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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1955 Facts, Figures and Photographs of Interest to the Residents of Town of Mamaorneck i 1 MARCH 1955 • .r. ' • ,''''''-s'r.e.y*,-,-,- *7-,,„„s,„''''°' '#4t: ti‘ `ems- �§�7 d.,.,,,,:,` itil.:,- -,e: .4,i,,:14,47.14f.,,, . olisio,. - , .sr ,0000... , , ._ A _ FACTS, FIGURES AND PHOTOGRAPHS of Interest to the Residents of sown 0 fl7ctmaronecb 0 THE I ]ESLD ENTS OF THE .� r TOWN OF MAMA I" ON ]ECK • Here is the story of your Town-its form of government, the operation of its various departments, its history, its growth, the cost of administration. Some things about the Town of Mamaroneck are known to everybody who passes through it.The station plaza and its attractive summer plantings and ample parking area, the Honor Roll, the Gardens Lake, the luxurious apart- ment houses—all are familiar to the commuter. Banking institutions know its enviable financial condition. Real estate brokers know the allure which Town _ property has for the home seeker. Sportsmen are familiar with its nationally famous clubs and golf courses. But the most important things about your Town only you who live in it really know. Its scenic beauty, efficient government and sound financial con- dition mean something special to you because you live here. With your vote• and your tax money, you created them. They are yours. The sky is bluer over your"Home"than over any other spot in the world. In this booklet we want to tell you why. THE TOWN COUNCIL OWEN A. MANDEVILLE, Supervisor March i, 1955 r ",.At your service " . . . a '¢ t: day ,�,ks p �4,a 1 ,:. oo,.,.!....-. -,s-,'' ass a 191 1 tAfr, t IL-6— TOWN OFFICIALS At the Council table are: 1 Councilmen PETER F. KANE, JR. J.THOMAS MCKEEVER Supervisor OWEN A. MANDEVILLE Councilmen . JEREMIAH C.WATERMAN C. BENJAMIN BRUSH, JR. Standing: Town Counsel Town Clerk . JOHN L. DELIUS CHARLES J. GRONBERG ( I ) u HIST011), I( OF YOU I', TOWN WHEN the Dutch settlers sailed into our peaceful harbor =' i _ �' — • 1n the early i7th century, the _: ps , _ territory was occupied by the -" .. i �_ �„, ,,_..7.÷..._\,11,1=__r Dutch — . Siwanoy Indians. The �I :� _ _ claimed sovereignty from 1640 �` _I _ _ _ �_� r,.,... '`- until the surrender to the Eng- : - _ _ =r:•'_ ' ,`���, .,lish in 1664. Historians do not = ��I _ - _ agree as to how the Town re- - / �_ — = = -) ceived its name. William G.Ful- :,. , •_ --Y•. __ ol cher in his book, "Mamaroneck ,'� ' Through the Years,” points out Courtesy of Old Town of Mamaroneck Historical Society that some writers interpret the name as meaning "The place where the fresh water falls into the salt." Others claim the name came from an Indian chief called "Mamaronock" who lived in Croton in 1644 In 1661 John Richbell, an English trader with an eye for the inviting harbor, purchased Mamaroneck from the Indians for "two shirts, and ten shil- lings in wampum, 22 Coates, one hundred fathom of wampom, 12 shirts, ten paire of stockings, twenty hands of powder, twelve barrs of lead, two firelocks, ffifteene hoes, ffifteene hatches, three kettles." In the Town Offices are records of town government from the year 1697 when "the freeholders and inhabitants" held their first meeting at "the house of Madame Richbils." The present Town boundaries were set in 1787 when the Town of Scars- dale withdrew under the newly-adopted state Town Law. The Village of Larchmont was incorporated in 1891 and the Village of Mamaroneck, including Rye Neck in the Town of Rye, was incorporated in + 1895• From that time to the present the Town of Mamaroneck has included three municipalities: the Village of Larchmont, the part of Mamaroneck Vil e la e which lies within the Towt. n boundaries and a rapidly developing area g P Y P g between the Villages known as the unincorporatedi,a area. t:TViyilloi,11,141.141S-5S1.1 iit 4 , 1 ' ,, ,,''., :,,,::,,',:v:Ote..-11,',A'r4t74.,1,.:,,:t54.,7,, :7':II'.'