HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/06/1953-O ~EETING OF JANUARY 6~ 19~3.
The Organization ~eeting of the Southold Town Board was held
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he office of ~uperv!sor No~man E. Klipp at Greenport~ on
Tuesday~ January 6~ 19~3. The meeting was called to order at
1:30 P.M. with the following present: Supervisor KlipD; Justices
Terry, Tu~hill, Albe~-tson and C!lark; Tow~ SUP~rintentent of
Highways Price; Town Attorney Terry and Iown ~lerk Booth.
The Board sat at once as a committee on Audit to e~amine claims
against the Town concluding, the audit work at 2 P.M.
Move by Justiec Albertson; seconded ~y 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 Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and C~rk.
Moved by Justice Albertson;~ seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That Town Officials ~hat desire to attend the annual
meeting of the Association of owns of the State of ~ew York~
to be held at New York~ N.Y. on February 4~ ~ and 6~ 19~3~ be
and hereby are authorized to attend~ and be it further
RESOLVED: That the necessary expenses incurred while attendi~ng
said meeting is a legal charge against the Town.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Superviso~ Klipp; Justices Terry~
Tuthi~l~ albertson and Clark.
Moved by. Justice Clark$ seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That Supervisor Norman E. Klipp be designated to
represent the Town of Southold at the Annual Meeting of the
Association of Towns of the State of New York~ to be held at
Ne~ Y~rk~ N.Y., on February ~ ~ and 6~ 19~3, and to cast the
vote of the aforesaid Town~ pursuant to Section 6 of Article
l~l of the Constitution and By-Laws of said Association~ and
t~at~Justice Harry H. Terry be designated as Alternate to cast
the mote of said Town in th~ absence of Supervisor Klipp.
Vote of Town Board: Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry~
(Ayes) Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That Rensselaer G. Terry~ Jr., Town Attorney and
Edwin S. Conklin ~ Building Inspector for the Town of Southold~
be and they hereby are authorized to attend a conference of ~e
New York State Building Code Commission to be held at New York~
N.Y.~ on. Wednesday~ February ll 19~3 and be it further
RESOLVED: That ~ensselaer G. ~ ~
Terry~ Jr. and Edwin S. Conklin~-
be reimbursed for their necessary and actual expenses incurred
while attending said meeting.
Vote off,own Board: Ayes-S~perviso? Klipp; Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Terry:
RESOLVED: That in accordance with Section 197 of the Town Law
the Supervisor be authorized to advertise for sealed proposals
for furnishing all materials and doing all work necessary for
the performance according to specifications of a contract to be
let by the Town of Southold for construction of a garage at the
Town D~u~p~ located at Cutchogue~ and be it further
RESOLV~D: That the sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the Supervisor in Greenport~ at 2:00 o'clock P. M.
on January 20~ 1952~ and will be considered publicly at that
time.
Vote of the Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp~ Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark.
A communication was read from the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce
requesting the Town ~dard to have three street lights on Pacific
Street changed from 100 c. p. to 250 c.~p.
M~ved by Justice Tuthill~ seconded by Justice Albe~tson? ~
RESOLVED: That the Town lerk be and he hereby is ~irec~ec to
request the Long ~sland Lighting Company to change the ~street
lights on poles No. ~ No. 5 and No. 7~ from 100 c. p. l~gh~s to
250 c.p. lights on Pacific Street in the Mattituck Lighting
District.
Vote of Town Board:~ Ayes- Supervisor Klipp~ Justice Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and~-Clark.
Moved by J?~tice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Clark:
R~SOL~ED: That Performance Road No. 936~3 issue~by the New
Amsterdam Casualty Company in the sum of $12~8OO.00 on behal~
of N. B. King & Co.~ Inc. be and the sa~me is hereby ,mpproved
as to its form~-sum~ .mar~ue~ of execution and surety t~erein.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- upervisor, Klipp$ Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Al~ertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Albertson:
RESOLVED: That ~he Southold Town Board approves the action
of the Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry Distri'ct on
entering into a contract for the pnrpose of transferand~ haul~ge
of U. S. Mail with the Fishers Island Farms~,Inc.~ F~ishers
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Island~ New York~ in the amount of One undred Dollars ($100.
per month from January l~ 19~3~ through~ December 31~ 1953.
Vote of the Town Board: ~yes- ~upervisor KliPp~ Justice Terry~
Tuthmll~ lbertson and C~ rk.
