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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1923_02_14 Town Board Minutes Meeting of the Town Board TOWN OF MAMARONECK held February 14th, 1923. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 9.45 P.M. PRESENT: Supervisor Burton Justices Boyd, Collins, Shafer, Dudley Counsellor Gamble Town Clerk Sherman. Upon motion duly seconded it was voted that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as printed. Upon motion by Justice Dudley, seconded by Justice Boyd it was unanimously RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be compli- mented upon the method of preparing the minutes and the individual folders. Upon motion duly seconded, it was VOTED that the regular order of business be dispensed with in order that anyone present who wished to address the Board might be heard. Mr. Howell C. Perrin appeared before the Board and of- fered several suggestions in relation to the collection of ashes, garbage, etc. in the Fire District No. 1. He recommended that the period for changing the con- tract be changed to about April or May 1st. He also recommended that the set-back provision in the contract be changed from 50 feet to 75 feet. The Town Clerk reported the receipt of a petition in the matter of the application of Harold C. Pryer as Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Charles Pryer deceased, for the cancellation of certain taxes appearing on the tax records of the Town of Mamaroneck. The matter was referred to the Board of Assessors for their report and findings with instructions to be submitted to Counsel to report back to this Board. The Town Clerk also reported that he had been served with a Notice of Publication in the Marseau water grant matter affecting property at Premium Point in the Town of Mamaroneck. The matter was referred to Counsel. The Town Clerk reported the receipt of canvass of votes cast at the special election of Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1, of the Town of Mamaroneck held at the Weaver Street Fire House on Saturday January 27th, 1923. The certificate was ordered received, spread upon the minutes and is as follows: TO THE TOWN BOARD Town of Mamaroneck, New York. Gentlemen: WE, the undersigned, HARRY A. SCHWARTZ, RALPH CHENEY, W.I. PALMER and CHARLES S. LIGHTE, Inspectors of Election, duly appointed Election Officers by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck at a regular meeting of said Board held on December 27th, 1922, for the purpose of canvassing votes to be cast at the Special Election of Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1, of the Town of Mamaroneck, duly held pursuant to order of the Town Board, and advertised according to law, at the Weaver Street Fire House, Edgewood Road, Saturday, January 27th, 1923, CERTIFY that said election was duly held and we presided as Inspectors of Election thereat, and the following proposition was submitted: "Shall the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, be authorized and directed to purchase and equip an automotive Hook and Ladder Fire Truck and Apparatus for the extinguishment of fires, for use within Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No.1 of said Town, at a cost not exceeding Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of New York, including among others Section 313 and 313 A of Article 14 of the Town Law, and shall there be levied, raised and collected, therefor, the sum of not exceeding Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars by assessment and tax upon the taxable property lying within the boundaries of Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1 of said Town, pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided?" THAT the polls were open between 6 A.M. and 6 P.M. and that the persons voting at said election were those en- titled to vote upon the proposition and having the qualifica- tions prescribed by Section 53 of the Town Law for an election at a Town Meeting; THAT the polls were duly closed at 6 P.M. and that we thereafter counted the ballots cast at said special election with the following results: Total Number of Ballots Cast 56 Total Number of Ballots Cast in favor of said proposition 35 Total Number of Ballots Cast against said proposition 17 Total Number of Void Ballots Cast 4 Sworn to before me this 27th day of January, 1923. HENRY A. SCHWARTZ Frederick M. Sherman CHARLES H. LIGHTE Notary Public RALPH T. CHENEY WILLIAM I. PALMER Inspectors of Election. The Supervisor presented his annual Highway, Bridge and Miscellaneous Report for 1922, which was ordered received, noted in the minutes, placed on file, and it was RESOLVED that the Supervisor be authorized and empowered to publish same in accordance with Section 107 of the Highway Law. The Supervisor reported that the purchase of the tank for the Weaver Street Fire House had been arranged by the Com- mittee and upon motion, duly seconded, it was RESOLVED that the payment of the purchase of said tank and freight be approved, and the bill be sub- mitted to the Board of Auditors for their action. Captain Nichol appeared before the Board and asked for an increase in pay for the two special men stationed at the Fire House. He was advised that under the present law the pay cannot be increased unless they came under the jurisdiction of the State Civil Service Commission. After full discussion of the garbage situation the following resolution was offered by Justice Shafer, seconded by Justice Boyd: WHEREAS, This Board has duly authorized the advertising for bids for the remov- al and disposal of swill, garbage and ashes etc. from buildings in Fire, Lighting and Water Supply District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, for the period of one year beginning February 27th, 1923 and ending February 26th, 1924; and WHEREAS, the said bids called for the said removal from a distance of 50 feet from the street line from said buildings; and WHEREAS, the said Board desires to receive an alternate bid for the said removal to be made from a distance not in excess of 75 feet from the street line from said buildings, therefore be it RESOLVED that the Counsel be authorized to prepare said alternate bids and the Clerk directed to furnish each bidder with a copy of said alternate bid, same to be received and opened as of the same time and hour as the original bids. Communication from the Board of Assessors was received and read, relating to duplicate assessment on Section 6, Block 27, Lot 5, and further stating that the aforesaid property was sold on a tax lien in 1920 for the tax of 1919, once in the name of J. R. Whitehead and once in the name of Ferdinand Fish. The matter was referred to Counsel Gamble for his report. A communication from the Board of Sewer Commissioners was received, read, . ordered spread upon the minutes and is as follows: February 14, 1923. Town Board, Town of Mamaroneck, 8 Elm Street, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Sirs:- On January 22, 1923, this Commission opened bids for the construction of Section 4 of the Sewer System in District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck; based on these estimates, we herewith respectfully report to you that the amount of the cost of the construction of Section 4 of the Sewer System in Sewer District No. 1 of the Town of Mamaroneck, including engineers' fees and other necessary expenses in connection therewith, will be $50,000.00. We therefore request that you immediately authorize and direct the issue and sale of bonds for the aforesaid amount herein reported, to-wit: $50,000.00, which is in addition to the $350,000.00 heretofore authorized. Respectfully yours, BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS. . (Sgd.) Robert H. Stevens, Chairman William I. Palmer H. R. Mitchell. The matter was referred to Counsellor Gamble with authority to prepare and draw the-proper resolutions. Upon motion the. meeting adjourned at 11.50 P.M. Frederick M. Sherman Town Clerk.