HomeMy WebLinkAbout1931_04_29 Town Board Minutes 6P4CLAI. KT7T' G OF aive JOINT TOK, BO-;!?.D
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held April 29th, 1931.
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor Burton at
Pre sianta Supervisor Burton
Tustices Boyd and Ifessersmith
Superintendent. of Highways Coles
Tovm Clerk Larvin
communication dated Yarch 12th was received from Charles
MacDonald, County Fngineer shoring that there is due the Town of
1'iamaroneck a rebate in the amount of $7,828.61 as a final account-
ing for the improvement of 1furray Avenue , County .woad 7-4T'74, together
with recapitulation and financial statement of the cost of this
improvement. The matter eras referred to Supervisor Burton with
poi^rc r.
A communication dated April 10th :,as received from Fred
I,zerritt, Ilerk of the Board of Supervisors, enclosing certified:
copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors, on April
6th levying upon the Torn of Lamaronecc the sum of $26J,2.04.68,
being the share due from T-amaroncck for the right-cf-way. required
for the Boston Post load Improvement. ` he communication was
ordered -received and placed on file.
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A communication dated bpril 9th was received from the County
Transportation Company in regard to the discontinuance of service
on the Boston Post goad owing to t? e improvement of the road
now under
Upon :-lotion by Tustice 1%essersmith, seconded by the Ierk,
it ,Tas
?7SOL77D, that a co aittee be appointed to cc-operate
1,rit:n the Tillage of I:arnaroneclr in regard to this
matter.
The Supervisor thereupon appointed to this committee Justice..
I:Iessersmith, Superintendent Coles, Counselor Gamble and Toj,,n Clerk
Harvin.
the Supervisor advised the Board that the Pine Brook _Con-
struction job had novr reached a point ,;There the Board must determine
the letting of a contract if it intended to construct a water main
from fifth Avenue to the other side of County Road 67-2. He stated
that pursuant to prior action of this Boas it had authorized the
Pine. Brook Drainage Commission to include in its bids and plans and
specifications an item for the doing of this work and at the' ti�e
the bids for the line Brook job sere received, itern 20 in said bids-
covered the construction of the aforesaid drain. He stated that the
Marinelli Construction Cor;}oration as he had previously advised the
Board had received contract Section B and C of said Pine Brook drain
and that as the °ater pipe- in evestion f'ollo,:[ed the drain in Section
C it appeared that it .could be effecting a sa';>in_ to Have this
done by the same contractor rather than having it done later by an
outside contractor. He stated that Ir. L"arinelli's bid as figured
by the -ngineers for co;r_ said item. 20 was �;7781.00.
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_7MTH3,R R736177D, that Counsel be and tie hereby is authorized
empowered and directed to prepare the necessary contracts and bonds
and to attend to the matter of insurance.
EURTH'1 A R-SOL777D, that the Supervisor be and he hereby is
authorized and empoWered in accordance ,,,,iith the la7 to borrow upon
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the faith and credit of the To;�Tn of iazaroneck the sum of not to
exceed .P10,000.00 plus interest rThich may from time to time accrue
thereon and to issue a temporary Certificate or Certificates of
Indebtedness in the amount of not to exceed 4!"10,000.00 plus interest
which from time to time may ac-rue thereon, v-;hick shall bear interest
at the rate Of not to exceed six per cent per annum, payable at
such time or times as the Supervisor my fix, not exceeding, ho�rcver,
eighteen months fror:i the date hereof, and to se11 or dispose of
said Certificates of Indebtedness for not less than the par value
thereof; and
FTJRTh�R R_•SOL77D, that said Certificate or Certificates of
Indebtedness shall be in substantially the following form:
No. 106 -- 1 810,000.00
UNIT7D ST_�.TI'S CF
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COTJFTY OF `,, STCH7STF.'R
TO-,'FN OT LT"AOI 4'Cii
CT'RTIFIC:3TT OF Ii'07Bi-ED-rTSS, SF,';'a�'i DISTRICT 170. 1 of
TIT TO`, C- IA TLr 70?771C?- - Series 106.
The To-,,m of -1.arnaroneck, in the County of -:,restcheste-•, a
1 unici-oal Corporation of the State of ?Teri York, hereby acknocrledges
itself indebted and for value received promises to pay to the bearer
of this Certificate the sum of T-en Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars on
the 10th day of December, 1931, Frith interest thereon from, the date
hereof at the rate of three and sixty onc-hundredths (3.60%) per
centum per annum. path principal and interest of this Certificate
arc payable at die office of I-Zanna:hs, Bailin & Lee-, York City, in
Sold coin of the United States of America, of or equal to the present
standard of weight and fineness, or its equivalent in lawful money.
This Certificate is issued pursuant to the provisions of the
Tc n Law, constituting Chapter 62, of the Consolidated T•avrs of the
State of T7e York, as amended, for raeney borrowed to pay the cost
Of the construction of a part or portion of a. serer sysiem in ;Sevier
District No. L in said Toy^rn.
It is hereby certified and recited that all conditions, acts
and things required by the Constitution and ,Statutes of the Mate of
e T York to exist, to have hayppened and to be performed precedent to
and in the issuance of this Certificate, exist., have happened and
have been ?�erforraed, and that the issue of certificates of which
L his is one, together with all other indebtedness of said Tovm, is
within every debt and other limit prescribed by the Constitution and
lairs of said State, and the full faith and credit of the Totsrn of
V,ama-ronecic are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal
and interest of this Certificate, according to its terms.
