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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1941_06_28 Town Board Minutes 48 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN BOARD TOWN OF MAMARONECK, NEW YORK HELD JUNE 28, 1941 In the Directors ' Room of the Trust Company of Larchmont, Larchmont, New York. The meeting was called to order by Supervisor McCulloch at 10 A. M. Present: Supervisor McCulloch Councilmen Griffin, Mandeville and Meginniss Absent: Councilman Bates The presence was also noted of Town Clerk Payne. The Supervisor stated that because of the day being Saturday and a half-holiday it was more convenient for some of the members of the Board to hold the meeting in the Trust Company build- ing. He thanked Mr. Griffin for making the arrangements and explained that the -meeting was called in order to consider before July 1st the question as to whether or not the fifteenth election district of the Town should be divided. He asked the Town Clerk if he had heard any- thing in reply to the letters mailed to the chairmen of the political parties, asking them for comments . The Town Clerk reported that one letter dated June 25, 1941, was received from Burton C. Meighan, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee. The letter advised that at a meeting of the Committee the question of the size of the fifteenth district was carefully discussed and that it was the opinion of the majority that it would be desirable to divide same, the division to take place on the line of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad property. Following a lengthy discussion during which the members of the Board considered the above mentioned letter, the recommendations . of the Board of Elections and the requirements of Section 64 of the Election Law, it was on motion by Councilman Griffin, seconded by Councilman Meginniss, upon roll call RESOLVED, that the map submitted at this meeting, as amended, creating 16 election districts in the Town of Mamaroneck be and it hereby is approved; • and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the boundaries of said 16 election districts in the Town of Mamaroneck, as shown on said map, be and they hereby are described as follows: DISTRICT NO. 1 Bounded on the south by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, on the east by the center line of Mamaroneck River, on the north by the center line of Barry Avenue and Winfield Avenue and on the west by the center line of Old White Plains Road and Mamaroneck I _ DISTRICT NO. 2 Bounded on the south by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, on the east by the center line of Mamaroneck Avenue, and Old White Plains Road, on the north by the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line . DISTRICT NO. 3 Bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the east by the center line of Mamaroneck River, on the north by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks and on the west by the center line of Fenimore Road. • 465 DISTRICT NO. 4 Bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the east by the center line of Fenimore Road, on the north by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, and on the west by the- Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line. DISTRICT NO. 5 Bounded on the south by a line starting at a point on the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line situated 1300 feet easterly from the center line of Fenimore Road and extending to the center line of Old White Plains Road, thence southerly to the intersection of Old White Plains Road and Winfield Avenue, thence along the center line of Winfield Avenue and Barry Avenue, on the east by the center line of Mamaroneck River, on the north by the Town of Mamaroneck- Town of Scarsdale boundary line and on the west by a line starting at a point on said Town of Mamaroneck- Town of Scarsdale boundary line 1300 feet easterly from the center line of Fenimore Road and extending southerly to a point on the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line, which point is 1300 feet easterly of Fenimore Road. DISTRICT NO. 6 Bounded on the south by the center line of Boston Post Road, on the east by the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Larchmont boundary line, on the north by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks and on the west by the center line of Chatsworth Avenue. DISTRICT NO. 7 Bounded on the south by the center line of Boston Post Road, on the east by the center line of Chatsworth Avenue, on the north by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks and on the west by the center line of East Avenue and Larchmont Avenue . DISTRICT NO. 8 Bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the east by the Village of Larchmont-Town of Mamaroneck boundary line, on the north by the center line of Boston Post Road and on the west by the center line of Beach Avenue. DISTRICT NO. 9 Bounded on the south by the center line of Boston Post Road, on the east by the center line of Larchmont Avenue and East Avenue, on the north by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line. DISTRICT NO. 10 Bounded on the south by