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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/26/1961405 MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 1961 The Southold Town Board met aG the office of the Supervisor Lester M. Albertson at Greenp0rt on Thursday, January 26, 1961 at 7:30 P.M., with the following present: Supervisor~Albertson, councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthill ardClark, Superintendent of Highways Price, Town Attorney Tasker and Town cler~ Richmond. At 7:30 P.M. the Supervisor opened the public hearing authorized pursuant to a r~solution of the Board adopted on ~e 15th~day of December 1960, on the change of zone from "A" Residential and Agri- cultura~ District to "B" Business District on certain property in Mattituck in the vicinity of the intersection of'Sound Avenue, Middle Road and Cox Neck Road. Also .by amending the Southold Town Building Ordinance. The minutes of this hearing were recorded by George T. Lederle. The following letters were read from the Southold Town Planning Board: January 13, 1961, Gentlemen: The Southold Town Planning Board wishes to make the following r~commendation to the ~outhold Town Board: It is suggested that all small islands, not show~ on the zon%ng map, either natural or man made, now or in the future,i be interpreted to take the highest zoning category, namely "A" Residential"and Agri- cultural District. Very ~rul~ yours, John Wickham~~ Chairman. January 13, 1961, Gentlemen: The following is a resolution adopted by the Southold Town'Planning Board ~t'their meeting January i~2,~ 1961: "On'motion of Mr. Moisa, seconded by Mr. Young and'carried it wa~ RESOLVED that this Board hereby r~cog~iz~s the interpretation by Counsel for the Town of Sou~hold that all lands in the Town which either are ~r have been under the jurisdiction of the Federal govern- ment shall revert to the highest zoning classification ~t any time that they are released to the jurisdiction of the Town of Southold. Vote of'the Board: Ayes:- Mr. wick~am, Mr. Moisa, Mr. Grebe, Mr. Young, and Mr. Unkelbach~ Very truly yours, John Wickham, Chairman. Moved by Councilman Demarest, Seconded by Justice Tuthill: RESOLVED, that the Superintendent of Highways of the Town of South©ld~ be authorized to advertise for bids and purchase from the lowest bidder, ~the following: 1 - 1957 Walter Snow Fighter~ Model ARBD, ~ith V8 Gas Engine, 37,850 lbs. gross weigh~, Front end Hydraulic lift. Dated Januar~ 26, 1961. vote of the Town Board: Ayes:-~Super~isor Albertson, Councilman Demarest, J~stice Tuthill, Justice Clark. Moved by Justice Clark, seconded by Councilman Demarest: RESOLVEb, that the Superintendent of~Highways of the Town of Southold, be authorized to advertise for bids and purchase from the lo~est bidder, the following: 10 i0 10 200 200 100 12 12 12 - WHI-10002 Sargent Snow Plow Blades X2,~ x 6~x 135 3/4 - ~501-30 Frink Snow Plow Blades, ½ x 8 x 116 - ~501-40 Frink Snow Plow Blades, ½ x 8.x 132 - 5/8 x 2 Carriage bolts & hex n~ts -~5/8 x 2½ Carriage bolts & hex nuts - 5/8 x 3 Carriage bolts & hex nuts - ~541 RH Frink Nose Pieces - ~F8-10046 Frink Shoe Adapters ~- ~F8-10047 Frink Shoes 12 - SAi-t0002 ~argent Shoes. Dated: January 26, 1961 Vote of Town Board: Ayes:-.Supervisor Al-bertson~ Councilman Demarest, Justice Tuthill, Justice Clark. Moved by Justice Tuthill, seconded by Justice Clark: RESOLVED, that~the Superintendent o'f Highways~ of t~e ToW~ of $ou~hold, be authorized to advertise~for Bids and p~rc~s~ fr6m'the lowest bidder,' th~ following: ~ 1,000 lin. ft. side ~hains 200 end connecting hooks ~675 1,'000 pcs. '10:00/20 Cross Chains With hooks'. Dated: January 26, 1961'. Vote of'Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson, ~councilman Demares~..? Justice Tuthill,' Justice Clark. Moved by Justice Clark; Seconded by JustiCe Tuthill: WHEREAS, Florence B. St. Amand has been employed as ~Confidential Secretary to the Supervisor of the Town of Southold since January, 1960, and WHEREAS, the said Florence B. St.A~and W~S involved in a serious automobile accident as a result of which she~ susta£ned serious personal injuries~and is