TAT i7IT7SS 's'aT'rzpOF, the Tov,'n of :Taraaroneck has caused this
Certificate of Indebtedness to be signed by its Supervisor and its
corporate seal to he hereunto affixed and attested by its Tovan Clerk
this 10th day of June, 1931.
Attest: Supervisor.
Tc:n Clerk
U?T?i R R SO1V1'D, that the Town of I'!amaroneck 'nereby covenants
to pay the principal and interest of said Certificate of .^crtificates
of Indcbtedr_ess in the amount hereinabbve provided as the same shall
become due , by Icvying assessments on property of Sevrer District
'7o. 1 of the Tp's'in of 1--amaroneck at such time or tinc�s and in Such
amounts as ray be necessary thereafter.
The Town of 1::':amaroncck furthe=" C,0 enants in case of a C)e-
fa.u.lt in carrying out the f0reg0ing' covenant, the said .own will
raise by taxing all taxable pro pe-rty in said ioj n of Ka_m.aroneck from
time to time the sv_Ta or sums sufficient to pay the princi^cal and
interest of Said Certificate or 'Certificates of Indebtedness as the
same shall become due.
From Counselor '.,arable ';,aS received copy of a letter dated
lurch 28th ,,rhich he had -:vritten to T._r. A. J. Foote requesting a set
Of contracts ^,rith i-"arinelli for the construction of the 71ater main
on Fifth ,Avc-nue to the southerly side of Palmer _venue extension.
The letter from acunselor Gamble ,;,as ordered inserted_ in
the minutes as follows:
March 28th, 1931.
Tyr. A J. Foote, C. F. ,
2 TT. Cha t swc rth Avenue,
Zarchmont, Y. 1T.
Dear Jim
Will you please imiaediately make up a set o` contracts
th r.;"arinelli for the �=struction of the �;.,Gte-r rain from fifth
_ venu to the southerly side of Palmer Avenue ^xtension. The Tom
Board approved of the making of the contract L�:,ith !:-arinelli and left
it to rie to c-"- out the legal side. I had to confer vrith Joe r•sser
about it and I have had a hard time getting; him. r finally got him
last night. There is a legal point involved as to .-,rhetner the
contract Eh_u1d be b the Toiri of I-amaroneck with ITarinelli or by
the V.estchester Joint :,eater ,works District ! o. I due to to wording
of th.G ;._aecial uc t :bleb establish,:d the `'iat r District and Joe ^sser
Tiants to look this up and let me know. Therefore, leave the name of
the party of the first part blank and =hen you have gotten the con-
tracts ready send then to re becaume I-r. ---ser -i11 have notified me
by that time. There is another question about the To-Tin having the
right. to make the -payment for this or through-.:the 'dater _'sstr ict, a!-
though you are not interested in this.
ZIarienelli called r'!e up yesterday to know whether he
eras to proceed :aith this contract or not. -gill ,;ou please advise ::i'm
therefore, that he is to do so so that he can go ahead and may not
be held up> I tried to get you on the telephone last night but I
fear ycu I ad gone to bed.
Very sincerely yours,
(SIG'1 D) R. A. GAIMI=
Counsel.
Supervisor Burton reported that he had been in confer-
ence �rrith DTOnfro Brothers, Contractors for the Boston,Post Road
Improvement and that he had learned that at a small additional cost
of approximately $800.00 quick-setting eerie_t co�:ld be used on certain
]parts of the Boston post Road, in a way that would greatly expedite
traffic and- hasten the improvement.
The question of curbs in this connection bias also raised.
The Board felt that the additional Money would be Drell spent in view
of the dislocation of traffic being occasioned by the improvement
and after discuss ' 11 it Was upon x otion by Justice weeds, seconded
by the Clerk, upon roll call unani cusly
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:RPSO ITFID, that the matter of using quick-
Setting ceraent upon certain. porticns of the
Post 'oad Im rovernc-nt to�e-
p nether with the
question of curbs be referred to the Supervisor
and Superintendent of Hightra.ys Ccles ;noith
power.
upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board unaninausly
resolved to adjourn at 4;30 P. L1.
Town C e r'� �—
OKISsi'= on
The Clerk presented in accordance with the request of this
Board an estimate of the cost of installing the rater main -
chester Joint -aater _ orks;i?o. 1. Their price eras X7,664.64. "lest
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i`r. Sherman of the 'later Board :rho -Jas present at the meet-
ing reco=ended on behalf of the ,ater Board that under the circum-
stances the Board felt it would be -~=rise to let the contra to
Iarinelli and to have the work done subject to the inspection and
approval of the ';later Board.
— Counsel advised Y-r. Sherman that the speci�'ication so pro-
vided. Counsel stated that he was advised that if the contract was
Eiven to 1.,larinelli the insurance companies would place riders on their
,policies including this job so that this job .ou1d also be covered
but that a separate bond viculd be required.
After discussion, upon motion duly seconded, it ,a s.
R-F-8011?±'D, that the Supervisor and the Town Clerk be and
they hereby are authorized, enpolrrered and directed to
execute a contract with Tlarineili Construction Corpora-
tion for the construction of Item 20, Section C of the
Pine Brook Commission_ contract, to ,,.nit, a Vvater main
from ='fifth Avenue through and across the lands of Palmer,
iestchester County -ark Commission, _per York, S?eVr Havers �
Hartford Railroad and to a point southerly of v",aunty Road
67 - 2 at the bid price of ::17781.
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