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Meeting of August 7, 1951.
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Norman E. ` ~
Klipp at .Greenport, on Tuesday, August 7, 1951. The meeting was
called- to order at 1:30 P.M. , 'Vith..tho'..following present:° Supervis&r
Klipp; Justices Tuthill; Albertson and Clark; Town Superintendent of
Highways Price; Town Attorney Terry and Town Clerk Booth.
The Board sat as a committee on audit to examine claims against the
Town, concluding the audit work at 2;30 P.M.
The minutes of the three previous meetings were read and were duly.
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approved as read.
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Requests were made to the Town Board from the Southold, Mattituck, `
Cutchogue, Greenport and Fishers Island Public Libraries to in-
crease the appropriation from $10,000.00 to $12,500.00 for the sup-
port of the public libraries throughout the Town.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Albertson:
Whereas ' the Resolution duly adopted by the Southold Town Board on
April 24+, . 1951, be and the same is hereby rescinded,. and the following �Y
resolution substituted:
Resolved: That the Town Board does hereby approve an appropriation
of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500.00) annually for
the su or of the Public Libraries of Southold Town, for the years
1952- and that the following proposition be submitted to the
electors at the next annual election: Shall the sum of Twelve
Thousand Five Hundred ($12, 500.00) Dollars be appropriated annually
for the support of the Public Libraries of Southold Town for the
years 1952-1953?
Unanimously adopted.
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Oscar Goldin appeared before the Town Board and read the following
letter:
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Members of the Southold Town Board: `
I appear before you today as a private citizen and, although
in an unofficial capacity, as a representative of the citizens of
Greenport.
I have noted, at various times , inequities that exist in the
property assessments in Southold Town. As a member of the Village - T
Board, and with othersof that Board I have met jointly with the Board
of Assessors and discussed the matter with them; ' I have spoken
to several assessors separately.
These men not only admit that a great mariy 'of the assessments
placed on local properties are not in accord with either good
judgment or real valuations, but say that they are powerless to
rectify the injustices because of lack of time and inadequate
pay.
Since we have an admitted state of error and likewise an
admission' of inability to cope with the situation or an unwillingness �}
to do so, it would seem that the Town Board is in a position
where it should take remedial action.
I submit that if it is not practical -to obtain assessors,
adequately qualified, who can give the necessary time and energy
to the job at the present salary, this Board should substantially
raise the wages of the assessors to enable them to do the work <.
properly and in accordance with the requirements of the law. r,
Many people believe a complete reassessment is due and neces- •
sary. This Board should certlinly now thoroughly inquire into ._
that and take, by the m6thod proposed or a referendum, prompt
action to correct the existing situation.
OSCAR GOLDIN
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Moved. by Jrustice glbertson; -seconded by Justice Clark:-
Resolved... That the Supervisor be instructed to take the matter
up relative to Mr. Goldin's letter and discuss it with the Town
Board of Assessors and that the letter be placed on file for further
consideration at the proper time.
- Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
Resolved: That the regular monthly meeting of this Board be held
7 at • the office of the Supervisor at Greenport on Tuesday, August
28, 1951, at 1::30 P.M.
z , Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill::
Resolved: That Otto L. Anrig, Chief of Police , Town of Southold,
• be and hereby is instructed to hire two special constables, at a
salary of Seven ($7.00) Dollars per diem.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice.-Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
Resolved: That .1-on the recommendation of Edwin Salminen and Frederick
Preston, Republican County Committeemen, District No. 3, Town of
Southold Gottfried Arnold of East Marion be and hereby is appointed
Special 6onistabie to direct traffic at the Baptist Church crossing
at East'MaT on 'at One , ($1.00) ' Dollar per, hour for each hour worked,
retvoactive to July 1,1951.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved .by Justice Albertson; seconded ^by Justice Clark:
Resolve'd:, That Bond No. 397483 issued by the Glens Falls Indemnity
Co. in the: sum of $1,000.00 on behalf of Theodore B. Howard, be
and the .same .is hereby approved as to form, sum, manner of execution
and sufficiency of surety therein.
-� Unanimously adopted.
A communication was read from the Nassau Farms Association, dated
Aug. 3 , 1951, relative to the maintenance of work on the Inlet at
Little Creek, Cutchogue, the letter was placed on file for further
consideration for the spring of 1952.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice' Clark )
Resolved: That the Police Report for the month of July be _accepted
by the Town Board and placed on file.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by 'Justice Tuthill:
Resolved: That the street lighting contract between the Town,:,of
Southold and the Long Island Lighting Compamy, covering -the .East
Marion Lighting District for a period of five (5) years beginning
with the first day of September, 1951, and terminating on ,the ;:31st
day of August, 1956, be and the same is hereby approved by. the Town
Board. -
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Albertson:
Resolved: That General Bills in the sum of. $2,215.66; .Lighting District
y - Bills in the sum of $1,375.09; Fishers Island Ferry District Bills
Account No. 1 in the sum of $725.04; and Fishers Island Ferry-•Dist
rict No. -2 in the sum .of $7,854.179 be and the same are hereby
ordered pad.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice A lbertsonj seconded by Justice Clark:
Resolved:: That Supervisor Norman E. Klipp be authorized to transfer
Three Thousand Five Hundred ($3 ,500.00) Dollars from Fishers Island
Ferry District Account No. 2 to Fishers Island Ferry District Account
No. 1: This amount partially replaces monies previously transferred
from Account No. 1 to Account No. 2.
