mo- tion by Councilman Santoro, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that, in accordance with the provi- sions of Section 76 of the Election Law, a no- tice be published in the official newspaper of the Town of Mamaroneck, The Daily Times, on October 3rd and 10th, 1958 giving a list of the places of registration in the Town of Mamaro- neck, a statement of the days and hours of registration, and a brief description of each registration district in the Town, Z. Authorization of Salary Increment--Frank Silvestri, Police Patrolman The Clerk requested a resolution authorizing salary increment for Frank Silvestri, Police Patrolman, in accordance with the request of the Town Accountant, and on motion by Councilman Waterman, seconded by Councilman Brush, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby authorizes a salary increment of $150. 00 per annum (from $5, 320, 00 to $5, 470. 00) for Police Patrolman Frank Silvestri, Town of Mamaroneck Police Department, to be effective as of October 1st, 1958, and in accordance with the Compensa- tion Plan of the Town of Mamaroneck. COMMUNICATIONS 1, Zoning Violation, Myrtle Boulevard--Mary B. Doyle The Clerk read a letter written by Mrs. Mary B. Doyle of 69 Myrtle Boulevard, Town, dated September 2nd, 1958, re- questing removal of a vegetable stand on property at 81 Myrtle Boulevard prohibited under the Town Zoning Ordinance. The Board , after hearing Mrs. Doyle who was present, dir- ected the Town Attorney to notify the owner of the property at 81 Myrtle Boulevard that such use was in violation of the Zon- ing Ordinance and to request immediate discontinuance. It was also brought to the Board's attention that another vege- table stand existed at 93 Myrtle Boulevard and the Attorney was directed to also communicate with the owner of said property to the same effect. Z. Zoning Violation, Badger Camp--Louis C. Smith, Jr. The Clerk read a letter written by Louis C. Smith, Jr. of 39 --- Barnum Road, Town, under date of September 4, 1958, re- questing decision in the matter of a zoning violation by Badger Camp as promptly as possible. This matter was reported on by the Attorney earlier in the agenda. 3. Zoning Violation--Richard Tannous The Clerk read a letter addressed to the Town Council by Richard Tannous under date of September 9th, 1958, in connection with the complaint registered on the height of the wall installed on his property and advised that steps would be taken to fill the land so that the height of said wall would comply with the ordinance. The Board ordered the communication received and filed and directed the Town Engineer to follow-up on this matter, 4. Request for Installation of Street Light--Blossom Terrace The Clerk read a letter, dated September 10th, 1958 and ad- dressed to the Town Board by Thomas P. Santoro of ZZ Blossom Terrace, Town, requesting the installation of a street light at the dead-end of Blossom Terrace and pre- sented the following report submitted by the Superintendent of Highways under date of September Ilthe "It is my recommendation that a new 1000 Lumen street light be installed at the east end of Blossom Terrace, Estimated cost for materials and labor is approximately $85. There is money available in the budget." Whereupon, on motion by Councilman Santoro, seconded by Councilman Waterman, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Superintendent of Highways be and he hereby is authorized to install a 1000 Lumen street light at the east end of Blossom Terrace, Town of Mamaroneck, at a cost not to exceed the sum of $85. 00. The Clerk was directed to notify Mr. Santoro to this effect. 5. Cancellation of Lease on Town-owned Property--Bose & Parker The Clerk read the following letter written by Bose & Parker Motor Corporation under date of August 30th, 19588 "Due to present business conditions we have no further use of the premises on Boston Post Road which we rent from you for the storage of automobiles. We wish to terminate the lease and vacate the premises in accordance with the terms of the agreement which makes same null and void upon 30 days notice. Enclosed is the final rent check for $50. " The Town Attorney reported that this lease ran on a year-to- year basis and that Mr, Rudolph Novack, who occupied a por- 4" tion of this property with the permission of the lessee, was present and wished to address the Board in connection with the matter. The Board, after hearing Mr. Novack who spoke at some length and in great detail regarding his use of the property, advised Mr. Novack that the Board would confer furtherwith him following an inspection of the property in question. 6. Notice of Approval (Orienta Bus Lines, Inc. )--Public Service Commission The Clerk presented a notice from the Public Service Com- mission granting permission and approval to the petition of Orienta Bus Lines, Inc, for a certificate of public conven- ience and necessity for the temporary operation of a school bus route in the Village of Mamaroneck and the Town of Mamaroneck, which was received and filed. COMMUNICATIONS NOT ON AGENDA (1) Notice of Public Hearing--Village of Larchmont The Clerk presented a notice of public hearing by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont on October 6, 1958 to consider applications for sign variances, which was received and placed on file. (2) Request from Larchmont Post Office The Clerk read a letter addressed to the Supervisor by the Postmaster of the Larchmont Post Office, Paul A. Lane, under date of September 15th, 1958, requesting approval of the an- choring of all street letter boxes located on Town-owned prop- erty as per diagram of the several methods of anchoring there- with