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' MEETING OF JUNE 6, 1961.
The . Southold Town Board met at the office of .Supervisor, Lester M.
Albertson at Greenport,. N.Y. on Tuesday, June 6, 1961'. The meeting was
called to- order at 3: 00 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor
Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justice`.lTuthill; Supt. of
Highways Price; Town Attorney Tasker and. Town Clerk Richmond.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: .'That . the next regular monthly meeting cf the Town Board will
be held at the office of Supervisor' Lester M. Albertson .at 16, ' South St. ,
Greenport, N.Y. on Tuesday, June 27, 1961, at 3: 00 P.M.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justice Tuthill. . Absent: Justice Clark.
Moved by,;Gouncilman Demarest; seconded by' Councilman Grathwohl;
RESOLV.ED: , That the minutes of the meeting of May 23, 1961, be and they .
hereby are duly approved.
Vote . of.'Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest 'and
Grathwohl; Justice Tuthill. Absent: ..Justice .Clark.
Moved by Councilman Grathwohl; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
RESOLVED:. That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson .be and he hereby is
authorized to advertise for proposals to furnish to the Town of. Southold
automobile tires for use by Southold Town Police cars, as follows:
(65) ,. 7 .50 x .14, 4-ply, nylon tubeless tires, and .
(10) 7..50 x 14, 4-ply, nylon tubeless snow. tires
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and.
Grathwohl; Justice Tuthill. Absent: Justice Clark.
At 3:30 P.M. Supervisor Albertson opened a hearing on rent control. The
minutes for this .hearing were recorded by Judith Boken.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Tuthill;
WHEREAS,- it .has been .brought to the attention of the Town Board that the
"Building Zone Ordinance. of .the Town of- Southold makes no .provision.'for
the use of land for cemetery purposes except in the "C"" Industrial Dist.
and
WHEREAS, this Board believes that cemeteries should be . a permitted use
in the "A" Residential and Agricultural District. as well as the other , .
„use districts as a special . exception by the .Board of Appeals,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: .That the Building Zone .Ordinance of the
Town°'.of Southold be amended as follows:
1. By amending Article III, Section .300 . of said Ordinance by in-.
serting therein a new paragraph to be paragraph 6B to read as follows:
116B - Cemeteries and the necessary incidental structures when ,authorized
as •, special exception by the Board of Appeals .as hereinafter provided,
BE-JT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is 'authorized
and. directed to . transmit to the Southold Planning . Board, a ,copy of, this
resolution together with a written request in the .Planning . Board
to prepare an official report concerning the same pursuant to Section 901,
' of _ihe, Building . Zone, Ordinance of the .Town of . Southo6d.
Vote;:,of . Town Board:' .Ayes- Supervisor . Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl;, Justices Tuthill and Clark. (Clark now present)
-Moved` by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl;
RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is author
ized to enter into a .lease with .Elizabeth Olsen for a t#act of' land in-
eluding a .bathing beach and parking field adjacent to Peconic''Bay at .
New Suffolk, in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, .N.Y. 'the -sum not .
. to exceed'.$600.00. .
Vote of Town Board: -Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
.RESOLVED:'. .That the Town Clerk.be and he hereby is directed to request
the Greenport Lighting Company to install one 100 cp street light on
pole #14 on 9'th Street and one 100 cp light on- an uhnumberv'ed pole in
the middle of Brown Street, Greenport, NY. Vote of Town Board: All ayes.
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Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
WHEREAS, Henry Haggerty has requested to be .p.er:mitted to resign as '
Watchman from the Southold Town Police Forae,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town Board accepts the re' signat-
ion of Henry Haggerty ,effective `as Hof May 23, 1961.
Vote of. 'Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by 'Councilman Demarest; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl
.RESOLVED: That the Ireport of Ralph P. Cox, , Dog Warden, for the month. of
May, 1961, be- aceepted by the Town Board and placed on file.
Vote" of Town Roarde Ayes-Supervisor Albertson;Councilmen- Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
WHEREAS, the Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District wish
to enter into a bareboat charter . for use. of the ,MV.Yankee with the .Inter-
state Navigation Company for a period commencing at -7:00 AM on May 15,
1961, ,and ending at 7: 00 AM on'May' 17, 1961, excepting, however, that
at the request of the charterer ,it, may be .further extended in all its`
form and agreements, such extension to end on or before noon on May''22,
1961, at a lump sum minimum payment of $500.00 to cover the first two
(2) days charter and if the charterer shall' elect . to continure the charter
thereafter, it, shall pay the owner at the. rate of $200.00 per day for
each additional day or part thereof, .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: . That the 'Southold Town Board approves of
the action of the Commissioners of Fishers Island `Ferry District on
entering .into the . contract as above stated with the Interstate Navigation
Company.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; ' Councilmen . Demarest and .
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
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Moved by Justice. Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest:
WHEREAS, the Greenport Fire Department has applied to the Town Clerk 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 andhhe hereby- Es.
authorized and directed to execute on behalf of this Board the findings
and determinations required by law, and be it 'further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and hereby is directed to issue a ",Bingo
License to 'the Gree' nport . Fire Department .
