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~Tii~G OF JANUARY ~ 19~*.
The Organization Meeting of the Sotuhold Town Board ~s
held at the office of Supervisor ~o~man E. Klipp at Green-
port~ on Tuesday, January ~ 195t+o T~e meeting was called
to order at l:~O PoM. with the following present: Supervisor
~!ippi ~us~ices T~hil!~ A!bertson, Clark and Demarest;
~uper~n~enment of highway Price; Tov.~ Atto~ne~ Terry and
· ow~ ~lerk Booth. - ~ ~
T~e Board sat at once as a committee on Audit to examine
claims against the Town concluding the audit work at 2 o'
clock. P~M.
Moved by Justice Clark$ seconded by 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 Tuthill~
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson$ seconded by Justice Clark:
RESOLVED: That the regular monthly meeting of this Bosrd
be held at the office of the Supervisor at Greenport, o~~
Tuesday, January 26~ 19~4~ at l: 30 P.M.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That Supervisor~NormandE. Klipp be designated
to represent the Town of Southold at the Annual Meeting
of the Association of Tow~s of the State of New York~ to
be held at New York~ N.Y. on February 8th, 9th and lOth,
19~4~ and to cast the vote of the a~oresaid To~m~ pursuant
to Section 6 of Artical lll of the Constitution and By~Law~
of said-Association, and that JustiSe Henry A. Clark be des-
ignated as Alternate to cast the mote of said Town in the
absence of Supervisor Klipp.
Vote of Town Board: ~yes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson~ Clark and Demaresto
Moved by Justice Clark: seconded by Justice Albertson:
RESOLVED: That Town Officials~that desire to attend the
Annual Meeting of the Association of Towns of the State
of New York~ to be held at New York~ N.Y. on February 8th~
9th~ and lOth, 19~4~ be and hereby are authorized to attend,
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the necessary expenses incurred while attend-
ing said ~meeting i~ a legal charge against the Town.
Vote of Town Board. A ~ '
yes-ouperv~sor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson, Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
RzSOLVED. That Rensselaer G. Terry, Jr., Tovm Attorney~
Edwin S. Conklin, Building Inspector for the Town of Southold~
and the Justice of the Peace who wish to attend~ be and
th~ey are hereby a~thorieed to attend a Public Hearing on
the 8tatesBuilding Coder held by the New York State Build-
in~ Code Commission to be held at Albanv~ N.Y. on Jan. 18,
19p4; and at New York~ N.Y. on Jan. 19~1951+~ and be it
further .
RESOE~D. That the necessary expenses incurred w~ile attend-
ing said meeting is a legal charge against the Town.
Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albert~on~ Clark and Demarest.
The following Bonds were presented to the Board for approval°
M~'ved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
R~SO~VED: That Bond No. SM~77~51+, issued by the American
Motorists Insurance Company in the sum o~ $1.000.OO. on
behaif of Lester M. ~lbertson. b~ and th~ sa~e is hSreb
a ' ~ Y
ppr~ved as to mts form, sum, manner of execution and suff-
iciency of surety therein.
V~te of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Clark, and Demarest.
Meved by Justice ~lbertson; seconded by Justice Cl~rk:
RESOLVED: That Bond No. 1Sll9003, issued by the Aetna Casual-
~y an~ urety Company ~n the sum of $2~000~00~ on behalf of
arold D. Pricey be and the same is hereby approved as to its
form~ sum~ manner of execution and sufficiency of surety
therein.
Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
~lbertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
RESOLVED: That Bond No. 1Sll9002~ issued by the~Aetna
Casualty and Surety Company in the sum of $1~000o00 on
behalf of Henry A. Clark~ be and the same is hereby
approved a~to its form~ sum~ manner of execution and
sufficiency of surety therein.
vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark$ seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED:~That General Bills in the amoun~ of $~0~0~
Lighting istrict Bills in the amount of $1~8.9~ ~ishers
island Ferry ~istrict Bills in the amount of $7~7~1,~1
be and the same are hereby ordered paid.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp$ Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Albertson:
WHEREAS~ it is the opinion of the Department of Audit and
Control~ that the Superintendent o~ Highways should have
Town Board approval by resolution of all purchases from the
Machinery F~d~
NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED: That the Superintendent of
Highways be and hereby is authorized to purchase any piece
of equipment or any part thereof at a cost not to exceed
one thousand dollars ($1~000.O0) from January 5~ 195~ to
January l~ 19~.
~Vote of Town ~oard: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Tuthili:
RESOLVED: ~hat in accordance with Section 284 of the Highway
Law t~e agreement for the expenditure of Highway moneysz
made oy and between Harold Price~ Town Superintendent~o~
Highways and the Southold Town Board for ~he year 19515~
be and the same is hereby approved by Town Board~ subject
to the approval of the Co~uty Superintendent of Highways.
Vote of Town Board;~yes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Aibertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Justice Albertson:
RESOLVED: That the Police Report for the month of December
be accepted by the Town Board and p~aced on file.
Vote of~To-~n Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp.~aJustices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark n8 Demarest.
Maved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That Ralph~P. Booth be and he hereby is appointed
Registrsr of Vital Statistics for ~-term ending December 31~
19~ as required by Section 37~ Article 20~ of the Public
Health Law~ and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such
certificate with the proper partie~ as is r~quired by
Section 30~ Subdivision 3~ of the ~own Law,
~ote o£ To~m Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
I~ Ralph P. Booth~ Town ~lerk of the Town of °outhold~ Suffolk
C~unty~ New York~ do hereby appomnt E. ~e~ry ~mwards as Deputy
Town Clerk for Fishers Island~ Town of ~outhold~ New York~
pursuant to the provisions of Section 30 of the Town Law as
amended. This ~ppointment expires on December 31~ 1955.
!~ Ralph~P. Booth~ Town Clerk of the Town of ~outhold~
Suffolk Oounty~ New York~ do hereby appoint Eloise Bowden as
Deputy Town Clerk~ pursuant to the provisions of Section 30 .~ ....
of the Town Law~ as amended. This appointment expires on
December 31~ t955.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the Southold Town Board does hereby approve
the appointment of E. Perry Edwards and Eloise Bowden as
Deputy Town Clerks.
Vote of Town Board:Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill,
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
I~ Ralph P. Booth~ R~gistrar of ~ital Statistics of the To~
of Southold~ Suffolk-County~ New York~ do hereby appoint
Eloisa Bowden as Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics~ this
appointment to expire December 31~ 195%.
I~ Ralph P. Booth~ Registrar of Vital Statistics of the Town
of Southold S ~
~ uzfolk County~ New York~ do hereby appoint
E. Perry Edwsrds and Harold J. Ba~e~ as Sub-Registrars of V
Vital Statistics ~ subject to the approval of the State
Commissioners of Health. These appointments expire on
December 31~ 19~.
Moved hy Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
RESOLVED: That the Town Board does hereby approve ~he
appointmentsof Eloise Bowden as Deputy Registrar of Vital
Statistics and the appointmen~ of E. Perry Edwards and
Harold~ J. Baker as Sub-registrars of Vital Statistics.
Vote of Town BoardrAy~s-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
~REAS~ It is required?y Section 27~ Subdivision I of the
Town Law that the Town Board fix the salaries of all Town
elected officers at an amount not in excess of the amounts
respectfully specified in the notice of hearing on the pre-
liminary budget~ published pursuant to Section ll3 of the
Town Law~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the s~laries of the following town elected
officers be and hereby are fixed at the following amounts:
Supervisor Norman E. Klipp
Town Clerk Ralph P. Booth
Sup't. of Highways Harold D. Price
Justices )
of )
the )
Peace )
)
Receiver of Taxes
Assessors)
)
)
)
)
)
$~000.O0 per yr.
