HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/03/1954MI~JTE$ OF NEET~IG OF CO$~ISSIO~E~S OF
MATTI~ICK FI~qE DISTRICT
Mattltuck, Long Island~ N. Y.
Aug. 8, 1954.
Present Co~nissioners Anrig, Penny, Reeve, Tuthill and Price,
and Treas. Gildersleeve.
Meeting was held at the firehouse, called to order by the
chairman at ?~A§ P.M.
Minutes of the last meeting were reaH and a.DDroved.
The following bills were ordered paid: N.Y. Telephone Co.-
$?.S~, 2.AO & 8.90; L. I. Lighting Co.-$19.A2; M. Hansen-$106.00; Tide
Water Assoc. 0il 0o.-$A0.88; Has, tons Fire App. & Equip. 0o.-$111.20;
~, V. DuI-yee-$8.86.
A report from the secretary of the Mattituck Fire Company
for the year 19§~, showed 26 fire al~rms enswered; 16 Brush ~nd Rubbish,
2 Barns, I Wheat Lot, 2 011 ~rnors, 1 Lumber Pile, rest miscel!aneous~
Total e~tlm~ted damage $1010.00. Hose inventory: 8,000 feet 2~ inch.
S,000 feet 1~ inch., 1200 feet booster.
On motion made, seconded and carried, it we.s resolved theft
the sum of $14,500.00 be raised, by tax for Fire Dist~i~t funds for the
eer 1955. 2~e budget w~s a~Tlved at as follow, s: Sa!~r~es and ~age~
15~.00; ~rchsse of k~para~s $6000.00; ~Pchase of Equi~ent $2000.00
Maintenance ~nd ~pair of Apparatus & Equi~men~ $2000.00; Maintenance
and Re~a~r of 5~ildings ~j~1000.O0; ~surmnoe $1600 OO; Fireman's ~Jelfare
$S~.~; ~isoell~neous ~ '~ ~ ~14
~00.00. ~o .... 1? ,700.00 Les, asthma%ed
~eeip~s $200.00; Total %o be raised ~!4,500.00.
~ne cost of a new fire truck to replace the 1928 Graham Truck
was e~timated to be $16,000.00 and that the money could be obtained as
follows~ $8,000~00 as provided in the ~bove budget; $8, 0~'~ .00 to be
transferred fro$ the Capital Heserve ~hnd for a new fire house to a new
Oa~al Reserve ~and for e tl%~ck and ~4;000.00 to be transferred from sur-
plus-on-hand to the new Oapltal Eeserve Fund.
The motion was m~de, seconded and carried that there is created
a Capital F~serve ~md for a fire truck pursuant to Section 6-g of the
General Municipal Law; that said fund is created to finance ~ll or a part
of the cost of said truck. The estimated maximum coat of which is $16,000.
That th~s resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.
Moved, seconded and carried that $6,000.00 be transferred from
the Capital Reserve ~hnd for the construction of a new fire house as est-
ablished June 30, 19~0 to the Capital Reserve ~hnd for a new rite truck
and that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that the secretary co~
sult with La~yer ~illiam ~ickham to have the proposition set up to meet
legal requirements.
The commissioners apoo[nted Leo J. Baldwin, Walter Courts,
and George H. Nine to serve as tnsoectora of election, and a resolution
wes ado?'~ted that they be o~id five do~larA each for th,~!r services.
Motion was made, seconded and carried that a concrete ramp
be built at the old firehouse after new doors were installed.
On motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting was adjourned.
D. R. Gfldersleeve, Sec.