HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-10/05/1945Meeting of October 5, t94~
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor Wentworth
Horton~at Greenport, on Friday, October 5, 1945. The meeting was
called to order at 1:30 P.~. with the following present: Super-
viso -r ' ' ' ' ' ~ ~
. . r ~ ~on, Justices T~rry, Hawkins, Ktlpp and ~ase~ Town Super-
zn~ende~t of H~.ghways Price; Town Attorney Terry and Town Clerk
Booth.
The Board sat at once as a committee on audit to examine claims
agaiRst the Town, concluding the audit at ~ ~,M. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and duty approved as read.
Moved by Justice Hawkins; seconded by Justice Case:
Resolved: That General Bills in the amount of $i,78~.65, Reirabur-
sabls WeLfare Bills in the amount of $2.05, Non-reimbursabl~ ~el-
fare Bills in the amount of $22.81 be and the same is hereby ordered
pai~d.
Unanimously adopted.
~ letter was read from the County Treasurer asking whether there is
a~y o,bjec~tion on the part of the ~own Board to satisfying the bond
of the Receiver of Taxes.
Roved by Justice Terry~ seconded by Justice Klipp:
R~so~Ved: That the Town ~lerk be and he is hereby instructed to
notify the County Treasurer that there is no objection on the part of
the Southold Town Board to the sa~ifcation of the bond of the Receiver
a~ Taxes.
Unanimously adopted.
A letter was read from the Board of Assessors requesting an increase
in salaries. Walter Grahie and Kenneth ~onsell appeared before the
Town Board on behalf of the assessors. The mat~er was discussed and
laid on the table for f~ture consideration and discussion.
Moved by Justice; seconded by Justice K~ipp:
Resolved: ?nat the Town Board dees hereby prepare and approve as the
preliminary budget of th~s Town for the fiscal year beginning on the
1st day of ganuary, 19~6, the itemized statement of estimated revenues
and expenditures hereto attached and made a part of this resolution,
and be it Further Resolved, that this Board shall meet at 2 O'clock
P.~. on the 7th day of November, t9~5, for the purpose of holding a
public hearing upon suchpreliminary budge~ and be it
Further Resolved: That the Town Clerk give notice of such public
hearing in the manner provided in Section tt3 of the Town Law.
U~a~Limoualy adopted.
A Publi~ Hearing will be held b~ the Town Bo:e rd of the Town of Southold
at the Supervisor's Office in Green)crt, L.I., on Wednesday October
17, t945, at two o'clock in the afternnon on the matter of the purchase
of a new P. & H, Truck Crane to replace the old Crane now used by the
Highway Department for a sum not to exceed $15,000.00 with a trade-
in allowance of $4,000,00 on the old machine.
Also for the purchase of a new Caterpillar Diesel D ? Tractor to
replace a Caterpillar 60 tractor to be used by the FLighway Department
of the Town. of Southold,~for a sum not %o exceed ~9,000.00 with a trade-
in allowance on old tractor of $500.00.
5Ioved by'Justice Case; seconded by Justice. Terry:
Resolved: That the next meeting of the Town Board be hel~ at the
office of the Supervisor on Wednesday, October i9, 19~, at l:50 p.~.
and the Public Hearing on the matter of purchasing machinery for the
H~ghway Dept. be held at Z P.E.
Unanimously adopted, ~
Adjournment was a~ 5 P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
Town Clerk