.7.4„ ,,,,..,1 __a � :Ara '� (2) WHERE IS YOU 1' TOWN ? When you are away from home, the answer is simple: "Mamaroneck is in Westchester County, on Long Island Sound, about 23 miles east of New York City." But at home the 8.58 square miles of the entire Town call for more care- ful defining.The map on pages io and II shows the boundaries of each of the three municipalities within the Town area. HOW IS YOU I'; TOWN GOV ]E 1', N ]ED ? The chief executive is the supervisor elected in November for a two-year term. The governing body is composed of four councilmen elected for four- year terms. • Supervisor's salary is $6,000 per year. Each councilman receives $1,800. There is no administrative connection between the supervisor and the mayors of the villages but the supervisor represents the two villages as well as the unincorporated area on the County Board of Supervisors. Most of the expense of Town government is shared by all residents in- cluding those in the two villages. But certain services are performed only for residents of the unincorporated area such as garbage collection, police and fire protection,highway maintenance, street lighting, park and sewer maintenance. The cost of these services is added to the tax bills of the residents of the unin- corporated area. Residents of the villages pay for similar services administered by their own governments. Residents of the unincorporated area and the Village -of Larchmont share the expense of the incinerator and the public library. The Larchmont Post Office serves all residents of the unincorporated area except those in the northeastern section of town. PU I ]LIC EDUCATION Union Free School District No. i is operating on a gross budget of $2,255,054 and has a tax rate of $18.87. There are six schools: Murray Avenue in the unincorporated area; Chatsworth Avenue in Larchmont Village; Central School and Mamaroneck Avenue School in Mamaroneck Village; one Junior and one Senior High School in Mamaroneck Village. Town residents in Scarsdale School District No.2 pay a tax rate of$25.16 to provide $41,259, their share of a $258,978 budget. ]LII:, I'; A 111, Y (On Larchmont Avenue south of the Post Road) The Town contributed $16,784 for 1954 toward support of the Public- Library including $2,200 toward construction cost of the new wing. Circulation last year totaled io6,000. The Library has 41,000 books. There are over 6,000 card holders, 49.5 per cent of whom are unincorporated area residents. (3) • TI f9 LI ^`"< .. Itt ?1839 r -k-�,, -„ PARK COMMISSION AND PERSONNEL Left to right: Arthur Johnson, Assistant Park Foreman; Mrs. Austin a / ' �. S. Phillips, Secretary; Julian Cargill, Chairman; John W. Sharbough, Vice-Chairman; Thomas M. Aitchison, Park Foreman. PA 11', KS AND PLAYG I'1 OUNJ<DS We are not only fortunate but widely famous for the beauty of our well- kept parks. The landscaped pool at the station, the waterfall from Brookside Drive and the picturesque lake are examples of the varied use of park property to beautify the Town. The Park Department has recently completed a 5-year plan which in- cluded reconstruction and restoration of the shoreline at the Gardens Lake. Walks have all been re-surfaced and new planting has added materially to the attraction of this beauty spot. At Memorial Park, opposite the Station, all walks have been re-surfaced and recently a new azalea bed was created at the left of the Monument, initiat- ing a new plan for beautification of the Park areas. r _ The undeveloped areas u tm ,.r ,iit owned by the Town serve the . ' 1 i �' ' dual purpose of enhancing the natural beauty of the corn- .,,g,!:4 �., munity and providing recrea- • 1 '41‘' , —gail' ''.". , ...,k,:-11 4' : tional facilities. • RECREATION COMMISSION Lett to right: Joseph P. Farley, S. Hayes Ensinger, 'F- is 1� Walter E. Warner, Jr., Chairman; Battista J. .�1; Santoro and John Stahr. ;0 i BALL FIELD AT THE TOWN YARD (4) • :• i', EILIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS The Town is proud of its many places of worship and their long record of friendliness and cooperation with each other. Newcomers of nearly any faith can find a friendly church home where they will be cordially welcomed. Roman Catholic ;h ST.ftUGUSTINE'S, Larchmont Ave., Larchmont HOLY TRINITY, East Post Road, Mamaroneck Msgr.Thomas J. Deegan Rt.Rev.Msgr.George C.Ehardt Sunday Masses: 7, 8,9, ro, II, 12:15 Sunday Masses: 7, 8, 9, Io, II, 12 ST.VITO'S, Madison Street,Mamaroneck STS. JOHN AND PAUL, Weaver St., Larchmont