Long Island Sound, on the east by the center line of Beach Avenue, on the north by the center line of. Boston Post Road, and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line. DISTRICT NO. 11 Bounded on the south by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, on the east by the center line of N. Chatsworth Avenue and Murray Avenue, on the north by the northerly line of the Pelham-Port Chester Parkway from the center line of Murray Avenue to the center line of Madison 467 DISTRICT NO. 11 (Continued) Avenue, thence along the center line of Madison Avenue' to a point thereon 100 feet northwesterly from' the northerly line . of Lester Place, thence westerly along a line 100 feet northerly from the northerly line of Lester Place and parallel therewith to the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line. DISTRICT NO. 12 Bounded on the south by the center line of Forest Avenue, the center line of Weaver Street from Forest Avenue to Rockland Avenue and the center line of Rockland Avenue from Weaver Street to the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of. Mamaroneck boundary line ' and by said boundary line to a point thereon 1300 feet easterly from the center line of Fenimore Road, on the east by a line 1300 feet easterly from the center line of Fenimore Road to a point on the Town of Mamaroneck- Town of. Scarsdale boundary line 1300 feet easterly from the center line of Fenimore Road, on the north by the Town of Mamaroneck-Town of Scarsdale boundary line and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line. DISTRICT NO. 13 Bounded on the south by a line drawn parallel with and 100 feet northerly from the northerly line of Lester Place running from the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line to the center line of Madison Avenue, thence southerly along the center line of Madison Avenue to the northerly line of the Pelham- Port Chester Parkway, thence northeasterly along said line to the center line of Murray Avenue, bounded on the east by the center line of Murray Avenue, on the north by the center line of Forest Avenue and on the west by the Town of Mamaroneck-City of New Rochelle boundary line . DISTRICT NO. 14 Bounded on the south by the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad tracks, the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Larchmont boundary line and the center line of Boston Post Road, on the east by the center line of Weaver Street, on the north by the center line of Forest Avenue and on the west by the center line of Murray Avenue and N. Chats- worth Avenue . DISTRICT M0. 15 Bounded on the south by the center line of the N. Y. , N . H. & H. Railroad, on the west by the center line of Weaver Street, on the north and east by the center line of Rockland Avenue and on the east by the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line to the center line of the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad. DISTRICT NO. 16 Bounded on the east by the Town of Mamaroneck-Village of Mamaroneck boundary line from the center line of the N. Y. , N. H. &. H. Railroad to the waters of Long Island Sound, on the west by the waters of Long Island Sound and the Village of Larchmont line to the center line of the, Boston Post Road, thence easterly along the center line of the Boston. Post Road to Weaver Street, thence continuing bounded on the west by the center line of Weaver Street to the center line of the N. Y. , N. H. & H. Railroad. 469 • • The Supervisor stated that it was in order to consider other business if the members of the Board so desired. Councilman Meginniss informed the Board that. Fire Chief Lindale had filed with the Town a copy of a letter received from the Town' s insurance broker, advising that the Town was fully covered against loss should the men or equipment become involved in an accident while attending the annual firemen'.s parade in Port Chester, New York. Supervisor McCulloch informed the Board that Mr. Thomas Morrison had called to his attention the necessity of a broader ordinance covering the installation of oil burners. He recommended that this matter and the question about licensing fuel trucks be given consideration at a later meeting. Councilman Mandeville stated that he had presented the question about licensing fuel trucks several years ago and that at the present many of the towns and cities surrounding Mamaroneck have such ordinances . He recommended that the Town Clerk be directed to contact the Fire Chief of the City of New Rochelle and obtain copies of the fire prevention ordinances. Councilman Griffin informed the Board that Councilman Bates was getting along quite well following a major operation. The members of the Board were quite pleased to hear the good news and wished him a speedy recovery. They said that they would look forward to the day when he would be back at the board meetings . • Councilman Meginniss suggested that a conference be held sometime before the next meeting to consider the annual report and recommendations of the Town' s auditors . It was agreed to hold the conference on July 2, 1941 at 8 P. M. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A. M. Town Clerk •