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1942-11-02 151 Regular meeting Oeta+bbetetM1942 y At a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, held on the above date at 7 :30 P.M, at the Clerks Office, the pollowing menbers were present D. Elmer Fowler Supervisor Curtis Lampson Councilman Charles Nobles Justice of Peace Henry Sleight Justice of Peace Raymond Walkup Councilman Absent H/ Russell Hatris Town Superintendent of Highways also present. Minutes of Meetings held on Sept �Jn� 194 2, Sept 26thl942 October 3rd 1942 and October 10th � a read and approved. The privelege of the floor was extended to Mr. Eal1 Carswell who requested the board to lease Town machinery on defense projects and that his charge for renting said equipment would be 20% of the lease price. The board generally discussed the matter with him and no action was taken. The board audited accounts as follows: Amount Amount No. Name of Claimant Nature of Claim Claimed Allowed 218 N.Y. P.& Light Corp Street lighting $38.16 38.16 219 Elmer Riley Vest GlensFalls Cemetery 50.00 50.00 220 Stewart F. Hawley Rea Fees 5,00 5,00 221 Mrs Babel Sawn Per Diem 20.00 . 20,00 222 Raymond Walkup Per Diem 8.00 8,00 223 Mrs Anna McCaghey Salary & Expenses 32,65 32.65 224 ?ir$ Anna MCCaghey Salary & Expenses 3?.65 32.65 225 Glens Falls Post Star Publishing Notice 5.60 5.60 226 Dennis ,4 Co . Inc Supplies 5,00 5,00 227 Dennis & Co. Inc Supplies 5.00 5.00 228 Automat. Voting Machine Co. , Supplies 6 .61 6.61 229. Chas E. Houghtaling Supplies 17.98 17,98 230 Cool Ins. Agency Add. Prem. 5.21 5.21 831 Albert Ransom Salary W.P.A. 148.50 148.50 232 Glens Falls Grange Cleaning Cemetery 50.00 50.00 233 Russell & Waite Supplies C.D. 13.00 13.00 234 John Lennox Disposing Dogs 30.00, 30.00 235- Bert D. Turner Per Diem 80.00 80.00 236 Charles J. Nobles Fees 13.50 13.50 237 Charles J. Nobles Per Diem 49.20 . 49.20 238 N.Y.Telephone Telephone C.D. 31.87 31,87 239 No. Amer. Fireworks Bomb$ C.D. 56.80 86.80 240 FT. Edward Fire Works Co. Aerial Bombs C.D. 74.00 74.00 241 Curtis Lampson Per Diem . 52.00 52.00 242 Mountainside Grange Cleaning Cemetery 50.00 50.00 243 D. Elmer Fowler Per Diem 16.00 16.00 244 Henry Sleight per Diem 16 .00 16 .00 j 245 Theresa Dimick Per Diem 20.00 20.00 f 246 Glens Falls Post Co Pub. Notice 8.60 8.60 X941.33 $941.33 On Motion Meeting Adjourned, Bert D. Turner Town Clerk Public,. Hearing November 2nd 1942. At a Public Hearing heldjpursuant to resolution No 49 adopted October 10thl942 at 9 A.M. ,at the Clerk's Office on the above date , the following menbers were present; Morning session 152 D. Elmer Fowler Supervisor Curtis Lampson, Councilman Charles Nobles Justice of Peace Henry Slej.ght Justice of Peace Ra,rmond Walkup Councilman Absent H. Russell Harris Town Superintendent ,of Highways also present. The Board met at the Time and place specified in said R resolution No 49 and Notice. The clerk presented proof of the publication of notice of public hearing on the Preliminary budget. Also present Charles Allen and John Lavin. The board examined and work on the annual Budget The privelege of the floor was extended to Mr. Lavin who spoke briefly and urged the board to reduce the expenditures in the preliminary budget and in particular to Highway items. The board generally discussed the matter with him and the Town Superintendent of Highways and at 12:15 P.M. Recessed to 2 .P.M, The Board reconvened at two P.M. and the following menbers were present D. Elmer Fowler Supervisor Curtis Lamson Councilman Raymond Walkup Councilman - Charles Nobles Justice of Peace Henry Sleight - Justice of Peace The board continued to work on the annual budget and the following resolution was adopted. Resolution #50. Introduced by Justice Sleight, Seconded by { Councilman Walkup Whereas this Board has met