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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1924_10_15 Town Board Minutes Meeting of the Town Board Town of Mamaroneck held October 15, 1924. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 9:10 P.M. PRESENT: Supervisor Burton, Justices Boyd, Collins, Dudley, Town Clerk Sherman. The minutes of the meetings of June 25th, August 6th, September 2nd,8th,9th.1Oth,llth,22nd,23rd,l7th and October lat, 1924 were read and upon motion approved. The report of the Receiver of Taxes for the month of September 1924 was received, read, ordered placed on file and is as follows: October lat. 1924. Sir: Pursuant to Section 23 of the Westchester County Tax Law I hereby respectfully report the amount of State, Town,School, Highway and Special District taxes, together with the interest and penalties thereon, collected by me during the month of September 1924, and deposited during the month of September. 1924 1923 1922 1921 All Total State & Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Arrears _ Counts 1076033 50.69 1127.02 Highway 338.86 26.54 365.40 Town 323.22 15.17 338.39 District 1008.68 69065 1076.33 Sewer Tax Dist.l 217.35 217.35 Sewer Assessment School Dist. 1 141119.41 216.65 141336.06 School Dist.2 935.07 9W .07 Arrears 113.14 176.90 512067 802.71 Interest and Penalties 207.00 86.85 35.34 52.21 535.56 916.96 Total 0147 117 29 Deposited with the First Nat'Z Bank of Mam'k. 147 117 29 Respectfully submitted, Harry T. I ivney (signed) Receiver of Taxes. To Geo.W. Burton, Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck. �t October 10th, 1924. Sir: Pursuant to Section 23 of the Westchester County Tax Law I hereby respectfully report the amount of Statet County,Town School, Highway and Special District taxes, together with the interest and penalties thereon, collected by me during the month of September, 1924 and deposited on October 3rd, and 8th. 1924 1923 1922 1921 All Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Arrears Total S ate & County 942.06 53.32 995.38 Hi�hwa9 183.54 183.54 Town 283.00 15.99 298.99 District 576.07 576.07 Sewer Tax Dist.l 139.97 139 .97 Sewer Assessment School Dist.1 79539.64 155.16 79694.80 Se ool Dist.2 380.60 380.60 Arrears 12.28 18.05 30.33,_ Interest and Penalties 148.85 47.23 3.59 44.33 244.00 Total 82 543.68 Deposited with the First National Bank of Ma k. 82,543.68 Respectfully submitted, Harrg T. McGlvney ( signed) To Geo.W.Burton,Supervisor, Receiver of Taxes. Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck,N.Y. The report of the Police Department for the month of September was received and read showing 12 arrests and amount of fines totalling y$210.00. The report was ordered noted in the minutes and placed on file. The report of the Town Clerk for the month of September was received, read, ordered placed on file and is av follows: October Fifteenth, 1 9 2 4 . Geo.W.Burton,Esq. , Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck, N.Y. Dear Sir: I beg to submit herewith the report of the Town Clerk's office for the month of September 1924, showing permits issued and fees received during the said period, as follows: Dog licenses issued 56 $ 14.00 Hunting Licenses ° 17 4.25 Marriage licenses it 10 10.00 Chattel mortgages filed 100 10.82 Telephone calls .30 Total amount received,; ;'39 .37 Enclosed find check covering the above amount, Respectfully submitted, Frederick M. Sherman (signed) Town Clerk A communication from the Chatsworth Fire Company,No.3, Floods of Larchmont was received and read, advising the Board that the officers of the Company had found it urgently necessary to repair the roof of the auxilliary fire house located at Forest Avenue, corner of Rockingstone Avenue and further advising the Board that they had expended $5.75 for said repairs and re- questi3jg a reembursement for the above amount. The communication was ordered filed and the matter was referred to the Town Clerk with the request that a proper claim for the above item be sub- mitted. A communication from the Sewer Commissioners was re- ceived, read, ordered placed on file and is as follows; Larchmont, N.Y. October 15,1924 . Hon. Town Board, Town of Mamaroneck, 6 Elm Street, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Gentlemen: We hereby respectfully request the issue and sale of 9.4,6,000.00 in bonds from the amount already authorized for Sewer Construction,, We have recently opened bids for contract N0.7. The lowest bid for this contract is approximately 030,000.00,, to which must be added an additional allow- ance of 15Jo for engineer's fees, inspection, etc. , bringing the total for the contract up to approximately $34,500.00 Thanking you for your early consideration of the matter, Yours respectfully, Board of Sewer Commissioners, H. R._,.Mitchell (signed) HRM/S. Secretary. After discussing the communication, the matter was referrdd to Counselor Gamble. Messrs. Smith and Moody appeared before the Board on behalf of an application for a bus franchise through the unin- corporated section of the town of Mamaroneck, running along the Post Road from Larchmont to White Plains, After the applicants . had presented their proposition tc the Town Board, it was upon motion duly seconded, RESOLVED, that the application of Messrs. Smith and Moody for a bus franchise through the unincorporated section of the town of Mamaroneck be received, placed on file _ and the same referred to a committee of this Board . -- Whereupon, Supervisor Burton appointed on said committee, Justices Boyd, Collins and Dudley. Mr. L. H. Williams, Secretary of the Weaver Street Fire Company