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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919_01_14 Town Board Minutes 93 Meeting of TOWN BOARD of the Town of Mamaroneck held January 14th, 1919. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 8:30 P.M. The clerk reported the following present: Supervisor Burton, Justices Collins and Boyd, John C. Fairchild, Town Clerk and Ralph A. Gamble. Counsel. The minutes of the meeting of December 5th, 1918, were read and upon motion approved. The minutes of the Public Meeting held at the Weaver Street School House on December 18th, 1918 for the consideration of the Ashes and Garbage Matter were read and upon motion approved. The Supervisor reported, that he had received the Report of the Receiver of Taxes from the 1st to and including the 16th of December, 1918. Same was received and ordered filed and spread upon the minutes of the meeting, and is as follows: TOWN OF MAMARONECK Office of Receiver of Taxes T . Palmer Howell, Receiver Harry T. McGivney, Deputy. January 7th, 1918. Sir: Pursuant to Section 23 of 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 penalties thereon, collected by me during December, 1918, from the let up to and including the 16th , 1918. Current 1917 1916 All Int .& Total Taxes Taxes Taxes Arrears Penalties State and County 203 .83 203.83 State, County and Town 144 .52 150.02 294 .54 Town 141.60 141 .60 I Highway 26.04 26 .04 School , District No.1 452.39 159.27 61.31 672.97 School , District No .2 All Arrears 536.19 536.19 Interest and Penalties 66.88 65.20 71.08 172 .55 375 .71 Total 2,250.88 Deposited with The Larchmont National Bank Deposited with The First National Bank of Mamaroneck $2,250.88 Respectfully submitted, Receiver of Taxes . To Geo. W. Burton , Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck, New York . H . Mc .G./. The Supervisor submitted his Financial Report for the month of October, 1918, which was received and ordered placed on file and is as follows: Office of the Supervisor Town of Mamaroneck George W. Burton, Eight Elm Street Supervisor. Mamaroneck, New York. November let , 1918 . Gentlemen:- The following is my financial report for the month ending October 31st, 1918, to wit:- Balance on hand on October 1st, 1918 $79,588.75 Deposited by the Receiver of Taxes , $26,365.97 Received from Justice Shafer, fines, 55 .00 Received. from State Department of Excise , Volume Tax, 225.05 Received from Eben Adams, Special Deputy Excise Com'r, Excise tax, 8,782.50 Received from A. Schulman, purchase price of Weaver Street old fire truck 140 .00 Received from County Treasurer, Motor vehicle fees, 795.03 Received during the month, 36,363.55 Total, $115,952 .30 Payments- Audited claims, $10,104.30 Bond account, 1,000.00 Highway account, Item #1, 1,851.06 " " " #3 58.50 " " " #4, 195.75 Interest account , 250.00 Salary account, 1,429.15 School Treasurer, Dist. #1 ac/ 36,972.76 " " Dist . #2 ac/ 173.88 52,035.40 Balance on hand this day, 63,916.90 Respectfully submitted, Supervisor. Hon. Town. Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck, N.Y. The Supervisor submitted his Financial Resort for the month of November, 1918, which was received and ordered placed on file, and is as follows: Office of the Supervisor Town of Mamaroneck George W. Burton, Eight Elm Street , Supervisor. Mamaroneck, New York . December 1st, 1918. Gentlemen:- The following is my financial report for the month ending November 30th, 1918, to wit : - Balance on hand on November let, 1918, $63,916.90 Deposited by the Receiver of Taxes , $6,626.60 Received from Justice Collins, fines, 30.00 Received from State Excise Department , Volume Tax, 99 .17 Received during the month 6,755 .77 Total $70,672.67 Payments :- Audited claims , $7,173 .80 Highway account, Item #1, 607 .00 Salary account , 1, 294.15 School Treasurer Dist. #1 ac/ 23,283 .21 " " Dist .#2 ac/ 176.64 Amount paid during the month 32,534 .80 Balance on hand this day , $38,137 .87 Respectfully submitted, Supervisor. Hon. Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck, N.Y. The Supervisor also submitted his Financial Report from December 1st, 1918 to and including December 20th, 1918, which was received and ordered placed on file and is as follows : i Office of the Supervisor Town of Mamaroneck, George W. Burton, Eight Elm Street Supervisor. Mamaroneck, New York. December 21st , 1918. Gentlemen:- The following is my financial report for the period of time beginning December 1st , 1918 and ending December 20th, 1918, to wit :- Balance on hand on December 1st , $ 38,137.87 Deposited by the Receiver of Taxes , $2,250.88 Interest allowed by The Larchmont National Bank on deposits , 488.20 Received from State Excise Depart- ment, Volume Tax, 23.67 Received from Judge F.P. Shafer, fines, 30 .00 Received from Jude P.H. Collins, fines 15.00 Received from Judge W.A. Boyd, fines 27.00 Amount received during the month, 2,834.75 Total amount received, $40,972.62 Payments: Audited claims, $2,284.75 Highway account, Item #1, 352 .03 do do do #4, 32 .00 School Treasurer's account, District #1-4, 650.14 do do do Dist .#2 7.59 7,326.51 Balance on hand this day, $33, 646.11 Respectfully submitted, Supervisor . To the Honorable Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck , N.Y. A communication from the State Tax Comnassioner, and also one from Local Board of Assessors in relation to attending a Con- ference of the Tax Officials at Albany was presented to the meeting and referred to later order of business. The report of the Receiver of Taxes of 1918, State and County Taxes uncollected, unpaid taxes for the year 1918 up to and including December 16, 1918 and also a report showing the amount of 1918 Town and Highway Taxes uncollected to and including December 16th, 1918, were submitted, received, ordered filed and spread upon the minutes and are as follows: Receiver of State, County , Town and School Taxes TOWN OF MAMARONECK NEW YORK Office of Receiver of Taxes 8 Elm Street Mamaroneck, N.Y. T. Palmer Howell, Receiver H.T. McGivney, Deputy Receiver. December 17th, 1918. Hon . Geo. W. Burton, Supervisor , Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck, New York. Dear Sir : I herewith submit report of the amount of 1918 State and County Taxes uncollected for the year 1918, up to and including the 16th day of December, as against warrent delivered to me by you as Supervisor, on the 19th day of March, 1918, as follows: Total State and County Levy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$70,776.78 Total Collections of State and County Taxes . . . . . . . . . . ...