HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954_06_02 Town Board Minutes 641
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF MAMARO-
NECK, HELD JUNE 2, 1954, IN THE COURT ROOM OF MAMARONECK TOWN POLICE
HEADQUARTERS AT 11 EDGEWOOD AVENUE, TOWN.
Supervisor Mandeville called the meeting to order at 8: 15 P. M.
PRESENT: Supervisor Mandeville
Councilmen McKeever, Kane, Brush, and Waterman.
ABSENT: None
Presence was also noted of Mr. Gronberg, Town Clerk, Mr . Delius, Town
Attorney, Mr. Finson, Town Accountant, and Mr . O' Brien, Superintendent
of Highways .
The Supervisor stated the Board would dispense with the regular order
of business to hear from those present.
Mr . James Priestly, President of Hubell Construction Co. , Tuckahoe ,
N. Y. , appeared to ask that a spur from the sewer in Weaver Street
which, he stated, is shown on construction maps in the Town Office
and which he has been unable to locate, be brought to his property
line on premises known on the Town Assessment Map as Block 107
part of Parcel 602 .
The Supervisor told him the Board would study the matter.
Mr. Harry Alpiar, 132 Chatsworth Avenue, Larchmont, addressed the
Board with regard to the swimming pool survey and submitted a list
of questions which were received and filed .
Mr . George Schuler, 70 Garden Road, West, spoke and referred to a
letter or report sent to the Board from the Swimming Pool Committee .
The Supervisor read the report, which was received and filed .
The Supervisor also read a letter from Mr. Ledwith Brennan, a member
of the Swimming Pool Committee, representing a minority report . This
was received and filed .
Mr. Edward S . Hartley, Deputy Local Director of Civil Defense, also
addressed the Board in behalf of a swimming pool survey.
There was much discussion about a pool and most of it centered on
the question of whether or not such a pool could be restricted to
residents of the Town of Mamaroneck including the two villages .
Mr. Delius said it is a moot question and as far as he can learn, the
only way it could be restricted would be by making higher charges to
non-residents, unless an authority were created by an act of the
State Legislature .
Mr . Brush said that inasmuch as a majority report, a minority report,
and various other reports had been received, he would move that the
entire matter be referred to the Recreation Commission. He feels
the survey should include a survey on all recreation, including the
matter of the Teenage Canteen.
After further discussion, on motion by Councilman Waterman, seconded
by Councilman Kane, it was
RESOLVED that out of the sum appropriated in the
budget for a swimming pool survey ($2, 500) , this
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Board hereby appropriates not to exceed $500 for
the purpose of conducting a post card survey as
recommended by the Swimming Pool Committee .
A vote recorded on this resolution was as follows :
AYES: Supervisor Mandeville
Councilmen McKeever, Kane, and Waterman
Councilman Brush did not vote.
Councilman Brush then moved that a like amount be appropriated for
a survey of the Teenage Canteen project.
Mr . Delius said the money could be appropriated from the amount in
the budget allocated for recreation.
Councilman Waterman said he feels there should first be a report from
the Teenage Canteen Committee .
Councilman Brush said he would like his motion to stand even though
it had no second and no vote was taken.
Mr. Irwin Oster, Split Tree Road, appeared in connection with a
dedication of parts of Split Tree Road and Murdock Road, which had
been laid over from the last meeting.
The Clerk submitted a letter from the Superintendent of Highways
recommending that 570 feet of paved road be accepted by the Town.
On motion by Councilman McKeever, seconded by Councilman Waterman,
it was, upon roll call, unanimously
RESOLVED that the Town hereby accepts portions of
Murdock Road and Split Tree Road which have been
paved and improved with water, sewer, and drain-
age, to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of
Highways, and which are more particularly des-
cribed as follows :
ALL that parcel of land in the Town of Mamaroneck, County of
Westchester and State of New York, bounded and described as
follows:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the southerly side
of Griffin Avenue with the westerly side of Murdock Road,
as shown on a certain map entitled "Amended Map of Part
of Section One, Subdivision Map of Murdock Woods, Property
of George R. Bishop, Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N. Y. " , made by Sal Spinelli, L. S . N. Y. S. 23043,
dated June 21, 1950, and filed in the County Clerk's Office
on July 11, 1952, as Map #7767, said point being on the
property now or formerly of Rubin; thence running along
the southerly side of Griffin Avenue N. 48° 50' 05" E.
