1957-09-05173
A regular meeting of the Town Board,Town of Wappinger was held in the Town Hall
September 5,1957
Present Edward R.Scofield,Supervisor, Justice of Peace Edward B.Beatty,Councilmen
Emory J.Hager & Harold J.Mewkill,Supt.of Highway Virgil Knight,James J.Iyons,Atty.
Engineer Edgar M.Petrovit2 and Town Clerk Edith H.Booth
Meeting was called to order by Supervisor Scofield at 700 P.M.Otclock
Minutes of previous meeting read and approved as read.
$ 961.09
Highway Fund
General Repairs August
General Fund
790.10
General Repairs -- August
Warrant 9 From Claim N6.184 to Claim N6.199 --
Inclusive
184
Joseph Costa - Dog Service -----------------
8.00
185
Virgil Knight - Supt.of Highway -Salary August 15
-----.- 191.66
186
New York Telephone Co. --- Service Town Hall
--___.._ 14.00
187
Virgil Knight,Supt.of Highway Salary- August 31
------ 191.66
188
Edith H.Booth--- Town Clerks Salary August
------- 183.33
189
The Campbell Press-- Printing Town Board
------- 21.00
190
The Campbell Press -- It it to
__- 1550
191
C.H.G.&..E.Corp. -- Service Town Hall
------- 29.94
192
Joseph F.Kelly -- Justice of Peace Salary Aug.
----- ].33.33
193
Edward B.Beatty -- It to a u u
------ 50.00
194
Emory J. Hager -- Councilman It u
------- 25.00
195
Harold J.mewkill It to ��
25.00
196
James J.Lyons -- Attorneys Salary u
-----__ 41.d7
197
Dwight Robbins -- Dog Service
------ 6.00
198
Dwight Robbins -- Service Town Hall
------- 5.00
199
Marlyn Silvestri --- Service Town Wrd
20.00
$ 961.09
Highway Fund
General Repairs August
1 - 15 -------------____-__
790.10
General Repairs -- August
16 31
862.40
Louis Doughty -- Gravel --------------------
86.00
David Alexander.Moving Equipment --_____-_-
__ 40.00
Sinclair Refining Co. --
Gas ------------------
96.46
$ 1875.26
Bridge Fund
August 1 - 15 -------
Bridge Repairs -------------.__
278.40
August 16 - 31 -------
it i, ----------------
364.00
R.H.Linge Inc. ------
Repair Material -------------M
14.50
656.90
Machinery Fund
Sinclair Refining Co. -----
Barrel of Oil -------------
49.68
H.O.Penn Machinery Co. ----
Parts -------------
25.82
Victor Sanko -----
Repairs -------------
5.00
Heyers Hardware -----
Supplies -------------
15.03
Mack Trucks Inc, ---
Repairs
75.63
Midway Gas & Service Station it -------------
262.00
Homer R.Holden ----
a
57.65
Leonard Hausch ----
u ------.----__
10.50
Shaker Travis & Quinn
.93
$ 502.24
11iscellaneous Fund
New York Telephone Co. ----
Service Town Garage ------
$ 11.25
Motion made by Justice Beatty seconded by Councilman Mewkill that
bills be paid. Motion Carried
A group of residents from Ardmore Hills,Hopewell Road,with Louis Eck
appeared before the Town Board concerning their roads,which at the
present time are private roads.
The Town Board Members assured the group of co-operation with Mr.Eck
and would take over roads when they met Town specifications
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Supervisor Scofield reported that he had filed with the New York State
Comptroller,certification of result of Special Census taken in the
Town of Wappinger as of April 1,1957
Motion made by Councilman Mewkill seconded by Judge Beatty that the
Ardmore Homestead,Hopewell Road be used as registration and voting
place for District #6 for 1957 election. Motion Carried
Motion made by Councilman Hager seconded by Judge Beatty that the
appointment of attendance officer for School District #4 be laid
on the table until next meeting Motion carried
Motion made by Councilman Mewkill seconded by Councilman Hager that
meeting adjourn. Motion carried.
In reference to Crest Haven Homes the following resolution was duly
adopted by the vote noted therein.
