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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1926_03_30 Town Board Minutes P METING OF THE TOWSS BOARD TOWN OF KAMARO",= held March 30th, 1926. -- The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 4 P.M, PRESENT: Supervisor Burton Justices boyd, Collins,Howell,Leeds Town Clerk Sherman Counsellor Gamble. The Supervisor stated that the first order of business was the reading of the advertising for receiving of bids in connection with the reconstruction and alter- ing of the Police house located at Edgewood Road; and the Clerk having read the same, it was, upon motion, duly seconded, RESOLVED, that the notice of meeting be and the same hereby is approved. Upon motion, duly seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the bids received pursuant to said notice be opened. The Clerk thereupon proceeded to open each of the bids received and which were as follows :- PLASTERING Chas.G.Maiolino Construction Corp. , $ 1, 000.00 PAINTING A. Mosher, 1, 145.00 Upon motion, duly seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the foregoing bids be referred to a committee of this .Board for their report and recommendation. whereupon the Supervisor appointed the following committee:- Justiese Collins,nowell and Leeds. The next order of business was the reading of the advertising for the receiving of bids in connection with the erection of one complete fire alarm system at the Weaver Street Fire House, Edgewood Road and Weaver Street and the Clerk having read the same, it was, upon motion duly seconded, RESOLVED, that the notice of advertisement be and the same hereby is approved. Upon motion, duly seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the bids received pursuant to said notice be opened. The Clerk there-t.pon pro-eeded to open and read each of the bids received and which were as follows :- Gamewell Y' re Alarm Company, Proposal #1, 5, 250.00 Proposal #2, 3, 900.00 Upon motior_, dt!ly seconded, it was RESOLVED, that the foregoing bid be referred to a committee of this Board for their report and recommendation whereupon the Supervisor appointed the following committee: Justices Collins,Howell and Leeds. A communication from the Board of Appeals was received and read, stating that at their meeting held on March llth, action was taken disapproving the recommenda- tior of the Town Board in repealing Paragraph 2 of Section 15 of Article 3 of the Zoning Ordinance, This matter was discussed by the Board and the same was laid over for a future meeting. In the sane communication the Board of Appeals recommended to the Town, Board the reclassification from "Business OC' Districts" to "Residential ®A° Districts" the property lying within the lines of takings for the Pelham Portchester Parkway as shown on Skeet 9 of the _._. Westchester County Parke Commission; and also recommend- ing to the Town Board the reclassifying as "Business tCr Districts" the following* property wriich is now zoned as — "Commerical rD+ ", to-wit: that district bounded on the west by the easterly side of Cedar Street, on the north by the v= southerly side of Laurel Avenue, on the east by the westerly side of Columbus Avenue and on the south by the proposed northerly line of the Pelham Portchester Parkway. The Board of Appeals also recommended the reclassi- fication as "Residential /Be District" all of the land lying between the property of the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company on the south, the easterly border of the Town Park on the west and the southwesterly side of the Pelham»• Portchester Parkway or, thenorth, and east, Mr. Stephen Ba:dolato appeared before the Board and voiced his opposition to the changing of the "Business tet Distract" to "Residential *A® Districts". mr. H.J,.Brewer appeared on behalf of the Westchester County Park Commission and stat6d that it is the request of the Commission that action on the foregoing rezoning be deferred to a later date. Upon motion, duly seconded, it was RB'SOLSTED, that action upon the resolution of the Board of Appeals of the Town of ,mamaroneck, in the re-classifiaction of Business C .Distra-cts to Residential A districts, within the lines of takings for the Pelham Portchester Parkway which resolution was adopted pursuant to the application of the Westchester County Parke Commission, be deferred upon the request of said Lommission. A communication from the Board of Appeals was received and read, stating that at their meeting held on March 25th, resolutions were adopted recommending to the Town Board that the application of Tyr. Erwin Bitter to erect a show-room, apartments and garages on the _._ south side of the Boston Post Road be denied; and that the application of the Grasdon Building Corporation to erect a sign on the west side of Deane Plaee, corner of the Boston Post Hoad, be denied. The communication was ordered filed and the action of the Board of Appeals noted in the minutes. Upon the recommendation of Counsel® the follow- ing resolution was presented, and upon Roll Call, tuzanimously adopted WH I,AS, in connection with the construction of a Sewer System in Sewer District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, this Board has from time to time authorized