Moved by'Justice Albertson$ seconded b~ Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That the Southold Town Board approve~the action of
the Commissioners of the Fishers ~sland Ferry District.on enter-
ing into a contract for the p~rpos~ of transfer and haulage of
U. S. Mail with John Kaletchitz~Groton? Connecticut~ in ~ithe
amount of Forty-five Dollars ($~p. OO) pst momth from January
l, 19~3 through D~cember 31~ 1~953. . ~
Vote of ~e Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp~ Justices TerrY~
Tuthill~ XlbertSOn and Olarko
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the $outhold Town Board approves the action of
The Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District in enter-
ing into a contract with Robert G. Williams~ ~6 State Str~eet~
New London~ Connecticut~ for accounting ser~$ces from a ~eriod
starting January l~ 195~, through December 31~ 15~3~ in the
amount of Forty-five Dollars ($~.OO) per day for serviceis
rendered e~amining accounts in the office ofiRobert G. Wiilliams
and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per day for serviceslrendered~exam-
ining accounts in the offices of the Fishers~$sland ~err~ District
located at Fishers ~sland~ New York.
Vote of Town Board; Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Ter~y~
Tut~_mll~ lbertson and Clark. ~
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Jmstice Clark:
RESOLV?~: That the Police Report for the month of December
be accepted by the Town Board and placed on ~ile.
Vote of Town Board: ~yes- Supervisor Klipp; Sustices Ter~y~
Tuthill~ Albertson end Clark.
Moved~by. Justice Terry; seconded by Justice Olark: ~
RESOLVE~. That General Bills in the sum of $~846.38~ Lighting
District Bills in the sum o~f $1~377.37~ Town! Trustee Bil~s in
the sum of $80,00~ Fishers ±sland Ferry District Bill? id~the
sum of $8~3.22.36, Fishers island Refuse and Garbage District in
the s~ of $773.O0.~ be and. the same are hereby ordered p~id.
Vote of Town Board. &yes- Superviso~ Klipp; Justices Ter~y~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Tuthi~l; seconded by ~ustice Terry:
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RmSOLVED. That on the recommendation of the Superintendemt of
Hmghways~ the salarmes of the employees of the To~n HmghMay
Department be increased as per the following schedule effective
as of January 5, 1953.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp~ Justices Terry~ Tuthill~
Albertson and Clark~ and Superintendent
cz' Highways Price.
Albert Herzog $ t.65
K,. 0. Dickerson 1,65
Robert W. Price 1.55
Paul Baker 1.55
Charles Goldsmith 1.50
F~r~nk Dries 1.50
Ed. Goldsmith 1.50
R, Blydenburgh 1.25
Russell Gooswin 1.50
Russell Smith
Ceslaw Wolosik 1.40
Bertis Pace 1.~O
James Mason 1.40
Robert Davids 1.30
Watson Dobec 1.30
0~is Horn 1.40
George Amoruso 1.20
Marion Arnold .70
1.85 p,e,r h?,ur
1.85
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and be it further
Moved bF Justice Albertson: seconded by Jm~tice Tuthili:
PYHEREAS~ It is required by'Section 27~ Subdivision I of the
Town Law that the Town Bosrd fix the salaries' of all Town
elected officers at an amount not in excess of the amounts
respectfully specified in the notice of hearing in the pre-
liminary budget~ published pursmant to Section ll3 of the Town
Law ~ now
RESOL-~D~ That the salaries of the following town eledted
officers be and here~y are fixed at the following amounts:
Norman E. Klipp
Ralph P. Booth
Harold D. Price
E. Perry Edwards 1~700,.00 " "
Harry Terry ,, - ,.,
Lester M. Albertson " , ,
Ralph W. Tuthill " , .
Henry A. Clark - , ,
Edwin Satminen 2~O00.OO ~' "
George E. 'Latham 1~7OO.00 " "
Raymond W. Terry - - -
Kenneth Monsell , - ,
Ernest Morrell - " ~
Halsey Brown , , ,,
Walter Grabie , , ,
RESOLVED~ That the elected Town officers be paid these salaries
for their respective offices and that these salaries be paid
in regular monthly payments: and be it further
RESOLVED: That the To~n Clerk be instrueted to file such cert-
ificates with the-proper parties as are required by Section 30~
Subdivision 3 ~ of the Town Law.
Vote of To%m Board- e '
· ~upervmsor Klipp; Justices Terry~ Tuthill~
(Ayes) Albertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark: seconded by Justice Terry:
~tER~AS$ It is reouired by Section 27~ Subdivision 1'~ of the
Zown Law that the'Town Board fix the salaries of all town
appointed officers or employees~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the sRlaries of the following town appointed
officers or employees be fixed at the following amounts and
that each of the following appointed officers or employees shall
hold suc~ appointed office or position at the pleasure of the
Town Board~ uh~e~s otherwise provid~ed for by law.
