1958-08-26At a Special Meeting of the Town Board of the
Town of Wappinger held at the Town Office Building, Mill Street,
Wappingers Falls, New York, on the 26th day of August, 1958
at 5 F.M.
PRESENT: Supervisor Edward R. Scofield
Justice Edward B. Beatty
Councilman Emory J. Hager
ABSENT: Justice Joseph F. Kelly
Councilman Harold Mewkill
The meeting was called to order by Supervisor
Edward R. Scofield.
The following Resolution was offered, to wit:
Resolution by: JUSTICE EDWARD B. BEATTY
Seconded by: COUNCILMAN EMORY J. HAGER
SERIAL BOND RESOLUTION
BOND RESOLUTION OF AUGUST 26th, 1958 AUTHORIZING THE ISSU-
ANCE AND SALE OF SERIAL BONDS OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER,
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000.00 FOR
THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY MACHINERY, TO WIT:
A FRONT END LOADER
Dated: August 26, 1958
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, New York,
after advertisement for bids pursuant to law, by a Resolution duly
adopted on the 10th day of July, 1958 authorized the Town Superin-
tendent of Highways to purchase certain highway machiner, to wit:
a front end loader, at a total cost of SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($6,500.00) subject to the approval of the County Superin-
tendent of Highways, and provided that Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000)
of such cost was to be paid from the proceeds of obligations to be
issued pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York,
and
WHEREAS, a contract of purchase for such machinery was duly
entered into by the Town Superintendent of Highways, which contract
has been approved by the County Superintendent of Highways,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. The specific object or purpose for which obligations are to
be issued pursuant to this resolution is to finance the cost of one
front end loader.
2. The maximum cost of such machinery if Six thousand five
hundred Dollars ($6,500.00) and the plan of financing such cost is
as follows: a down payment of Five Hundred.Dollars ($500.00) by
current funds in that amount to be paid from the machinery fund; the
balance of the cost is to be provided by the issuance of Serial Bonds
in the amount of Six thousand dollars ($6,000) pursuant to this
resolution.
3. The following determinations are hereby made:
(a) The period of probable usefulness of such machinery
is five (5) years.
(b) The sub -division of paragraph "a" of Section
11.00 of the Local Finance Law which is applicable in the circum-
stances is sub -division 28.
(c) The proposed maturity of the obligations authorized
by this resolution will not be in excess of five years.
(d) That the total amount of bonds sold or to be
sold at private sale in the current fiscal year of the Town of Wap-
pinger, does not exceed in amount the sum of Twenty thousand dollars
($20,000).
4. That the Town of Wappinger shall issue its Serial Bonds in
the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) to finance such cost in
accordance with the financial plan set forth above. Such bonds shall
be dated approximately as of the date of delivery of such machinery,
and the power to fix and determine the exact date of such bonds is
hereby delegated to the Supervisor.
5. Such bonds shall be numbered "One" to "Three" inclusive,
and shall be in the denomination of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000)
each, and the said bonds shall mature in numerical order in annual
installments in the years and amounts as follows: March 15, 1959
Two thousand Dollars ($2,000); March 15, 1960 Two thousand Dollars
($2,000) and March 15, 1961 Two thousand dollars ($2,000). The bonds
shall be issued in bearer form, without coupons, and shall not con-
tain a power to convert to registered form. The bonds shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding two and one-half per centum (2-1/2%)
per annum, payable annually. Payments of such interest shall be
evidenced by notation thereof on the bonds at the time of payment.
The bonds shall be in substantially the form of the Sample Bond
annexed hereto and hereby made a part hereof.
6. The Supervisor is hereby delegated the power to prepare
such Bonds and to sell the same at private sale, at not less than
par and accrued interest, and at such sale to fix the interest rate
to be borne by such bonds, within the limitations set forth in this
resolution. The Supervisor shall deliver such Bonds to the purchaser
thereof only against cash or a certified check. The proceeds of
the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in a Special Bank Account
as required by Section 165.00 of the Local Finance Law. The powers
delegated to the Supervisor by this resolution shall be exercised in
conformity with the provisions of the said Local Finance Law of the
State of New York.
7. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
The foregoing resolution being put to a vote on roll call, was
unanimously adopted.
Motion by Councilman Hager, seconded by Justice
Beatty that meeting adjourn.
Carried unanimously.