appeared before the Board to ascertain what progress was being made in the purchase of chairs for the auditorium of the Weaver Street Fire House. He was informed that bids had been presented to the town board and the fire committee and were to receive consideration at this meeting. The Clerk presented the copies of contracts for telephone service in the several town offices and after discussion the matter was referred to a committee appointed by the Supervisor, consisting of Justice Dudley and Town Clerk Sherman. The Clerk presented a claim and policy of Mr.H.M. Whitaker, covering insurance on the Hook and Ladder truck on its trip to Hudson, N.Y. Upon motion duly seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the claim of Mr.H.M. ---- Whitaker for the issuance of a policy indemnifying the town of Mamaroneck against any loss or _ damage to the fire truck on its trip to Hudson, N.Y. be and it hereby is authorized paid upon the present- ation of proper voucher therefore. The Board then took up the matter of the bids received on chairs for the auditorium of the Weaver Street Fire House and after due consideration and discussion it was voted that the matter be referred to Justice Collins and the Town Clerk, who are hereby authorized to purchase from the R. A. Fife Corp. 400 seatings for the auditorium xo om of the Weaver Street Fire Company, at a price of not exceeding $3.50 per seat. A question being taken upon the foregoing resolution, the same was upon roll call unanimously adopted: The Supervisor presented the following recommendation and resolution - WHEREAS, this Board has received from the Receiver of Taxes of this Town his statement under the pro- visions of Section 28 of the Westchester County Tax Act, from which it appears that on October 1,1924, the sum of 09,616.61 was still outstanding and unpaid for Town taxes levied on April 1,1923; and WHEREAS, the Supervisor has reported to this Board that he has not sufficient funds on hand to pay 8ertificate of Indebtedness No. 6, dated November 22, 1923, in the sum of 014,316.79 which was issued against uncollected Town Taxes levied on April 1,1923 and requested this Board to authorize the issuance and sale of a Certificate of Indebtedness against said uncollected Town Taxes levied on April 1,1923, as aforesaid. Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provi- sions of the Westchester County Tax Act, the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to borrow upon the faith and credit of the Town of Mamaroneck, the sum of 49,616.61, for which sun he shall issue in the name add under the seal of said Town against un- collected Town Taxes levied on April 1, 1923, one or more certificates of in- debtedness , each of such denomination as the Supervisor may determine, which shall bear interest at a rate of not more than §Y6 per annum and shall be made payable at such time as the Supervisor may fix, not later than October 1,1925. Said Certificates of Indebtedness shall be Signed by the Supervisor and counter® 9 signed by the Town Clerk. And be it further RESOLVED , that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to dispose of said Certificates for not less than the par value thereof. And be it farther RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and Town Clerk be and they hereby are author- ized and empowered to sign and execute such papers as may be necessary to affect the sale of said Certificates. The question being taken upon the foregoing resolutions the same was upon roll call un€n imously adopted. He also presented the following resolutions and re- commendations: WHEREAS, this Board has received from the Receiver of Taxes of this Town, a state- ment under the Provisions of Section 28 of the Westchester County Tax Act from which it appears that on October let, 19249 the sum of $15,000.00 was still outstanding and unpaid for State, County and Town taxes, levied on April lst, 1922 and for school taxes, levied on September lst, 1922, and WHEREAS, the Supervisor has reported that he has not sufficient funds on hand to pay certificate of indebtedness #7 in the sum of $20, 815.03, which became due on October 1st, 1924 and which was issued against said uncollected taxes on September 22nd,1923 and has requested that this Board author- ize the issuance and sale of a certificate of indebtedness for the sum of $15,000.00, being the amount uncollected as 4''foresaid. NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to Provision of the Westchester County Tax Act, the supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to borrow upon the fund and credit of the Town of Mamaroneck, the sum of $15,000.00, and which sum he shat 1 issue in the name and under the seal of said Town against State, County and Town taxes, levied on April 1st, 1922, one or more certificates of indebtedness, each of the said denomin- ation as the supervisor may determine, not exceeding in the aggregate the said sum of $15,000.00. Said certificate of in- debtedness shall be signed by the Supervisor and counter-signed by the Town Clerk, shall bear interest at the rate of not more than 6% per annum and shall be made pay- able at such time as the supervisor mW fix, not later, however, than October 1st, 1924, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to dis- pose of said certificates for not less than the par value thereof, and be it further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and Town Clerk be and they hereby are authorized and em- powered to execute said documents necessary to effect the sale of said certificates. Upon motion the meeting adjourned at 11:20 P.M. Town C/Ierk.