HomeMy WebLinkAbout1920_05_17 Town Board Minutes Minutes of a meeting of the Town Board
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
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MvT 17th , 1920o
The meeting was caiied to order by Supervisor Burtor
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PRESENT: Supervisor Burton ,
Justices, Boyd, Collins,
Deputy Clerk Sherman .
Ralph A. Gamble, Counsel.
The minutes of the meeting of April 29th, were read.
and upom motion approved.
A communication from the Westchester Street Railway
Company was received and read in relation to the extension of the
of the Extra fare zone.
It was Voted to lay the matter over for
the meeting of the Joint Town Board.
The report of the Receiver of Taxes for the month of April
1920 was received, read, ordered placed on file and is as follows:
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Office of the Receiver of Taxes.
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 the month of April 1920
1920 1919 1918 1917 1916
Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Arrears Total
State &
County 30,328.93 563.15 30,892.08
Town 23,046.17 242.68 23,288.85
Highway 9,864.33 6.54 9,870.87
Sch. Dis. #1 552.08 552.08
" " #2 1.13 1.13
Arrears 123.53 92.42 113.91 478.91 807.77
Int. & Pen. 166.15 16.93 25.57 46.10 488.90 703.65
Total $66,117.43
Deposited with the 1st Natl. Bank, Mamaroneck $66,117.43
Renjectfully submitted,
Sgn. T. Palmer Howell
To Geo W. Burton, Supervisor, Receiver of Taxes
Town of Mamaroneck,
Mamaroneck , New York.
The Receiver of Taxes also presented a report of
monies collected and deoosited on May 8th & May 13th, 1920
as follows:
1920 1919 1918 1917 1916
Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Taxes Total
State &
County 19,499.84 261.45 19,761.29
Town 14,621.26 147.43 14,768.69
Highway 4,912.56 43.45 4,956.01
Sch. Dist. #1 624.28 624.28
" " #2
Arrears 129.23 34.22 19.15 182.60
Int. & Pen. 2.67 131.41 15.93 9.38 8.25 167.64
Total $40,460.51
Deposited with 1st Natl. Bank, Mamaroneck $40,460.51
Respectfully submitted,
Sgn T. Palmer Howell
Receiver of Taxes.
The report of the Supervisor for the Month ending
April 30th,1920 was received, read, ordered placed on file
and is as follows,
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
Office of the Supervisor.
May 1st, 1920
Gentlemen:
Permit to submit herewith my financial statement
for the month ending April 30th, 1920 to wit:
Balance on hand April 1st, 1920 , $18,199.29
Deposited by the Receiver of Taxes $ 66,117.33
Received from Bailey & Bailey,
for sale of Typewriter desk, 10.00
Received from Town Clerk, fees, 30.32
Received from State Excise Dep 't
Volue Tax, 5.47
Received from Wm.A.Boyd, Justice fines 45.00
Received from Barrett Mfg. Company,
refund for empty barrels 28.08 66,235.30
Total amount received, $84,435.59
PAYMENTS:
Audited Claims, $3,591.66
Bond account , 1,000.00
Garbage contract account 266.66
Highway account Item #1 1,309.92
" " Item #3 39.18
Interest acount 175.00
Salary account 2 ,230.02
School Treasurers acct. Dist #1 5,348.66
" " " Dist #2 14.12 $13,975.22
Balance on hand this day, $70,460.37
Respectfully submitted ,
Sgn.Geo T,Burton,
Supervisor.
To the Honorable ,
The Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck N.Y.
The report of the Town Clerk for the month of
April, 1980 was received ,read ,ordered placed on file and is
as f0lows ,
Town Clerk's Office .
Town of MAmaroneck, N.Y.
May 1st ,1920
Hon. Geo. W. Burton ,
Supervisor, Town of Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck, New York,
Dear Sir:
I hereby respectfully report the amount of fees
collected in the office of the Town Clerk for the month
of April 1920 to wit:
Dog Licenses issued 45 $11.25
Hunting Licenses " 2 .20
Marriage Licenses " 11 11. 00
Chattels filed 33 3.96
Total amount of fees, $26.41
Respectfully submitted,
Sgn. John C. Fairchild
Town Clerk.
