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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-02/20/1962 MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 1962 . The Southold Town Board- met at the office of Supervisor Lester M.. Albertson at Greenport, on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1962. The meeting was called to order at 3: 00 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justice Tuthill and Clark; Town Attorney Tasker; Supt. of Highways Price and. Town Clerk Richmond. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That the minutes of February 6, 1962 be and they hereby .are duly approved. 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 the next regular monthly meeting of this Town Board will be held at the office of Supervisor Lester M. Albertson at 16' South Street, Greenport, N.Y. on Tuesday, March 6, 1962 at 3: 00 P.M. Vote of Town Board: ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen .Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. At 3:00 P.M. in^ accordance with the notice published, according to law, bids were opened for proposals to furnish reefers to the Townof Southold for the Auxiliary Police. Only one bid was submitted which was by Levin' s Men' s Shop, Greenport, NY as follows: 17 Reefers at $59.95 each. Moved by Councilman Grathwohl; seconded by Justice Clark: WHEREAS, the Police Committee reported that the lowest bid on the Auxili- ary Police Reefers was submitted by Levins Men' s Shop, RESOLVED: That Lester M. Albertson, Supervisor, be and he hereby is direct- ed to enter into a contract with Levins Men' s Shop for the purchase of Auxiliary Police Reefers in accordance with bid submitted by the said Levins Men' s Shop. Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Lester M. Albertson; councilmen Demar- est and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl; WHEREAS, the .County of Suffolk is contemplating the establishment of a Suffolk County Air Port Authority, and WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold feels that in the interest of future development of Southold Town, airport facilities would be de- sirable, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town Board of the Town of Southold hereby requests the County of Suffolk to consider the Town of Southold ae a location for future County air site. ky Vote of Town ,hoard:Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Noes-Councilman Demarest; Moved by Councilman Grathwohl; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is author- ized and directed to engage Otto W. VanTuyl & Son, with the help of the Supt. of Highways, Harold Price, to give a general survey of the new road requirements of the extension of the road by the Cutchogue Post Office. Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl; WHEREAS, it is the -policy of National, State and County Civil Defense Authorities to establish certain units for civil defense in each township, and WHEREAS, the request for recognition has been received from an organiz- ation to be known as Southold Rescue Unit #1 comprised of officers and men residing in Orient, Suffolk County, New York, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That Southold Rescue Unit #1 be establish- ed with the following named officers and men: 40 Spencer B. Terry, Jr . Officer in charge, appointed Dave Spahn, 36 Battalion Commander, elected A. Ross Norklun, 28 Asst. Battalion Commander, elected Fred Hiddink, 17 " If " " Larry Adams. 15 1st Operations Officer, If William Ryder, 15 2nd " Roy Latham, 15 Equipment operator " Curtis Norklytn, 20 " Robert Vancura, 18 " William Schreiver, 35 Asst. Officer in chg. , appointed Edwin Aanstad, 15 Member Dane Chapman, 15 " Charles Cowan, 15 " Corky Grathwohl, 15 " William Gonzales, 15 " Michal Tuttle, 16 " Benjamin Tuttle, 14 " John Voltely, 15 " Edward Seibold, 15 " Elbert Luce, 28 " Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and . Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl; WHEREAS, Southold Town has a Civil Defense Panel truck which is not in use at the present time, and WHEREAS, Southold Rescue Unit #1 has asked permission for use of this truck, ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE.:'IT RESOLVED: That this truck be transferred to Southold Regcue Unit #1 for their use . Vote of Town Board: Ayes-6 upervisor Albertson; councilmen Demarest 'and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is author- ized and directed to advertise for bids for 75, 000 gallong of special gasoline for Highway and police purposes for the period from April 1, 1962 to March 31, 1963, said bids to be opened at 3: 30 P.M. on March 27, 1962 at the Supervisor ' s Office, 16 South Street, Greenport, N.Y. Vote of.= Town Board: 'yes-Supervisor Albertson; ouncilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by 'Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark; RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is author- ized and directed to advertise for bids for an office machine consisting of a tax extension computer for the Town of Southold. Vote of Town Board: Ayes- upwvisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarestaa.nd Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by. Justice Clark: CAPITAL NOTE RESOLUTION DATED FEBRUARY 20, 1962 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOWN OF 'SOUTHOLD, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK, AT' A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $12000.00 AND. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A $12000.00 CAPITAL NOTE TO PAY THE COST THEREOF. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of South old, Suffolk County, New York, as follows: SECTION 1 . The purchase of an office machine consisting of a tax extension computer for the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, is hereby authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $12, 000.00. SECTION 2 . The plan for the financing of such maximum estimated. cost is by the issuance of a $12, 000.00 capital note hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law. 50 SECTION 3 . It is hereby determined that the period of probable useful- ness of such specific object or purpose is five years pursuant to sub- division 52 of paragraph a of: Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law, and that the proposed maturity of the note herein authorized, will not exceed five years. SECTION 4. The faith and credit of said Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, are hereby irrovocably pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on such note and an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such note shall be included,, in the annual budget and levied as a part of the taxed for each fiscal year to pay the principal and interest becoming due and payable in such fiscal year . SECTION 5 . Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to sell said capital note is hereby delegated to the, Supervisor the chief fiscal officer . Said note shall be of such terms, - form and contents, and shall be sold in such manner as may be prescribed by said Supervisor, consistent with the provisions of the. Local Finance Law. SECTION 6 . The validity of such note may be contested only if: 1) Such note is authorized for an object or purpose for which said . Town of Southold is not authorized to expend money, or 2) The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication, or 3) Such note is authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution. SECTION 1 . This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be pyblished in full in the Long Island Traveler-Mattituck Watchman, the . official newspaper, together with a notice of the Town Clerk in sub- stantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local FinaneeeLaw.t Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demares and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Councilman Demarest; RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is auth- orized and directed to transmit to our State Legislator a .recommendation of this Board to make the following changes in the Fishers Island Ferry District. Act. An ACT .to amend Chapter .six hundred .ninety-nine . of the laws of nineteen hundred and forty-seven entitled "An act authorizing the acquisition, construction, equipment and operation of a: public ferry for hire from Fishers Island across waters of Long Island Sound; authorizing the erection of Fishers Island Ferry district in the town of Southold, Suffolk county and providing for the election of its officers and management of its affairs; authorizing the collection of ferriage charges; authorizing the issuance and sale of - obligations of said town and providing for their payment; authorizing the levy and collection of taxes; and pro- viding for other related matters" in relation to the extension of said district, the qualifications of voters and commissioners, and providing for a hearing on annual estimates of revenues and expenditures of said district. SECTION 1. Chapter six hundred ninety-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, entitled "An act authorizing the acquisition, construction, equipment and operation of a public ferry for hire from Fishers Island across waters of Long Island sound; authorizing the creation of Fishers Island ferry district in the town of Southold, .. Suffolk County and providing for the election of its officers and management of Its affairs; authorizing the collection of ferriage charges; authorizing the issuance and sale of obligations of said .town and, providing for their payment; -authorizing the levy and collection of taxes; and providing for other, related matters" is hereby amended by inserting therein a new section, to be section one-a', to read as follows:. S 1-a. The Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk county, mayextend the Fishers Island Ferry District to include the entire territory of Fishers Island pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article 12-A of of the Town Law. SECTION 2. The first paragraph of section 5 of such chapter is hereby amended to read as follows: S 5 . The affairs of the district shall be under the jurisdiction, control and supervision of a board of five commissioners. The town board shall appoint five resident taxpayers of the district who shall constitute the board until their successors are elected and have qualified pursuant to`: the provisions of thi's act. Successors to the members so appointed shall be elected by the electors of the district as hereinafter provided. Every person who is an elector of the' town of Southold and the owner,.- of real property situate" within the Fishers Island Ferry istrict assessed upon the last preceding own assessment roll shall be eligible to hold the office of ferry commissioner . The ferry commissioners shall have power and it shall be the' duty of such commissioners: SECTION 3 . Section 9 of such chapter is hereby amended to read as follows: S 9. The annual meeting shall be held within the district at a place to be fixed' by the commissioners, The commissioners shall cause notice to be posted in five public places in the district at least ten days before the date df the annual meeting. The notice shall state the time, place and object of the meeting and the hours that the polls are to remain open. The polls shall be open for a period of four hours to be fixed by the commissioners, Voting shall be by paper ballet to be provided by the commissioners. Such ballets shall conform as nearly as may be to ballots for primary elections provided by section one hundred eight of the election law. The expense of such annual meeting shall be a charge against the district. Electors of the district qualified to vote for town officers of the town of Southold at the preceding town election and _owners of real property situate within the Fishers Island Ferry District assessed upon the last preceding town assessment roll shall be eligible to vote at any annual election. The members of the board of commissioners shall be the inspectors of election and at the close of the polls shall canvass the vote and certify the result of the elction. A certificate of the result executed by the inspectors of election shall be filed in the office of the town clerk of the town of Southold. SECTION 4. Section 10 of such chapter is hereby amended to read as follows: S 10. The fiscal year of the district shall commence on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December. The commissioners shall prepare detailed estimates in writing of the anticipated revenues and expenditures for such district for the purpose of determining the amount of money required to meet the expenses of operation and maintenance of the district and district property and improvements for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of January next succeeding. Upon the completion of such annual estimates, the commissioners shall adopt a resolution speci- fying the time when and place where a public hearing will be held upon such annual estimates and require the manager to give notice of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held on or before the 20th day of August in each year. Notice of such hearing shall be published once in one newspaper having general circulation within the district at least ten days prior to THE time of such hearing. At the time and place specified in such notice, the commissioners shall meet and review said annual estimates. At such hearing any person may be heard in favor of or against such annual estimates as compiled or:-for or against anyitem or items therein contained. After such hearing the commissioners may increase or reduce any item contained in such annual estimates. (Such annual estimates shall be prepared and submitted and action thereon taken by the town board of the town. ) There- upon, the commissioners shall approve such annual estimates and submit the same to the town board of the town for its action thereon in the manner and within the time specified in section two hundred two-a of the town law. The town board shall add to any such estimate installments of principal ' • and of interest accruing during such fiscal year on any town bonds issued to provide funds for the payment of the cost of acquisition, construction and equipment of the ferry. The amount of such estimate as approved by the town board shall be raised by tax upon all the taxable real property of the district, at the same time, in the same manner and by the same officers as town charges .: are raised by tax therein, and when collected shall be paid to the supervisor of the town. All of the provisions of 52 section two hundred two-a of the town law, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall apply. Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately. Vote of- the Town Board: Ayes: - Supervisor Albertson-; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved, by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark; RESOLVED: That Supervisor Lester M. Albertson be and he hereby is authorized and directed to transmit to our State Legislator an act,, validating, ratifying, approving and confirming the acts and. proceedings heretofore taken by the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, in connection with the building zone ordinance adopted by such board on April 9, 1957. SECTION 1. All acts and proceedings ,of the town board .of the town of Southold, in the County of Suffolk, in connection with the .adoption and enactment by such board of a building zone ordinance which was adopted on the ninth day of April, nineteen_:hundred fifty-seven are hereby declared legal and validated in all respects, - and all proceed- ings and acts authorized thereby, and all acts, proceedings and things heretofore undertaken, performed or done with reference thereto, are. . hereby validated, ratified, _.confirmed, approved. and declared legal '.in all respects notwithstanding a failure to post or publish a copy of- . such ordinance, or the map adopted in conjunction therewith or in- corporated therein and/or a failure to file affidavits of the posting and publication thereof with the town clerk. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:.-Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill: WHEREAS, IT IS THE POLICY of National, State and County Civil Defense Authorities to establish certain units for Civil Defense in. each Township, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That a Radiological Unit under Civil Defense be established with the following officers: President: James Monsell Vice-President: Robert Gillispie Secretary: Hope Phillips Treasurer: Charles King Installation: Smith Pearsall Carl Distenfeld Public Information Officer: Robert Trubenbach Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: -Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices -Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark; WHEREAS, Philip Schuster has requested some financial assistance in dredging the entrance of Dam Pond, East Marion, New.York, - NOW, THEREFORE, BE .IT RESOLVED: That .the request for assistance "to dredge Dam Pond be denied. Vote of the Town Board:- Ayes: -Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Moved by Justice Tuthill;---seconded by- Councilman Grathwohl; WHEREAS, William A. Steiner has' applied to the Town Board for a single trailer permit dated February 19, 1962, NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE 'IT RESOLVED: That the application of William A. Steiner to locate a single trailer on his own property, Mattituck, New York be and hereby is granted for year-.round occupancy for one year. Town Vote of the/Board: Ayes: -Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. , Moved by Councilman Damarest; •.seconded by Justice Tuthill: WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Highways has advised the Town Board that the extremely icey condition of the roads this winter has required extraordinary and extensive salting and that during such emergency it was necessary that additional salt be purchased without delay, and WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Highways has also advised the Town Board that he deemed it necessaryto purchase said salt immediately 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 purchase by the Superintendent of Highways to be in all respects proper and does hereby ratify such actions of the Superintendent of Highways and does hereby approve the payment thereof. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: -Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and �Clark_ Moved by Councilman Demarest; seconded by Councilman Grathwohl;, WHEREAS, -Harold D. Price, Superintendent of Highways, informed this Board that the L. I. Produce and Fertilizer Company was •the .lowest bidder for a 1962 dump truck, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Town Board approves the action of Harold Price, Superintendent of Highways, in the purchase of said truck in accordance with bids submitted. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes: -Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark. Adjournment was at 4:25 P.M. Albert W. Richmond Town Clerk MEETING OF FEBRUARY 26, 1962. WE, the undersigned, being members of the Town Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, do hereby severally waive notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting.of the Town Board to be held at Greenport, in the Town of. Southold, New York, on Monday, February 26, 1962, and do hereby consent that the same be held on said date for the transaction of any business .which may properly come before said meeting. Dated: February 26, 1962, Southold, N. Y. Lester M. Albertson, Supervisor Ralph W. Tuthill, Justice Corwin C. Grathwohl, Councilman HenrV A. Clark, Justice Louis M. Demarest, Councilman Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk A special meeting of the Southold Town Board was held at the Town Clerk ' s Office, Main Road, Southold, New York on Monday, February 26, 1962 , the members of the Board having waived notice of the time, place and purpose of the meeting. The meeting was called to order by the Supervisor, Lester M. Albertson, at 10. 30 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Albertson; Councilmen Demarest and Grathwohl; Justices Tuthill and Clark; Town Attorney Tasker and Town Clerk Albert Richmond. The following resolution was offered by Justice Clark who moved its adoption, seconded by Justice Tuthill to wit: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold heretofore authorized the issuance of a deferredpayment note in the amount of $20, 000. 00 pursuant to a resolution adopted on February 2, 1959, in connection with the purchase of real estate for use as a public bathing beach and recreational area, which said note was dated and issued on March 3, 1959