HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924_08_06 Town Board Minutes Meeting of the Town Board
TOiINU OF MAMAR'ONECK
held August 6, 1924.
llleeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at
8:45 P. M.
PRESENT: Supervisor Burton
Justices Boyd and Collins
Town Clerk Sherman
Counsellor Gamble
The minutes of the meetings of March 5th, March 8th,
March 24th, April 2nd, April 16th, April 23rd, May 14th,
May 30th, June 4th, and June 25th were read and upon motion
approved.
Communications from the Board of Appeals were received
and read, stating that at their meetings the following applica-
tions had been approved and the decision of the Building
Commission reversed:
1. Appeal of E. J. Becker to erect a one family
residence on the east side of Rocky Stone
Avenue about 100 feet north of the inter-
section of Rocky Stone Avenue and Valley
Road within 30 feet of the street line.
2. Appeal of H. J. Relstab to erect a two car
garage on the northeast corner of Forrest
and Sheldrake Avenues within 30 feet of
Sheldrake Avenue.
3. Appeal of Ellen V. Gesselin to erect a one
family residence on the northeast corner
of Highland Avenue and Highland Place within
30 feet of Highland Place.
The communications also stated that rule 1 of the
Board of Appeals of the unincorporated section of the Town of
Mamaroneck be amended so as, to provide that the meetings of
the Board shall be held at the weaver Street Fire House in-
stead of at the office of the Town Clerk. After discussing
the resolution changing the meeting place the matter was
laid over for further consideration and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the Board of Appeals has recommended
to the 'Town Board that the appeal of E. J.
Becker to erect a one family residence on the
east side of Rocky Stone Avenue about 100 feet
north of the intersection of Rocky Stone Avenue
and Valley Road within 30 feet of the street
line be granted and the decision of the Building
Commission be reversed, provided that said
building be constructed in accordance with the
plot plan on file, therefore be it
RESOLVED: that the 'Town Board, pursuant to
Article 15, Section 26, of the Town Law,
hereby consents to and confirms the action
of the Board of Appeals in reversing the
decision of the Building Commission.
WHEREAS, the Board of Appeals has recommended
to the Town Board that the appeal of H. J.
Relstab to erect a two car garage on the
northeast corner of Forrest and Sheldrake
Avenues within 30 feet of Sheldrake Avenue
be granted and the decision of the Building
Commission be reversed, therefore be it
RESOLVED: that the Town Board, pursuant to
Article 15, Section 26, of the Town Law,
hereby consents to and confirms the action
of the Board of Appeals in reversing the
decision of the Building Commission.
bhereas, the Board of Appeals has recommended
to the Town Board that the appeal of Ellen V.
-- Gosselin to erect a one family residence on
the northeast corner of Highland Avenue and
Highland Place within 30 feet of Highland
Place be granted and the decision of the
Building Commission be reversed, therefore be
it
RESOLVED: that the Town Board, pursuant to
Article 15, Section 26, of the Town Law,
hereby consents to and confirms the action
of the Board of Appeals in reversing the
decision of the Building Commission.
The report of the Receive of Taxes for the month
of June, 1924, was received, placed on file, and is as follows:
TOWN OF MAI ARONECK
Office of Receiver of Taxes
- Harry T. McGivney, Receiver
Santo Lanza, Deputy _ July lst. , 1924.
Sir:
Pursuant to Section 23 oy the Westchester County Tax
Law I hereby respectfully report the amount of State, County,
Town, School, Highway and Special District taxes, together
with the interest and penalities thereon, collected by me
during the month of June, 1924.
1924 1923 1922 1921 All
Taxes Taxes !'axes Taxes Arrears Total
State &
County 1,422.29 207.48 11629. 77
Highway 430.25 48.02 478.27
Town 427.06 62.09 489.15
District 1,344.17 132. 31 1,476.48
Sewer Tax
Dist. 1 323.29 20.99 344. 28
Sewer
Assessment
School Dist. 1 532.50 532. 50
School Dist. 2
Arrears 387. 29 80. 30 208. 50 676.09
Interest &
Penalties 194.08 186.61 67. 28 26.61 196.56 671. 34
Total 61297.88
Deposited with the Larchmont National Bank
Deposited with the First National Bank of
Mamaroneck 6,297.88
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY T. TJIC GIVNEY
Receiver of Taxes.
To Geo, W. Burton, Supervisor,
Town of Mamaroneck,
Mamaroneck, N. Y.
The report of the `mown Clerk for the month of June,
1924, was received, read, ordered placed on file and is as
follows:
July Fifteenth,
19 24.
_-- Geo. W. Burton, Esq.
Supervisor, Town of
Mamaroneck, New York.
Dear Sir:
I beg to submit herewith the report of the office of
Town Clerk, for the month cf June, 1924, as follows:
Hunting Licenses issued 7 1. 75
Marriage ° i1 17 17.00
Chattel mortgages filed 52 5.60
Total amount received, 24.35
al
Enclosed find check covering the above amount.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) FREDERICI{ M. SHFTMAN,
Town Clerk.
_ The report of the Building Inspector for the month
of June, 1924, was received, read, ordered placed on file
and is as follows :
July 15th. 1924.
Subject:- Monthly report of Building Inspector.
Mr . Geo. W. Burton Esq.
Supervisor Town of i,i.amaroneck N.Y.
Mamaroneck N.Y.