Town Clerk
No Board of Health meeting was held.
At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of
Wappinger, held at the Town Offices on Mill Street, Wappingers
Falls, New York, in said Township, on the 5th day of September,
1957 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. There were
waill . ler . . - . . - .
Edward B,.Beatty,Justice of Peace
Emory J.Ha e� r,Councilman
Harold J,Mewkill,Councilman
.Tamps jjymns, Attorney
ABSENT: JnseXh F -Ya ly. juQ i _ of Peace
The following resolution was offered by F.ard g•Beatty
Justice of the Peace , seconded by
Councilman Harold J.Mewkill •
WHEREAS, Crest Haven Homes, Inc. of 60 East 42nd Street,
New York 17, New York, has heretofore dedicated ceLttain roads and
streets to the Town of Wappinger as public highways thereof, and
WHEREAS, to insure the completion of such roads and
streets in accordance with the specifications of the Town Superin-
tendent of Highways said Township did require and said Corporation
did furnish a performance bond in the penal sum of $23,000.00, the
same being issued by the Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and being numbered bond #250705, and
WHEREAS, said roads and streets have been completed in
accordance with the aforesaid specifications of the Town Superin-
tendent with the following exceptions:
1. A ditch is required beginning at a point on the
east side of Liss Drive 242 feet south of the southerly catch
basin thereon, said point of beginning being on the south side of
the drive to the house on lot #61, said ditch to be pitched from
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from nothing to 8" at the catch basin, to be 18" wide at the
bottom thereof, to be lined with black top and to be terminated
or rear
by an adequate drop inlet cut into the side/of the existing
manhole.
2. The possibility that the existing pipe discharging
water from the aforesaid most southexy manhole into the Wappin-
gers Lake may have to be increased in size to carry the volume of
water entering the same.
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WHEREAS Crest Haven Homes, Inc. has agreed to perform the
work required in the first exception above set forth and to deliver
a certified check to the Town of Wappinger in the sum of $1,000.,
the same to be expended by the Town of Wappinger to correct the
second exception should such correction become necessary in the
sole discretion of the Town Engineer on or before the 15th day of
Ap1riji, 1958, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger desires to effect final
acceptance of said roads and to discharge the aforesaid corporation
and the surety on its bond upon compliance with the provisions
above set forth.
NOW THEREFORE be it RESOLVED as follows:
SECTION 1. That the roads and streets heretofore dedica-
ted by Crest Haven Homes, Inc. to the Town of Wappinger be the
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same hereby are finally and fully accepted as public highways of
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the Town of Wappinger, such acceptance to become effective upon
completion of the work set forth in Exception #1 and the delivery
of a certified check in the amount and for the purposes hereinbe-
fore expressed.
SECTION 2. That the Town Engineer be and he hereby is
authorized to execute and deliver to the corporation a letter
certifying completion of the work set forth in Exception #1
when the same has been done to his satisfaction, and a copy of
such letter may be accepted by any and all persons interested here-
in as certification of the corporation's compliance with such
provisions of this resolution.
SECTION 3. That the Town Supervisor be and he hereby is
authorized to execute and deliver to the corporation a letter
certifying delivery to him of the certified check of the corpora-
tion in the amount of $1,000 for the purposes hereinbefore ex-
pressed, and a copy of such letter may be accepted by any and all
persons interested herein as certification of the corporation's
compliance with such provisions of this resolution.
SECTION 4. That upon execution and delivery of both of
the letters above described, Crest Haven Homes, Inc. and the
Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America, as surety, be and they
hereby are forever released and discharged,of and from any ac-
countability or liability arising out of the provisions of the
performance bond described in this risolution.
The foregoing resohtion being put to vote on roll call
was unanimously adopted.
STATE OF NEW YORK )
t ) ss:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )
I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Town Clerk of the Town of
Wappinger, New York, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
full and complete copy of 4 resolution adopted by the Town Board
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of the Town of Wappinger at a regular meeting thereof held on
September 5th, 1957. I do further certify that all members of
said Town Board had due and proper notice of this meeting.
Town Clerk,
Town of Wappinger
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