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1968 6 .... \ ...... ....-- f .J WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 January 23, 1969 Town Board Town of Wappinger Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Gentlemen: The attached tables speak for themselves regarding the increased activity in Justice Court in the year 1968. In both numbers of cases and in financial transactions, growth has been phenominal. I do feel that your attention should be called to a portion of Governor Rockefeller's annual message and the potential affect a proposal made in it could have on our Town. In his message, the Governor proposed the disposition of some traffic cases by the Department of Motor Vehicles rather than the Courts. If this proposal were to become a a reality, that could mean a significant drop in income to Wappinger. During 1969, Wappinger Town Court forwarded to the New Ycrk State Comptroller $32,555.00 in fines for Vehicle and Traffic Law violations and received back from the Comptroller an estimated $18,800.00 for that service. It is not my intent to imply that the fines earned by courts are a measure of efficiency or ability. However, the fact is that some income is generated by court activities. Should the Governor's proposal be implemented, it could -, '. WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 , Page - 2 - adversely affect the amount of the fees earned for the Town by its court. I have taken the liberty of calling this proposal to your attention so that you may take any action you feel is necessary. Respectfully submit ed, ;t7~~/~ ' WILLIAM J. ~ ER TOWN JUSTICE WJB/ec , ... WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 TOWN JUSTICE WILLIAM J. BULGER 1968 ANNUAL REPORT - JUSTICE COURT - TOWN OF WAPPINGER FINANCIAL STATEMENT TABLE I Books Bamk Bal. as of 12/31/67 Deposits Total: 2823.00 191 9. 0 219 2. 0 Wi thdrawals Balance 12/31/68 20903.50 1059.00 20675.00 1312.50 2 3.50 checks out 10 9.00 Total: Checks outstanding: Number Amount 279 250.00 282 3.00 283 .~o 253. 0 TABLE II BOOK BALANCE ANALYSIS Due New York State Comptroller December, 1968 fines & fees: Civil Damage Escrow Balance: December 31, 1968 $559.00 500.00 $1059.00 WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 TABLE III Deposits Withdrawals Books Bank Books Bank January 1997.00 2399.00 2355.00 2355.00 February2200.00 2455.00 1847.00 1872.00 March 1795.00 1540.00 2220.00 2220.00 April 1626.50 1662.50 1875.00 1875.00 May 1657.50 1621.50 1526.50 1526.50 June 1724.00 972.00 1772.50 1772.50 July 1261.00 2013.00 1574.00 1574.00 August 2188.00 1815.00 1336.00 1311.00 Sept. 1173.00 1546.00 1658.00 1683.00 Oct. 1602.00 1602.00 1653.00 1653.00 Nov. 1356.00 1231.00 1977.00 1602.00 Dec. 559.50 684.50 1109.50 1231.00 Tot: 19r.39.,50 a.~,541.50 20903.50 20675.00 WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MII.L STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS. NEW YORK 12590 TABLE IV FUNDS FORWARDED TO NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER IN MONTH SHOWN MONTH AMOUNT January 1905.00 February 1552.00 March 2200.00 April 1775.00 May 1526.50 June 1657.50 July 1553.00 August 1241.00 September 1638.00 October 1653.00 November 1602.00 December 1106.00 Total: $19409.00 CHECK NUMBER 250 257 261 263 265 266 268 272 277 278 281 284 NOTE: January total represents cases closed in December, 1967. WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS, NEW YORK 12590 COMPARISON 1967 to 1968 per cent increase 1967 motor vehicle cases 701 1968 " " 1396 Increase 695 49% 1967 motor vehicle .fines 8963.00 1968 " fI " 17486.00 Increase 8523.00 49% 1967 civil cases 27 1968 fI " 116 Increase 89 77% 1967 civil case .fees 60.00 1968 " " fI 302.00 Increase 242.00 80% 1967 criminal cases 28 1968 fI " 23 Decrease 5 _aJ.% 1967 criminal .fines 160.00 1968 " " 275.00 Increase 115.00 41% I WILLIAM J. BULGER TOWN JUSTICE TOWN OF WAPPINGER MILL STREET WAPPINGERS FALLS, NEW YORK 12590 Cases Mot. veh. civil crim. total M.V. Civil Crim Total - - Jan. 109 1 2 112 1550.00 2.00 0 1552.00 Feb. 182 2 1 185 2021.00 4.00 175.00 2200.00 March 142 10 1 153 1755.00 20.00 0 1775.00 April 130 24 2 156 1445.00 81.50 0 1526.50 May 118 13 0 131 1585.00 72.50 0 1657.50 June 90 9 0 99 1535.00 18.00 0 1553.00 July 77 3 1 81 1235.00 6.00 0 1241.00 August 120 22 8 150 1500.00 38.00 100.00 1638.00 Sept. 131 9 2 142 1635.00 18.00 0 1653.00 October 122 10 0 132 1585.00 17.00 0 1602.00 November 109 8 4 121 1090.00 16.00 0 1106.00 December 66 2- 2 .:ll 550.00 9.00 0 559.00 Total: JL3~6 116 23 1535 17486.00 302.00 275.00 18063.00 Warrants and other process issued - Total 22 warrants and 2 criminal summonses.