Dear Sir:
1 beg to submit below a complete report of the
building Dept. for the month of June 1924.
Total number of meetings held 5
alteration permits issued 5 Fees Coll. $ 3.00
r n u Garage II n 3 9.00
n n n explosive " n 1 25.00
n n it one family Res. permits
issued 19 193.00
Total Fees $230.00
Total Number Inspections made 259
it it ComIllaints received none.
Respectfully Submitted
Building Commission Town of Mamaroneck
( Signed) J. H. MCLAUGHLIN
Building Inspector
(unincorporated section)
The report of the Police Department for the month
of June 1924 was received and read, showing 80 arrests and
an amount of fines collected for said period amounting to
$1430.00. The report was ordered noted in the minutes and
placed on file.
A communication from the Department of Education,
_ State of New York, was received and read relating to the
ncm.inating for the approval of the District Superintendent
of Schools a person as Attendance Officer and the fixing
of his compensation. The communication was ordered placed
on file and the matter laid over for the next meeting.
Mr. Michael Doherty and a delegation from Dillon
Park were present to ascertain what action had been taken
in reference to the petition for the change of the Zoning
Ordinance affecting the south side of Boston Post Road between
Premium River Road and Dean Place. Counsellor Gamble stated
that the matters were now in shape awaiting the fixing of a
date for a public hearing.
Mr. Joseph L. Carlucci from Port Chester presented a
petition and application for a bus line running from
Chatsworth Avenue, Larchmont, to the New York Central Station
at white Plains. The petition was ordered received, placed
on file and the matter held over for a future meeting.
Mrs. D. R. Schoenberger presented a claim amounting
to $3. 18 as a refund for the erroneous payment of 1922 taxes.
The matter was referred to Counsel.
The Clerk presented estimates from Julian Frank and
the R. A. Fife Corporation for Beatings in the auditorium
of the weaver Street Fire House. It was voted that the matter
be held over for the next meeting in order that the bidders
may be requested to submit samples of chairs.
The Supervisor spoke about the moving of the present
police quarters from its present site to its proposed site
at Edgewood Road, and after discussing the matter at length
it was upon motion duly seconded
RESOLVED: that the Supervisor be and he hereby
is authorized and empowered to have a tentative
sketch prepared for the police building on
Edgewood Road.
The following ordinance was presented by Counsellor
and after due consideration the same was upon Roll Call
unanimously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK IN RELATION
TO THE SHUTTING OFF OF' THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE
INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF MAD;tARONECK.
The Town of Mamaroneck, through its Town Board,
duly convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any water
company or other corporation or individual to
disconnect any residence or other building from
a supply of water to such residence or other
building in the Town of Mamaroneck during the
pendency of any action or proceeding in any
court of law or equity, because of the non-
payment of any bill rendered for water supplied
to such residence or other building based upon
rates or charges which are the subject of litiga-
tion in such action or proceeding, provided, how-
- ever, that the customer otherwise responsible for
the payment of such bill rendered, or any inhabi-
tant or occupant of said residence or other
building, shall deposit with the Town Clerk the
amount of such bill rendered.
Section 2. The Town Clerk shall hold all sums
deposited with him under the provisions of this
ordinance as a trust fund from which shall be
deemed to have been brought into such action
or proceeding, and such trust fund shall be
disbursed according to the direction of the
court in such action or proceeding.
Section 3. Any corporation or individual
violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
_ and, upon conviction therefor, shall be
liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars
($50) or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4. It shall be lawful for the Town
Clerk or the inhabitant or occupant of any
such residence or other building which may
have been disconnected from a supply of water
for non-payment of any bill rendered as here-
in provided, to turn any valve, cock, or
other appliance used to effect such dis-
connection, or to do any other act necessary
to reconnect said residence or other building
with its supply of water as soon as the de-
posit referred to in Section 2 of this ordin-
ance shall have been made with the Town Clerk.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect
ten days after the due publication thereof.
The Supervisor reported that the Board of Trustees
of the water Works District had been meeting from time to
time and were about ready to adopt a tentative budget in
the sum of $24,200.00 to defray the preliminary expenses of
the Water District which would include all expenses already
incurred and those to be incurred up to and including the
submission of the proposition to the people for vote. He
further stated that the Town ' s apportionment of said budget
had been fixed in the sum of $2,420.00, and urged the
adoption of a resolution to that effect . Whereupon the
following resolution was offered and duly seconded, which
upon Roll Call was unanimously adopted
RESOLVED: that the sum of Two Thousand Four
Hundred and Twenty ($2,420.00) Dollars is
hereby appropriated as the proportionate share
of the Town of Mamaroneck of the total appro-
priation of $24,200.00 requested by the Board
of Trustees of Westchester Joint Water Works
No. 1, to be disbursed by said Board of
Trustees for preliminary expenses according
to the provisions of Chapter 599 of the Laws
of 1924, and be it further
RESOLVED: that this Board hereby approve and
ratify the acts of the representative of this
municipality in heretofore meeting and con-
ferring with reference to the formation of
said Westchester Joint Water Works No. 1, and
hereby approve of the payments of the sums of
money heretofore incurred by said representa-
tive for preliminary expenses, all of which,
however, to be included in the foregoing sum
of $ 24,200.00.
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Upon motion the meeting adjourned at 10:35 P. M.
jerk.
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