Rev. Biagio DelNegro Rt.Rev.Msgr.John J. Flynn Sunday Masses: 7, 8, 9, Io, II, 12 Sunday Masses: 7, 8,9, To, ir, 12:15 Episcopal ST. JOHN'S, Fountain Square, Larchmont Rev.William R.F.Thomas Sunday services: 8 and II A.M. ST. THOMAS'S,West Post Road, Mamaroneck Rev.Arnold A.Fenton Sunday services: 8 and I I A.M. Methodist Christian Science East Post Road,Mamaroneck Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck Rev.Edgar N.Jackson Sunday service: r 1 A.M. Sunday service: i i A.M. • Jewish LARCHMONT TEMPLE, 75 Larchmont Avenue Rabbi Leonard Schofer Service: Friday, 8:30 P.M. WESTCHESTER JEWISH CENTER 4 Rockland Avenue, Mamaroneck Rabbi Irving Koslowe Services: Monday through Friday, 7 A.M. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 P.M. "� Friday, Sundown " Saturdays and Holidays, 9 A.M.and Sundown a., Sundays & Legal Holidays, 8:30 A.M. & Sundown Presbyterian Lutheran LARCHMONT AVENUE CHURCH ST.JOHN'S, Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck Forest Park Avenue,Larchmont Rev.William R.Fairman Rev.Floyd E.McGuire Sunday service: Io:15 A.M. Sunday services: 9:3o and II A.M. (5 ) • r_. ADMINIST I', ATIV E OFFICES 158 WEST POST ROAD, MAMARONECK Telephone MA 91800 Population (1950) Area .-_ ,• TOWN TOTAL 24,937 8.58 sq.mi. UNINCORPORATED AREA . . 9,]68 5.17 Sq.ml. LARCHMONT VILLAGE . . 6,294 i.o8 sq.mi. ,m MAMARONECK VILLAGE (Portion within Town of 1 it!1 Mamaroneck) 8,876 2.33 sq.mi. ' qtr � H Before the Town rented the property from St. * ae, tr Thomas's Church in 1936,the offices were in the Rock L I I Building on the Post Road at Elm Street.The present 1 771, �` offices were formerly occupied by the telephone com pany and the Union Savings Bank. Town Clerk Charles J.Gronberg records all vital statistics including marriages,births and deaths;keeps the records of all meetings of the Town Council; The business of the supervises general elections. Town is conducted in this Last year he issued 202 marriage licenses and historic red brick building recorded over 1,293 Chattels and Conditional bills of in the Village of Mamaro- sale in addition to the issuance of dog and hunting neck. licenses during 1954. ' 1,'''' t: 4.,.. --',.. . , to s ...— w?r PERSONNEL includes,left C '. to right, Jean Corbin,inter- ''';"':,'',."044','.:,,,.7.7- : i3O:''.5,', *.i !1,,:, mediate account clerk and stenographer; Wilhelmina 1 Schroeder,deputy clerk and telephone operator; Mar- garet Barnes, deputy clerk 1 and senior stenographer; and Alexander Fuson, %, Town accountant. (6) 1 TOWN CALENDAR Town Council, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 8:15 P.M., Police Station, Edgewood Avenue. Zoning Board, 4th Wednesday, 8:15 P.M., Police Station, Edgewood Avenue. Planning Board, 1st Monday, 8:15 P.M., Police Station, Edgewood Avenue. Recreation Commission, 2nd Monday, 8:15 P.M., Police Station, Edgewood Avenue. * * * All governmental departments except fire and police have their head- 11 quarters in the Town offices. Taxes are received there and flow out again to pay for the services rendered by the various departments. For the eleventh successive year the Town has issued no bonds and for the seventh successive year there is no general Town tax for 1954. The surplus December 31, 1954 totaled about$219,000 of which$45,900 was used to eliminate the general Town tax for 1955. •LIEGAL DE]PA I't TMENT The Town Attorney is the legal adviser of the Town Board and of every department head of the Town government. c tea' He attends all Town Board meetings and JOHNL.AttorneyDELIUS since meetings of the ZoningBoard of Appeals and Town since 1934 g pp the Police Commission. ♦ All suits or proceedings brought against the Town or any of its officers, boards or commissions are defended by the Town Attorney. These include certiorari proceedings to reduce assessments of property made by the Town Assessor for the purpose of State, Town, County and School taxes. He also conducts all foreclosure proceedings to collect tax liens for unpaid state, town, county and school taxes. He is the prosecutor of all criminal cases (misdemeanors) tried in the local Court of Sessions (Weaver Street Police Court). When the need arises the attorney also attends numerous public hearings. before the Public Service Commission and Interstate Commerce Commission in connection with railroad and other utility rates. (7) 0°LICE DEPAIi TMIENT TELEPHONE LA 2-2000 a d The Town expende•d � y. $167,068 for 1954 in . • . . ` a � , ' ; maintaining its Police n Department. Po IJ ,k rip a .y • 1 1 , ,, POLICE PENSION FUND TRUSTEES Ilik Left to right: Jeremiah C. water- „• r , ,,.9 man, Paul A. Yerick, Owen A. Man � deville, Chairman; John A. Delius, i Secretary; Edward Egan,Treasurer. 