Check covering amount by Frederick M. Sherman
made to the order of Deputy.
the Supervisor.
A communication was received from Isidor Saskill
tendering his resignation as Constable of the Town of
Mamaroneck, to take effect immediately.
Upon motion duly seconded it was
Upon ROLL CALL, VOTED that the
resignation of Isidor Saskill as
Constable of the Town of Mamaro-
neck be accepted.
A communication was received from the Automatic
Registering Machine Corporation offering to sell to the
Town of Mamaroneck, voting machines at a net price of
$920.00 fob cars Jamestown N.Y.
Upon motion by Justice Boyd, seconded
by Justice Collins,
the following resolution was adopted
upon ROLL CALL:
Be it RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be
and hereby is authorized and empowered
to purchase from the Automatic Registering
Machine Corporation, of Jamestown N .Y.
8 Voting machines for the Town of Mamaro-
neck, at acost not to exceed $920.00 each
F.O.B. Factory, Jameston N.Y. to be paid in
equal annual installments upon such terms
as may be agreed upon in his discretion,
and be it further,
RESOLVED, that the Supervisor be and hereby
is authorized and empowered to make, sign ,
execute and deliver on behalf of the Town
of Mamaroneck such agreement with said Automatic
Registering Machine Corporation, for the
purchase of said voting machines as he may
deem advisable, and be it further,
RESOLVED, that the supervisor be and
he hereby is authorized and empowered
to employ such means as he may dee
Advisable for the purpose of securing
the prompt and timely delivery of said
voting machines, and be it further,
RESOLVED, that there be levied and
- assessed upon the taxable property of
the Town of Mamaroneck, and collected
a sum necessary to pay the first ann-
ual installment for the said voting
machines and necessary expenses of
delivery.
The following resolution was presented by Justice Boyd,
seconded by Justice Collins, which upon ROLL CALL was duly
adopted,
RESOLUTION FAVORING WAGE INCREASE
FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES?
WHEREAS, The marked decline in the
efficiency and dependability of the
Postal Service can be directly attributed
to the low postal wage and working
standards, resulting in the resig-
nations of thousands of trained pos-
tal employees, whose places cannot
be filled at the present rates of
postal compensations, and
WHEREAS, the lack of sufficient help
to properly man the Postal Service
inflicts a great economic loss on the
business and commercial interests of
the Nation, whieh suffer by reason of
delayed and uncertain mail dispatches
and deliveries , and
WHEREAS, a policy that impairs postal
service is not only unwise from a
business standpoint, but is unjust to
the thousands of faithful employees
whose wages have dwindled with rapid
increase of living costs; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck, New York, urge the
Congress of the United States to take
immediate action to grant substantial
wage increases to postal employees and
thereby insure a restoration of service
efficiency so necessary to the public
interest and welfare. And be it further,
RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution
be forwarded to the Hon. Charles E.
Townsend, Chairman Comm. on Post Offices
and Post Roads, U.S .Senate. Hon Halver
Steenerson, Chairman , Comm on post Off-
ices and Post Roads, House of Represent-
atives, Hon. William Y. Calder,Hon James
W. Wadsworth, Jr. and Hon James W. Hunted.
Counsellor Gamble presented the agreement between the
Larchmont National Bank and the Town of Mamaroneck for the
rental of office of Justice Collins and stated that same
is approved by him.
The Supervisor reported progress in the matters of
the New York Inter Urban Water Company and stated that the ex-
tension on Valley Road is under way.
The Supervisor reported the receipt of a letter in
relation to the wall of Town Cemetery and reported that he had
investigated the matter and that the wall needed repairing.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
upon ROLL CALL, Voted, that the
Supervisor be authorized and em-
powered to have the wall repaired
and put in proper condition at a
cost not to exceed $500.00
Counsellor Garble reported that the erroneous assessment
in relation to the Stanley Avenue tax ratter should be waived
and that the interest and penalties should not be deducted
Upon motion duly seconded it was
moved that the report of the Coun-
sellor be received spread upon the
minutes and that Counsel be dir-
ected to prepare the res-
olution for the adjustment of the
proper assessment.
Therebeing no further business the meeting adjourned
at 12.00 P.M.
Town Clerk
Deputy Town Clerk