$ 5,000.00 p~r
3,000. O0 {r.
f; 500.00 " "
Jr. Stenographer
Jr. Clerk
Jr. ~terk
Sr. Typist
Traffic Officer
Constable
School T-ra~fic Officers
Eloise Bowden
Marion S. Arnold
Marion A. Winters
Therese A. Lindsay
Gottfried &rnold
A. J] Gada
(Wmo E. Way
(Frank Do Coyne
(Gottfried Arnold
(Harry Geehreng
(Wilbur July
(Henry Karcher
(Rudolph Hoerr
(Ellsworth Bedell
(Ni~hblas Kouros
Registrar of Vital Statistics Ralph P. Booth
Town Attorney
Laborer, Town Dump
Building Inspector
2,600.O0 per yr.
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Rensselaer G. Terry, Jr.2,OOD.O0
Arthur Donnelly . 2,640.00
Edwin S. Conklin 8~oOO
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the appointed officers and employees be paid these
salaries for these respective offices or positions and that these
salaries be pai~in regular monthly payments, and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such certificates
with the proper parties as are required by Section 30, Subdivision
3, of the Town Law.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp~ Justices Terry,
Tuthill, Albertson and Clark.
Mo~ed by, Justmce Albertson, seconded~y Justmce Clark.
~EREAS- It is required by Section l~ of the Edueation Law that
a local Historian shall be appointed ~y the Supervmsor of'a Town,
and
~qEREAS, The Supervisor has appointed Wayland Jefferson to act as
Town Historian, now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Wayland Jefferson be compensated while acting in
such capacity in the amount of Four Hundred Dollars ($400oO0)
per year, payable in regular monthly payments, and be it further
RESOLVED: That the expenses incurred per year SY the Town Historian
in the performance of his duties be paid by the'Town in an amount
not to exceed One Hundred Doll~ars ($100.00) per year, and be it
further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such certif-
icate with the proper parties as is required by Section 30, Sub-
division 3, of the Town Law.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry,
Tuthill, Albertsonaand Clark.
Moved by Justice Terry; seconded by Justice Albertson:
WHEREAS, It is required under Section 303 of the Multiple Resident
Law that a Building Inspecto~ be appointed, now therefore b~ it
RESOLVED: That Edwin S. Conklin~be and hereby is appointed Build-
ing Inspector for the Town of Southold until January l, 195~, and
be it further
RESOLVED: That Edwin S. Conklin be compensated for such services
in the sum of Eighty-five Dollars ($8%.00) per month, pa~a~le
in regular monthly payments,and be it further
RESOLVED: That this appointment take effect as of ~anUary l', 1953
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such certif-
icate with the proper parties as are requiredby Section 30, Subd-
division 3 of the Town Law.
Vote of To~m Board: Ayes~ Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry,
Tuthill~ Alber~son and Clark.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Albertson:
WHEREAS~ It is required by Section 27~ S ' ' '
ubdlvlston l~ of the
Town Law that the Town Board fix the salaries of all town appoint-
ed. officers or employees~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the salaries 8f the following town appointed
officers or employees be fixed at the following amounts and that
each of the following appointed officers or employees shall hold
suck appointed office or position at the pleasure of the Town
Boa~d~ unless otherwise provided for by law.
Polibe Chief
Police Sergeant
Police Patrolmen
Watchmen
and be it further
Otto L. Anrig
Theodore B. Howard
(Henry T. King
(James P. Kelly
_~Barney P. Harris
(Brewster Faucon
(Charles~Jacobs
(Edward~Brush
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-7~I~er Bonderchuk
(Elmer Quarty
11.00 per diem
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RESOLVED: That the above appointed town officers or employees be
paid these salaries for these respective offices or positions
and that these salaries be paid in regular semi-monthly payments
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file suc~ cSrt-
ificate with the proper ~arties as are required by Section 30~
Subdivision 3~ of the Town Law.
Vote of T6wn Board: Ayes- Superviso? Klipp; Justices Terry:
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Terry; seconded by Justice Albertson:
WHEREAS~ Section 22b of the Town Law allows the Town Board of
any Town having more than one assessor to establish the office of
Ch8irman of Twon Assessors who in addition to hes regular duties
shall 'perform such services in connection with assessment and
taxation of property for state~ county: and town purposes~ as the
Town Board shall direct~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That RAYM0~ W. TERRY~ be and hereby is designated to
hold the office of Chairman of the Town Baord of Assessors until
the first of January ne~t succeeding such designation all in
accordance with 22b of the Town Law, and be it further
RESOLVED: That the compensation ~or such appointment be fixed
at 15800.00 per year~ payable in regular monthl Da ments
Vote of Town ~oard: Ayes- Supervisor K!ipp: JuStices T~
· Tuthlll~ lbertsonaand Clark.