4„,i,„_, ,.,..,„ ,. ,t ,.., The department mads 1,134 arrests for 1,162 violations. Chief Paul A.Yerick heads a department of 26 $24,9ac- 61.00 worth of property was stolen. +, men, including a lieutenant, three patrol sergeants, a detective sergeant, a detective, four motorcycle men$18,z38.00 worth was recovered by the depart- patrolmen and 15 patrolmen. The department operates five patrol cars and There were 142 traffic accidents, an increase of four motorcycles which last year traveled 179,197 7 from the preceding year. miles and consumed more than 16,361 gallons of There has been no traffic fatality in the Town gasoline and 127 gallons of oil. Each car and three since July, 1950, one of the best records per capita of the motorcycles are equipped with three way radio. in the County. 41,, ,,., ..., .,,Atr4.!,,, ,,..,,,,,,,I.,,,-,...'4.z.,7*( ,, f*- -** -.;:t.7 '''',,''# '::::::: ::.;‘,"4:` ':!-, ,t. ?'Y':,5::1;„::::::::1 9 Members of the Board of ' Police Commissioners are, J 40,11,�, left to right, Cornelius Quinn,Cecil W.Borton and „ t � ” Loren Dodson. Also present is Chief Paul A.Yerick. (g ) TELEPHONE LA 2-2I00 THE FIRE D ]EPA I*k TM ]ENT . . --A . , ,, , , _ .. , . , ..... . . ..,.. , , 3 1 .. .,, . ..,,,,,,t,,,,...„ ,- ,i, .., , e 1 ia .. "',; ' .,. ' 1 ' 1, i.? °' " r -er. „it . ,.,, ,, ')/3 r 9 i Vii.. >. L`. purchased from Army surplus, and a chief's car. ® The men clean, paint and maintain the ' • Fire House and equipment. A fire prevention . program is one of the principal functions of the department under the direction of the inspector. The fire district covers 5.17 square miles PIS � and protects 9,768 persons who occupy build- ings assessed at$38,174,400.The distance from the Fire House to the farthest boundary is Because the Fire Department is manned four miles. by ioo volunteers, the fire district budget for this year totaled only$62,680 of which$10,225 Las$ Ye is for hydrant rentals and $34,580 for the salaries of three lieutenants, six drivers and a Damage totaled $20,700. • - part-time fire inspector. There were 205 fire alarms. The department has six pieces of modern The Fire Department is headed 6y_-,Chief equipment: a ioo-foot aerial, a quad combi- Dominick Ianello. 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UES 4V h FF a0 , i I, Q.O �• P S EHiiiii7 �J (r. - o� gg 5 ( I0) ( II ) 1 HIGH[ >E ]�A I'� ']CIYl[]E1�17C Left to right: Donna E. Wiedemann, .4! � Clerk; Francis R.O'Brien,Superintend- ent of Highways; William Paonessa, g Senior Engineering Aid. % ", Z 1 0 Under the direction of Francis R. O'Brien, e Town Superintendent of highways more � 4,1111101. 711* than 27 miles of streets are maintained to- ether with over40 miles of sidewalks. In addition there are over oo catchbasins g 3 which must be cleaned annuallytogether with a large number of drains. g The Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance, safety and cleanliness of the highways in the Unincorporated Area. They are also charged with the duty of removing snow and ice from all Town, State and County highways. During 1954, Myrtle Boulevard, Hickory Grove Drive and Blossom Ter- race were paved. Over zoo feet of new sidewalk was constructed and over 500 feet of new curbinginstalled. Hundreds of feet of old sidewalk were replaced or repaired. In addition, a new drain was installed on Hickory Grove Drive. ► 44\\..,,,,, 1 �1 , a :.. '� € 4 a � �„rim GARBAGE DISPOSAL bage Disposal Commission. Last year r both furnaces were completely reno- nn, ,� i ' vated. nd- . ,.