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IMTING OF TE' JOINT TOWN BOARD
TOW Ol' MLILkROND1 CK
held April 13, 1926.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor
Burton at 11 P.M.
PRESENT: Supervisor Burton
Justices Boyd, Collins,. Howell and Leeds
Town Clem Sherman
Counsellor Gamble.
Upon motion it was voted to dispense with the
reading of minutes of meetings not yet approved.
Mr. Nye of Carleon Avenue appeared before the
Board and asked for the installation: of gas extensions upon
that street. After discussing the matter with him he was
advised to secure a petition for the gas extension_ to be
presented to the Board at a future meeting.
A committee from the Colonial Park and Neighborhood
Association appeared before the Board and took up the matter
of the acceptance of certain streets in Colonial park,together
with the status of secur:.ng the releases. The matter wasdiscussed flally with the committee apd after dire consideration
the same was referred back to Counsellor Gamble.
Yr.JohnHaggerty of Rockland Avenue was also present
andhe spoke in relation to the condition of the roadway at
Rockland Avenue west of Forest Avenue. He was advised that
the natter would be referred to »r. Coles for his attention.
A petition of property owners in the :nei ghborhood
Of Fifth, .Monroe and Myrtle Avenues turas presented to the
Board by a committee which was present; requesting repairs to
the streets, installation of water hydrant and street lights.
After discussion and due consideration the following resolu-
tions were presented and upon Ro11 Call unanimously adopted;
RE'SO:[,VED, that the Westchester Lighting
Company be and it hereby is authorized and
directed to install 3 street lights =_nthe
,ficinity of Myrtle Avenue,Idonroe Avenue and
Fifth Avenue in the Town of Mazraroneckg said
lights to be installed under the direction of
the Superip_tendent'of Highways.
Upon unction duly seconded it was upon the recommenda-
tion of the Superintendent of Highways,
RESOLIW, that the New York Inter -Urban Water
Companybe and it hereby is requested,required
-- and directed to install a fire hydrant on Monroe
`.`Avenue between Fifth and IvZrrtle Avenues.
The surface grater on the streets in 11Yrtle Avenue west of
Chatsworth Avenue was discussed with the Board and the Clerk
was authorized to Trite to the Water='Compa.ny rd aestiag an
examination of its grater mains to ascertain wi'itether the water
Pipes in that vicinity are leaking.
The Clerk reported that request had been made for
the installation of a hydrant on Harmon Drive opposite the
Larchwont Garde-.qs Club House.
Upon motion duly seconded, it was
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MOITV, that the -New York Inter -Urban
Water Company be and it hereby is requested
required and dird-cted to install a fire
hydrant on Harmon Drive at a, point near
the Larc1mont Gardens Ulub Hoase vih-7ch
is situated oppositA Lakeside Drive.
The Board then took up the matter of installing the
water main and hydrant on Heather Lane and after due consider-
ation and upon the recorrmendation of the Superintendent of
.Highways, it was
RESOLVED that the New York Inter-Urban-
Iffater Company be and it hereby is requested
required and directed to install its water
mains in and along Heather Lane from Weaver
Street easterly to the end of the street
and to install one hydrant upon the end of
the proposed extension.
Counsel reported that he had prepared an agreement
in relation to the drain situation on Orchard Road and he
presented the following resolution, authorizing the Super-
visor and Town Clerk to sign said agreement. Upon Counsel's
recon: endation the following resolution was presented and
upon Roll Call unanimously adopted:
M=T'AS the oTw.ers of the fee and/or the rig'Ints
of way in certain streets in the development
or district of the Town of Mamaroneck known as
Larchmont, Gardens have heretofore filed a
petition with this Board and the Superintendent
of Highways in t -he Tovm of Mamaroneck offering
to dedicate and deed certain streets and
portions thereof to the Tamm of Mamaroneck and
requesting said To7rn and Superintendent of
Highways to accept said streets as Tovm, high-
ways; and
WP_VRMS the Town of Maltoneck has heretofore
taken over as Town highways a number of the
aforesaid streets, and
14MMMEAS said Town has herdtofore refused to
accept as a Town hiFh,.,,.,ay that certain street'
or highway known as Orchard Road as shown on
a certain map entitled "Plan of Lots called'
Larch ort Gardens situate in t1ie Town of
Yamaxoneck, County of Westchester and State
of New York, surveyed for Clifford B.Harmon,
51 East 42nd Street,Few York, Subdivisions
Nos. 1 and 2, by Long & Miller, Civil Engineers,
dated August 16,19112, and filed in the
office of the Register of Westchester 'County
on Septertber 11, 1911, as Map No. J.949; and
7 T Is necessary and advisable prior
T�MEAS it i L
to the acceptance of said street to install a
drain from said orcha-rd Road over certain lands
and premises for the purpose of draining said
road and lots contiguous thereto in Block 427
as shorn on the above described map, and
WHFT.—PAS the owners of the aforesaid lots are
Milling to grant unto the Town of Mamaroneck
an easement, right of way and right to lay,
construct and use a drain through, under and
across certain -lots in said Block 427, and
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certain other parties have agreed to pay
a. part of the cost of construction of said
drain, all of which is more fully s -et forth
in a certain agreement presented to this
Board herewith.
Therefore, on the recon-mendation of the Superin-
tendent of highways, -be it
F—ESOLVBD that the Supervisor and Town Cleric
be and they hereby are authorized, empowered
and directed to execute on behalf of the
Town of Mamaroneck- a certain agreement dated
December 24,1925, with Albert F. Scully,
LarcA:mant Gardens Company and the Town of
Mamaroneck, acrd it was further
RESOLVED that the Supervisor and Superintendent' -
of Highways be and they hereby are authorized
empowered and directed to do any and all things
and to do any and all actions or snake such
expenditures as they may in their discretion
deem necessary and in the interest of the Town
of Ma aroneck in the carrying out of the afore -
sand agreement.
The Highway Bond of Supervisor Burton in the corrected
sure of $68,000.00 00.00 vias presented, approved and endorsed by the
members of the Board and upon .motion duly seconded it was
PMOLVED that the Clerk be and he hereby
is authorized and directed to forward copies
of the Supervisor's Highway Bond to the State
highin-ay Department and to the County
Superintendent of highways and that the
or.ginal be filed in the office of the
Town Clerk.
A communication from Mr. E. Gaertr_er of 398 "leaver
Street was received and read oomplaining of the grater on the
street r-unning through his property and into the brook, The
communication was placed on file and the matter was referred
to the Supervisor together with the Superintendent of
Highways.
Upola notion the meeting adjourned at 12 D.M.
TOM Cierk.