presently hospitalized as a'result thereof, and W~ERF~S, the said Ftorence'B. St~Amand ~has not taken any' vadation to date and is entitled to a paid vacation of two ~eeks, NOW, 'THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that ~he Supervisor of the Town of Southold'be and hereby is authorized and directed to pay the said'~FlorefiCe B. St. Amand ~wo weeES vacation time and in ~ddi- tion t~ereto two weeks sick-leave. ~ ' ~ Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:- suPervisor Albertson, Councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthill a~d Clark. ~- Moved by Justice Clark, seconded by Councilman Demarest: RESOLVED, 'that"the Supervisor be arid he hereby 'is a~tho~ized to~emPlQy a confidential secretary and that the person so designated by t//e Supergisor shall receive the sum of $4,500.00 compensation per yearpayable monthly. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT'~RESOLVED: That Ed~a R. Angel/ 'be ~nd hereby is-appointed to said position at the rate of $4500.00 per year payable in regular monEhly instail~ents, appointment tO be effective as of January 14, 1961. ' ~-- vote'of the'Town Board: Ayes:- supervisor Albertson, Councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthill and Clark. ' Th~ following resolution was offered by Justice Ralph Tuthill, who moved its adoption, seconded by Justice Henry A. Clark; to wit: WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Southold he~etof0re authorized the issuance of a deferred~payment note~in the amount of $20~000.00 pursuant to a resolution adopted o~ February 2, 1959, in connection with the purchase of' real estate for'use ~s public bathing beach and recre~ti0n areas which said~note was dated an'd issued on March 3, 1959; to the First National ~ahk of ~reenport~ New York (now The Valley National Bank of-Long Isl'and), 'and WHEREAS, by the terms 'of said-dsferred'pa~ent ~n0t~ resolution dated February 2, 1959, the deferred payment 'note authorized pur- suant thereto provided for'the payment or'not less"than-'20% of ~ the aggregate principal amount of said note, together w~th' interest at the rate of 2-1/2% per annu~, and 4 07 WHEREAS, pursuant thereto,-the sum of $4,000.00 was paid on account of said note on March 3, 1960, and a renewal of said note in the principal amount of $16,000.00 was.then,executed and delivered by the Supervisor to The Firs~ National Bank. of Greenport, New York (now .The~Valley National Bank of Long Island) and saidnote is due and paya~!e on March 3, 1961, and the Town Board desires t'O pay the sum of not less than 20% of th'e aggregate principal amount of said note, to wit, the sum of $4,000.00 and to issue a renewal deferred Payment note for the unpaid balance of.prin'c%paI due'thereo~, to wit, the sum of $12,000.00' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town 'Board of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, does hereby authorize the issuance of a deferred payment note in'the prinqipal amount of $12,000.-00 for a term of one year with interest at the rate of 2-1/2%, payable aG maturity, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the power to sell such deferred payment note is hereby delegated to ~he Supervisor,~ the chief fiscal officer. Such note shall be of such terms, form and contents, and shall be~ sold in Such~manner, as'may be'prescribed by:the'Supervisor, c'onsistent with the pr~6~i~'i0ns of the Local Finance Law. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on roll call, which resulted as follows: Supervisor Lester Albertson voting yes; Councilman Louis Demarest voting yes; Justice Ralph W. Tuthill~voting yes; JustiCe Henry A. Clark voting yes. The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. 'The T~wn Clerk received the resignation of Corwin C. Grathwohl, Commissioner of~the Cutchogue-New SuffOlk Park District, effective January 26, 1961. Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by-Justice Tuthill: WHEREAS, a vacancy exists in the office of Councilman of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, caused by the resign- a~ion-:of Lester M. Albertson who was elected to such office on the -~d-day of November 1959, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority ~es~ed'in ths Town Board pursuant to the-Provisions'of Section 64 of the Town Law, that CorWin C. Grathwohl be and he hereby is appointed~to the offic~ of C~uncilmanl~of the Town'of Southold'~to fill the vacancy existing in said office, and that such appointment shall ta~e effect immediately and the said Corwin C Grathwohl shall hold such office until January~l, 1962. Vote of Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson, Councilman' Demarest,~Justices Tuthill and Clark. .... Moved by Justice Clark, seconded by Councilman Demarest: RESOLVED, that Albert W. Richmond, Town Clerk, be and hereby is authorized to. adv'erti~e fozsealed proposals for furnishing and de~iverihg to the TbWh of Southold, three new 1961 two-do6r Sedans ~nder-%he following specifications: '~ Three (3) new 1961, 2-door sedan, 8 c~linder, standard'model automobiles~(minimum wheelbase 118 inches) color black, for use as pgl.~e cars, each to be equipped with heater and~ defroster; spare wheel .and five (5) standard 4 ply tires; heavy du~y~:bat~er~, spot light; manual gear shift; positive traction rear end; back-u~ 'l'ights~ seat,covers. All bids must inelude?tra~e-~n allowance for two (2) police cars presently-owned by said Tewn bearing Serial numbers 0E31W155223 408 and 0E31W15522~ (l~ss special equipment on said car~ such as short- wave, iradios, sirens, fire,fighting equipment, skid stabilizers, revolving flasher lights, etc..) whic~ may b~ ~nspected at. the Southold ~olice Headquarters, Peconic, New York. The delivery date must be specified and-each bid must be accompanied by the deposit of a cer~ified~c2aeck made payabie to the order of the supervisor Of the 'Town of Southold in the sum of $100. All deposits except that 6f the successful bidder will be retdrned. Upon acceptance of his bid, 'if the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract pursuant ~0 t~e requirements the Town Board, then the check deposited as aforesaid and the moneys standing to the credit of the same sh~ll be forfeited to the Town of South01d as liqUidated d~mages. If the ~uccessful bidder enters into the contract and delivers th~ automobiles pursuant thereto, ~he dePosi~ will be returned~ The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any defect or informality in any bid should it be deemed to be in the ~best interest of the Town,of S~_hold to~ do so. All bids must he'marked "Bid. for Police Cars", and~must~be signed and sealed in envelopes plainly addressed to the~Town Board of the Town of Sou~hold, New York. ' Vote of the ~Own Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Alber~son, Councilman Demarest, Justice Tuthill and Cl~rk. ~. Moved by Justice Clark, seconde~ by Justice Tuthilt$ RESOLVED, that the regular monthly meeting of the Town ~Board w&tl~beohe!d at the Office of the Supervisor Lester M. Albertson, 16 South~Streetz Greenport, New York, on Tuesday, February%!~ 1961 at 1:30 P.M. - Vote of Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson, Councilman Demarest, Justices~Tuthill and Clark~ Moved by Justice Clark, seconded by Justice Tu~hilt: WHEREAS, the New York Town Law establishes four ~ea~ terms for certain elective officers and two ygar terms for other eleq~ive officers, and WHEREAS; the establishment of four year terms for all elective town.officers is desirable to attract the most able and mos~ qual- ified persons for public office i~ the Town Government, and ~ WHEREAS, an officer ete~ted for a four year term attains ~- greater~exper~ence and can thereby renSer more competentan~ efficient service, and , WHEREAS, the institution of four year terms for al!.elec%iue town officers would result ~n s~gnificant tax savings through reduced election~penses and more efficient g0vernmental.~operation, and WHEREAS,'the New Yor~ Town Law'Sec. 24-A establishes a procedure~for lnstituti~ four year terms for all elective't~wn officers in Erie ~ ' ' ' . ........ d County through resolution of the Town' Board an Public Referendum, and WHEREAS, the .adoption of enabling legislation ~such as New York Town Law Sec. 24-A for the County of Suffolk is~desirable, now, therefore, be it - RESOLVED BY THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, IN THE. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW'YORK, as follows: This Bo~d favor~ and recommends the enactment 'Of the following legislation to permit institution of four year"terms for all elective town officers, on a local option ba,sis: An Act to amend the Town Law, in relation to empower- lng. Town in Suffolk County'to establish four ~ear terms of .office for elective town officers. The' people of the'State of New York, represented in Senate and~Assembty, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Town Law is hereby amended by adding thereto a new sect.ion-, to be section twentyrfour-B, to read as follows: S-24-B Notwithstanding the provisipns-of section twenty-four of this chapter or any other.general l~w, and at leas~ one hundred fifty days prior to any biennial town election, the Town Board of any-~to~n-of the first class or second class in Suffolk County, may -~adopt a resolution, to. provide that the term of,office of each elected town official thereafter elected shall be four years, and such.~esolution shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the town~ for their approval or d~sapproval at the. ne~t. biennial town' election. No such resolution shall become effective, until approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of the qualified electors of the town voting on such proposition. The submission of such proposition shall be as provided in Article Seven of this chapter _for a referendum thereunder in _like manner as if a petition therefor 'had been filed in accordance with the provisions of this chap~er~-except that ~_s~c~ proposition shall be submitted only at a biennial town election as hereinbefore p~ovided. If the Town Board shall have adopted such a resolution and if a majority of tt~e voters cast on any such proposition when submitted as herein provided shall be in the affirmative, the te~ms of office of all to_wn of, ficers thereafter elected shall be for a period of four years. SECTION 2. This ac~ shall take effect immediately. FURTHER. RESOLVED that'a certified copy of this. resolution 'be forwarded to the Suffolk County Board of Supervisors, Assemblyman Perry B!. ~uryea, Jr., Assemblyman-Prescott. B. Huntington,' Assembly- man Ja~es R. Grover, Senator Elisha T. Barrett, County'Executive H. Lee Dennison, and the Town Board of the Towns o~ Shel~er Island, S0~thampton1, Brookhaven, East Hampton, Riverhead, SmithtOwn, · Babylon, I~sl.ip and ~untington. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor ~lbertson, Councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthill and Clark. MOVed by Justice 'Tuthill, seconded by Councilman Demarest: WHEREAS: The Town Boardon its own motion proposed a-'change Of-zone from "A''~ Residential and Agricultural District to."B" Business District on certain_property in the vicinity of the inter- section of Sound Avenue, Middle Road, and Cox Neck Road in Mattituck, WHEREAS: The said petition was referred to the Planning Board for £~s 'official. recommendation'and report, and WHEREAS, the Town Board pursuant to due notice thereof held a hearing on January 26, 1961 at which time all iHterested ~ersons were given an opportunity, to be heard,. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the ~uthold Town Building Zone Ordinance, including the Building Zone Maps, be amended by changing from "A" Residential and Agricul-tural District to "B" BuSiness District the following described property:. 