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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-10/17/1945 2 2 Meeting of October 17 , 1945 The Southdld:e-Town. Board met at the office of Supervisor S. Wentworth Horton at Greenport on Wednesday,: October 17, 1945e . The meeting was c-alled to order at 1 :30 P.M. with the follow- ing present : Supervisor Horton; Justices Terry, Hawkins , Klipp and Case; Town Superintendent of Highways Price ; Town Attorney Terry and Town Clerk Booth. , . r The minutes of the previous meeting were read and duly approved as read. �i Moved by Justice Klipp , seconded by Justice Hawkins : Y � • r� AREAS, there seems to be some doubt in the minds of the members and officials of the Greenport Fire Department and Green- port Village Officials relative to compensation for expense. of , operation of fire apparatus and equipment and materials furnished by the Village fire department and accidential injury to any of its legal members when answering a call in territory within F, said towns , outside of any fire district or village and having no fire protection, and Whereas , compensation for accidental injuries to legal members of fire departments operating in un- protected territory in said town is provided for under Section 205 of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York for which indemnity insurance is carried by Southold Town under Volunteer Firemen 's Indemnity policy No. A.G. - 227 of .the Great American Indemnity Company to cover accidental injuries +� to legal members of fire departments when answering a call ,t in territory within said town having no fire protection. Now, Therefore , be it resolved that Southold Town is -. responsible for loss or 'damage to or expense in the operation ' of fire apparatus and equipment , and materials furnished an- swering a call'. for assistance in territory having no fire protection, outside any village or fire district , the same being a legal charge against assessed property- in such un- protected area , pursuant to Section 209 of the General Municipal Law. , Unanimously adopted. Moved by Justice Terry, seconded by Justice Case : BE, IT RESOLVED: That The Supervisor be and he is hereby t . authorized to arrange with the Chief of• Police for special police protection to maintain the peace on Hallowean. Unanimously adopted. +- A petition was read representing property owners of Orient, requesting the Town Board to change the name of State; Street to Skippers Lane... Moved by Justice Terry, seconded by Justice Case : �- Resolved : That the petition be granted to change the name of State Street to Skippers Lane at Orient, Town of Southold, Suffolk. County,. New York. �r Further Resolved That the. Town Clerk beinstructed to notify George R. Latham, The Suffolk County Clerk, The County Supt. � • of Highways and the U.S. Post Office Departments r- Unanimously adopted. A petition. bearing the names of more than 51% of the resident taxpayers and representing more than 51% of the assessed valuation of the property proposed to be included, was pre- - snnted to the Town Board, requesting that the Board establish a Protection Fire District in District NO. 10 Greenport, ex- - elusive of Greenport Village, described as follows .- Beginning at a point on the southerly shore of Long Island Sound at the northwesterly corner of land of Armaroy Cor- poration and being the northwesterly corner of East Marion Fire District; running thence a&ong said East Marion Fire District the following courses : Southerly along said ArmoroyCorporation; thence easterly along said Armaroy Gor- poration; thence southerly along the easterly- line of cer- tain land of E.B.Prince; thense westerly along land of Wayland- C. Brown; thence southerly along land of Wayland C. Brown and land of Daniel F. Brown to Main Road; thence across said Main Road to the northwesterly corner of land of Fish Estate; thence southerly along said Fish Estate to the Bay •' ' at the southwesterly corner of said East Marion. Fire District; thence southwesterly along the Bay to the Incorporated Village of Greenport ; thence northwesterly, then southwesterly, then southerly along said Incorporated- Village of Greenport to Pipes Cove; thence southwesterly and then southerly along said Pipes Cove to C'onklins Point; thence westerly along the Bay,to Mill Creek; thence northerly along Mill Creek and Arshamomaque Pond to land of Valentine Ruch; thence north- easterly and.. then northwesterly and :thenisotthwesterly along land of Valentine Ruch; and northwesterly along land of ..Bodecker to North Road; thence southwesterly along North Road to a point opposite the northeasterly line of land of Burt; thence across North. Road and along said land of Burt .