at the Time and-place specified in• the notice. of Public hearing on the preliminary budget and heard all persons desiring to be heard thereon, Now THEREFORE, be- it - RESOLVED that -the preliminary Budget be amended by making the following changes therein; That the appropiation for the Highway fund, Item 1, general repairs be reduced from $17 ,014.17 to $11,014.17; That the appropiation for special improvements be reduced from $9000.00- to $2000.00 That the appropiation for highway fund Item 3- Machinery Fund- Purchase of equipment be reduced from $5000,00 to $98.75. That the appropiation for the repair of machinery be reduced from $4000.00 to $1000.00; That the appropiation for Highway fund-Item ##4 Snow and Miscellaneous- Fund- Removing Obstruction caused by snow be •reduced from $4000,00 to $3000.00 That the appropiation for cutting and removing brush be reduced from $4000.00 to $1000.00 and, a{rc. .s Whereas there• is sufficient funds available from the general Town Fund to be transfered to take care of all amounts to be- raised by tax for- the year of 1943 except in the North Glens Falls Water District. Therefore be it resolved that the preliminary budget be further amended for the amount to be raised by tax, in all funds except the fund of the North Glens Fars Water Di t;w 7y " District, to read none. Further resolved that such preliminary Budget as hereinbefore amended be and hereby is adopted as annual budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning the let day of January-,1943 as and that such budget as so adopted be entered in detail in the minutes of the proceedings of this board and be it Further resolved that the Town Clerk of this Town shall prepare and certify, in duplicate copies of said annual budget as adopted by this board together with the assessments 15`31 rools for benefit inprovements, if any, adopted pursuant to sedtion- 202a Sttbd 2 of the Town Law and deliver one Copy thereof to the supervisor of ihis ,.Town to be presented by him to the Board of Supervisors of this County. Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes : Mr. Walkup, Mr. Nobles, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr. Fowler. Noes- None. P. ANNUAL: BUDGET• F©R.THE TOTIIT OF QUEENSBURY General Fund- Appropiations • - GENERAL GOVERNMENT Town Board Town. Hall and Offices Rentals(Board Room, offices , elections Etc) 510.00 -Purchase - of -Furniture -and -Equipment 400.00 Elections Compensation of Election Officials ( Including -Mileage) 900.00 Compensation of Custodians of Voting Machines 100.00 Voting machines, purchase and repair 50.00 Insurance Official bonds and undertakings 550.00 Fire and libbility 1490.00 Printing and -advertising( All Departments) 400.00 Services of attorneys and expenses of Litigation500.00 . . . . . . -Total • . . .$490000 SUPERVISOR Salary 1500.00 office and other expenses 150.00 Total $165011D JUSTICES OF PEACE Salaries - $2000.00 Office and other expenses 100.00 • Total $2100.00 COUNCILMEN SALARIES $ 800.00 Office and other .expenses 200.00 Total $1000.00 Town Clerk Salary $20000' 00 Office and other expenses 85.00 Total $2085.00 ASSESSORS Salaries $2835.00 Office and other expenses 258.10 Total $3093.10 RECEIVER OF TAXES OR TAX COLLECTOR Salary $1800.00 Office and other expenses 122.00 Total $1922.00 TaTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . .W,750`10 RROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE, CONSTABLES AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS Compensation $ 300.00 Mileage and other expense 100,00 Total $ 400.00 Lockup other expense $ 100.00 total 100.00 Traffic. Signs , .signals and highway lighting $500.00 FOREST FIRES Pa,Fment to conservation Commission $ 250.00 154 Total $250.00 WAR EMERGENCY PURPOSES $500.00 Total Protection of Persons and " Property . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1750.00 EDUCATION Attendance Officer Compensation, $ 200.00 Total 200.00 TOWN LIBRARY Payments to other libraries $ 100.00 total 100.00 Total Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300.00 RECREATION Patriotic Observances $20.00 Total Recreation $ 20.00 Public Utilities Cemeteries $250.00 Total Public Utilities . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250.00 CONTINGENT PURPOSES Sec. ,112 of the Town Law $953.50 GENERAL FUND Estimated Revenues Mortggge Tax � 350.00 Income taxes 3500.00 Franchise Taxes on Business Corporat- ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .11500«00 Alcoholic Beverage Taxes ( Town Share) 7200.00 Dog Licenses ( From County) 545.00 Fines, Penalities and forfietures 100«00 Fees of Town Clerk 606«00 Fees of Justices of Peace 453.00 Fees of Assessors 53«50 Fees of Tax Collector 1894.53 Total $26,202«03 Unexpended Balance( Sec 115, Town Law 259983.95 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $52,185.98 ( General Fund) GENERAL FUND SUMMARY Appropkations General government $169750.10 Protection of persons and property 1,750.00 Education 300.00 Recreation 20.00 Public utilities 250«00 Contingent .purpo4es 953.50 TOTAL APPROP IAT IONS $209023.60 TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES ( General Fund) 52,185.98 Amount �f tax6i3 t6',"b6',Tr&449ed for General Fund $ NONE WELFARE FUND A PPROP IAT IONS Town Welfare Officer Salary $ 360.00 Office and other expenses 141.80 Total $501.80 Home relief 500.00 TOTAL APPROPIATIONS $1001..80 ------- --------------- 155 Estimated Revenues : : Amount to be raised by tax for welfare fund----$None -HIGHWAY FUND Highway fund ( Item 1)-Appropiations General repairs $llo14.17 Special improvements 2000.00 TOTAL APPROPIATIONS $13014.17 Estimated revenues State Aid $ 3014,17 TOTAL REVENUES $ 3014.17 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX FOR HIGHWAY FUND (Item 1) ------- ----------------------$None BRIDGE FUND ,( Item 2)- Appropiations Labor and team work $ 500.00 Materials for repair and maintenabce 500.00 TOTAL APPROPIATIONS $1000.00 Estimated Revenues $---- Amount to be raised by Tax for Highway fund ( Item 2) $None MACHINERY FUND ( Item 3�- Appropiations Purchase of machinery tools and implements$ 98.75 Repair of machinery$tools and implements 1000000 Redemption of machinery certificates 3451.25 Interest on Machinery Certificates 450.00 Total Appropiations $5000.00 Estimated Revenues - $----- Amount to be -raised b tax for highway fund ( Item 3� $none Snow and Miscellaneous Fund ( Item 4) Appropiations Salary of Town Superintendent $2400.00 Expenses Tdwn Superintendent 100.00 Removing Obstructions caused by snow 3000.00 Cutting and removing noxious weeds and brush 1000.00 Other Miscellaneous .purposes . .. . . . . . . . . . . .2000.00 Total appropiations $ 8500.00 Estimated Revenues Unexpended balance $1500.00 Total Revenues $1500.00 3 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX FOR HIGHWAY FUND( Item 4) $ None Amount to be raised by tax for highway Fund t Items 2,3 and 4) $ None- -TOWN HEALTH FUND I Appropiations Board of health Salary of health officer $ 881.79 other health expense - 223.00 Total Board of Health $1104.79 Registrar of Vital Statistics Compensation $ 50.00 other expense 40.00 TOTAL REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS$ 90000 Amount/ to be raised by tax for town Health $none. i NORTH GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT 1,56 APPROPIATIONS Cost of improvement Bond principal $5000-00 Bond Intere st 208.00* Tot&l $708.00 Maintenance Personal services $ 50.00 office and other expenses 61.70 Repairs 25.00 Purchase of Water 500.00 Purchase of Equipment 25.00 Totttl $661.70 Total .appropiatioija $1369.70 Estimated Revenues Water rents $ 800.00 penalties 10.00 Unexpended balance 13.85 AmountT� Sa eRrXIM'furtNas.rth Glens Falls $ 823.85 Water District $545.85 WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT APPROPIATIONS Cost of improvement Bond principal $1000.00 Bond Interest 330.00 Total $1330.00 Maintenance . personal services $ 50.00 Offices and other expenses 138.52 repairs 50.00 Purchase of water 500.00 Purchase of equipment 25.00 Total $763.52 Total appropiations $2093.52 ESTIMATED REVENUE: `EER7. NT8r saes $ 1670.50 Penalties 7.60 sale of water - .