� 1. S]EW E I", DEPARTMENT , The Town budgeted$6,570 to dis pose of its sewage through the Mamar- oneck Valley Sewer District. These funds are expended solely for flushing out the more than 27 miles of lateral sewers and the operation of two small pumping stations into which these sewers empty. • The actual disposal plant on the The collection of garbage and rub- Post Road is a County District owned bish cost the Town $56,438 of which and operated plant. $41,310 covered the compensation paid to II men who staff this depart- Last year a modern re infor• con- crete sub-surface pump station was ( ment. completed at a cost of $61,000. This The Town operates four trucks in station will not only service the area performing this very essential func- as it is presently populated but was tion,two of which are equipped with designed for the estimated capacity modern loadpacker bodies and the growth of the area serviced. other two with open bodies for the collection of ashes and rubbish. mom, Last Year During 1954,in the unincorpo- rated area, we collected and i. disposed of 4,360 tons of ref- " ,i use in addition to many hun- j s dreds of truck loads of ashes , I _ 1 ' and rubbish. Last year there were 8,211 tons of refuse incinerated as corn- pared to 4,556 tons in 1943. ..,1 ttc,*- e LL -.: � : ° The incinerator was built in 1941 v. f< r ''r between Maxwell Street and the rail- '` VIEW OF ". ; p' road tracks. It is operated by the "� � �� Larchmont-Mamaroneck Joint Gar- INCINERATORFURNAC ' 11.4 � _....r ADMINIST i" ATION OF JUSTICE The Town has budgeted $7,490 this year for the Department of Justices of the Peace. Of that amount $2,800 is paid to each judge. JUSTICE COURT—TOWN OF MAMARONECK JUDGE MUNN BREWER, a former Town councilman, was appointed by the Town Council in 1948 to succeed the late Wesley M.Messersmith and was elected to a full four-year term • the following November. He presides Thursdays at 8 r.m at ,r court sessions atpolice headquarters on Edgewood Avenue, 9 g Larchmont. Lastear he handled 8 2 cases including8 o vehicle Y 7 4 r and traffic law infractions. Also Town ordinance,penal code and 4 R""..-"• '4,, 10> Ir. criminalP rocedure violations. Fines and forfeited bail totaled $5,077.00. A JUDGE CHARLES M.BAXTER has presided over one division of 3 S the Court since r � 937• During1953he handled a total of328 Civil cases. ud e J g ments during this period amounted to $22,344.80 of which the smallest was for $11.5o and the largest for $1,536.50. PA 1., KING Negotiations were opened with the Railroad and a tentative lease was agreed upon. During 1954, it The parking problem at the Station Plaza has was proposed by some members of the Board that been receiving considerable study, and efforts to im- areas surrounding the Station be acquired and im- prove the situation were started about 5 years ago. proved for parking at a cost varying from $40,000 After a comprehensive study by the Supervisor and to $8o,000. However, after further consideration, Councilman Embury, it was their recommendation parking meters were installed at no cost to the Town that if the consent of the Railroad could be obtained, in the Station area and on Railroad property leased the installation of all day parking meters would be by the Town. • the best solution, as it would provide additional Experience so far has shown the move to be parking space and would prohibit the leasing of this successful in providing adequate facilities for our area to private operators. residents. • s. - � 4 With the cooperation of Robert W. Briggs, Consultant En-gineer and Designer of the New England Thruway, the Super- ' � visor has been able to get him to recommend that the two areas rigal 9 recommended by the Councilmen be graded and paved by the " Thruway Authority as a temporary parking area during the �� � 1 1,41 construction of the Thruway through the Larchmont lifea be- cause of the position which the Town of Mamaroneck enjoys in the County. It is not beyond the realm of possibility that the m Town will become the owners of these two parcels eventually and the purchase price could be paid from the receipts of the • parking meters. "° This area,even though temporary,we hope,will be metered after obtaining the consent and approval from the County Park- way Commission. ( 14) ASSESS® S D]EPA i't TM]ENT • r 8 ASSESSOR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL BOARD OF REVIEW Left to right: Frances Riley, William