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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1934_03_21 Town Board Minutes 199 REGULAR =FTING OF THE TOtgT BOARD T017N OF $IAMAROh7CIi, NEW YORE FIELD MARCH 21ST¢ 1934 At the To,-,n Offices , 118 West Post Road., Mamaroneck, N. Y. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor McCulloch .- at 8.15 P. II, Presents Supervisor McCulloch. Councilmen Bates , Brennan. Griffin and Yeginniss The presence eras also noted of Toir!n Clerk Marvin and. Toc!n .Attorney Delius. The Clerk presented the minutes of the meetings of February 20th, ?2nd , 24th and I�arcb 3rd. and 7th --,hick were ordered. approved as printed.. A letter from the Board o£ Assessors dated &'arch 16th in regard to items in the budget was received and ordered. referred to Councilman Iafeginnies.. A letter dated March 21st cas received from the Building Inspector submitting a proposed. schedule of nerr and revised. fees and suggestions regarding the licensing of plumbers and electricians. The letter Was ordered, referred to Councilmen Meginniss and Griffin. Upon motion by Mrs. Bates seconded by Mr. Brennan, it unanimously RFSOLtJTD, that Councilman ETeginniss and/or Councilman Griffin be and they hereby are authorized: and empowered, on behalf�of this Board, to approve all applications for l r c r building permit a alterations o_. such other matters as required_ the apb_ roval of the former Building Commissions -;i. hout further reference to this Board. A letter dated March. 12th eras received from the Torra Park Commission requesting that the 'roam Park be covered by general liabil- ity insurance in the amounts of 825,/50 ,.000.. The matter mas ordered referred to Councilman Brennan. A notice dated March 17th uaas received from the er Depart- went, United_ States Engineer Office , of a. public hearing to be held. on A,oril 3r6. to consider the modification of the existing improvement -oro.lect for Mamaroneck Ha.rluor. Councilman Bates �7as designated to rezresent the Torn Boards. A letter dated March 19th eras received from the Larck=, ont Gardens Association urging the To,-,,n Board. to "take all -0ossible steps for the cgllection of current and delinquent taxes. " The letter was ordered placed, on file. The SUrerv'esor reported to the Board that he and To�?n Attorney Delius had gone to Albany and that the bill permitting the town to collect the 1934 State , County. Town and Tom District taxes in instal- ments had been passed ar_d that he =: as hopeful that it 7;ould be signed by the Go7,ernor. He stated further that they had visited_ the office of the State Comptroller and the , Fxaminers Coyle and Wa.dagnclo would come to the To^-° Office on March 26th to assist in d etting up the books and accounts for the current year in accord'aneeE1^1-th the provisions of the new Tol','n L n,. .. 201 He further stated that the report of Eckes & Dean, Certified Public Accountants engaged to audit the accounts of 1933 , had been delivered to him but that it was not yet ready for submission to the Toren Board for its approval. Upon motion duly made and seconded_, itwas unanimously RESOLVED that the Receiver of Taxes be and he hereby is authorized, rmpo7er_ed and directed to publish and post the notice required. by Section 26 of the West- chester County Tay Act, in -regard to the collection of - -- the State , County, Torn and Town District taxes and assessments for the To-mm of M-maroneck for the year 1934 and that said notice be published in the Daily Times , a daily newspaper published in the Town of Yamarcneck, on March 28th; that said notice be posted in the following places : Mamaroneck Post Office Mamaroneck Village Kali; Mamarcneck Water Works, Mamaroneck Ave, ^ Old White Plains Rd, and Griffen Ave. : fornell St. and Weaver S0 ; Weaver Street and Rouken Glen; Weaver Street Police Department; Weaver Street Fire Department; Weaver Street and Murray Avenue ; Larchmont Gardensa Dillon Park; La-chmont Post Office ; Larchmont Village Hall; Helena Avenue and Beach Ave ; Forest Avenue at l.e7 Rochelle line! Rockingstone Avenue and Spruce Roade Bulletin Board, Torn Office, Elm Street. A petition dated March 21st was received from the Board of Assessors requesting the Town Board to make certain corrections to the assessment roll of 1933-1934. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was unanimously RESOLVED, WHARPAS, the Board of Assessors has presented a petition, pursuant to Section 33 of Chapter 105 of the Laws of 19169 br certain corrections in the current assessment roll for 1933-34; and also the assessment roll for 1932-33; WHEREAS. it has been shown to the satisfaction of this Board by said petition that just cause exists for the corrections prayed for in said petition; be it RESOLVED, that the petition be granted in respect to the correction prayed for in Paragraph III of said petition, and that the assessments upon Section 1, Block 378, Lot 271, owner Maple Gardens Inc. , Assessed. value $750. and the assessment upon Section 1, Block 908, Lot 118, owner Joseph Lamden, Assessed value 11250, be apportioned as follows- Sec. Blk., Lot Owner Assessed value I 37B 271A William J. Knapp $375. 1 37B 271E Maple Gardens Inc. 375. 1 903 118A Joseph Lambden 800. 1 90B 11EB Eugene Stebinger 450. and the assessment rolls for 1933-34 and 1932-33 be corrected accordingly, and that the Receiver of Taxes be directed to receive the taxes or assessments upon said lots separately; and be it further RESOLVED, that the following assessments in the 1933-34 assessment roll in the Mamaroneck Valley Setter District Column be removed from the N11s See. Blk. Lot owner Assessed value 1 62 1A-2A-3A County of Westchester $ 500® 2 9A 10-19 County of Westchester 9 ,000. 9 43 Disbrow Q0 ( Cemetery) 500. 9 67 70 Williams (Cemetery ) 750. and be it further 203 RES01VED9 that the Town ,Attorney be instructed to serve a copy of the assessors ' petition and a notice advising the owners that they will have an opportunity to be heard at the next regular meeting of the Board on Wednesday= April 4, 1934, with regard to the correc- tions in the Mamaroneck Valley Sevier District Column of the assessment roll for 1933-34 prayed for by the Assessors under Paragraphs S and II of said petition, such service to be made by mailing the same to the said owners at the fol.lo�,wing addreases on or before the 26th day of March, 1934 : Church of St. Vito, Mamaroneck, New York Board of Trustees, Union Free School District No. 1 To�vn of Mamaroneck, c/o George B. Marshall, Treasurer, 161 Murray Avenue Larchmont, Nvyf York. Westchester County Sanitary Sevier Commission, 148 Martine Avenue White Plains, Nwn York. Upon motion by Councilman Griffin seconded by Councilman Bates, it was unanimously RES0T,VED, WI,REAS it is considered desirable to obtain authority from the legislature for this Board to assess and levy taxes to provide money for carryin out the pro- visions of Chapter 260 of the Laws of 1930 which author- izes the City of New Rochelle , the Town of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont to construct the Pine Brock Drain) upon the taxable property within the boundaries of the Tot*rn of Mamaroneck outside of the incorporated villages, notwithstanding. the fact that bonds and cert- ificates have been authorized to raise the money to carry out such purposes; and WIETREAS in order to carry out such plan it is necessary that enabling legislation be enacted into law by the Legislature of the State of Nev York with the approval of the Governor, and IVIIFREAS, a proposed bill has been prepared to be :presented to the Legislature of the State of New York entitled,, "AN ACT authorizing the levy of taxes in the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of villages, to provide money for oarryin out the provisions of chapter two hundred sixty of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty , ° which the ToTm Attorney has presented to this Board for its approval, therefore , be it RESOLVED, that this Board do and hereby does approve the aforesaid bill entitled "AN ACT authorizing the levy of taxes in the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of villnges, to provide money for care ing out the -orovisions of chapter t7o hundred_ sixty of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty" so presented and in the form drafted by the Town Attorney, and he-rein respectfully reouests the Legislature of the State of Her_, Yor'k to enact the same , and furtherrespect- fully requests the Governor of the State of New York to approve the same when so enacted ., further RESOLVED, that this Board. consent to amendments being made by the Legislature of the State of let York provided same do not substantially or materially alter powers to be conferred upon the Board as therein provided. 205 The following is a. copy of the proposed bill&. AN ACT authorizing the levy of taxes in the town of Mamaroneck, outside of villages , to provide money for carrying out the pro- vi.sions of c'na-oter two hundred sixty of the la'?s of nineteen hundred thirty. The People of the State of Neer York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follolrrs : Section 1. Not.-iithstand.ing anything contained. in chapter tr*o hundred s xty 6f the lawcs of nineteen hundred thirty, the town board of the for?n of Mamaroneck. Westchester County, shall assess and levy taxes to provide the moneys for carrying out the provisions of such chapter ti.