Moved~ by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
R=~0LVED: That all salaries be and hereby are effective as of
January 1,~ 19~3.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Superviso~ Klipp; Justice Terry~
Tuthi!l~ ~lbertson and Clark.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded By Justice Terry:
"~lgH'EREgS~ Section 64 of the Town Law requires the Tow~ 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
WHEREAS~ The Town Board may require any Bar~ so designated to
deposit with such Board ~he Bonds or Certi~icates of the United
States of the State of New York or any coUnty~ Town~ City~
Village or School District of the State of New York as security
fo~ funds so deposited but such bonds or certificates shall be
subject to the approval of the Town Board and shall be deposited
insuch place and held under such conditions as the T own Board
may determine, now therefore be it
RESDLVED: That the following ban~s of the Town be and hereby are
designated ~s depositories for all monies of the Town~ and be it
further
RESOLVED: Tha~ the amount of sect~ity herein set forth for each
respective bank be and hereby is approved:
First national Bank of Greenport~ Greenport~ N.Y. $130~0OO,
Peoples National Bank~ Greenport~ N.Y, 66~700,
Bank of Southold~ So~thold~ N.Y. None
North Fork Bank &'Trust Company of Mattituck~ N.Y. 80~000,
Vote of the Town Board:~ Ayes- Suoe~visor Klipp; Justices Terry~
Tu~hill~ Zlbertson and Clark,
Moved by Justice Albertson~. seconded by Justice Clark:
WHEREAS~: Section 62 of the Town Law requires that every Town
Board shall meet on or after the 28th day of December~ b~t not
later than the 31st day of December~ in each year~ and
~HEREAS: There is no other time specified by law when meetings
of the Town Board of a Second Class Town should be held~ now~
therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the S~pervisor be and hereby is empowered to call
all meetings of the Town Board as may be required for the best
interest of the Town~ and be it further
RESOL~D: That the Supervisor designate Tuesday as the day of the
week for calling such meetings~ and be it further
RESOLVED: That each member of the Town Board be given at least
2 days notice in advance of such meeting~ not~ce to contain the
time snd_place where such meeting is to be held,
Vote of ~own Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark,
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Terry:
RESOLVED: That the Assessors of the Town of Southold who use
their own automobiles in the performance of their duties for
the Town will be compensated for the use of such automobiles
in the amount not to exceed Eight Cents ($,08) per mile,
Vote of To~m ~oard: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp$ Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark,
Moved by Justice Seconded by Justice Albertson:~
RESOL~ED: That the Suffolk Times~ Greenpo~t~ New York~ and the
Long ~sland Traveler-Mattituck Watchman~ ~outhold~ New York~
be and hereby are designated as the official newspapers to
publish the notice of the Receiver of Taxes that he is in re-
ceipt of such tax and assessment roll and warrants~ and that t~he
taxes and assessments therein may be paid to ~e Receiver of Taxes
at the times and with penalty other than his principal Office when
and where he will a~ttend for the receiD$ of Taxes and asessments
in accordance with Section 22 of the Suffolk County Tax Act,
Vote of Town Board: Ayes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry~
Tuthill~ Albertson and Clark,
The following members of the Town Board are assigned by the Super-
visor to the following committees:
Parks~ Beaches and recreation
Inland Waterways Improvement
Police
Taxation & Finance
Highway
Judge Clark & Judge Tuthill
Judge Clark & Ju~g~ Tuthill
Judge Albertson & gud~ Clark
Judge Albertson & Judge Terry
Judge Terry & Judge Tuthill
Supervisor Klipp - Ex Officio member of all Committees.
Within sixty (60) days after the close of the fiscal year the
Treasurer of each Fire District shall file in the office of the
Town Clerk and the State Comptroller a financial statement setting
forth in detail the receipts and expenditures of the Fire Dis~r~ct
for the previous fiscal year, (Section 181 of the Town Law),
On or before the l~th day of January in each year the Commissioners
of each Improvement District shall file with the Town Clerk a
financial report for the ~residing fiscal year. (Section 215~
Subdivision 9~ of the Town Law).
The Town Clerk should advise the Town Bosrd as to existing con-
tracts~ for lighting~ garbage collection, fire protection, water
supply, and also leases of any property rented by the To~ and
specSfy the date of expiration of such contractsj (Section 65~
Subdivision 2 and 19, Section 183, 18$.and 1~8~ Subdivision 6,
7, 8 and 9 of the To~ Law.)
The Town Clerk should supply th the Executive Secretary of the
Association of Towns at the Hotel Ten Eyck, ~lbany, New York, a
correct list of the ~ames and addresses of all Town Officers and
the Supervisor should advise the members that he~ the Town Clerk~
Justices of the Peace. Superintendent of Highways. Assessors
Welfare Oeficer~ and ~he Town Atto~ne will '~ · '
, y receive cop~es of
meetings~ bulletins~ issued by theTown and ~ounty Officers Train-
ing School on subje6ts of interest and importance to various officers.
Adjournment was at ~ ?. M.
Rslph P. Booth
Town Clerk