1948-06-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

25:8 The Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Mesier Home-/ · stead on Wednesday Evening, June 9th. I9~8 at 7;3© P.M. T?~ose Present; Trustee Feeney, Sidote, Rllev, Goebel,Berinato,Terwilliger~ Mayor Temple, Atty. Schofield & Treas. LeRoy. - i' Meeting called to order~ Roll call. The minutes of the previous regular meeting were read. Upon motion by Trustee H£1ey and seconded by Trustee Be. rinato the minutes stand adopted as read. M~yor Temple announced the regular order of business will be dispensed wi~h in order to hear from those present who wishes to speak before the member~ of the Board. Mrs, Deitohman of Park Street approached the Board in regards to the boy!s playing ball in the Park and knocking the ball over in her driveway strik~ ing her car. Mayor Temple referred her to President Cheetham of the Pa~k Board to take care of the matter. A oom~.lttee from the Veterans Reception oommittee~Amerioan Legion Pos~ and V.F.W. Post ~ere present to offer their views in regards to the pro- posed Memorial Park to be located on the lab& near the Wappingers Lake. Commander Adams of the V.F.W. Post. reported tha~ his organization was in favor of the Memorial Park of which a meeting was held a~ the Central School on June ?~h. Col. John W. Haubermestel chairman of the Veterans reception committee reported that the veterans of the village and both organizations who att- ended the meeting on June 7th. at the Central School were very much in favor of the Memorial Park. Col. Haubennestel reported that Mr. Curtis had offered the 5~ acres of land located by the Wappingers Lake for the sum of $ ISOO.OO.and the amount raised by the committee lm.aDproximatel~y $ 3182. OO deposit in the Bank this would leave the sum of $I682. O0 to do some work grading a~l removing some of the brush and trees. The question is if the committee should purchased the land would the Village be will- ing to accept it and maintain it as a Memorial park. Attorney Schofield advised that the Board will have to act on the matter at the next regular meeting in July and arrange for a special election to be held some time in the month of September in order that the taxpayers shall vote on the proposition, Mr. J~a:~es Evans a member of the committee remarked that this proposed park will be a great credit to the village and the proposition should not, be thrown aside, this village is growing and should have some place for recreation and this particular choice of lan_d will make a wonderful The regular order of business was again taken up as recorded; ~2489. Police Justice Begg report for the month of ~ay was read announc_I lng that the sum off $ 258.00 collected in fines and bonds were sent to th~ state Dept. as to comply with the new law. Motion by Trnstee Berinato seconded by Trustee Sidote the report be ~ccepted as read. and ~2490. Dr. O'Brien Health officer submitted the following repoet for the month of May. With the Rainy weather during the month of Mgy there were quite a number of colds a~d sore throats. There were a great number of oases of measles in the Village. Thirty five oases were reported during the month and one case of scarlet fever. ~nmple of water was collected ant sent to Albany and the report received was satisfactory as usual. No complaints received during the month. (see page 259)