HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/10/1961 MEETING OF JANUARY 101 1961.
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Lester' M.
Albertson at Greenport, on' Tuesday,.. January 10, 1961, at 1: 30 P..M.
with the ,following present: ,_Supervisor. Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark; Supt. of Highwayp 'Price; Town Attorney
Tasker and Town Clerk Richmond.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the maeting .of December 30, 1960, be
and they are hereby duly approved as read.
Vote of Town f3oard: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Den arest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of January 3, 1961. be dispensed with at
this time. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman
Demarest; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Stanley Corwin, Attorney for the Sunrise Coach Lines, spoke in behalf.
of .the Coach Lines, stating the line had been in service for a number
of years and had been rendering good service .to the people in the Town
of Southold and requesting the Board ,to consider their Coach Line be-.
fore giving the .L.I.R.R. a Franchise in the Town of Southold. 'Rober.t -
Brown, President of the Coach Lines, also stated that his line was' ','.
operating and giving good service to the people of the Town.
.Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Tuthill.:
RESOLVED: Thatt.the Town of Southold procure a Blanket Bond to cover
all Town Employees that are not cover.ed .by an individual bond.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice. Clark; seconded by Councilman -Demarest:
WHEREAS, .the Town .Board held a public hearing on December 6, 1960,
for the purpose of considering a contract with the Village of Green-
port for fire protection to be furnished by said Village to the East-
West Greenport Fire Protection District at which time all interested
persons were given an opportunity to be heard, and'
WHEREAS, the Town Board deems it in the public interest to enter into
a contract with said Village .,,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Southold enter into .
a contract with the- Village of Greenport for fire protection tb be
furnished by said Billage to the East-West Greenport Fire Protection
District in -the Town of Southold for a term of five years commencing
on January 1, 1961, and that for such 'protection the Village of Green-
port receive the following sums annually, to wit:-
196i- $6, 765 .46; 1962-$7, 025 .46; 1963-$7, 285 .46; 1964-$7, 545.46;
1965-$7, 805 .46, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ,Supervisor. be and he hereby is author-
ized and directed to execute such contract on behalf of the Town of
Southold.
Vote of Town _Board: ,Ayes-Supervisor 'Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
RESOLVED: That Walter F. Griffin, Sr. be engaged under contract to
provide •a mail transfer and haulage service for the Fi'shers' Island
Ferry District for a period from January 1,,1961 through December 311,
1961 inclusive, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
contract submitted by the Board of Commissioners, and be it further
RESOLVED: That the effective date of smch service shall be One Hundred
Fifteen ($.115 .00) 'Dollars per month, payable monthly.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Superv.isor Albertson; Councilman Demarest ;.
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
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Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District
has by contract retained the firm of ,Johnson and Williams, Public
Accountants, of 774 Broad Street, Waterford, Conn., .to perform auditing
and accounting service for said District effective January 1, 1961 to
December 31, 1961, at the annual fee of $900.00 to be paid quarterly,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Southold Town Board approves
said contract..
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Alber.tson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the report of the Auxiliary Police for the month of
December be accepted by the Town Board and placed on file.
.Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest;
WHEREAS, the Burton Potter Post #185 American Legion has applied to the
Town Board for a Bingo License, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has examined the application and after invest-
igating the matter, duly made findings and determinations as required
by law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Supervisor be and he hereby .
is 'authorized and directed to execute on behalf of this Board the
findings and determinations, required by law, and it is further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and hereby is directed to issue a
Bingo License to the Burton Potter Post #185 .
Vote of Town Board: .Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Jutice Clark, seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the .regular monthly meeting of the Town board will be
held at the office of Supervisor Lester M. Albertson, 16 South Street,
Greenport, New York, on Thursday;— January 26, 1961, at 7: 30 P.M.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That Bond Np. 73-S-1167, issued by the Aetna Casualty and
Surety Company in the name. of Henry Brewster Fawcon in the sum of
-$4000.00 be and the same is hereby approved as to its form, manner of
execution and sufficiency of sureties therein.
Vote of �Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justices Tuthill:
WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Highways has advised the Town Board
that the extremely heavy snowstorm which occurred on December llth
and 12th, 1960, required extraordinary .and extensive snowplowing oper-
ations to be performed by the Highway Department over a period of
several days thereafter and that during such emergency it was necessary
that additional $nowplow blades be purchased without delay to replace
snowplow blades worn out or damaged during such emergency operations,
and
WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Highways has also advised the Town Board
that he deemed it.-imperative that new snowplow blades be purchased
immediately in order to prevent the interruption of snow removal:;
operationsand accordingly purchased from the Mutual Steel. Company new
snowplow blades for the sum of $971 ,71 and has requested that the
Town Board ratify such purchase and approve .-.the payment thereof:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board does hereby deem
such pruchase by the Supt. of .Highways to be in all respects proper
and does hereby ratify such action of the Supt. of Highways and does
hereby approve the payment thereof.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
RESOLVED-. .that the Superintendent of Highways of the Town of Southold
be authorized to advertise for bids and purchase' from the lowest responsible
bidder, the following tires and tubes:
10-10.00 x 20 - 10-ply tires and tubes
2 - 6 .50 x 16 - 6- ply tires
2 - 7.50 x 20 - 12-ply tires
2 - 9.00 x 14 - 4 ply tires
2 - 9 .00 x 20 - 10-ply tires .
1 - 6.50 x 16 - 6 -ply tire and tube
2- 9.00 x 14 - 4 -ply tubeless
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest; .
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the Police Report for the month of December be accepted
by the Town Board and placed on file.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That•`:the 'probationary appointment of James P. Mellas, Police
Patrolman (Constable) of the Town of Southold be changed to permanent
appointment effective on January 10, 1961.
vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
RESOLVED: That General Bills in the amount of $6,491.85; . Lighting
District Bills in the'. amount of $2, 391.67; Fishers Island Ferry District
Bills in the amount of $7, 380.33 be and the same are hereby ordered paid.
Bote of Town board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and --Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Highways has advised the Town Board
that the D 6 Tractor is in need of repair,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town Board Hoes hereby approve
of the- necessary repairs to be made to said D 6 Tractor .
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor .Albertson; Councilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; .seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of Jnnuary 3, 1961, be and
the same are duly approved as read.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Bouncilman Demarest;
Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Adjournment was at 4: 15 P.M.
Albert-W. Richmond
Town Clerk