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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1933_12_23 Town Board Minutes RECESSED MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF MAMARONECK, NEW YORE HELD DEMMER 23RD, 1933. At the Town Offices , 118 Nest Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck , N.Y. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 10 ,50 A. Td. Present: Supervisor Burton Justices Leeds, Messersmith and Burbank Deputy Town Clerk Jacobs The presence was also noted of Counselor Gamble, Supervisor- elect KcCulloch and Councilman-elect Ileginniss. The Board took up the matter of bids for collecting garbage , etc. for Districts No. 1 and No. 2, which matter had been laid over at a previous meeting. Upon motion by Justice Messersmith, seconded by Justice Burbank, the following resolution was presented, RESOLVED, that Estimates 1B and ID in the bids for District No. 1, being the additional amount, if any, to be paid for daily collection instead of three times a week from buildings in the business and apartment house areas, be and they hereby are eliminated. A vote being taken upon the foregoing resolution resulted as follows, Ayes : Burton, Vessersmith, Burbank Noes, Leeds Upon motion by Justice Burbank, seconded by Justice Messersmith, it was upon roll call unanimously RESOL`M, that the contracts for removal and disposal of swill, garbage and ashes in the Districts in the- Town of Mamaroneck known as (1) Fire Lighting and water Supply District No. 1 and (2) Fire District No. 21 respectively, be awarded to the low bidders DONOFRIO & DIFALCO, of New York, at the bid price for the period of two years, namely (1) $20,800. for Fire Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1 and (2) $1200. for Fire District No. 25 respectively, with the option on the part" of the Town to cancel either or both of said contracts on July 1, 19340 upon giving ninety days prior notice of said intention to cancel and/or with the option to cancel either or both of said contracts at the end of any three months thereafter, upon giving ninety days prior notice of said intention to cancel, and BE IT FURTHER RESOL=, that Counsel be and he hereby is authorized and directed to dt-aw up suitable contracts covering the award of the above contracts and that the - Supervisor be authorized to execute the same in the name of the Town. The Clerk was upon roll call unanimously authorized to return to the unsuccessful bidders their bid checks. A petition was received from the yamaroneck Free Library requesting an apportionment of certain taxes on property now owned by the Library. The matter was ordered referred to Counsel. 9 The Clerk presented and read a letter dated December 22, 1933, from Supervisor-elect Bert C. McCulloch, requesting this Board to adopt a resolution fixing the bonds of certain Town Officers , which letter the Clerk read and is as follows: Larchmcnt, December 22nd, 1933 _ TOWIT BOARD TOWN OF YIAMAROFFCKi G-thtlemen: Section 25 of the new Town Law requires the Supervisor, the Town Clerk and the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments to file in the office of the County Clerk an official undertaking, conditioned fur the faithful performance of his duties, in such form, in such sum and with such sureties as the Town Board shall direct and approve. The undertaking of the Supervisor must be further conditioned that he will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property, including the local school funds, if any, belonging to his Town and coming into his hands as such Supervisor. I request that your Board, at its next meeting, pass a resolu- tion fixing the new Supervisor 's bond in the sum of $25,000. the bond of the Receiver of Taxes in the sum of x$,050,000. and that of the Town Clerk in the sum of 81,000. and that the resolution provide that a qualifying bond for the four newly elected Councilmen be not required. I further request that the resolution provide that such bonds be executed by the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York. I further request that you fix the bond of the Supervisor under Section 29, securing to the Town the safety of town funds deposited by him in or with the First National Bank of Mt. Vernon, and indemnifying the Town against loss there:, in the sum of $759,000. and that this bond may be furnished by the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, or any like responsible Company. The resolution should further provide that the premiums upon all these bonds be a Town charge. These requests have the approval of a majority of my Board. Respectfully yours /s/ Bert C. McCulloch Supervisor-elect McCulloch, who was present at the meeting, stated that the new Board had discussed this matter of bonds for the new Town Officers, aid as Section 25 of the Town Law provided for the taking of an oath, aw well as the filing of bonds in the office of the Clerk of westclaester County, he desired this Board to pass the necessary resolu- tions so that the bonds might be procured, approved and filed in the office of the County Clerk of Westchester County prior to January lst, when said respective officers took office, and which action was necessary prior to their qualifying. He stated that the new Board intended to ratify the amount of these various bonds at their first meeting. Upon motion of Justice Meseersmith, seconded by Justice Burbank, it was RESOIV='D that W?ITRE'AS this Board has received a request from Supervisor-elect HcCulloch that the bonds of certain officers of the Town who will take office on January let, 1934, be fixed, that pursuant to Section 25 of the new Town Law the bonds of the follow- ing respective Town Officers be fixed in the amount set opposite said respective offices : Supervisor $252000.00 Receiver of Taxes and Assessments 50,000.00 Town Clerk 1,000.00 Four Councilmen None FURTHER RESOLVED. that said officers be and they hereby are authorized, empowered and directed to execute and file bonds in the said respective amounts and file the same in the office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester, said bonds b eing conditioned for the faithful performance of his respective duties and further conditioned that each will well and truly keep, pay over and account for all moneys and property (and in the case of the Supervisor including local school funds) belonging to the Town and coming into their respective hands as such officers; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the bond of the Supervisor-elect under Section 29 of the new Town Law, securing to the Town the safety of Town funds deposited by the Super- visor in or with the First National Bank of Idt. Vernon, New York, and indemnifying the Town against loss thereof be fixed in the sum of $751000] FURTHER RESOLVED, that in accordance with the request of the Supervisor-elect, said bonds be procured from the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York or some equally fesponsible surety company authorized to do business in the State of New York; FURTHER RESOLVED, that the cost and expense of procuring said bonds shall be a proper charge against the Town. The Board then resumed its discussion of the budget estimates for the year 1934. At 4 F. M. the Board resolved to adjourn to meet again on December 26th, at 10 A. M. xx 4 Dep y Town r xx - See Joint 'Torn Board, December 26th, 1933.