~:000.OO"
~00.00 " "
(E. Perry Edwards 1~700.00 " "
(Louis Demarest " ,, .
(Lester M. Albertson " " ,
(Ralph W. Tuthill " . "
(Henry A. Clark " - ,,
Austin C. Burt 2~OO0,O0 " "
(George E. Latham l~?OO.OO
(Raymond W. Terry " , ,,
(Kenneth Monsell 1~700.OO "
(Ernest Morrell , .
(Halsey Brown - - ,
(Walter Grabie . ,, .
nd be i? further
ESOLVED. That the Town C!erkbe instructed to file such
er~$fic~e ~i~ the proper partie~ as are required by
e~on ~, ~o~iv~sion 3~ of the ~w~ Law.
~. ¥o~e of worm Board.Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
~j A!bertson~ Cta~k and Demarest.
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 fur-
ther ~-~' ~f
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice Demarest:
~HER~gS'~ It is requireR by Section 27~ Subdivision l~ of
the Town Law that the town Board fix the salaries of all
Town appointed officers or employees~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the salaries of the following town appoint-
ed officers or employees be fixed at the following amounts
and that each of the following appoiated officers or em-
ployees s~all hold such appointed office or position at
the pleasure of the Town Boards unless otherwise provided
for by law.
Jr. Stenographer
Jr. Clerk
Jr. Clerk
Sr. Typist
---Traffic Officer
Constable
School Traffic
Officers
0
0
~J
0
(1)
0
O3
Eloise Bowden $2,800.00 per yr.
Marion S. Arnold 15200.00 ~' "
Marion Ao Winters 2,800.00 "
Therese A. Linds~y 2:800o00 "
Gottfried Arnold 1.O0 "Hr.
A. J. Gada 1,O00.O0 "Yr.
(William Way ~.00 "Day
(Gottfrie~ Arnold ~.00 " "
(William ~hornhill 5.00 " "
(Wilbur July 5.00 "
(Edward Frost 5.00 "
(Rudolph Hoerr 5.00 " "
(Ellsworth Bedell ~.00 " "
(Nicholas Kouros ~.00 " ~'='~
(Frank D. Coyne ~.00 "
Registrar of
Vital ~tatistics
Town Attorney
Laborer~ Town D~mp Arthur Donnel!y
Ralph P. Booth 1~000.00 " "
Rensselaer G. Terry~ Jr. 2~200.00 " "
2~900.00 " "
and be it furZher
RESOLVED: That the appointed officers and employees be paid
~-fn regular monthly payments, and be it further
RESOLVED: That the To%m Clerk be instructed to'file such
certificate with the proper parties as are required by
Section 30, subdivision 3, of the Town
Vote of Town Board.Ayes-Supervisor Klipp, Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Tuthill:
WHEREAS~ it is required by Section 67, Subdivision I of the
Social~Welfare Law~ that the Town Board shall appoint a
Public. Welfare Offmcer or authorize the Supervisor of the
Town to act as such official, now therefor be it
RESOLVED: That Norman E. Klipp~ Supervisor, be and he here-
by is authorized to act as Public Welfare Officer at the
pleasure of the Town BoSrd, and be it further
RESOLVED: That Norman E. Klipp: serve in such capacity with-
out compensation~ and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such
certificate with the proper parties as is required by Section
30, Subdivision 3, of the Town Law,
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Justices Tuthill~ Albertson~
Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
~EREAS, It is required by Section 148 of the Education
Law that a local Historian shall be appointed by the Super-
visor of a Town, and
WHEREAS, The Supervisor has appointed Wayland Jefferson
to act as Town Historian ~ now therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Wayland Jefferson be compensated while act-
ing in such capacity in the amount of Four Hundred Dollars
($~00. O0) per year, payable in regular monthly payments,
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the expenses incurred per year by the To~,~
Historian in the performance of his duties~be paid.~y the
Town in an amount not to exceed One Hundre~ Do~'la~~ ($100.00)~
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such
certificate with the proper parties as is required by Section
30~ SUbdivision 3~ of the Town Law.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill5
Albertson5 Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Tuthill; seconded by Justice Cl~rk:
WHEREAS~ It is required under Section 303 of the Multiple
Resident Law that a Building Inspector be appointed~ now
therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Edwin S. -onklin be and heresy is appointed