^ro hundred sixty of the le-mg of nineteen hundred thirty, u-oon the taxable property within the boundaries of the town of Yfamarcneck: outside of villages. S. 2. Nothing in this act contained. shall. effect the valid- ity of any proceeding heretofore taken by the town board of the ton of Illamarcneck in carrying out the provisions of such chapter two hand- red sixty of the la s of nineteen hundred. thirty, or in authorizing and issuing certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds pursuant to the provisions of such chapter tyro hundred sixty of the lamas of nineteen hundred thirty, nor shall anything in this act contained effect the validity of any certificates of indebtedness and/or bonds issued on the faith and credit of the town of + amarcneck to provide the money for carrying out the purposes of such chapter two hundred sixty of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty® S =3. All actions of the tol?n board of the to-gym of Vlamasoneck, Westchester County, in authorizing and issuing certificates of indebted.- h ant hundred sixty � r i _.,, ,, _." two hun e x ness or bone-s , pursuant to the provis_ons of en � e� 5 of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty , are hereby validated. S 4. This act shall take effect immediately A vote being taken on the foregoing resolution resulted as follows : Ayes : McCulloch 9 Bites , Brennan, Griffin and Lie inniss Noes: None Supervisor McCulloch reported to the Board that he had conferred ,*.rith Public lffelfa e� Officer DeVinne and Veteran Relief Officer Van Norden in .regard to arrangements to be followed in handling veteran relief cases. He submitted a. memorandum of these arrangements 17hich was unanimously approved by the Town Board and ordered entered in the minutes as follows : March 8, 1934 Tfr. C.D. DeVinne Public Welfare Office Mamaroneck, N. Y. My, dean Hr. DeVinne : The Veteran Situation as I understand it is to be arranged as folio-9 : Ilr. Van Norden, as Veteran Relief Officer, is to have a desk -- provided, for him in the -Same room -Frith the cage -orker or larorkerg —ho are -working on Veteran eases. He is tc be provided ^ith the necessary clerical help to keep the records in proper condition. All records of Veteran eases Trill be kept in files in the same room in shish Mrm Van Norden has pierce Piloted.. It i^ understood that records are available to yourself and the case swoervisor and the designated clerical. assistants. 207 It is understood. that no other member of the Veteran organiz- ation shall irrork on the records o_° do any -=fork in connection with the Veteran organization other_ than Kira Van Nor-den. In the event that the officers of the other two posts ask for investigations of any Veteran case it is understood that the investigation ?ill be made by the Veteran investigators and the records set up and carried in such fashion as the relief officers of these -costs and, yourself agree It is understood that both the Veteran relief officer and the Town Welfare Officer Till discuss the various points 7floich may come up in this new plan tRith an idea of having the Frork run smoothly and the greatest amount of justice given to those receiving crelfare. It is suggested that the mechanics through which the applicant for Veteran relief goes be set up in writing so that both the Veterans organization and the Welfare office ^rill be in thorough agreement to the understanding® In order that you may feel that this is an understanding I am going to ask that three copies of this letter be made and that endorse- ment be pla^ed at the bottom of the page. Vert/ tr-1v yours BERT C. McCULIOCH Supervisor The above is in acoo.rdance pith my understanding and. agreement. Nir. C. D. DeVinne Mr. Van Nord.en Sure-rvisor 110cullooh Iuir. Griffin reported to the Board that application No. 335 for alteration to a building had been approved by Iir, Meginniss and him. Mr. Bates r_e orted. that the streets in the Bonnie Briar Section of Rouken Glen are not town highways , =which matter had been referred to him at a previous meetina-. Mr-. Bates also reported that the California Dinette on the southerly side of the Bost..-n Post Road near the intersection of Weaver Street bore a sign to the effect that the place �rsas for sale , and that the temporery conditional permit heretofore granted to the one -^ator of said Dinette had e7-oired:® The Clerk arras directed to trrrite Yr. Michael Doherty, owner of the Dinette ,. to inform him that a new permit 7,ould be necessary before the place could be re®occupied. At 10 .15 the Board_ unanimously resol-ed to adjourn. TnT, r Olt 's i