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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1929_12_20 Town Board Minutes (2) MINUUT -S, OF A JOINT MEETING OF THE BOARD 07 TRUSTEES OF T12 VILLAGE OF MAMARONECK, TOVT17 BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK ANDTHT. TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HARRISON, HELD DECEMBER 20_TH, 1929 at B;OOP. M. at the VILLAGE MEETING ROODS. Present:. Mayor A. V. Hains Trustees W� T. Kuhn W. E. Lyoh' Tr. W. A. Rushworth E. Chrystie Town of Mamvk. Sup. Burton Tudge Boyd Judge Leeds Clerk Sherman Atty. Gamble Atty. Esser Town of Harrison Sup. Taylor Judge Minor Judge Min tzn e r Judge Sullivan Mayor Rains called the meeting to order and turned the chair over to Supervisor Burton. Supervisor Burton requested that Clerk O*Callaghan of the Village of Mamaroneck take down the proceedings of the meeting. He also stated that the purpose of the meeting was to present to the Boards concerned, the plans and programs for the extension of the Westchester Joint dater Warks,. No. 1. The conditions existing were most unsatisfactory due to the over working of the plant, the small amount of surplus water and the increase of the communities using this water. When the plant was first purchased in 1925,. the consump- tion amounted to from two to three million gallons daily and in 1924 it amounted to five or sax million. It was now absolutely necessary to make certain replacements and betterments in order that the people might be assured of good drinking water and adequate fire protection. Mr. Hogan, special auditor for the Water Board explained in detail the financial report of the Westchester Joint Water Works from the inception of business to Dedember lst, 1929* showing total receipts of $2,200.016.61, and total disbursements of $2,199,893.73. He further stated that the interest on bonds issued and maturing bonds must be paid for by the Water Co. ftom the rates collected in the future, as they had in the past. Engineer Potter addressed the meeting and outlined contemp- lated plans for the enlarging, extending and otherwise improving the joint water works. The proposed improvements ,consisted of three storage reservoirs, one at the site of the existing dam near the present pumping station, one along Mamaroneck Avenue in the property owned by the Westchester County Park Commission, and one at Silver Lake, the total of these exclusive of cost of land or interest during construction, amounting to $322,,600. Plant improvements consisted of laboratory equipment, a claar water basin, additional filters, an additional power unit and additional pumps, at a total cost exclud- ing interest during construction, of $212,OOO. A stand pipe to be constructed in the vicinity of Polly Park Road and North Street in Harrison would cost exclusive of cost of land and interest during construction, $'75,000. For the acquisition of land for a future reservoir to be located at Forest Park, $50,000. All these im- provements to be at a total cost of $659,600. , excluding the 100 acres of land to be acquired for the upper reservoir and one-half acres of land for the Harrison standpipe and interest during the construction of all the work. He further stated that unless- some action was taken* it would be necessary to continue purchasing water from the New York City supply during the dry season. The water purchased during the summer of 1929 cost $55,000 amount was more than sufficient to pay for the upkeep and financing of addit- ional reservoirs. Supervisor Burton stated that the County had given the Westchester' Toint Water works access to from sixty to eighty acres along Mamaroneck Ave. and also acquiesced to the raising the dam and flooding a larger area at Silver Lake. Supervisor Taylor stated that the cost of the proposed im- provements amounted to '$750,000. Better water would be obtained and a daily capacity of approximately ten to twelve million gallons which was adequate for some years to come. The Westchester County Park Commission had agreed to undertake the planting of trees and shrubs to beautify the proposed lake along Mamaroneck Avenue. Mr. Esser advised that on theproposed bonds to be issued, the .three boards should approve the plans as prepared by the engin- eers as a first step. Before bonds could be issued, however, the Village of Mamaroneck should pass a resolution to issue these bonds which was subject to a permissive referendum under the Village Law. The Town boards must then wait until this permissive referendum had taken place when they could sell their bonds , but until that time could take no further action. The estimated cost to each municipal- ity was based on the water consumption of each obtained by a survey of the engineers which was as follows: Harrison, 35.88% ca- $269,100; Village of Yamaroneck, 47.06fa or $352=950, Town of Mamaroneek,27.06% or $127,950. Supervisor Taylor stated that the report of the Westchester Toint Water Works, No. I by the State Board of Health showed that good II', healthy drinking water- was obtained but fault had been found with the use of the two obsolete , uncovered settling basins and recommended that this be corrected and additional units be added in order that the plant would not be used at capacity as it is at the present time. The full program as contemplated, would take from one to one and one-half years to complete and the object of the water Board was to commence this work as soon as possible. The matter of running a pipe from Silver Lake at a cost of $400,000 had been invest- 1 igated but the opinion of the engineers was that an open stream would be just as satisfactory; inasmuch as the County Park Commission own both sides of the stream and the cost. was considerably less. Trustee Rushworth was informed that the County Sewer which had been laid 8 ft. from the proposed reservoir, was made absol- utely water tight and was lower than the water supply, thus doing away with the question of sewage seeping into the water system. Supervisor Burton spoke on the advantages of the proposed improvements stating that it was the hope of the water Board to keep the rates as they were at present or if they were increased, to a small degree, 10rzt to 15%_ at the most. Nr Hogan advised the ifteeting that there was no charge under the title of reserve for depreciation in their accounting but that one-half of one percent was set aside as a reserve for renewals, basing forty years an the life of the entire plant. The proposed plan was discussed by the members of the various boards present, in detail as to the expenditures and receipts under the existing conditions as compared with the proposed conditions and on motion, of Trustee Chrystie seconded by Supervisor Taylor, — RESOLVIM, that it be the sense of this joint meeting that the separate boards convene to discuss the proposed plans for the improvement of the Westchester Toint Water Works, No, 1. So carried. The meeting then adjourned. CLERK