� to Long Island Sound; thence northeasterly along said Long Island Sound; tb''.theepoint of beginning. Moved by Justice Hawkins; seconded by Justice Terry: Resolved : That a Vublie Nearing be held to consider said petition at the Village Hall, Greenport , N.Y. for the ti--. establishment of a Protection Fire District, said Hearing to be held on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1945, at 2 o'clock P.M. Unanimously adopted. W. Gourtland Case and A. Halsey Brown appeared before the Town Board requesting the discontinuance of that portion of -..r Aquaview, Avenue which is east of Cedar Drive (150 feet ) _y and revert it to the former owner. The opinion of the Board is that the road. cannot be closed without the consent of the adjacent property- owners. The Board would consider the request if the property owners consented to- close the road. Mr. Brown also asked if the Town Board would consider selling Town owned sand pit at East Marion. The matter was laid on the table to be discussed later. . The Hearing on the matter of purchasing machinery for the Town Highway Dept. Y* was duly opened at 2 P.M. No person appeared before the Board to speak against the items mentioned in the legal notice pub- lished in the Town papers, the Hearing was closed at 2 :40 P.M. Moved by Justice Terry, seconded by Justice Kipp: Whereas : The Town Superintendent of Highways did on the 5th day of October, 1945, duly recommend the purchase of certain machinery pursurant to the provisions of Section 142 'of the Highway Law and a notice of such recommendation has been duly • published as .p-rovided in such action,' NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 142 of the Highway.:Law, the Town Superintendent of- Highways is hereby authorized to purchase from Municipal Machinery Co. with ap- proval of the Superintendent of Highways , one P. & H. Model T 50 Truck Crane equipped .for' drag line operation with a lf2 4f yard bucket mounted on a ten wheel tandum drive chassis for the total price of $13,580. to be delivered at Peconic , N.Y. on' or about Dec . 90, 1945. _-� The Town Superintendent of Highways is hereby authorized, subject to the ppproval of the County Superintendent of Highways, to surrender to the above named vendor, one Michigan Truck Crane as part payment for the above machinery to be purchased. The terms of payment will be as follows : Trade-in allowance $43,000, check dranw on Machinery Fund $9,580 - Total- $13,580. r 4- B'E IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Superintendent of Highways " be authorized to purchase from H.O. Penn machinery Go. with the approval of the County Supt. of Highways , one D.6 Caterpillar Tractor, equipped with a• R-63 Lapiant-Choate Trailbuilder for the total price of $7,070. -to be delivered at Peconic on of about Feb. ,15, 1946. The Town Superintendent of Highways is hereby authorized, subject to the approval of the County Supt. of Highways , to surrender to the above named vendor, one Caterpillar 60 Tractor as part payment fo3b the above machinery. The terms of payment will be as follows : Trade-in allowance 4000. , Check dramm on Machinery Fund $6,574. - .Total7 ,070. Unanimously adopted. Moved by Justice Case , seconded by Justice Klipp: Resolved : That the monthly Audit meeting of the Town. Board will be held on Nov.. 7,. 1945, at 1:30 P.M. and the preliminary �- budget meeting be held at 2 A.M. Unanimously adopted. . � Adjournment was at 4 P.M f-- r Ralph P. Booth I Town Clerk Meeting of November .7, 1945 �- The Southold Town Board ,'met at the office of Supervisor S. Wentworth Horton, at Greenport, on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1945. � The meeting was called to order to 1:30 P.M. with the following present : Supervisor Horton; Justices Terry, Hawkins and Case; Town 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 at 2 .P.M. 4. This Town Board has met at the time and place specified. in. ,~ the notice of public hearing on the preliminary. budget and as 'there were no interested persons having appeared before the Board to speak either for or against any of the items in the proposed budget , the hearing on the budget was formally closed at 2 :10 P.M. Moved by Justice Hawkins ; seconded by Justice Case : On roll call unanimously adopted. Resolved : That this Town Board does hereby adopt such pre— liminavy budget as originally compiled, as the annual budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning on the First day 7k of J'anuary, 1946, and that such budget as so adopted be entered ,r .in detail in the minutes of the proceedings of this Town Board as Follows : . Highway Fund 60,000. Machinery Fund 1810004 f Miscellaneous Fund - For Snow Removal 41000.For Weeds, Brush etc. 4 000. For salary, Town Supt`. Highways 31,500. � For other Misc. Purposes 6,000. For Exp. of Town Sup et. 500. ., 18,000.. Public Libraries 7,500. Memorial Day Observance 200. Public Welfare 10,000. ` tf General. Fund Fixed Salaries : r- Supervisor .4,000. r Town Clerk 2,000. Registrar 300, Town Counsel 1,200. Justice of .Peace (5) 69000. Assessors (6 ) 79300. Receiver of Taxes 1,500. Attendance Officer 750. Constables 15,000. Clerk for Supervisor,Sr. Steno. 1",500. _ Clerk for Supervisor, Jr. Steno. 1 000. Clerk for Tax Book 1,500. General Clerk 1,.200. y Constables & Special Officers 3 000; - � 469,250: Rent for Supervisors Office 420. Rent for other Town ,Offiees 1,200.