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest"and
Grathwohl; Justices ,Tuthill and Clark;
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
WHEREAS, a''petition was received from Woodhollow Properties; Inc. request-
ing a change of zone .of certain property situated in Orient, N.Y. , and
more fully described .in said petition from "A" Residential and Agricult-
ural .District to "B" Business .District,
NOW, -THEREFORE, , BE IT ,RESOLVED: That .the Town Clerk of the .Town of South-
old be and he hereby i,s directed -to .transmit said petition to the Plan-
ning Board in ,accordance "with;`Section .901,_ Subdivision C'.of- Article. IX
of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, NY
Vo#ee of the Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson,- .Councilmen Demarest
and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by, Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: .
;RESOLVED: That the report of Howard M. Terry, Building Inspector, If
the month of. May be accepted by the Town Board and placed. on file. `
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tut hill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; . seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That Frederick F. Rackett, Orient,. N.Y. be and he hereby is
appointed .pxabataonaxy Watchman. to serve in such capacity at the Southold
Town Police Station for a probationary period;- of six months frd)m. tie date
of appointment, and be it further
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RESOLVED: That Frederick F. Rackett will serve in the capacity of 'Watch
man of .the Town of Southold at the pleasure of the' Town Board, and be -it .
further
RESOLVED: -'That the compensation during the probationary period be fixed
a't $17.00 per day five days per week -payable in regular biweekly payments
and BE IT' FURTHER RESOLVED:. That the probationary period take effect on
June 17, -=1961.
Vote of Town Board: 'Ayes�.Supervisor 'Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill 'and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark;, seconded by Councilman' Ganthwohl; - -
RESOLVED: -That Otto Anrig, Chief Constable, be and he hereby is authorized
to purchase summer shirts for the Southold Town Constables, the sum not
-to exceed $300.00.
Vote of Town .Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest -and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
.Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill;
RESOLVED: That General Bills in the amount of $23, 660:97; 'Light'ing Dist-
rict Bills in the amount of $2,469.72; Fishers Island Ferry District
Bills in the amount of $9, 308.15 as be and the same are hereby ordered
paid.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by ,Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark;
RESOLVED: -That this meeting of the Town Board be and- hereby is recessed
at 4:45 P'.M. and will reconvene at the Supervisor' s Office, Greenport,
at 7: 00 o"clock P.M.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson;- Councilmen-Demarest and
Grathwohl; Juttices Tuthill and Clark.
The Town Board reconvened .at the Supervisor ' s ,Office, Greenport, N.Y.
at 7: 00 P:M-.
The `hearing, on the application of Ralph and Wilson Glover for a .change
of zone from "A" Residential and Agricultural District to "B" Business
was opened:.by the Supervisor at 7:00-Vkthe minutes of this hearing were
recorded by. Judith Boken.
Moved .by; Justice Clark; ' seconded 'by ,Councilman Demarest-
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WHEREAS Godon .G. Bishop -has reapplied to the Town Board"'?for a single
trailer permit by application dated June 6, 19611,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the applicationi of -Gordori .Bishop to
locate a single trailer on the property of W. H. .Housiier; . Southold•, t.Y.
be and hereby is, granted for a year around occupa'ncy'`for a one .year period
said*trailer to be'. located on the peemises as shown'-,on said application.
Vote of Town Boardt. Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. -
.Moved by Justice Clark;, seconded by Justice Tuthill:
;•' WHEREAS, Ralph and Wilson Glover, Southold., 'N:Y. by petition verified
the 6th day of May, 1961, petitioned the Town Board for a change of zone
of certain real property described .in said` petition from "All Residential
and Agricultural District to "B" Business District, and
WHEREAS,-, , the said petition was refereed" to• the Planning.:Boa rd for its
official recommendation and.rep.ort', and
r WHEREAS, the Town Board pursuant to due notice thereof, held, a hearing
thereon on June 6, 1961, at which time all interested persons were:• given
an opportunity to be heard;
NOW, . THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.: :That the Southold Town Building ,Zone
Ordinance including the Building Zone';.Maps, ,be amended by changing from
"A" Residential and Agricultural District to "B" Business District the
following described propertya
;ALL that (certain tract ok,Tdreel. of land situated at Southold, in the .
Town of Southold, Suffolk'' , ounty, New York, and mortparticularly. bounded
and described as follows:
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BEGINNING at a monument on the northerly_)ine of Main (State) Road at
the southwesterly corner of land of Florence. Moore and running ,thence
along the northerly line of Main - (State) Road, two: . courses, as follows:
(1) on a curve to the right having a radius of 1110.92 feet a' distance
of 70.84 feet; thence (2) South 2.7.0 33 ' West . a distance �.of 18.00 feet
to a monument and land of Willow Hill Cemetery; thence along said land
of Willow Hill Cemetery North 520, 29' 50" West a distance of. 2.34.07 feet
to a monument on the line. of Lower Road;. thence along said Lower Road,.