Kirtland, Assessor Left to right: Silvio Rainaldi, S.Mills Harris, Thomas J. McEvoy, Charles Kane. and Robert McCoy. P iii OP E I TY ASSESSMENTS Town Property is assessed for$91,702,213 pleted by Assessor Thomas J. McEvoy and the tax base which, divided into the net filed with the clerk by June 1st. During the budget, gives the tax rate. The 1954 assess- third week in June the Board of Review hears ment will be $95,250,000 an increase of about assessment complaints from residents and, three and one half million dollars. after final adjustments are made, the roll be- The tentative assessment roll is com- comes official September i5th. OA I' D OF APPEALS The Board of Appeals of the Town of the Board of Appeals which held 13 meetings Mamaroneck was set up by and operates un- to consider such appeals. der ari Ordinance adoptd by the Town Board Of these applications (6 of which were on June 21, 1922 and amended to date,which adjourned from time to time and 1 with- establishes building lines on any property drawn), there were io variances granted and fronting on or adjoining any public streets, 7 denied. and requires all new buildings to be within ottsuch lines; regulates and restricts the height, 1 number of stories and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot occu- � � e pancy; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; density of population and loca- tion ova tion and use of buildings, structures and land , for trade, industry, residence or other pur- poses, ur poses, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community and to establish boundaries of districts for said purpose and to provide BOARD OF APPEALS penalties for the violation of its provisions. Left to right: Margaret Barnes, Secretary; Joseph Rigano; Arthur S.Wullschleger,Chairman; Fred L.Maggini, Morgan In 1954 23 applications were referred to J. Burke, Jr., and George Schuler. ( 15) YOU I', TOWN IS GI' OWING i m s P m � aK e - During 1954 permits for construction of all types totaled $1,354,200. Included in this total were 59 new residences valued at , \. ., t. ,°m'- $996,300. / � % W]H[)E ]E W]E G]E T 0 9 ® U 11? WAT IE i't r In 1927, the Town of Mamaroneck, the TOWN OF MAMARONECK PLANNING BOARD Village of Mamaroneck and the Town of Left to right: Joseph J. Rigano, Morgan J. Burke, Jr., G. Norman Blair, Arthur E. Wullsehleger, Chairman; George Harrison purchased the water supply system from the New York and Interurban Water Schuler, Fred L. Maggini, William J. Shea. Company for $2,400,170 and since then it has been operated as the Westchester Joint Water Avenue near Winfield Avenue, supplied the I. Works No. I. three communities with 163,839,500 cubic feet The investment of the unincorporated of water last year of which the Town's share area in the Water Works totals $891,121 of amounted to 35,574,900. which $856,000 was met by a bond issue. The a The present reservoir is presently being debt has been reduced each year by water enlarged to double its capacity but act l'�n to revenue and only $341,000 in bonds were out- December 31, 1954. increase the supply will have to be taken in The reservoir, located off Mamaroneck the near future. The supervisor is a member of the rear • g' Board of Trustees of the Westchester Joint Water Works and the superin- °,, .. tendent is George Straub. CIVIL DEFENSE Deputy Director Assistant Deputy Director EDWARD S. HARTLEY MARIE L. DUNNE Civil Defense is the public means of protecting the people, the commu- nity and its economy in face of enemy attack. It is based on the American prin- ciple of helping one's self by preparing to help each other. Civil Defense under the New York State Emergency Act consists of all activities and measures aimed at minimzng the effects caused by enemy attacks upon the civilian population.This includes the action necessary to deal with the immediate emergency conditions created by an attack and the steps required to restore or repair vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged during the attack. In time of attack we in Westchester have one of the latest and quickest warning devices. So when the Red Alert is flashed to the town, the sirens will ring for a three minute period (TAKE SHELTER)—ALL