Building Inspector for the Town of °outhold until January~l~
195~ and be it further
RESOLVED: THat Edwin S. ~onklin be compensated for such
services in the s~m of Eighty-five Dollars ($8~.00) per
month5 payable in regular monthly pa~ents5 and be it further
RESOL~D: That this appointment take effect as of January l~
1951+5 an~ be it further
RESOLVED. That the Town Clerk be instructed to file such
oertificate with the proper parties as is required by Section
305 Subdivision 3, of the Town Law.
Vote of Town Board: AYes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demaresto
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice ~lbertson:
W~EREAS~ It is required by Section 275 Subdivision l~ of.
the Town Law~ that the Town Ooard fix the salaries of all
town appointed offic~r~ or employees~ now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the salaries 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 such appointed office or position at the pleasure
of the Town ~oard~ unless otherwise provided for by law.
Police Chief Otto L. Anrig $ 14.00 per diem
Police Sergeant Theodore B. Howard 12.~0
Police Patrolmen ( Henry Y. King ll. O0
( James P. Kelly ll.O0 " "
( Joseph Sawicki ll.O0
( Brewster Faucon ll.O0 "
( Charles Jacobs ll.O0 " "
( Edward Brush ll,OO " "
Watchmen
( Walter Bondarchuk
( Elmer Quarty
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the above appointed town officers or employees
be paid these salaries for these respective offices or pos-
itions and that these salaries be paid in regular semi-month-
ly payments5 and be it further
RESOLVED: That the Town
~lerk be instructed to file such
certificate~ with the proper parties as are required by
Section 305 Subdivision 3~ of the Town Law.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill5
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
krHEREAS, Section 22b of the Town Law allows the Town Board
of any Town having more tha~ one assessor to establish the
office of Chairman of Town Assessors who in addition to his
regular duties shall perform such services in connection
with assessmen~ and taxation of~property for state~ county
and town purposes5 as the Town oard shall direct~ now
'therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Raymond W. Terry5 be and hereby is designated
to hold the office of chairman of the Town Board of Assessors
until the first day of January next succeeding such designat-
ion all in accordance with 22b of the Town Law5 and be it
fur~er
RESOLVED: That _c~mpensation for such appointment be fixed
at $800.00 per ye~ payable in regular monthly payments.
Vote of Town Board: ~yes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clar~ and emarest.
Moved by Justice Albertson; seconded by Justice Demarest:
RESOLVED: That all salaries are effective as of Jan. l~ 1954.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Kliop: JUstices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Cla~k~and Demarest,
Moved by Justice Demarest; seconded by Justice Clark:
~EREAS~ Section 64 of the Town Law requires the Town Board
to designate by resolution banks of this state in which
the Super~isor or any other officer o~ the Town shall de-
posit all monies coming into their hands by virtue of their
offices~ and
~EREAS~ The Town Board may require any Bank so designated
to deposit with such Board the Bonds or Certificates of the
United States of the State of New York or a~y County~ Town~
City~ Village or School District of the State of New York
as security for such'funds so deposited but such bonds or
certificates shall be subject to the approval Of the Town
Board and shall be deposited in such p~ace and held under
such conditions aa the Town ~oard may determine~ now there-
fore be it
RESOL~ED: That the following banks of the Tow~ be and hereby
are disignated as depositories for all monies of the Town9
and be it further
RESOLVED: That the amount of security herein set forth for
each respective bank be and hereby is approved:
~ 0
First National Bank of Greenport~ Greenport~ N.Y.-$1~O~O 0
North Fork Bank & Trust Co. Of Mattituck~ N.Yo 50~000
North Fork Bank & Trust Co. of Cutchogue~ N.Y. ~0~0OO
North Fbrk Bank & Trust Co. of Greenport~ N.Y. 66~700
Bank of~Southold None
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp$ Justices Tuthill~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest,
Moved b~ Justice A!bertson; seconded by Justice Clark:
~EREAS~ Section 62 of the Town Law requires that every Town
Board shall meet on or after the 28th day of December~ but
not later than the 31st d~y of December~ in each year~ and
W~EREAS~ 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 r
RESOLVED: Thmt the Supervisor be and hereby is empowered to
call all meetings of the Town Board as may be required for
the best interest of the Town~ ~nd be it further
RESOLVED: 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~ notice to
contain the time and place where such meeting is to be held.