North 410 45 ' 00" East a distance of 144.48 feet to a monument and land
of said Florence Moore; thence along said. ,land of Florence Moore, three. '
courses. as , follows: (1) . South . 52. 37' . 40" East .a- distance of, 91 .93 feet,
thence (2) South 400 22' 40" West a- distance of 49.40 feet; T'hence . (3)
South 490 37 ' 50" East a distance of 128 .52 feet to the point of begin-
ning.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized '
and directed to cause notice of said amendment to be posted and published
pursuant to law.
.Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest• and. :
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl;
WHEREAS, the provisions of Chapter 274 of the Laws cE1946, as amended,
constituting the "Emergency Housing Rent Control" presently apply to the
Town of Southold and that certain classes of housing accommodations in
said Town are subject to the controls specified in said chapter, and
WHEREAS, a notice in due form .was duly published as required by law,
specifying the time when and the place where a public hearing would be
held by this Town Board to consider -the adcbption of a resolution request-
ing the Temporary State Housing. Rent Commission to decontrol all classes.
to housing accommodations in the Town of Southold, and
WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held at the Supervisor 's Office,
16 South Street, Greenport, N.Y. .at 3r3'0. P:M. on June 6, 1961, . and at
that time all persons wishing to be heard thereon were duly heard
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND DETERMINED: That no serious public
emergency exists .in the housing of any considerable number of persons
within the Town of Southold; that no acute shortage of dwellings exists
in said Town; that control and regulations of residential rents and evict-
ions areyl no longer needed to prevent disruptive practices, inflationary
pressure and other seriousthreats to the public health, safety and
general welfare of said Town and that it is now in the public interest
that all classes of housing accommodations in the Town of Southold-be
decontrolled_ and that the provisions of said. "Emergency Housing Rent
Control Law" should no longer apply to any class of housing accommo- .,
dations in said .Town.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the, Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby
respectfully requests the Tempory State Housing Rent Commission to decontrol
all classes of housing. accommodations in the Town of Southold so that
the provisions of said "Emergency Housing Rent Control Law" shall no longer
apply to any class of housing accommodations within said Town.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill. and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That the report of Supervisor Lester M. Albertson for the' five
months ending May 31, 1961, be accepted by the Town-Board and placed on
file. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest
and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl;
WHEREAS, the Justice of the Peace. Annual Budget for the .current fiscal
.year. exceeds an appropriatidrf-^.of •$1200.00, and
WHEREAS,' of such sum so appr�`iated_ $863 .93 remains unexpended to"date, and
WHEREAS, after due allowance for stated claims and fiscal expenditures
chargable . agairist such appropriation or account., there is an unexpended. .
,.balance in 'said appropriation or account of $863 .93,
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That $300.00 of said unexpended balance '
be and the same hereby is transferred to Equipment of Justice of Peace Fund,
and that the amount. heretofore appropriated for said purposes be and the
same hereby is increased in the amount of $300.00. Vote of Town Board:
Ayes-Albertson;Demarest & Grathwohl; Tuthill and Clark.
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Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by' Justice Tuthill:
WHEREAS, there exists an. -Eradication of Golden Nematode Fund 'in the
Town of - Southold in excess of $2,500, and
WHEREAS, the County, of Suffolk is taking over 'Bi 11 charge of ,eradication-�
of Golden Nematode,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the sum of $1000.00 of the Golden
Nematode Fund be� and hereb y ,is transferred, to the Supervisor Equipment .
Fund #5-20. of the Town Budget,- 1961:.
Vote of Town Board`: Ayes-Superviscr Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices' Tuthill 'and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; -seconded by Councilman Grathwohl;
RESOLVED: That the pay rate established for Life Guard, Town of South-
old, be and the same is fixed at $1.75 per hour and the gay rate of the
assistant Life Guard be' fixed at $1.50 per hour, payable bi-weekly,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That Thomas Breeze be hired as Life Guard and
.Henry Frazone as assistant Life Guard at the Town Bo' V for .the summer
of 1961, and that they be compensated at the hourlyuvage rates aforesaid.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest. and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Councilman .Grathwohl;
RESOLVED:. That the Police Report for the month of May be accepted by
the Town Board and placed on file.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and
Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark.
A proposal from Mr. McBride for certain property locatdd adjacent to
the Southold Town Dump was presented to the Board by the Supervisor. The
Board felt the asking price of $1500.00 was excessive., No action was
taken at this time.
Estimate was received from R... T. Preston Inc. for extending the bulkhead
at Gull Pond, said estimate being• $30.00 per lineal foot. The�Supervisor
was directed to contact the firm of P. T. Preston Inc. and to prepare
a contract to be acted upon at the next Board meeting.
A letter was received from William Collins, Mattituck, N.Y. compliment-
ing the Highway Department for work done in that area.
A letter was received from the U. S. Army Engineer District, New York,
asking permission to dispose of the dredged material to the east of the
east Jetty at the entrance . of the inlet at Mattituck Harbor, New York.
-There were no objections to this work by the Board.
Adjournment was at 8: 00 -P.M.
Albert W. 'Richmond
Town Clerk