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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1928_08_01 Town Board Minutes (2) 153 =TI TG OF ZEE JOI TT TO''crT BOARD T0`011, OF `.'_. ir_g01T 'CK, f. Y. held August 1st, 1928. The meeting- was called to order by Supervisor Burton at 9 P. V. Present: Supervisor Burton Justices Collins, Hoiaell and Leeds Superintendent of Highways Coles Clerk She-gin Counsellor Gamble Upon motion, duly seconded, it was voted to dispense with the reading of the minutes of meetings not yet approved. The Supervisor stated that the Board would hear the persons present who desired to speak in connection ivith the grant- ing of a consent to the operation of buses on 11ama.roneck Avenue in the Town of 1�amaroneck, pursuant to the application heretofore made by the Westchester Street Transportation Company, Inc. Er. Hinckley, representing the Harbor Heights-Riverdale Park-:damaroneck i_nolls Association,. spoke in favor of the granting of the consent. Mr. Stilwell, representing the Chamber of Commerce of the Village of Lamaroneck, also spoke. 1:ir. William B. Lyons, Jr., addressed the Board and urged the granting of the consent upon, however, proper terms and restrictions which would preserve the rights of the Town of YSamaraa- eck in connection with the franchise claimed by the Westchester Street Transportation Company, Inc. The following also spoke: Messrs. Stern and Smith After discussion, Supervisor Burton outlined ;"he situa- tion from the standpoint of the Town officials and started that the Town Board had at all tides been willing to grant a .consent to the operation of buses upon Kamaroneck Avenue but that they did not desire to take any action_ which could in any uay be construed as a validation of the franchise claimed by the Transportation Company. He asked Counsel. to report upon the conferences held with the officials of the Third Avenue: RailT,.,ay System.. Counsel reported that he had had certain interviews but that the Rail:ray Company had now withdrawn one of the terms of the previous consent,. to wit, that it be granted fox a five year period and demanded that the same be granted for an indefinite period. Mr. Stilwell suggested that the matter be referred to the Supervisor and Counsel to continue negotiations, together with a representative of the people. Upon motion, duly seconded, it was FY,SOLVI'D, tiat the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and empowered to appoint a Committee of three menbers of the Town Board of which he shall be Chairman, together with Counsel, to confer with the officials of the Third Avenue, Rail::ay Company regarding the matter of granting consent to the operation of buses on H-imaroneek 1venue. 155 Supervisor Burton thereupon appointed Justices Leeds and Collins tort with himself and Counsel. The delegation present requested that it be allowed to appoint Hr. Hinckley and Er. gilliam 3. Lyon, Jr.., to confer with the Committee,. The Supervisor stated that the Committee would be very glad to have them confer with it. Ile directed Counsel to arrange an appointment with the officials of the Third Avenue Railway Company at as early a date as possible. Yir. Emil Zvirin appeared before the Hoard on 'behalf of Hr Yercada.nte and requested the erection of street signs in Laple Hills. Zhe matter was referred to the committee ors street signs with power. The following resolution was presented and unanimously adopted: VU=REAS, the congestion and unprecedented traffic on the Boston Post Road is causing inconvenience to our community and should be immediately relieved; and Ci-7-FTFAS, the reconstruction and widening of the Boston Post Road now proposed and planned for the summer of 1928 from Pelham to Rye will only tend to increase: the present unfavorable traffic situation in and through said municipal- ities, therefore be it RF33QL=t , that in order to relieve the afore- R.aid traffic and resulting; congestion through- out our community, the 'Westchester County Park- way Conn- ission is hereby urged to immediately request the Board of Supervisors of ffestchezter CountNr for the necessary appropriations for acquiring the properties and the construction of the Pelham-Port Chester Parkway from the intersection of the present exit from Playland on the Boston Post Road in the Village of Rye to Rochelle Park in the City of s?ear Rochelle and thence through Rochelle Park, Manor Place and 'ainyah Avenue to Bergholz Lake in the City of New Rochelle. Justice Leeds offered for adoption the following resol- ution: RESOLVM, that County Engineer Lac Donald be requested to draw and prepare and submit to this Board at iris earliest convenience, suit- able plans and specifications for the construct- ion of West.Irrtle Avenue between Chatsworth Avenue ors the east and Kadison avenue on the west, in the Town of Eamaroneck, Few York. The auestion of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was put to a vote with the following result: Ayes: 5 voes: none A communication together with a copy of a resolution was received frora the 'Westchester County Park Commission recommending certain zoning regulations in regard to apartment buildings to be erected, abutting on Park and Parkway property. 17 The cormunication together with the resolution was ordered received, placed on file and referred to Counsel for reply. The Clerk presented a- resolution-together with the Super- intendent's estimate in the sum of X3,044.64 for the installation of 900 feet of 6 inch distribution main on Hillerest Lvenue, from `leaver Street to the end of the existing main, east of Judsor_ Street, — including; dne hydrant along said e-xtension. The resolution together with the Superintendent's estimate were ordered received and placed on file. Upon motion, duly seconded, it was RESOLVED, 14'111TRZAS, the Board of Trustees of the Westchester Joint 'tiater Worms, 'No. 1, has submit- ted an estimate in the sum of ;3,044.64 as the cost of installing 900 feet of 6 inch distribu- tion main on Hillcrest bvenue, from cleaver Street to the end of the existing main, east of Judson Street, including one hydrant along said exten- sion, therefore be it RTSCLVED, that the said Westcl-ester Joint udater Works, Yo. 1, be and it hereby is authorized and requested to install said main and 'hydrant and to charge the town of Hama.roneck the me tual cost thereof as ascertained and approved by the Board of Trustees of the said Westchester Joint Water Worhs, tTo. 1. The Clerk presented a resolution together with the Super- invtendentts estimate in the sum of $21,334.91, for the installation of 4,400 feet of 8 inch water main on Fenimore Road, from the Village line to the Lawson property, together with 9 hydrants along said extension. The resolution together with the Superintendent's estimate were ordered received and placed on file. Upon motion, duly seconded, it. was FESOLVBD,. 'B=AS, the Board of Trustees of the Westchester Joint ;later ''`Forks, No. 1, has submit- ted an estimate in the sum of X21,334.91, as the cost of installing 4,400 feet of a inch water main on Fenimore Road, from the 'Tillage Line to the Lawson property, together with 9 hydrants along said extension, therefore be it RESOLVED, that the said Westchester Toint eater Forks, iTo. 1, be and it hereby is requested to install for the Town of HamaroneEk 'said main , and to charge the Town of 11famaroneck, the actual cost thereof, as ascertained and approved by the 3oard of Trustees of said Westchester Joint Water Works, iTol. Upon motion, the meeting adjourned at 10:45 P. LI. IL No Tit r Clerk