HomeMy WebLinkAboutEast-West Fire Protection This Agreement, made this first day of July
1946, between the Town Board of the Town of Southold,
Suffolk County, New York, hereinafter designated as the
Town, and the Village of Greenport, Suffolk County, New
York, hereinafter designated as the Village,
WITNESSETH, WHEREAS there has been duly established
in the said Town a fire protection district known as
"East-West Greenport Fire Protection District, Town of
Southold, N.Y." , hereinafter designated as the District,
embracing territory in said Town adjacent to the said
Village as such territory is more fully described in the
resolution establishing such District and duly adopted by
the Town Board of the Town on the 14th day of November,
1945, and
WHEREAS, following a public hearing duly called of the
said Board duly authorizing a contract with the Village
for fire protection to the District upon the terms and
provisions herein set forth, and
WHEREAS , this contract has also been duly authorized
by the Board of Trustees and the Mayor of the Village,
NOW, THEREFORE, the Town does engage the Village to
furnish such protection in the manner following, to wit :-
1. The fire department of the Village shall at all
times during the period of this Agreement be
subject to call for attendance upon any fire occur -
ring in said District , and when notified by
alarm . or telephone call from any person within
a distance of the fire within the District,
such department shall respond and attend upon the
fire without delay with one or more companies, and
with suitable ladder, pumping and hose apparatus
of the Village, as follows :-
2 750 gal. pumpers
1 550 gal. pumper with 300 gal. water
1 500 gal. pumper with 150 gal. water
1 hook and ladder
1 flood light
1 salvage wagon
Upon arriving at the scene of the fire the
firemen of the Village attending shall
proceed diligently and in every way reasonably
suggested to the extinguishment of the fire
and the saving of life and property in
connection therewith.
It is understood and agreed by the parties
hereto that the furnishing of the apparatus
of the Village Fire Department and the response
by the firemen shall be subject to the order of
the Chief of the Fire Department of the Village,
or his subordinates in authority, who, in their
discretion in the event of any emergency, as,
for example, another fire at the same time
in the said District or in the Village, may
designate such men and apparatus to any particu-
lar fire as they may deem necessary. Further-
more, the said Chief, or his subordinates in
authority, shall have absolute discretion as to
the sending in of additional alarms and calling
in response to a fire the departments of
other districts.
2. In consideration of the furnishing aid and
the use of the apparatus as aforesaid, the
Village shall receive the sum of Thirty-six
Hundred ($3600. ) Dollars per year during the
period of this Agreement.
3. All monies to be paid under this
Agreement shall be a charge upon the
said District , to be assessed and levied
upon the taxable property in said District
and collected with the Town Taxes , and
shall be payable as follows : $5,400. on
the first day of February, 19471 $3,600.
on the first day of February, 1948 ;
$3,600. on the first day of February, 1949
$3 ,600 on the first day of February, 1950;
and $1 ,800. on the first day of February,
1951.
4. This Agreement shall continue for a period
of five ( 5) years from the date hereof.
IN WITNESS TNHEREOF, the parties have duly executed an
delivered this agreement the day and year first above
mentioned.
THE TOWN BOARD CF THE TC?J'N OF SOUTHOLD
BY : _ -
Supervisor
VILLAGE 07' GREENPORT
BY : A�
Mayor
Attest :
Village Clerky�
COPY OF CORRECTED ENDORSEMENT
February 18, 1949
THE STATE INSURANCE FUND
625 Madison Avenue
New York 22, N. Y.
Policy No. A 219841
It is hereby understood and agreed that : Effective as of
12: 01 a.m. , 2-2-49, the assured's name of the above numbered
policy has been changed from:
Village of Greenport
to
Village of Greenport &/or East-West Fire
Protection District