CLEAR—three one minute blasts. The town police auxiliary is prepared to go into action with 35 volunteers who have been trained by Sgt. Eugene DeVeau and Pd. James Mancusi. These men in the past year have put in many hours patrolling in the police cars with Chief Paul Yerick's regular men and have received pistol instructions from Lt. Frank Waterbury. Public Information . KALMAN DRUCK Transportation JOHN COUGHLIN Medical Division . . . . . . . . DR.CHARLES WELLER Communications . . . . . . . MAURICE BRETZFELDER Wardens . . . SUMNER KITTELLE Control Room . . . . . . .MRS.MARGARET LORD BARRY G. Rescue,First Aid. . . . . . . . . FRANK PICKETT -ge Welfare . . . . . . . . . MRS. MARIE DUNNE assisted by all Chaplains Food and Clothing . . . . . . WARD W.SMITH,JR. assisted by COE D.SUYDAM The Town of Mamaroneck Civil Defense Office is an employment agency in time of disaster. With jobs for all ages and all types. Office Work, Rescue, Wardens, Fire, Police,Public Works,Communications,Medical,Welfare,Trans- portation and Public Information. Therefore I urge you to register at the Weaver Street Fire House as soon- -. as possible, so that you may be placed in a unit most suitable for your particular talent. EDWARD S. HARTLEY Deputy Director of Civil Defense Town of Mamaroneck ( 17) HOW YOU 1' TAX DOLLA I', IS SPENT On a home in the unincorporated area assessed at $1o,000, the monthly Town tax for 1954 is distributed as shown in diagram below • In addition to the Town tax, Monthly Village Tax residents also pay monthly Larchmont $15.75State and Count . . $ 9.16 Y Mamaroneck . . . . 13.7oDISPOSAL School 15.73 RErUS.1.60 I $F3 \*AS\ I 137 . . \ ,\ I /-4.9 /, \V I /Qr / �B .. \p.\ I /a7/ Qom' /�s / .c. \r. ,I. I / / y4 / / of 2\ 1 / / cy / 6,q \\a I // / //")/ �A ,\ I / / // 2 // � \\ I /// / / % \\ I // // .o \\ \\ I /// /�/ //i g r 3 \ \ • t J E ME IDI ® hm WATER CONSTRUCTIONy The following table shows the percentage of taxes collected since 1944 by Tax Receiver Henry R. Dillon: Year State,County,Town School Year State, County,Town School 1944 . . . . 99.99 99.99 1949 . . . . 99.97 99.95 1945 . . . . 99.99 99.99 1950 . . . . 99.97 99.95 1946 . . . . 99.99 99.99 1951 . . . . 99.95 99.93 1947 . . . . 99.98 99.97 1952 . . . . 99.96 99.93 1948 . . . . 99.99 99.97 1953 . . . . 99.75 99.70 1954 . . . . 99.21 97.94 State, county and town taxes are due April 1st and an increasing �>� penalty starts with 2 per cent May 1st. t School taxes are payable September 1st with a penalty starting „,, t .� October 1st. - • A ' It is the task of Leo N. Orsino, senior account clerk and comp- troller, to audit bills, co-sign checks with the supervisor and account d for the outgo of all Town funds. , a., The accountant,Alexander Finson,keeps all financial records,pre- .4E: "6 re- a ..= pares statements,prepares the payroll and bills,assists the supervisor in preparing the budget and,when taxes are being collected, assists in the LEO ORSINO HENRY R. DILLON tax office. <4 LOOKING I., ACK TEN YEA I', S ilk Town Town Year Assessment Tax Rate Year Assessment Tax Rate 1944 . . . $77,719,089 $17.04 1950 . . $83,939,489 $14,36 1945 . . . 76,370,817 16.78 1951 . . . 85,445,114 15.59 1946 . . . 75,688,203 16.92 1952 . . . 87,754,000 15.59 1947 . . . 77,627,871 15.76 1953 . . . 89,456,191 16.15 1948 . . . 78,602,405 14.42 1954 . . . 91,702,013 16.07 1949 . . . 81,011,502 14.71 ( 18) FINANCIAL I' ]EPO '? T DEC EMB E 31, 1954 12/31/54 CASH ON HAND (All Funds) . . . . . . . . . $ 214,719.70 GENERAL TOWN SURPLUS . . 219,666.34* BONDED INDEBTEDNESS . . . . . . 1,631,500.00 *After using$45,078.63 to eliminate the 1954 General Town Tax. GENERAL TOWN Budget to 12/31/54 at 12/31/54 Appropriation Expended Unexpended Town Offices . . . . . . $ 33,293.00 $ 33,129.24 $ 163.76 Supervisor 6,000.00 6,000.00 Comptroller 1,580.00 1,505.50 74.50 Town Clerk . . . . . . . 6,550.00 6,535.66 14.34 Elections . . . . 9,895.00 9,406.48 488.52 Receiver of Taxes . . . . . . 13,200.00 13,046.65 153.35 Assesseor . . . 20,755.00 20,580.71 174.29 Law 9,305.00 9,106.21 198.79 Justices of the Peace . . . • . 7,490.00 7,307.04 182.96 Contributions and Donations . . . 1,300.00 1,006.00 294.00 Board of Appeals . . . 25.00 21.50 3.50 Building and Plumbing . . . . . 