100 feet ; thence leaving the southerly side of Griffin
Avenue and running along the easterly side of Murdock
Road, as shown on said map, the following courses and
distances : running on a curve to the left in a southerly
direction having a radius of 15 feet for a distance of
23 .56 feet to a point of tangency; thence running S . 41°
09' 55" E. 210 feet ; thence running S . 5° 38' 20" E. 161 .46
feet and S . 14° 30' 00" E. 172 feet to a point of curve;
thence running on a curve to the left in a southerly direc-
tion having a radius of 270 feet for a distance of 84.04
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feet ; thence running across Murdock Road , as shown on said
map, S . 209 44 ' 15" W . 94. 10 feet to a point of curve on
the southerly side of Split Tree Road , as shown on said
map; thence running on a curve to the right in a south-
westerly direction having a radius of 120 .48 feet for a
distance of 96.39 feet to a point of tangency; thence
running S . 69° 50 ' 20" W. 185 .91 feet ; thence running across
Split Tree Road, as shown on said map and on a certain map
entitled "Part of Section Two, Subdivision Map of Murdock
Woods in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New
York" , made by Sal Spinelli, L . S . N. Y. S . 23043 , dated
August 15, 1952 and filed in the County Clerk's Office on
October 21, 1952 as Map #7830, N. 25° 03 ' 40" W. 50.18 feet
to the northerly side of Split Tree Road, as shown on said
maps ; thence running along the northerly side of Split Tree
Road as shown on said maps , N. 69° 50 ' 20" E . 190.20 feet
to a point of curve ; thence running on a curve to the left
in a northerly direction having a radius of 70 .48 feet for
a distance of 55.16 feet to a point of tangency ; thence
running N . 24° 00 ' E. 50 feet to a point of curve ; thence
running on a curve to the left in a northerly direction
having a radius of 30 feet for a distance of 26.25 feet to
a point of reverse curve on the westerly side of Murdock
Road, as shown on said map; thence running along the
westerly side of Murdock Road , as shown on said map the
following courses and distances : running on a curve to
the right in a northerly direction having a radius of 320
feet, for a distance of 99 .60 feet to a point of tangency;
thence running N. 14° 30 ' 00" W. 255 .45 feet and N. 39° 50 ' 05"
E . 15 feet to a point of curve ; thence running on a curve
to the left in a northerly direction having a radius of
20 feet for a distance of 28.27 feet to a point of tangency;
thence running N. 41° 09 ' 55" W. 212 .95 feet to a point of
curve ; thence running on a curve to the left in a northerly
and westerly direction having a radius of 15 feet for a
distance of 23 .56 feet to the southerly side of Griffin
Avenue , to the point or place of beginning.
FURTHER RESOLVED that such acceptance shall include
sanitary sewers now constructed in said portions of
said streets and, in addition, an easement or right
of way over the following described property to
connect the sanitary sewer with the trunk line of
the Westchester County Sanitary Sewer Commission:
ALL that parcel of land in the Town of Mamaroneck, County of
Westchester and State of New York, bounded and described as
follows :
BEGINNING at a point in Split Tree Road, as shown on a
certain map entitled "Part of Section Two, Subdivision
Map of Murdock Woods in the Town of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, New York' , made by Sal Spinelli, L . S . N. Y. S .
23043 , dated August 15, 1952, and filed in the County
Clerk's Office on October 21 , 1952, as Map #7830, said
point being 35. 18 feet easterly from the intersection
of Lots 44 and 45 and S . 20° 09 ' 40" E. 20 feet from the
northerly side of Split Tree Road , as shown on said map ;
thence running through Split Tree Road, as shown on said
map S . 66° 06' 40" W. 277 .48 feet and N. 38° W. 32 . 15 feet
to the northerly side of Split Tree Road, as shown on said
map, which is also a point in front of Lot 42 ; thence run-
ning through Lot 42 N. 52° 04 ' 30" W . 67. 13 feet and N. 37°
55' 30" E . 10 feet to the division line of Lots 42 and 43 ;
thence running along the division line of Lots 42 and 43 ,
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S . 52° 04' 30" E . 68 .0 feet to the northerly side of Split
Tree Road , as shown on said map ; thence running through
Split Tree Road, as shown on said map, S . 38° E. 25 feet
and N. 66° 06' 40" E. 271 .06 feet to the point or place
of beginning.
Mr . M. William Weinberg, 77 Myrtle Boulevard, appeared to protest the
condition of property owned by Mr . Philip Librandi on Thompson Place .
He said this protest had originally been before this Board in July of
1950, when he, together with a number of his neighbors had been asked
to be patient and give Mr. Librandi a little time to clean up his
property. He feels that sufficient time has now been given Mr. Librandi .
The Supervisor said this would be referred to Mr . Delius and the Chief
of Police, with instructions to have this matter cleared up.
Mr . S . Edwin Kazdin, 17 Byron Lane, who, with Mr. Harry K. Keller,
30 Garth Road , Scarsdale, had been asked to make a survey or report on
assessments in the Town of Mamaroneck, appeared to present their report
which was received and filed .
The Supervisor stated that he had a report from the Assessor and on
the basis of tentative figures, the assessment roll will be up 3 1/2
million dollars this year . He feels the impact of the report of
Messrs . Kazdin and Keller will be felt in the next 2 or 3 years .
The Board resumed the regular order of business and the Clerk pre-
sented a letter dated May 25, 1954, from the Clerk of the Village of
Mamaroneck stating that at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees
of that Village, held on May 24th, a resolution was adopted recommending
the name of Robert M. Jensen, 900 Old Post Road, Mamaroneck, for appoint-
ment to the Town Recreation Commission, in accordance with request
made to the Village Board by Councilman McKeever .
