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REGTTLAR MEETING OF THE TOv7N BOARD
TO-CPIT OF IILA IVLUONE C?�, ?S< V.
HTELD FEBRT_-T RV 71 1936
At the Town Offices, 13B 'Vest Boston Post Road ➢4amaroneck, Di• Y.
The meetin was called to order bySupervisor McCulloch at
Present: Supervisor 1,IcCulloc'_n
Councilmen Bates, Brennan, Griffin
Absent: Councilman Tvleginniss.
• The presence was also noted of Town Clerk Miarvin and Town
Attornev Deliusm
The minutes of the meetings of January 20, January 29 and
ebruary 1. were approved, as printed,
The report of the t;Velfare Officer for the month of Januar-7
was received and filed.
The report of the Town Clerk for the month of January was
received. and filed ,
The report of the Build-i_r_g inspector for the month of
JamJa.ry was received and filed.
The report of the Receiver of Taxes and Assessments for the
month of January was recei *ed. and filed,
"!"he Clerk reminded the Board that the term of Fred ^. , :Smith
as a member of the Board. of Appeals for Zoning e .pired on February 19.
1936. The Board laid the matter over for future consideration®
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A postal card dated. Ja.nuary 27, 1936, and signed bzT Liss Es
Bernheimer, 37 ivivrtle Boulevard, LarcImont , was received. from the
Counts Board_ of Hea-lth to 1^.rhich ?_t had- teen Bents The card. r_omplai-ned.
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of the garbage collection The matter was referred to 1,,Tr, Brennan.
A letter dated- February 5, 1936 : was received fr-,m H`arsh. n:
McLennan, in:SurH-i2Ce brokers pf \ieVl York� COnCerl^_i i^."' :`lg-?.rance on the
oro- rte of Tia_lter �7� AZdrid e on Cornell 5treet, said property 1 ing
in the Towns of Ziia:maroneck and Scarsdale. The matter was referred to
the Town. Attorney,
The Town Attornev reported that he had received a letter from
John L'. fo*_:ner S»nerirte f-ent of Highways of the Town., reauest-
( in The Torn to defend- him in two suits it whi:^h he was named, both
pers^ ^,ally? and as Superintendent of HT—hways. co-defendant vvith the
Tovvr,. T suits a.11eged damages caused by the con9t'rzxctien by the ToVUn
of st _:r. water drains on the property of the -olaintiffs, namely,
Garrett -,. SSchor and. Dominic T. ?Martino. The Town Attorney said that
it would be inadvisable for him to represent both. the Town find Dvir.
Coles and he recommended the appointment of Special Counsel to defend
Mr. Coles.
On motion by Mr. Bates, seconded by Mr. Griffin, it was
unanimously
RESOL7?ED_ that the 'Town employ such Special Counsel
as may be de.si crated by John Lx Coles, former Suer¢
intendent of F hwasrs for the purpose of defending
the si_i.its instituted against him and the Town of
Mamaroneck for damages occasioned. b- his alle?e0.
enterinc the property of the plaintiffs for the
purpose of constructing a. drain; the designation of
such Special Counsel to be appro,!ed by the Town Attorney.=
The Town Attorney reported on the matter o,' the request
of Miss w�a.e Cuce for a reduction in the interest on tax liens held
by the Town on. Pro>serty known as Section 6, Block 86, Lot 5B� for
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the taxes of the ITea,. s 19325 1933 and 19340 He recommended that a re-
duction be granted®
On motion by P,;Ir, Griffin, seconded by lvir® Bates, it was
unanimously
RESOLVED, that the Receiver of Taxes be authorized
to accept from Louise Marsella, or the owner of
property known as Section 8, Block 88, Lot 5B, on the
tai map of the Town of Mamaroneck, the State, Town,
Coiznt-T and School taxes for the years 19325 1933 and
1934 at the face amount thereof, with interest at the
rate of 6% ner annum _from the date when such taxes
became a lien up to the date of pa;nnent, provided such
naTTment be made on or before the first of Harch, 1936.
The Town Attorney reported that he had conferred with the
attorney for j,1r. Leon C. Stowell; Relator in a certiorari action to
review the assessment for the -rider 1935 on propert T owned -07r Mr,
Stowell, and recommended. that the proceeding be settled and discontinued
upon the reduction of the total assessed valuation from 8"30.000 to
$25s000m
On motion by Mr. Bates, seconded by Mr. Griffins it was
unanirnouslir
RESOLVED, WHEREAS, Leon Cm Stowell heretofore obtained
a writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court of West-
chester County on the 8th day of October. 1935, to
review the assessment for the year 1935 upon the property
owned by him; and
iV EREA:S the Board. of Assessors of the mown duly filed
a return to the writ on or about the 3rd day of December,
1935, and no further proceedings have been taken; and
'F3EREAS, the Town Attorney recoinmends to this Board that
the proceeding be settled and discontinued upon the
reduction of the total assessed valuation to q,')25,000;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the assessment for the year 3.935
upon the property owned by Leon C. Stowell, known
as Section 2, Block 9A, Lot 404, be reduced to
n25,000, provided that the certiorari proceedings
now pending be discontinued,
The Supervisor reported that Iuayor Hooley of the Village of
Larchmont had discussed with him a proposal that the Village of
Larehmont; the Town of Niamarcneck_, the Villa e of Mamaroneck the C%ty
of New Rochelle and possibly the Town of Harrison cooperate to dispose of
their garbage by means of a Nve Odorless Incinerator which would be
located on a boat anchored in Lone island Sound He said that DIavor
Hooley favored P. joint meeting for this purpose. The Clerk was directed
to notify Mayor Hooley that the evening of Friday, -February 14, 1936,
would be agreeable to the Town Board for a joint meeting with the
municipalities above mentioned in respect to the proposed floating
incinerator.
The Supervisor laid before the Board the facts concerning
the present status of the stoma water drain now being: constructed on
Fifth Avenue, Larc1_Zmont, as a !' P. Am project. He said that the
drain runs in part- through very sandy soil and that sand. has seeped
into that portion of the drain which is bia.ilt like a box and has blocked
the flow of water, A group of engineers , he stated., including County
Engineer Chas, Ha Sells, inspected the project and recommended that it
be discontinued as a '',`V, Pa A. nroiect and coi.nleted either by Town
forces or be let out on contract The work should be done prior to
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the s-orin.s rains and floods® He pointed out the difficulties
surroundinE the work and said that it might possibly be necessarIr
_'or him to call a. special meeting of the Board to take definite a^lion
thereon nrio-r to the next re�ilar meeting of the Board on rebruarzr 19,
1936.
A netition dated. TFebrua.rIT ?, 1936, was received from Assessor
Smith reouestinLy the Town Board to correct the assessment rolls for
the near 1930, tax of 1931 and for the -rear 1931, tax of 1932^ in
resnect to the Addison Apartments known as Section 6, Block 63, Lot IA.
- The matter was 1a.id. over.
At 8:30 Pr Ni. the Board. unanimousl- resolved. to adiourns
Town Clerk
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