410 Ail those 'certain tracts or parcels of land,~situate,~lying and being, at Mattituck, in the Town of-Southotd, County ~f~Suffolk and State of New York, and more particularlybounded and described as follows: PARCEL 1. Beginning at th~ intersection of thenortherly line of Sound Avenue with the westerly line of Cox Neck Road and~running thence westerly along the northerly line o~ Sound'Aven~450 feet; thence northerly at righ~ angles to said line of Sound Avenue 350 feet, more or less; thence easterlyat right angles to said. west- erly line of Cox Neck Road 275 feet, more or le~s, to said west-' erly line of Cox~Neck Road; thence southerly along-sai~ westerly line of Cox Neck Road 500 feet to the point of beginning. Containing about three and one-half acres. -PARCEL 2. Beginning at a point on the easterly line of Cox Neck Road 300 fee~ northerly from the northerly line'of Middle~ Road, measured at right angles to said line of Middle-Road, amd running thence easterly-parallel to said line of Middle Road about 970 ,feet to the easterly boundary-line of land n~w or formerly of Bullock; thence southerly along said line of-Bullock about 323 feet-to said northerly lineof Middle Road; thence westerlyalong said line of Middle Road about 950 feetto an angl~ in said line; thence northwesterly, along the northerly line of said Middle Road about 50 feet to the. easterly line of said Cox Neck Road; %hence northerly along said easterly line of Cox Neck Road about 290 feet to the point 0f beginning. ~ontaining about seven acres. . PARCEL~ 3. Beginning at a point on the southerly ~line of Middle Road at the northeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Kousourous ~nd running thence southerly along the easterly~ boundary line of said land 0f Kousourous and then'along t~e eaSt- erly boundary line of land Of the Long Island Lighting C~mpany~ about 425 feet to the northerly lin~ of Sound Avenue; thence no~th- westerly along said northerly line of Sound Avenue about 900 feet to a point; thence northerly along the westerly line of la~d of said Kousourous 57 feet to the southerly line of said Middle Road; thence easterly along said southerly line of Middl~e Ro~d about 703 feet to the poin~ Of beginning.' Containing about four and one-quarter~acres. P~CEL. 4. Beg%nning at a point on the ~out~erly line of · Sound Avenue at the southeasterly line of the easement o£ the Long Island Li~nting Company; running thence along said south- ~ easterly line o~ the easemgnt-last described ~n a southwesterly direction 'about 440 feet; thence along said line of said,easement, westerly about .880 feet to the westerly boundary line of land.now or formerl~ of Sacks; thence northerly along said westerly line of Sacks about 1170 feet to ~the southerly line of said found Avenue; t~gnce easterly and southeasterly along said line of Sound AveRue about 1700' feet 'to the point of beginning, Containing about twenty-three acres. Vote of the Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson~ Councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthitl and Clark. Moved by Councilman Demarest, seconded by Justice Clark: W~IEREAS, the Town Board on its .own motion proposed a chan~e in the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York', and WHEREAS, the said petition was referred to the Plan~ing Board for its official recommendation and report, and WHEREAS, the Town Board ~ursuant to 'due.~otice therefore held a hearing on Januar~ 26, 1961 at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard, NOW T~EREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that th~ Building Zone Ordin- ance of the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, be amended as follows, to wit: ~ I'i By amending Article I, Sec%ion t00, by adding thereto a new paragraph, to be Paragraph 23B, to read as follows: 23B--ToURIST CAMP-,Any lot,~ piece or parcel of ground where two or more tents, tent houses, camp cottages, house cars or house trailers used as living or sleeping quarters are or may be located, said~camp being operated for or without compensation. II. By amending Article II/uA, ~Section 350, by adding thereto a new paragraph, to be Paragraph 4A, to read as follows: '4A. Tourist camps, when approved as a special exception by the tBoard of Appeal as hereinafter provided. ~o~e of Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson, Councilman Demarest, Justices Tuthill and ~lark. Moved by Councilman Demarest, seconded by JuStice Clark: RESOLVED, that the minutes of January 10, 1961 be and they are ~ereby duly approved as read. Vote of Town Board: Ayes:- Supervisor Albertson, Ccuncilman D~marest, Justices Tuthill and Clark. Adjournment was at 9:30 P.M. Albe~ W. Richmond Town Clerk