- 7.00 Unexpended balance 3499:71 Total Revenues $5184.71 AMOUNT TO BE .RAISED FOR WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT.. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$None. Resolution N. 5t , Intr9duced by Councilman, Walkup and Seconded by Councilman Lampson Whereas, due to the increase in employment and the necessity for mento be employed in defence industries and that the Town of Queensbury have no W.P.A. projects in contemplation for the future and the further necessity of curtailing the expenses of the Town of Queensbury in transfuring W,P.A, mend, to projects outside of the Town of Queensbury for which the Town of Queensbury received no benefit . Resolved that after the 7th day of November, 1942 the Superintendent of Highways be and is hereby authorized and d1rected to discontinue transporting X P'.A. employees to W.P.A. projects by the use of equipment of Town of Queensbury nor shall any further or future expense be incurred for such purpose to Town of Queensbury in any manner by reason of such transportation after said date. Duly adopted by the following vote' Ayes :-fir. Walkup, Mr. Nobles, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and fir. Fowler Noes :-None 157 Resolution No. 52, Introduced by Justice of the Peace , Nobles and Seconded by Councilman Lampson Resolved that the Town Superintendent of Highways be and is hereby authorized and embowered to lease through Earl Carswell and Avery Bullen, Machinery Rental Brokers , the 10 ton Roller to be used in defenee construction at the ceiling price for Rental of equipment of that kind as fixed by the Government Agency, said equipment to be returned in as good condition as of date of rental. Lessees furnish and pay for the transportation of `said equipment f { from place to place. It, is. further resolved that a 2%,' of the amount of rental be and is hereby fixed as commission to the said Earl Carswell and Avery Bullen for ss,�� n i�Sx arranging the rentals of said equipment t� tef�nue derived from said rental. Duly adopted by the following vote : Ayes :-Mr. 17alkup, Mr, Nobles, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr, Fowler Now - None Resolution NO. 53, Introduced by Justice Sleight ,. a,id Seconded by Councilman Walkup Pt '-was resolved that the. clerk be and is hereby authorized• and directed -to have, published once in the tAens Falls Times a notice substantially in the following -form: - Notice. Notice is hereby given that all persons having bills or claims against the town of Queensbury, present same with vouchers attached, at the Town Clerk's Office in the .Tawn of Queensbury, 'ashen County, New York on or before Tuesday, November 24th, 1942. - By order of the Town Board _ Bert D. Turner Town Clerk Duly adopted by the following vote: Ayes:-Mr. -Walkup, Fir. Nobles , Mr. Lampson, Mfr. Sleight and Pr. Fowler N6es:-None On Motion-meeting was adjourned. Bert Turner ' NOVEMBER 24th 1942 R GtIL,E+R MEET I 1�iG 24th Rt a regular meeting of the Town Board of the Town of .Qiueensbur.y, held on the above date at 7:30 P.M. at .the Clerk'Off ice the following menbEefs were present D. Elemer Fowler Supervisor Charles Nobles Justice of Peace . Henry Sleight Justice of Peace Curtis Lampson Councilman Raymond Walkup Councilman Absent.