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Home My WebLink About1932_03_31 Town Board Minutes137 SP7CIAL MEETING OF THE TOWIT BOARD TOWN OF MAMAR017CK, =jI YORK held March 31st, 1932 at the Office of the Town Commissioner of Public Welfare 141 Mount Pleasant Avenue Mamaroneck, N. Y. The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor at 8:50 P. M,` Present: Supervisor Burton Justices Boyd, Messersmith, Burbank Town Clerk Marvin The presence was also noted of Special Counsel J.. Henry Esser, Town Commissioner of Public Welfare Bloomer and Deputy Town Commissioner of Public `Welfare Scherff. The Supervisor stated that the Board was meeting in accordance with the terms of the resolution passed at the meeting on March 22nd to hear the answer and report of the Town Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Public Welfare concerning the petition presented to the Town Board at its meeting on March 22nd. He stated he desired to submit to the Board a mtatement, which statement declared he was presenting to the Board the following: 1. "Communication from Mr. Bloomer and Mrs. Scherff." 2. 11Opinion of Attorney J. Henry Esser which I have asked him for.' 3. "Proposed resolution which I will gladly offer and which I recommend as outlining the proper course for this Board to pursue." The statement to the Board by the Supervisor was read by the Clerk and ordered received and placed on file. The communication from Mr. Bloomer and Mrs. Scherff, being their answer and report concerning the petition submitted to the Board on March 22nd was received and read by the Clerk and ordered placed on files The opinion of Attorney J., Henry Esser in the foam of a letter to the Supervisor was read by the Clerk and ordered received and placed on file. The resolution referred to by the Supervisor in his statement was moved by Justice Messersmith, seconded by Justice Boyd and unanimously approved as follows: WHFRH•AS, a petition -has heretofore been presented to this Board asking for the removal of Mrs. Bessie Sc'nerff as Assistant Town Public Welfare Officer, which was accompanied by a letter asking also for the removal from that department of Mr. John J. Bloomer, and WHERH'AS, said petition contains no facts showing any dereliction of duty by either; and `;7HTREAS, it is the intention of this -board to have the Public Welfare Department of the Town at all times administered in an honest and upright manner, with equal consideration for those who apply for relief, as well as those who furnish the relief} RESOLVED. that any applicant for relief to the Public Welfare Department, whether he or she may have signed the aforesaid petition or not, who feels that relief has not been fairly given in his or her case is hereby requested to day the facts before the Town Board in affidavit form, and any such facts so presented will receive due and proper consideration. communication dated Larch 25th vias received from Henry R. Dillon, Receiver of Taxes, advising the Board that subject to its approval, he had deputized Mr. William H. Yitzsimmons, an employee of his office, to perform any and all of the duties of Receiver of Taxes thereamong the duty of receiving tax money, giving proper receipt therefor in his name and entering same upon the records andcepositing the tax money in the bank as required by law; and also authorizing and requesting the Supervisot to pay to Mt. Fitzsimmons his aalary and compensation at the rate of E,�2,750.00 per year and charge the same to the salary fixed for the Receiver of Taxes and agreeing to include the same in the monthly.voucher to be verified by him. Upon motion by Justice Boyd, seconded by Justice Messer - smith, it was upon roll call unanimously RESOLVED, that the action of Henry R. Dillon, Receiver of Taxes, in deputizing lir. William H. Fitzsimmons as above described, be and it hereby is ratified, approved and confirmed. The Supervisor advised the hoard that the roof of the 'i'own Hall was in serious need of repair and suggested that the repairs be made at an early date, in order to protect the ceiling of the build- ing which had recently beer, repaired by order of this Board. The Clerk was by resolution unanimously directed to obtain estimates of the cost of repairing the roof. A copy of a resolution from Counselor Gamble vias received on the petition of Idamaroneck Post X90, American Legion, requesting that the Legion's property at the southwest corner of -Palmer :Avenue and Delancey St. be marked exempt, said resolution embodying his report thereon. The resolution vias moved by the Town Clerk, seconded by Justice Boyd and upon roll call unanimously approved as follows: WHEREAS a petition has been presented to this Board by Hamaronedk Post #90 of the American