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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1922_11_01 Town Board Minutes Meeting of the Town Board TOWN OF MAMARONECK, held, November 1st, 1922. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 10.35 P.M. PRESENT: Supervisor Burton, Justices Boyd, Collins, Dudley and Shafer, Clerk Sherman, Counsellor Gamble. Upon motion it was voted to dispense with the reading of minutes of meetings not yet approved. A communication from the Weaver Street Fire Company was received and read requesting that attention be given to the cesspool at the Fire House and also the purchase of six brooms for the extinguishing of brush fires. The communication was ordered received and placed on file and it was upon ROLL CALL, VOTED, that the Town Clerk be author- ized and empowered to have the cess- pool taken care of and to purchase the brooms as requested. Counsel reported that he had taken up the Norris tax matter with the Board of Assessors relating to the erroneous assessment for sewer purposes. Upon his recommendation the following resolution was presented and upon ROLL CALL, unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, the property of F. L. Norris, Section 1, Block 20 has been assessed for sewer tax in Sewer District #1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, and said tax had been paid, and WFEREAS, the said Norris has made a claim for refund of said tax so paid, on the grounds that his property is not within Sewer District #1 and there- fore not liable to an assessment of tax, and WHEREAS, the Board of Assessors have reported to this Board that the afore- said property of F. L. Norris is not within said Sewer District #1 of the Town of Mamaroneck and not liable for assessment and that the said Norris is therefore entitled to the refund, there- fore be it RESOLVED; that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to refund to F. L. Norris the sum of $31.88 heretofore erroneously taxed on an assessment for sewer tax in Sewer Dist- rict #1 of the Town of Mamaroneck against Section. 1 Block 20 of the Town of Mamaro- neck and paid by said Norris and to take his proper receipt therefor. Be it further RESOLVED, that the Supervisor, Rec- eiver of Taxes and Board of Assessors be and they hereby are authorized and directed to make the necessary correct- ions on the proper books of record as herein provided. A communication from the Board of Assessors was received and read requesting the apportionment of taxes on property owned by the Aero Hotel, Inc. designated as Section 5, Block 21, Lot 3, whereupon the foll- owing resolution was, presented and duly adopted. WHEREAS, the Board of Assessors of the Town of Mamaroneck have petitioned this Board in due form for the apportionment of the taxes levied in the years 1910 and 1911 against a block of land de- scribed in the assessment roll for those years as Block 21, Section 5 of which Lot 3, Block 21, Section 5 forms a part. And WHEREAS, from the petition filed by said Board of Assessors it appears that said Lot 3, Block 21, Section 5, has been assessed on the assessment roll for the year 1922 at the sum of $100.00. Now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Receiver of Taxes of the Town of Mamaroneck be and hereby is authorized and directed to apportion the taxes for the years 1910 and 1911 levied against block 21, Section 5 and to cancel said taxes against Lot 3, Block 21, Sect- ion 5 upon receipt by him of the amount due thereon on the basis of $100.00 assessment, together with the penalties and interest accrued to the date of pay- ment. Captain Nichols and delegation from the Weaver Street Fire Company was present and the matter of the petition for the purchase of a Hook and Ladder was taken up. After full discuss- ion it was voted that the matter be laid over until next meeting pending areport from Counsel. Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 11.20 P.M. Frederick M. Sherman - Town Clerk.