the issuance and sale of bonds as required by law to pay for said cost; and WHEREAS, said bonds are now coming due, prior to the completion of said Sewer System in its entirety, and WHEREAS, it is desirable and, in the opinion of this Board, necessary that the burden of - the payment of the outstanding bonds should be equitably proportioned upon all of the property owners to be served by the said y Severer System, part of which hadnot g et been constructed or completed, and it is desirable to permit a portponement of the payment of the outstanding bonds by the issuance of Refunding Bonds until suer. time as the entire system will be completed and the burden can then be equitably adjusted upon all of the property owners then served by the entire system, and WELEREAS, it is the opinion of this Board that special legislation should be enacted to bring about this result and other corelated sewer matters, a draft of which legislation has been prepared and submitted to this Board; trerefore be it unanimously RESOLVED, that this Board approves of the draft of a proposed bill prepared entitled "An Act Relating to the issuance andPayment of Bonds of the Twwn of Mamaroneck for the Sewer System in Sewer District Vo. 1 in said Towr-11 ; and be it 2JR2HER RESOLVED, that this Board earnestly and respectfully petitions the Legislature of the State of uew York that said Act may be promptly enacted into law, so that the provisions thereof may bemade available to the Town of Yamaroneck; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and Counsel be and they hereby are authorized and directed to have said Act introducte and enacted into Law. 273 A communication from Mr. Austin K. Griffen representing 1dr. Thomas H. Fagan the owner of premises on the north side of the Boston Post Road,Lareftont, where the town has an election, booth at the present time under a lease dated8epternber 25, 1921, was received and read, .giving formal notice to the Town of the .- termination of the lease as of September 25, 1926, which is the expiration date of said lease. The communication was ordered placed on file and the matter referred to the Town Clerk. Upon the recommendation, of Counsellor Gamble the following resolution was presented, and upon Roll Call unanimously adopted WhMEAS, an action was heretofore started in the Supreme Court of Westchester County by RoseF.Peters, plaintiff, vs. the Town of Mamaroneck, demanding judgment that certain taxes and tax sales upon the plaintiff's premises described in the complaint be declared illegal and void, vacated and set aside and for further relief, and AREAS, after investigation of the matter and conference caith the attorneys for the plaintiff, Counselhas reecmmended that said action be compromised and settled, and WHEREAS, the plaintiff has agreed to pay certain taxes, penalties and interest that have accrued in full on certain of the property and/or lots covered by said action and to pay the flat amount of the tax levied and assessed dor each year plus 61% interest thereon from the due date of each respective tax thereon, and the test of advertising -- on certain other lots provided the penalties and interest at the rate of 12% herein is waived, and WHEREAS, it appears to be to the interest of the Town of Mamaroneck to compromise and settle the aforesaid action, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and Receiver of Taxes upon the payment by the plaintiff or her assigns of the full amount of taxes plus penalties and interest and cost of advertising on lots 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and 10 to 15, inclusive, Block 63, Section 9 on the Tax Map of the Town of Mamaroneck for years 1919 to 1925 inclusive,be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to accept in full payment for the taxes due on Block 68 Section 9 on the Tax Map of the Town of Mamaroneck, the flat amount of the taxes levied, assessed and due for the years 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924(for the Tax - - Sales of 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925 ),plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum on the amounts due for each respective — year from the respective due date thereof, plus the cost of advertising, and BE I'T FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Supervisor and Receiver of Taxes be and they hereby are authorized and empowered to cancel on the proper 'books of record the unpaid amount of 2 7 penalties and interest now shown and accrued on the aforesaid property for said respective years upon receipt of the payments in the amounts provided for in this resolution and to issue such certificates of payment as they may intheir judgment deem advisable for said years 1919, 1921, 1.922® 1923, 1924 and 1925 on said property; and it was FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to certify and deliver to the Supervisor and Town Receiver of Tares the necessary copies of this resolution for their respective records ; and it was FURTHER RESOLVED, that Counsel be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to take such action, as may be necessary to settle and compromise the aforesaid action as herein provided. Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 5.30 P.19, J � - Town C erk.