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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1925_01_21 Town Board Minutes (2) YE'ETING OF THE JOINT TOWN BOARD TOWN OF KWAR0K CK Held January 21st, 1925. The meeting was called to order 'by Supervisor Burton at 11.15 P.V. PRESET: Supervisor Burton Justices Doyd, Collins and Shafer Superintendent of Highways Coles Town Clerk Sherman Counsellor Gamble The minutes of the meeting of December 26th, 1924 ,imre read and upon motion approved. A communication from the New York Inter-Urban ';eater Company was received and read, stating that they have authorized the installation of six inch water mains on Seaver Street as requested in the resolution passed by the Town Board on August 6th last, and -further stat- ing that the resolution above mentioned failed to specify the number of hydrants requested upon said line. Upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Highways, it was upon motion duly seconded: RESOLVED, that the New York Inter- Urban Water Company be and it hereby is requested and directed to install three hydrants upon Weaver Street �p:,s. + northerly 40 Forest Avenue, which water extension was requested by a resolution of this Board on August 6th, 1924, and it is further RESOLVED, that the hydrants herein- before mentioned be installed and placed at the direction of the Super- inter_dent of Highways. The Supervisor presented his 1924 annual report of Highway moneys which was ordered received, noted in the minutes, placed on file, and upon motion duly seconded, it was, upon Noll Call: RESCLVED, that the annual highway report of the Supervisor be and the same hereby is approved, and it is further RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk be request- ed and directed to have the same pub- lished in the Larcl-mont Times and the Mamaroneck Paragraph in accordance with law and that the cost thereof be made a proper Town charge. II 31 The Clerk presented a communication from the Westchester Lighting Company calling attention to the resolution adopted by this Board, on December 26th, 1924, in relation to the taking over of twelve electric lights on certain streets of the Larchmont Hill's Subdivision and stating that the resolution should have covered six- teen lights on said streets instead of twelve; whereupon the following resolution was presented, duly seconded, and upon Roll Call, unanimously adopted: AREAS, a resolution was adopted by this Board at a meeting held. on Dec- ember 26th, 1924, taking over twelve electric lights along Hillside Road, Echo Lane, and Lookout Circle, in the Larchmont Hill°s section in said Town of Mamaroneck as of January lst, 1925, and making the cost thereof a Town charge, and ,=YMREAS, the Town Superintendent of Highways and the Westchester Lighting Company have since reported that the number of lights on said Hillside Road, Echo Lane and Lookout Circle are six- teen instead of twelve as aforesaid, NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the resolution ado-atod by this Board on the 26th of December, 1924, taking; over the aforesaid lights as aforesaid be and the same hereby is recinded, and be it further RESOLVED, that the sixteen incandescent lights owned and maintained by the 'aestchester Lighting Company along the aforementioned streets 'ae and the same hereby are leased '#y this Town as of January 1st, 1925, and that the rental cost thereof be made a Town charge and paid quarterly as other lights are paid for, Mr. Gagliardi reported that at the request of Supervisor Burton, he drafted an act amending the highway law so as to provide a method of widening highways in cer- tain Towns and raising the cost thereof by the sale of bonds without submitting the proposition therefor to the electors at a special meeting. After the provisions of the proposed act were taken up and considered, Justice Shafer offered for ado-otion the following resolution: Be it RESOLVED, that this Board approve of the amendment to the Highway Law pre- pared by Mr. Gagliardi to be known as Article 8-a, which provides a method for widening highways in certain Towns; and be it further RESOLVED, that a copy of said proposed act be forwarded by Mr. Gagliardi to Senator Westall with a request that the 3� Senator use all lawful ways and means in securing the early passage and approval of said act. Upon a vote being taken upon the foregoing resolu- tion, the same was declared adopted. Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 11,30 o'clock P.M. To Clerk.