$60,358.87 Balance remaining uncollected, December 16th, 1918 . . .$10,417 .91 Respectfully submitted, H. mc, G. Receiver of State, County, Town. and School Taxes TOWN OF MAMARONECK NEW YORK Office of Receiver of Taxes 8 Elm Street Mamaroneck, N.Y. T . Palmer Howell, Receiver H.T. McGivney, Deputy Receiver December 26th, 1918. Hon. Geo. W. Burton, Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck Mamaroneck, New York. Dear Sir: I herewith submit report of the amount of uncollected Town and Highway Taxes , for the year 1918, up to and including the 16th, day of December, 1918, as against warrent delivered to me by you as Supervisor on the 19th day of March, 1918, as follows: Collected Town Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .$39,387.09 do Highway Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,266.79 Total collection of Town & Highway Taxes Combined $46,653 .88 - Total, Amount of Town and Highway Levy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,806.00 Total, Amount of Town and Highway Taxes ,Collected . . . .$46,653 .88 Total , Amount of Uncollected Town & Highway Taxes . . . . . $7,152.12 Respectfully submitted, H. mc, G. Upon notion of Justice Collins, seconded by Justice Boyd the following resolution was adopted. WHEREAS, the Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Mamaroneck has reported to the Town Board of said Town pursuant to the pro- visions of Section 28 of the Westchester County Tax Laws that at the close of business of December 16th, 1918, the sum of $7,152.12 in Town and Highway taxes levied on April 1st, 1918, was still outstanding and uncollected; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to issue against the aforesaid uncollected -' 1918 Highway and Town taxes one or more Certificates of Indebted- ness for a sum not exceeding $7,000.00 and to dispose of the same for not less than par. Said Certificates to mature at such time as the Supervisor deems advisable and to bear interest at a rate not exceeding 5% per annum. Upon motion of Justice Collins, seconded by Justice Boyd the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Mamaroneck has reported to the Town Board of said Town, pursuant to the provi- sions of Section 28 of the Westchester County Tax Law that at the close of business of December 16th, 1918, the sum of $10,447.91 in State and County Taxes levied on April 1st, 1918, was still outstanding and uncollected: now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to issue one or more Certificates of Indebtedness for a sum not exceeding $10,000.00 and dispose of the same for not less than par against the aforesaid 1918 State and County uncollected taxes. Said Certificates to bear interest at a rate not to exceed 5% and to mature at such time as the Supervisor may deem advisable. Supervisor Burton reported the receipt of a communication from Mr. Kinley, Attorney for the Westchester Street Railroad Company regarding fare matters. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried it was received and referred to the Joint Town Board. The matter of Collection of Ashes and Garbage in Fire District No. 1 was taken up. Counselor Gamble reported on the legality of the Town Board entering into a contract for such collection. Upon motion of Justice Collins duly seconded by Justice Boyd, it was RESOLVED That WHEREAS petitions signed by a number of residents and taxpayers of Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck outside of any corporate village have presented to the Town of Mamaroneck petitions asking that the Town Board provide for the collection and consumption or disposal otherwise of garbage, ashes or other indestructible matter in the part of the Town described in said petition, and asking further that the expense thereof be levied, assessed and collected upon the taxable prorerty in the district of the Town therein described as to which said expense is incurred. AND WHEREAS after hearing Committees representing said petitioners and duly filing said petitions the Town Board by resolution duly called a public meeting of the residents of the aforesaid District of said Town for the public consideration by the people interested in said matter. WHEREAS said Public Meeting was pursuant to said resolution duly called, advertised and held pursuant to said call, largely attended and the question discussed at length ; and WHEREAS by resolution the said Public Meeting of resi- dents and taxpayers approved of and recommended to the Town Board that it act favorably upon the proposition of the Town assuming the collection and disposal of ashes, and garbage: AND WHEREAS it is necessary to advertise for and procure bids and estimates to ascertain the cost of said collection, con- sumption or disposal of said garbage, ashes or other indestructible matter before this Board can proceed further with the matter; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor and Town Clerk be and they hereby are authorized and directed to advertise for sealed bids and proposals for said collection and disposal of garbage, ashes or other indestructible matter from that portion of the Town known as Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck for the period of one year; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Mamaroneck re- serves the right to reject any or all bids submitted if it shall be deemed for the best interests of the Town of Mamaroneck to do so. Counselor Gamble reported on the Tax suit of Malaney brought by Merriam & Rumsey against the Town of Mamaroneck. He stated that process had been served on the supervisor , and that he had entered the appearance of the Town and had obtained an ex- tension of time before answering and asked for instructions from the Board. Upon motion, counsel was directed to confer with Mr. Rumsey regarding a settlement of the matter and to report back to the Board. The matter of the application of the Board of Assessors to attend the Conference of Tax Officials of the State of New York-- upon motion same was referred back to the Board of Assessors no- tifying them that the Board approved of their attending said meeting and calling their attention to the fact that any expense would be a County charge and without the scope of the Town Board 's jurisdiction. On motion the meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M. Town. Clerk.