HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-03/09/1954 MEETING OF MARCH 9, 1954.
Thb Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor
Norman E. Klipp at Greenport, on Tuesday, March 9, 1954.
The meeting was called to order at 1':30 P.M. with the follow-
ing present: Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill, Albertson,
Clark and Demarest; Superintendent of Highways Price; Town
Attorney Terry and Town Clerk Booth.
The Board sat at once as a committee on audit to examine
claims against the Town concluding the audit work at 2 P.M.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the previous meeting be and
hereby are duly approved as read.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
RESOLVED: That the regular monthly meeting of this Board
will be held at the office of the Supervisor , Norman E .
Klipp, at Greenport, on Tuesday March 23 , 1954, at 1:30 P.M.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice .Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
WHEREAS , Section 64 of the Town Law requires a Town Board
to designate by resolution Banks of this State in which the
Supervisor , or any other officer of the Town shall deposit
all monies coming into their hands by virtue of their offices ,
and "
WF-7REAS , the Town Board may require any Bank so designated
to deposit with such Board the bonds or certificates of the
United States , of the State of New York, or any County, Town,
City, Village or School -L�istrict of the State of New York,
as security for such funds so deposited, but such bonds or
certificates shall be subject to the approval of the Town
Board, and shall be deposited in such places and held in
such conditions as the Town Board may depermine , and
WHEREAS ? the Town Board, by resolution dated January 5 19549
. did designate certain Banks as such depositories and sated
the amounts of security required of such Bank, and
WHEREAS , The North Fork Bank and Trust Company of Mattituck
has consolidated with the First National Bank of Cutchobue
and the Peoples National Bank of Greenport, and the latter
two banks have become branches . of the North Fork Bank &
Trust Company,
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED: That the resolution as
adopted by the Town Board as of January 5th be amended to
read as follows:
First National Bank of Greenport, Greenport , N.Y. -$1301000.00
North Fork Bank & Trust Co. of Mattituck, Cutchogue,
Greenport, & Mattituck, N.Y. -1 509000.00
Bank of Southold None
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Justice Albertson: '
WHEREAS , the developement of a modern highway system is of
vital importance to all of the people of our state? and
WHEREAS , the Governor and the Legislature of the State of
New York have created a Temporary Highway Finance Planning
Commission to recommend ways and means to provide for the
developement of a modern highway system, and
WHEREAS , that Commission has now filed recommendations with
the ]Legislature which will permit the creation of such modern
highway system, now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That we the members of the Town Bo�ird of the Town
of Southold do herewith express our commeridat n.n of the said
Commission for the difficult task which it has accomplish-
ed, and be it further
RESOLVED: That we do request the Governor and the Legislature
to enact into law the recommendations contained in the said
report so as to commence the profram by which a modern high-
way system shall be provided as soon as possible , and be it
further
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RESOLVED:. That a. copy of this resolution shall be forwarded
at once to our .Assemblyman, to our Senator and tb the Governor.
Vote of Town 'Board: Ayes-Super-fisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
RESOLVED: That the Supervisor be authorized to place a full
page advertisement in the 17th edition of the Long Island
"The Sunrise Homeland" , published by the Long Island Assoc-
iation, the text of said advertisement to be determined and
approved by the Supervisor.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
. A communication was receited from Arthur Mehl stating that
the business section of Cutchogue is in need of a parking
field, and stated that his property 90 feet wide and 175 feet
deep located between his store and the Catholic parsonage
would make a modern parkin g field as it is located in the
heart of Cutchogue business section.
, Moved by Justice Clar?r; seconded by Justice Albertson;
RESOLVED: That the Supervisor be instructdd to take the matter
up with Mr. Mehl and report at the next meeting.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Albertson:
RESOLVED:,,That General Bills in the amount of $3 ,141.08,
Lighting istrict Bills in the amount of $1,406. 77, Town
Trustee Bills in the amount of $40.00 Fishers Island Ferry
District Bills in the amount of $8,28A.65 be and the same
are hereby ordered paid.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Albertson:
RESOLVED: Tdat the Police Report for the month of Feb-
ruary be accepted by the Town Board and placed on file.
Vote of Town Board;Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill ,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest..
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
RESOLVED: That Norman E . Klipp, Supervisor , be and he here-
by is authorized to transfer the amount of $11 ,120.00*
from the Fishers Island Ferry District Account to the
Fishers Island Ferry Debt Service Account.
Vote of Town Board Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
A delegation of residents of P econic appeared before the
Board with a written petition opposing the establishment
of a labor camp on property of Paul Bedell. The petition
stated that the building to be used for the camp was not
equipped with electricity, running water or bath facilities :
Those who spoke in. opposition to the camp were Walter
Sternemann, Frank nobinson, Nelson Axien, Mrs. Florence
.Adams , Mrs. Edwin Prellwitz, Edwin Prellwitz, John Bauer,
Arnold Larsen, Frederick Halliday, George Stelzer, John
Stankewitz. The Board was advised that it was outside the
scope of authority of the Board to bar out labor camps , dr
to restrict the use of property unless there was a violation
of applicable provisions of the Multiple Resident Law or the
Trailer Camp Ordinance. Supervisor Klipp stated he would
take the matter up with the County Board of Health and the
Building Inspector. .
The Supervisor reported that in addition to having been
absent without leave for a period of one month, Mrs . Eloise
Bowden had again been insubordinate and guilty of mis-
conduct in that she delayed and withheld certain vital
and essential ihformation requested by the Supervisor ' s
Office, and had again indicated that she did riot intend
to cooperate with the directives of the Supervisor. After
considerable discussion of the matter it was concluded that
it would be in the best interest of the Town to terminate
Mrs . Bowden' s services . Accordingly, on motion of Justine
Clark, seconded by. Justice Tuthill, it was
RESOLVED,: that the Supervisor be and he hereby is directed
to notify Mrs. Eloise Bowden in writing of the reasons for
the proposed removal of her from office, and that she will
. be given an opportunity to ddfend herself on charges of
insubordination and misconduct at a hearing at the Supervisor ' s
office on Tuesday, March 23 , 1954, all in accordance with
the provisions of Section 22 of the Civil Service Law, and
it is further
RESOLVED That prior to giving such notice , Mrs. Bowden
be given an. opportunity to resign forthwith.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor K1ipp9 Justices Tuthill,
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Adjournment was at 4:30 P.M,
Ralph P. Booth
Town Clerk
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