Vote of Town Board; Ayes-Supervisor Kiipp~ Justices Tuthi!l~
Atbertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice Clark; seconded by Justice, Tuthi!l:
RESOLVED: That the Assessors of the Town of Southold ~¥~o
use their own automobiles in the performance of their duties
for the Town will be compensated for the use of such auto-
mobiles in an amot~mt not to exceed Eight Cents ($.08) per
mile.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthil!~
Albertson~ Clark and Demarest.
Moved by Justice C!ark; seconded by Jt~tice A!bertson:
RESOLVED: That the Suffolk Times~ Greenport~ New York~ and
the Long Island Traveler-Matt~uck W~tchman~ Southold~ New
York~ be and hereby are designated as the official ne~s-
papers to publish the notice of the Receiver of Taxes that
he is in receipt of such tax and assessment roll and warrants~
and that the taxes end assessments therein may be paid to the
Receiver of Taxes at the times end with penalty other than
his principal office when and where he will attend for the
receipt of taxes and assessments in accordance with Section
22 of the Suffolk County Tax Act.
Vote of Town Board: Ayes-Supervisor Ktipp~ Justices Tuthi!l~
Albertson~ Clark end Demarest.
The following members of the Town ~oard are assigned by the
Supervisor to the following cOmmittees:
Parks: Beaches and Recreation - Judge Clark & Judge Tuthill
Inland Waterway ImprovemenTs - Judge Clark & Judge Tuthill
Police - Judge Albertson & Judge Clark
Taxation & Finance - Judge Aibertson & Judge Demarest
H~ghway - Judge Demarest & Judge Tuthi!l
Supervisor Kiipp - Ex officio member of all Committees.
Within si×ty (60) d~ys after the close of the fiscal year
the treasurer of each Fire Distr~ct shall file in the office
of the To%m Clerk and the State Comptroller a financial state-
ment setting forth in detail the receipts and expenditures
of the ~ire District for the previous fiscal year.
(Section 181 of the Town Law).
On or before the 15th day of January in each year the CoF~-
issione~s of each improvement District shall file with the
Town Clerk s financial report for the presiding year.
(Section 215~ Subdivision 9~ of the Town Eaw).
The Town Clerk should sdvise the Town Board as to existing
contracts~ for lighting~ garbage collection~ fire protection~
wa2er supply~ and also leases of any property rented by the
Town~ and specify the date of expiration of such contracts.
(Sec~mon o4. Subdmvmsmon 2 and 19~ Section !83~ 19~ and 198~
Subdivision'6~?~8 and 9 of the Town Law).
The Town Clerk should supply to the executive Secretary of
the Association of Towns at the Hotel TenEyck~ Albany~ New
York~ a correct list of the mames and addresses of all Town
Officers and the Super~dsor should advise the members ~hat
he~ the Town Clerk~ Justices of the Peace~ °uperintendent of
Highways~ Assessors~ Welfare Officer~ and the Town Attorney
will receive copies of meetings~ bulletins~ issued by the
Town and ounty Officers Training School on subjects of
interest ~nd importance to various officers.
&djournment was at 4 P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
To~ Clerk