enclosed. The Board directed the Town Engineer to communicate with Mr. Lane in order to ascertain the location of said boxes so that a plan showing same could be submitted to the Board prior to approval of this request. (3) Communication from Superintendent of Schools The Clerk read the following letter addressed to the Supervisor under date of September 10th, 1958 by the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. T. James Ahern: "The Board of Education wishes to express to you its deep appreciation of your kindness in arranging with the State Thruway Authority for the use of the Weaver Streetbridge by our school children. Not a single complaint has come to this office concerning o '�. the arrangement so that you may be sure a very good job has been done, The Board realizes the very deep interest that the Su- pervisor and the Town Board have in the schools and is delighted with the cooperation received from their hands. " The Board expressed its pleasure and directed that the com- munication be received and filed, (4) Affidavits of Publication and Posting of Resolution The Clerk presented affidavit of publication of the Notice of Adoption of Resolution subject to permissive referendum for sale of premises on Forest Avenue known as Block 220, Parcel 443 on the Tax Assessment Map of the Town of Ma- maroneck, in the official newspaper of the Town, The Daily Times, on September 11th, 1958, and affidavit of posting of said resolution in five public places located within said Town on the 11th day of September, 1958. (5) Official Bus Schedule--W. Fordham Transportation Corp, The Clerk,presented the new official bus schedule, effective September 15th, 1958, for the W. Fordham buses, which was received and placed on file. REPORTS The Clerk advised that there were no reports to be submitted at this meeting. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR (1) Excess Property--Thruway Authority The Supervisor reported that in accordance with the Board's direction, he had notifed the Thruway Authority of the Town's interest in the acquisition for a municipal purpose of certain parcels of property located on the south side of Myrtle Boule- vard, just west of Chatsworth Avenue, acquired by the Thru- way and now possibly excess, and of reply received under date of September 15th advising that should said property be determined excess, the matter of the Townes desire to ac- quire same would be referred to the Authority Board for its consideration and decision. The Board directed that this correspondence be received and filed with the Town Clerk. (2) Westchester Joint Water Works--Board of Trustees Meeting The Supervisor reported that decision in the matter of the s� Soundview Woods, Inc, action had been deferred due to the abs ence of Supervisor Sulla, REPORTS OF THE COUNCILMEN Councilman Brush-- (1) Park Board Meeting Councilman Brush reported that the Park Board met last evening and spent considerable time in discussing the budget for the coming year with great consideration and deliberation as to what would be needed to restore the various parks destroyed by Thruway construction, In this connection, the Supervisor advised that he was in communication with Attorney General Lefkowitz with re- gard to whether or not certain park property acquired by the Thruway was compensible and that he was hopeful that a conference on this matter would be set-up by the end of this week, Councilman Kane-- (1) Apportionments Councilman Kane presented the following petitions received from the Assessor for the correction of the assessment roll so as to permit the apportionment of taxes, and on mo- tion by him and seconded by Councilman Brush, the follow- ing resolution was unanimously adopted- WHEREAS, the Assessor has presented petitions for the correction of the assessment roll for certain years, pursuant to the provisions of Section 557, Ar- ticle 16 of the Westchester County Administrative Code, known as the Westchester County Tax Law; and WHEREAS, after due consideration, this Board finds it desirable to grant said petitions for the correction of said assessment rolls NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1957, School taxes of 1958, which shows property now appearing on the roll as follows: Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 225 450 Soundview Woods Inc $ 26, 000 $ 18,400 $ 44,400 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provi- sions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Y ' Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 225 450 Soundview Woods Inc $ 23, 000 $ $ 23, 000 225 809 Peter Shuebruk 500 500 225 835 Soundview Woods Inc 500 500 225 845 Gerald B. Franklin & W 500 500 225 984 Property Investors Inc 500 18, 400 18, 900 225 2000 Soundview Woods Inc 500 500 225 2010 it 500 500 FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1958, taxes of 1959, which shows property now ap- pearing on the role as follows: Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 225 450 Soundview Woods Inc 50, 000 106, 900 156, 900 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provi- sions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 225 450 Soundview Woods Inc 26, 000 26, 000 225 809 Peter Shuebruk 4, 000 19, 500 23, 500 225 835 Soundview Woods Inc 4, 000 17, 800 21, 800 225 845 Gerald B. Franklin & W 4, 000 15, 700 19, 700 225 984 Property Investors Inc 4, 000 18, 400 22, 400 225 2000 Soundview Woods Inc 4, 000 19, 000 23, 000 225 2010 It 4, 000 16, 500 20, 500 FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1957, School taxes of 1958, and the assessment roll of 1958, taxes of 1959, which show property now appearing on the roll as follows: 1957 - 1958 Block Parcel Name Land only 807 15 Frank C. Mysak $ 5, 200 1958 - 1959 Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 807 15 Frank C. Mysak $ 8, 500 $ 5, 000 $ 13, 500 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provi- sions of subdivision 5 of Section 557: 1957 - 1958 Block Parcel Name Land only 807 15 Richard F. Warren& W $ 800 807 20 Frank C. Mysak 4, 400 8n , 1958 - 1959 Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 807 15 Richard F. Warren& W $ 1, 300 $ 5, 000 $ 6, 300 807 20 Frank C. Mysak 7, 200 7, 200 FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1957, School taxes of 1958, and the assessment roll of 1958, taxes of 1959, which show property now appearing on the roll as follows. Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 934 347 Otto A. Harbach & W 15, 500 30, 000 45, 500 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557. Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 934 347 Otto A. Harbach & W 13, 000 30, 000 43, 000 934 600 Otto Jensen & or 2, 500 2, 500 FURTHER RESOLVED that the assessment roll of 1957, School taxes of 1958, and the assessment roll of 1958, taxes of 1959, which show property now appearing on the roll as follows; Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 901 49 Angelina Pizzimenti 2, 300 10, 000 12, 300 be corrected as follows in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 5 of Section 557. Block Parcel Name Land Imp Total 901 49 E. Grimaldi & W 2, 200 10, 000 12, 200 901 5I0 Mario Sobrero & W 100 100 Councilman Waterman-- (1) Request--Board of Police Commissioners Councilman Waterman requested authorization for the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department Rifle Team to attend the Westchester County Police Revolver and Rifle League Pis- tol Meet in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Police Commissioners, and on his motion, sec- onded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby authorizes the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department Rifle Team to attend the Westchester County Police Revolver and Rifle League Pistol Meet, to be held in Ardsley, September 20th and 21st, 1958, with expenses paid in an amount not to exceed the sum of $30, 00 from the item in the Police budget es- tablished for such purpose, (2) Resignation--Officer John Grenan Councilman Waterman presented a letter, addressed to the Board of Police Commissioners by Officer John Grenan under date of August 19th, 1958, tendering his resignation as a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Police Depart- ment, and on his motion, seconded by Councilman Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED that this Board hereby accepts with deep regret the resignation of Officer John Grenan as a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department, effective as of September 15th, 1958. The Board directed the Supervisor to write Officer Grenan on behalf of the Board and express its deep appreciation of his service to this community and extend best wishes for the future, Councilman.Santoro-- (1) Highway Department Councilman Santoro reported that the paving of Ormand Place had been completed and commented on the fine job performed by the Highway Department, He also stated that the onlywork remaining on the department's program was the seal-coating of roads which was now in progress. At this time, Councilman Santoro stated that he would not be present at the next Board meeting as he would be attending a State Conference of Saving Banks at Lake Placid, The Supervisor remarked that this would be the first meeting he had missed since taking office and wished him a pleasant and enjoyable trip, REPORT OF THE TOWN ATTORNEY � 1) Law Suit--Hill Joseph vs, Town of Mamaroneck The Attorney reported that a damage suit for $10, 000 for personal injury had been filed against the Town by Hill Joseph and referred to the Town's insurance carrier, The Attorney stated that he would keep the Board advised with regard to this suit, OTHER BUSINESS 1. Re Decision--Soundview Woods, Inc, Action Dr. Daniel S. Lukas of 152 Valley Stream Road and George E. Mills, Jr. , of 11 Kenmare Road, Town, addressed the Board on the matter of the decision in the action of Sound- view Woods, Inc. v. Town of Mamaroneck and Westchester Joint Water Works, No, 1. A short discussion ensued with the Supervisor and the mem- bers of the Board with questioning as to what action might be taken by the Water Board, ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 9.10 p.m. , to reconvene on October lst, 1958. BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS The meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners convened immed- iately upon the adjournment of the Town Board meeting, COMMUNICATION Commissioner Waterman stated that he had no communications to present at this time, REPORTS Commissioner Waterman stated that there were no reports to be presented, CLAIMS Commissioner Waterman presented the following claims of the Fire Department which had been audited by the Comp- troller and approved by the Fire Chief, Whereupon, on his motion, seconded by Commissioner Kane, it was unanimously RESOLVED that the following claims be and they hereby are approved and the Supervisor and Comptroller be and they hereby are authorized to pay the same 2� out of the budget for the Fire Department-. Atlantic Service Center $ 13. 95 Con Edison--West, 50. 00 McGuire Bros, , Inc, 5. 00 Socony Mobil Oil Go. , Inc. 226, 16 Hydrant Rental-- Westchester Joint Water Works 6. 00 Total $ 301, 11 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was declared adjourned at 9.15 p.m. , to reconvene on October 1st, 1958. wn lark