HomeMy WebLinkAbout1921_02_16 Town Board Minutes Minutes of meeting of the Town Board
TOWN OF MAMARONECK
held, February 16th, 1921.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton
at 8.30 P.M.
PRESENT:- Supervisor Burton,
Justices Boyd, Collins, Dudley and Shafer,
Deputy Clerk Sherman,
Counsellor Gamble.
The minutes of the meetings of January 19th and Feb-
ruary 2nd, 1921 were read and upon motion approved.
The report of the Receiver of Taxes for the month of
January, 1921, was received, read, ordered placed on file and
is as follows:-
February 1st, 1921.
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 interests and penalties thereon, collected by me during the
month of January 1921.
1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 All
Taxes Taxer Taxes Taxes Taxes Arrears TOTAL
State &
County 790.12 150.33 570.61 121.51 257.76 286.46 2176.79
Town. 584.90 65.54 650.44
High-
Way. 176.28 4.18 180.46
School
Dist #1 2496.98 290.09 2787.07
Int. &
Penaltys. 358.31 115.47 122.58 52.21 116.49 277.85 1042.91
TOTAL $6837.67
Deposited with 1st Nat'l, Mamaroneck $6837.67
Respectfully submitted,
Sighned, T. Palmer Howell.
Receiver of Taxes.
To Geo W. Burton, Supervisor
Town of Mamaroneck,
Mamaroneck, New York.
The report of the Town Clerk for the month of January
1921 was received, read, ordered placed on file and is as follows;
February 1st, 1921.
Hon Geo. W. Burton, Supervisor
Town of Mamaroneck,
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
I herewith report the a:nount of fes collected in the
Town Clerk's office for the month of January 1921 as follows;-
Dog licenses issued 6 $1.50
Lost tags " 2 .50
Hunting licenses " 70 17.50
Marriage " " 6 6.00
Chattels filed 30 3.60
Total $29.10
Respectfully submitted,
John C. Fairchild
Town Clerk.
Check covering amount by Frederick M. Sherman.
made to order of Deputy Clerk.
Supervisor.
The report of the Supervisor for the month ending
January 31st, 101 was received, read, ordered placed on file
and is as follows:-
February 1st, 1921.
Gentlemen:-
Permit me to submit herewith my financial report for
the period ending January 31st, 1921, to wit;
Balance on hand previously reported, $30,440.76
Deposited by Receiver of Taxes, $6,837.67
Received from Town Clerk, fees 36.40
Received from John H. Hill, County
Jail Tarden, fine 48.00
Received from Justice Boyd, fines, 110.00
Received from Justice Shafer, '' 60.00
Received from Excise Dep't. " 50.00
Refund of Overpayment, Highway ac/ .48
7,142.55
Total amount received, $37,583.31
PAYMENTS:
Audited account, $1,982.27
Garbage contract account, 266.66
Highway fund, Item #1 236.50
" " Item #3 92.58
" " Item #4 174.08
Interest account 600.00
Salary account, 2,459.15
School Treasurer Dist #1 ac/ 3,873.27
" " " #2 " 459.74 10,144. 25
Balance on hand this day, $27,439.06
Respectfully submitted,
Sgnd, Geo W. Burton,
Supervisor.
The Police report of the month of January, 1921
reporting 12 arrests and 20 street lights as being out was
received, read, ordered noted in the minutes and filed with
the Clerk.
A comminication from the Board of Education in
relation to the manner of treating cases of attendance
officers brought before them was real and ordered filed with
the Clerk.
A communication from the Richbell Press in relation
to the Mamaroneck Paragraph and Larchmonter Times was received,
read, ordered spread upon the minutes and is as follows:
February 3rd, 1921.
To the Supervisor & Town Board.
of the Town of Mamaroneck,
Gentlemen:
In view of the fact that a communication has been
presented to your Board in which the Richbell Press deems that
its contemporaries aimed at a conspiracy against the said
Richbell Press. It is our desire to go on record before your
Board and the public of the Town of Mamaroneck as follows:
The Ricbell Press being a Republican newspaper and
always has been. That the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
is a Republican Board- entirely. It is therefore the sense of
the Richbell Press that it should not be obliged to share any
public printing of any Town notices with its two Democratic
contemporaries .
In the controversy over the tax sale published last
May, the Richbell Press wishes to state, that this printing
was taken with the understanding that the Richbell Press was
to do the entire work and pay the entire expense, which it did,
and to divide with its contemporaries on a one third basis,
the profits.
As the Board of Auditors of the Town of Mamaroneck
saw fit to cut the fifty cents a parcel price, which we under-
stood would be paid for the publication of the tax sale, the
amount received from the Supervisor only paid the expense of
publication of said sale, and there was no profits to divide.
