Untitled 6\- . RECEIVED n: :;:; 1971 JUSTICE COURT TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 ELAINE H. SNOWDEti February 26, 1971 Hon. Elaine H. Snowden Town Clerk, Town of Wanpinger Town Hall, Mill Street Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 My dear Mrs. Snowden: The question you asked on behalf of our Honor- able Town Board in your letter of February 19, 1971, is so general as to be hard to interuret. Perhans the Board had reference to Section 1219 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law which reads: "(a) no person shall throw or denosit upon any highway any glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, snow or any other substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle upon such highway. (b) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropned or thrown, upon any highway any destructive or injurious material or any material which interferes with the safe use of the highway shall immediately re- move the same or cause it to be removed. (c) Any nerson removing a W1recked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle. " or to Section 1220: (a) "No person shall throw, dump, denosit or nlace or cause to be thrown, dumped de- posited or placed unon any highway, or unon nrivate lands adjacent thereto, any refuse, trash, garbage, rubbish, litter or any nauseous or offensive matter. . JUSTICE COURT TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 (b) Nothing herein contained shall be con- strued as prohibiting the use in a reasone.ble manner of ashes, sand, sal t or other material for the purpose of 'reducing the hazard of, or providing traction on snow, ice or s] eet. !! I am honored and flattered by the inquiry on behalf of the Board, but am obliged to ooint out that not being an attorney, I am prohibited by law from rendering legal opinions in cases such as this. May I respectfully suggest that the Attorney to the TO\-Tn is eminently qualified and legally free to offer such advice. I am, of course, available for whstever helo I might be in answering any questions or giving any informal assistance anyone in Town government might seek in connection with their official duties or for any consultation Town officials might require. ResoectfUlly, ~Lf1~:J/?~ WILLIAM~'~ULG~ TOWN JUSTIC E WJB/ec (Ie? :7,..j c2 -:26 7/