The Supervisor asked to have action on this matter put over until the
next meeting.
Mr . Brush asked that the other 4 members of the Recreation Commission
be notified of their appointment and that a meeting of the Commission
will be held on Thursday, June 10th.
The Clerk presented a letter dated May 21, 1954, from Mr . Edward F. N.
Uthe, Executive Secretary of the Association of Towns of the State of
New York, stating that the Board of Trustees of the Town and County
Officers ' Training School will sponsor several Statewide Schools for
town and county officers in June .
On motion by Supervisor Mandeville, seconded by Councilman Waterman,
it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Charles J. Gronberg, Frank O'Brien and
Alexander Finson be and they hereby are authorized to
attend the Statewide Schools for town and county officers
to be held at Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. , on
June 21st, 22nd, and 23rd , 1954.
FURTHER RESOLVED that expenses shall be paid from the
amount in the budget for travelling expenses .
The Clerk presented the following:
Report of Receiver of Taxes and Assessments , May, 1954
Statement of Bank Balances as of June 1 , 1954
List of Claims Audited and Paid by the Comptroller, May 1 to June 1 , 1954
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Councilmen McKeever, Kane, and Brush, had nothing to report .
The Supervisor presented a letter, dated May 28, 1954, from Mr . A. U.
Rodney of the Atlantic Municipal Corporation, 260 N. E. 79th Street,
Miami, 38, Florida, who had not been represented at the 1954 Tax Lien
Sale, requesting that certain liens , purchased by the Town at 12%, be
assigned to that corporation. The Supervisor said he would not recom-
mend this .
The Town Clerk was instructed to notify Atlantic Municipal Corporation
that its request was denied .
The Supervisor requested the appointment of Carl Mirande as a relief
driver in the Fire Department for the vacation periods and on motion
by Councilman Waterman, seconded by Councilman McKeever, upon recom-
mendation of the Fire Council and the Fire Chief, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that Carl Mirande, 91 Myrtle Boulevard,
be and he hereby is appointed Temporary Fireman
in the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department, to
serve for the vacation periods of said Department,
at an annual salary of $3,480, said appointment
to be effective as of June 1 , 1954.
The matter of the request of Charles Mayone to erect a sign on his
property line on the motel premises on Boston Post Road, was put over
until such time as Mr. Mayone appears before the Board .
Councilman Waterman reported on the matter of a Planning and Zoning
Commission for the Town of Mamaroneck. He had a written report which
he said he would have typed, and distribute copies to the Board Members .
Mr . Waterman recommended that action on multiple residences be re-
ferred to a Planning Commission, when appointed .
Mr. Waterman moved and Mr . Brush seconded a motion that a Planning and
Zoning Commission be appointed .
The Supervisor amended this by suggesting that the present Zoning Board
be appointed to act as a Planning Commission.
This was finally put over until the next meeting.
Mr . Delius reported on the parking situation at the New Haven Railroad
Station and read a letter from Mr. W. F. Whitcomb of the New Haven Rail-
road Company, with which was enclosed a photostatic copy of the
lease proposed for the parking area around the Station in May, 1952,
and which stated that, if the Town Board were agreeable, he would
take up with the management of the Railroad Company, the question of
entering into a similar lease at this time . Mr . Delius was authorized
to proceed with this matter .
Mr . Delius reported that a proceeding has been brought in the Supreme
Court against the Building Inspector to mandamus him to issue a permit
to Joseph Piampiano to erect an archery range on property known as
Block 412 Parcel 436, and received authorization from the Board to
oppose this proceeding.
Mr. Delius was instructed to write to Mr . Priestly and notify him
that the Town has no obligation in the matter of locating the sewer
spur for him.
Mr . O'Brien reported that there had been an error in preparing the
specifications for bids for crushed stone and he would, therefore,
recommend that all bids on crushed stone be rejected and the request
for bids readvertised .
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There being no further business , the meeting adjourned at 10:20 P. M.
to meet again on June 9th, and immediately reconvened as the Board of
Fire Commissioners.
Councilman Waterman submitted the Fire Report for May, 1954.
Councilman Waterman submitted the claims for the Fire Department
which had been approved by the Fire Chief rind audited by the Comp-
troller, and on motion by Councilman Waterman, seconded by Councilman
McKeever, it was unanimously
RESOLVED that the following described claims be and
they hereby are approved and that the Supervisor and
Comptroller be and they hereby are authorized to pay
the same out of the budget for the Fire Department:
Chatsworth Oil & Heating Co. , Inc . $ 249.78
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc . 5.00
Foley Hardware, Inc . 90.13
William K. Fordyce 38.19
Frank D . Gironda 35.00
Gustav C . Klein (Klein 's) 40 . 50
Empire Chemical Products Co. 10.17
Meola Paint & Wallpaper Supplies 91 .11
Merson Clothes, Inc . 889.25
New York Telephone Company 32.00
Roberts 132 .32
Sunset Appliance Stores 45.00
Wesco Equipment and Service 347.89
Total $2,006.34
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:25 P. M.
to meet again on June 9th.
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