550.00 460.02 89.98 Engineer . . 7,140.28 6,869.33 270.95 Miscellaneous . . . 36,701.72 33,783.77 2,917.95 Debt Service . . . . 7,759.75 7,759.75 TOTAL . . . . . . $161,544.75 $156,517.86 $5,026.89 OUTSIDE VILLAGES Police . . . $167,893.25 $166,382.47 $1,510.78 Miscellaneous . . 20,234.32 20,205.20 29.12 Debt Service . . . . . . . 4,237.50 4,237.50 TOTAL . . . . . . $192,365.07 $190,825.17 $1,539.90 SPECIAL DISTRICTS Garbage District . . . . . . $ 73,201.50 $ 68,145.54 $5,055.96 Fire District . . . . . . . 66,068.32 65,526.56 541.76 Street Lighting District . . . . . 22,300.00 21,073.71 1,226.29 Water District . . . . . . . 49,846.50 49,324.19 522.31 Park District . . . . 42,933.17 42,671.25 261.92 Sewer District . . . . . . 130,933.87 130,230.90 702.97 , Highway Fund . . . . . . 110,270.00 108,972.57 1,297.43 - TOTAL . . . . . $495,553.36 $485,944.72 $9,608.64 • • ( 19) SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED t ]EV]ENUES GENERAL TOWN _ Budget Collected Uncollected Estimate to 12/31/54 at 12/31/54 .Interest and Penalties on Taxes . $ 8,500.00 $ 12,995.99 ($ 4,495.99) Town Clerk Fees . . . 1,500.00 2,191.00 ( 691.00) Building and Plumbing Fees . . . 1,800.00 3,877.75 ( 2,077.75) Rental Town Properties . . . . 1,200.00 1,225.00 ( 25.00) Miscellaneous Fees . . . . . 200.00 210.00 ( 10.00) Justices Fees and Fines . . . . 3,000.00 2,547.00 453.00 Per Capita Assistance . . . . 102,136.12 102,136.12 _ ' Mortgage Tax . . . . . . 17,000.00 33,012.52 ( 16,012.52) . Dog Licenses . . . . . 1,800.00 1,959.55 ( 159.55) ` ..Franchise Payments . . . . 600.00 635.87 ( 35.87) Cash on Hand . . . . . . 45,078.63 45,078.63 TOTAL . . . . $182,814.75 $205,869.43 ($23,054.68) • WATER DISTRICT Water Revenues . . . . . $ 38,976.50 $ 41,184.50 ($ 2,208.00) PARK DISTRICT Cash on Hand . . . . . . $ 1,550.00 $ 1,550.00 ( ) Indicates Excess Collection over Budget Estimate. THE DECLINING DEI T YEARLY AMORTIZATION AND INTEREST CHARGES ON ALL BOND ISSUES AS OF JANUARY 1, 1955 Year Amortization Interest Total _ 1955 . . . . . . . $ 99,500.00 $ 70,396.37 $ 169,896.37 1956 . . . . . . . 99,500.00 66,030.62 165,530.62 1957 . . 96,500.00 61,664.87 158,164.87 1958 . . . . . . . 92,500.00 57,463.37 149,963.37 1959 . . . . . . . 92,500.00 53,328.62 145,828.62 1960 . . . . . . . 92,500.00 49,193.87 141,693.87 - 1961 . . . . . . . 90,500.00 45,080.62 135,580.62 1962 . . . . . . . 88,500.00 41,099.87 129,599.87 1963 . . 89,500.00 37,157.87 126,657.87 1964 . . . . . . . 89,500.00 33,194.62 122,694.62 1965 . . . . . . . 85,500.00 29,231.37 114,731.37 1966 . . . . . . . 85,500.00 25,438.12 110,938.12 1967 . . . . . . . 81,500.00 21,723.62 103,223.62 1968 . . . . . . . 74,500.00 18,357.87 92,857.87 1969 . 70,500.00 15,114.62 85,614.62 1970 . . . . . . . 64,000.00 12,104.50 76,104.50 1971 . . . . . . • 57,000.00 9,237.50 66,237.50 1972 . . . . . . . 50,000.00 6,885.00 56,885.00 1973 . . . . . . . • 49,000.00 4,772.50 53,772.50 1974 . . . . . . . 40,000.00 2,853.50 42,853.50 ' 1975 . . . . 27,000.00 1,423.00 28,423.00 1976 . . . . . . 11,000.00 602.50 11,602.50 1977 . . . . . . . 5,000.00 237.50 5,237.50 $1,631,500.00 $662,592.30 $2,294,092.30 RECAPITULATION '0 General Town Bonds . . . . . . . . $ 18,000.00 Outside Village Bonds . . . . . • . . . 21,000.00 Water District Bonds . . . . . . . . 341,000.00 Park District Bonds . . . . . . . . 182,000.00 Sewer District Bonds . . . . . . . . 1,069,500.00 $1,631,500.00 In the past 12 years,this debt has been reduced by $2,149,500.00 and there has been no replacement of bonded debt in the past 11 years. , (20) I� _ 1- a .�' -: 4 2 �� �� r 1 dart r � c air ^ri a , L v 3 4 gym*} ary ,-•, �. � ffi S aaE yp .14 E'er R , • o so ii,'; `"‘",:'..r..."''''' . ' ''''''aa',. ittmailiql., ii. :,; » e if O'�ti.'�l .a«-: E ° " _ . . rt 4 il i t i ' ' a., m�: tom" , .ems _a ! r? 1. Larchmont Station—Westbound 7. Baldwin Greenhouses—"Home of Orchids"_- 2. Larchmont Station Plaza 8. Bonnie Briar Country Club 3. Winged Foot Golf Club House (Showing Club House and Swimming Pool) 4. Larchmont Public Libraryce 978... . Veterans'War Memorial 5. Larchmont Post Offi10. Junior High School 6. Typical Street All photographs by Detective Sergeant Chauncey Smith