Legion, requesting that the property owned by said Post situated at the southwest corner of Palmer :avenue and Delancey Street in the Village of ioamaroreck tuned by it since March 1929 be exempted from taxation on the Assessment Roil of the Town of Mamaroneck, which property is described on said Assessment Roll as Lots 5 and 6 in Block 26, Section 9, and WHEREAS, said property is entitled to exemption from taxation under Section 4 of the Tax Law of the State of New York, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the petition of Mamaroneck Post No. 90 of the American Legion be granted; PURTH17R R7SOLVFD,that the Supervisor and the Receiver of Taxes and the Board of Assessors be and they hereby are authorized, empowered and directed to exempt from taxation, pursuant to Section 4 of the Tax Law of the State of New York, the property of said Mamaroneck Post No. 909 des- cribed on the Assessment Roll of the Town of Mamaroneck, as Lots Nos. 5 and 61 Block 26, Section 9; FLRTHFR RFSOLVED, that this resolution be effective as of this date. The report of the .supervisor for the month of February was received, ordered spread upon the minutes and placed on file. TOWN OF ITAYARONECK GE17RAL FUND STATEMENT OF CURRENT REVENUES AND EXP71, SES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1932 REVENUES 1932 Tax Levy for State, County and Town and District {arnings - General Town BUDGET RECEIVED BALANCE $823,488.63 -- 8823,488.63 Town Clerk 200.00 -- 200.00 Interest and Penalties on Taxes 40,000.00 69688.84 332311.16 Interest on Bank Deposits 2,500.00 21.26 2,478.74 Justices Fines 2,000.00 65.00 11935.00 Justices Fees 19000.00 230.75 769.25 Income Tax 402000.00 -- 40,000.00 Earnings - Outside of Villages Service, interest on bonds 3,764.48 1,444.74 Bank Tax I,500.00 -- 11500.00 Dog Licenses 700.00 -- 700.00 Fees --Building Commission 2,000.00 159.83 1,840.27 Franchise Tax 600.00 231.06 368.94 Mercantile And H*f''g. Tax 19500.00 -- 1,500.00 Mortgage tax 10,000.00 -- 10,000.00 Town Clerkts fees 800.00 216.10 583.90 Other Available Funds 36,000.00 24,000.00 12,000.00 Fire District No. I 1,864.00 -- I,864.00 Tater Revenues 69,025.00 24,300.00 69,025.00 Total RevenuesIg033,177.63 Dept. $31,612.84 $1,0012564.79 BUDGET APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT MONTH 014' F'i'BRUARY, 1932 BUDGET AMOUNT AMOUNT APPROPRIATIONS APPROPRIATION EXPENDED .AVAILABLE General -Town Printing and Publishing 12050.00 -- 15050.00 Dept. of Elections 4,992.00 -- 49992.00 Contributions and donations 200.00 -- 200.00 Dept, of Police Magistrates 39,150.00 -- 3,150.00 Debt Service, redemption of bonds 4,928.94 1,928.94 33000.00 Debt Service, interest on bonds 3,764.48 1,444.74 2_1319.74 Town Office 5,120.00 100.00 5,020.00 Town Hall 1,695.00 150.00 11545.00 Dept. of Supervisor 19,180.00 2,480.00 169700.00 Dept. of Town Clerk 6,760.00 I,O33.32 59726.68 Dept. of Justice of Peace 17,260.00 10900.00 15,360.00 Dept. of Receiver of Taxes 80275.00 675.00 7,600.00 Dept. of Assessors 10,905.00 1,449.96 99455.04 Dept. of Public `5'elfare 24,300.00 550.00 23,750.00 Dept. of Town Board of Auditors 1,6.50.00 249.96 19400.04 :Dept. of Law 8,000.00 630.00 7,370�00 Highway Dept. 119500.00 -- 11,500.00 Dept, of Miscellaneous Expenditures 11535.00_- -- 19535.00 134,265.42 8 12,591.92 $121,673.50 Outside of Villages Dept. of Printing and Publishing Contributions and Donations Dept. of Health Building Commission Board of Appeals Highway Dept. Debt Service, Redemption of Bonds Debt Service, Interest on Bonds Street Lights- Fire ights »ire District #1 Park District ,#1 Garbage District #1 Water District Police Department Garbage District #2 Fire District #2 Sewer District #1 3 4150.00-- 150.00 ~5,880.00 5,880.00 -- 21000.00 -- 22000.00 52210.00 $743.32 4,466.64E 1,075..00 83.32 991.68 371500.00 -- 375500.00 251000.00 2.,000.00 232000.00 28,944.50 22027.50 261917.00 20,000.00 -- 20,000.00 - $1252759.50 $42854.14 $1202905.36 382652.50 42562.50 341090.00 39,298.00 72330.00 312968.00 15,950.00 22658.32 13,291.6.8 72,194.25 42205.00 672989.25 682720.00 82000.00 60,720.00 11400.00 233.32 1,166.68 22224.00 -- 21224.00 130,816.25 352083.75 952732.50 State and County Tax 403,897.71 4032897.71 Total Disbursements........ 12033,177.63 $792518.95 $ 953,658.68 Respectfully submitted (signed) GFO. W. BURTON Supervisor Yarch 10th, 1932.. A petition was received from Louis Pourcade as agent of the owner of property known as Section 1, ijIock 308, Lot 20 on the Town Assessment map requesting cancellation of certain taxes. The petition was ordered referred to Counsel. At 11 P.M. the Board unanimously resolved to recess to meet again at the call of the chair to take up such matters as might properly come before it. Qi i yr Town Clerk