Hoping this is very plain and that the Town Board
will spread this on the minutes as it has done our contemporaries
communication, I remain,
Yours very truly,
Sgn. J. Wallace Clapp.
"A Real Republican"
The communication was ordered filed with the Clerk.
The Clerk reported the receipt of several forms and
tariff leaves of the Westchester Lighting Co, filed with the
Public Service Commission, Second District. Same were ordered
received and filed with the Town Clerk.
The following resolution was offered by Justice
Dudley and seconded by Justice Shafer.
RESOLVED, that it is the sense of this
Town Board to consider the gas service
charge excessive and that the Super-
visor be authorized and requested to
appear for the Town in opposing the
levying of said charge.
CARRIED.
The following resolution was offered by Justice
Boyd and seconded by Justice Dudley.
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Mamaro-
neck shall arrange for the collection and disposal of ashes,
garbage, refuse, etc, within Fire District 2 of the Town of
Mamaroneck, and that the cost thereof be levied, assessed and
collected against the taxable property lying and being within
Fire District 2 of the Town of Mamaroneck.
The question being taken upon the foregoing resolution,
same was declared adopted by the following vote.
AYES: Messrs, Burton, Boyd, Dudley, Shafer and Sherman.
NAYS; None.
The next order of business was the opening of bids
for the contract for the collection and disposal of ashes,
garbage, swill and refuse in Fire Districts 1 and 2.
It was upon motion duly seconded, Voted
that the bids received be now opened.
The Clerk proceeded to open and read the bids which
were as follows:
FIRE DISTRICT ONE.
Gabriel Sganga. at least twice each week $3900.00
" " 3 times each week, June to Sept. 4100.00
Wm. Poschen at least twice each week, 3500.00
" " 3 times each week, June to Sept. 3500.00
Kreoll v Walsh at least twice ech week, 2800.00
" " 3 times each week, June to Sept. 3000.00
FIRE DISTRICT TWO.
Gabriel Sganga. at least twice each week, $1100.00
William Poschen at least twice each week, 800.00
All bids were accompanied by the required deposit
of One Hundred Dollars.
Upon motion, it was voted that the Board together
with Counsel recess and go into Executive session for deliber-
dtion on the awarding of the contracts.
Upon reconvening Justice Boyd offered the following
resolution which was seconded by Justice Shafer.
RESOLVED, that the bid of Kreoll and
Walsh being the lowest bidders for the
collection and disposal of ashes, swill
garbage and refuse in Fire District 1
be and the sane hereby is awarded to
said Kreoll & Walsh at the price of
$3000.00 as provided in Paragraph 2
of said bid and estimate, provided they
qualify in accordance with their bid
and estimate and proposal by providing
a proper bond and execute a contract
in form satisfactory to Counsel, and
that the Supervisor be and he hereby
is authorized and empowered to execute
said contract and the Clerk be authorized
to attest, the seal of the Town
of Mamaroneck.
The question being taken upon the foregoing resolution,
same was declared adopted by the following vote.
AYES: Messrs, Burton, Boyd, Dudley, Shafer and Sherman.
NAYS: None.
Upon motion by Justice Shafer seconded by Justice
Dudley, the following resolution was offered.
RESOLVED, that the bid of William Poschen
being the lowest bidder for the collection
and disposition of ashes, garbage, swill,
etc in Fire District Two, be and the same
hereby is awarded to said Wiiliam Poschen
at the price of $800.00 same to be levied
and assessed against the taxable property
in Fire District Two, provided the said
William Poschen qualifies in accordance
with his bid or estimate add proposal by
providing a proper bond and execute a con-
tract in form satisfactory to Counsel, and
that the Supervisor be and he herby is
authorized and empowered to execute said
contract and the Clerk be authorized to
attest the seal of the Town of Mamatoneck.
The question being taken upon the foregoing resolution,
same was declared adopted by the following vote.
AYES: Messrs, Burton, Boyd, Dudley, Shafer and Sherman.
PAYS. None.
Upon motion duly seconded it was,
RESOLVED, that the bid of Gabriel Sganga
be rejected and that the deposits namely
$200.00 be forthwith returned, and that
upon the execution of contracts of the
successful bidders all other bids be re-
jected and deposits returned.
The question being taken upon the foregoing motion,
same was declared carried, upon Roll Call.
The Clerk reported the refusal of the Board of Auditors
to audit the bill for the bond of the Deputy Town Clerk as not
being proper town charge. Same was referred to Counsel to
report back to the Board at its next meeting.
Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 11.00 P.M.
John C . Fairchild
Town Clerk.
Deputy Clerk.