Unanimously adopted.
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Moved by Justice Clark, seconded by Justice ,Tuthiil:
ORDER ESTABLISHING DISTRICT. .
In the Matter of The Establishment of the Light District .
in the Town of Southold, County of Suffolk, New York,
A Petition in the matter for the creation of a Light District + -
having been duly presented to the Town Board, and an order having
been duly adopted by the Town Board on July 10, 1951 for the hearing
of all persons interested in the matter on the 27th day of July, , �--
1951, at 7:30 o 'clock P.M. at the Municipal Building in the
Village of Greenport, and a hearing by said Board having been duly
held at such time and placer and it having been duly resolved and
determined following such hearing that the petition herein was ,,, .. ;
signed and acknowledged or proved as required by law: and otherwise
sufficient, that all the property and property owners within the •
proposed district were benefited thereby, that all property and
property owners benefited were included within the limits of the
proposed district, and that it was in public interest to grant in
whole the relief sought, and it having been then and there further
duly resolved that the establishment of such district as proposed
be approved,, and that the improvement be financed solely by budget-
ary appropriations and since pursuant to Section. 194 (6 ), Town Law,
the permission of the State ;`'omptroller is not required, it is .,hereby.
ORDERED, that a Lighting District be established in the said
Town of Southold Suffolk County, New York, to be designated as the Y
West Greenport Lighting District of the Town of Southold, and to be -`
of the following description and boundaries, to wit:- t_
Beginning at a point on the -northerly line of Front .Street, 'at -the
southwesterly corner of land of Arthur A. Levine distant, along
the northerly line of Front Street, one hundred ?1001 ) feet
from Sixth Avenue, and running thence in a northerly direction along
the westerly line of said land of Arthur A. Levine a distance
of one hundred and fifty (1501 ) feet, more or less, to a point;
running thence in a westerly direction along the northerly line of
land of The Knights of Columbus a distance of one hundred and �,..
seventy-five (1759) feet, more- or less, to a point; running
thence in a southerly direction along said land of the Knights of
Columbus a distance of fifty (501) feet, more or less, to a point; . .,•.�
running thence in a westerly direction along said land of The
Knights of Columbus and the northerly line of land' of Harry Brown
a' distance of fifty (501) feet, more or less , to ,a . point; running ;,
thence in a southerly direction along the westerly line of said
land of Harry Brown, a distance of one hundred and fifty (1501)
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feet, more or less to the northerly side of Front Street; running
thence in a westerly direction alongg the northerly line of Front
Street a distance of four hundred (400' ) feet, more or less , to
the southwesterly corner of land of School District #10; running .l._.
thence in a northerly direction along the westerly line of said
land of School District #10 a distance of two hundred (2001 ) feet,
more or less, to a point; running thence in a westerly direction .along
the land of Elizabeth Herzog Estate a distance of three hundred
(3001) feet, more or less,to a point; running thence in a southerly
direction along the westerly line of said land of Elizabeth Herzog
Estate a distance of two hundred (2001) feet, more or less , to
the northerly line of Front Street; running thence in a south-
easterly direction diagonally across Front Street to the south-
westerly corner of the intersection of Front Street and Ninth _
Street; running thence southerly along the westerly line of
-Ninth Street a distance of fifteen hundred and fifty (15501) +R
feet, more or less, to a point; running thence easterly across
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Ninth Street; and along the southerly line of land known as the
Greenport Driving Park' a distance of ninehundr.ed' (9001) feet,
more or less, to the westerly boundary line Iof the,, Village of
Greenport; running thence in a northerly direction along the
said westerly boundary line of the -Village of .Greenport to the
�Yy northerly line of Front Street, a distance of sixteen hundred
and seventy-five (1675' ) feet, more or less; running thence in an
easterly direction along the northerly line of Front Street, a
distance of seventy-five (751) feet, more or less , to the point
or place of beginning.
Dated:° Aug. 7th, 1951.
y; Norman E. Klipp, Supervisor
Lester M. Albertson
,y Ralph W. Tuthill
Henry A. Clark
' Members of the Town Beard
of the Town of Southold,
Suffolk County, New York.
Adjournment was at 5::30 P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
Tow4 Clerk
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