1963-10-10 i o
Regular Meeting October 109 1963
Present:
John 0. Webster Supervisor
N. Harwood Beaty Councilman
Theodore Turner Councilman
Curtis Lampson Councilman
Harold Akins Councilman
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p. m.
With .the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Queensbury, for the
year beginning January 19 1964, the main topic at .present; the
board proceeded to adopt. said. Budget in it's entiret y as follows:
RESOLUTION NO. 151 introduced by Akins, seconded by Mr. Lampoon
RESOLVED,, that this Town Board does hereby prepare and approve
as the prelininary, budget..of .thi$ Town for the fiscal year be-
ginning on the lst day of January, 1964 the itemized statements
of eatimated revenues and expenditures hereto attached and
made a part of this resolution, and be it
FURTHER 1ESOLVED, that such preliminary budget shall be filed
in the office of the Town Clerk where it ,shall be avai,l4ble
for inspection by any interested person $t all reaoan;ble hourat
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board shall meet at 7:30 o'clock F.M.
on the 7th day of November, 1963 at the Library of Union Free
School #2 on the Aviation Read, for the purpose of holding a
public hearing_upon such. pr_eliminary budget, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED„ that the Town Clerk give notice of such
public hearing in the manner provided in Section 113 of the
Town.Law, and that such notice be published and posted in sub-
stantially the following form:
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PRELIMINARY BUDGET ---
Notice is hereby given that the preliminary budget of the Town
of Queeasbury for the fiscal year beginning .January lot, 1964,
has .beep completed and filed ..in the office .of the Town Clerk,
at 95 %xon Road, Glens Falls, New York,. where it is . available
for inspection by any interested. pers.on at all reasonable hours.
Further notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town
of Queensbury will meet and review said preliminary budget and
hold a public hearing thereon, at the .Library of Union Free
School #2 on the Aviation Road .at _7:30 061clock P. M. on the 7th
day .of November, 1963, and that at such hearing any person may
be heard in favor of or against the .preliminary budget as com-
piled or for or against any item or items wherein contained.
Pursuant to Section 113 of the Town Low, the proposed. salaries
of the following town officers are hereby specified as follows: .
I Supervisor $5,204.00 ,
Councilman (each) 19800.04
Town Clerk .49500.00
Superintendent of Highways 62000.00
BY ORDER OF THE. TOWN BOARD .J
George C. Crannell
Dated: October 10, 1963 Town Clerk
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampoon, Mr. Akins and Mr. Webster.
Noes -None
PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
General Fund--,Appropriations
1964
Town- Board
General Government
Town Hall and Offices
Rentals, board oro offices, elections, et*. $1,200.00
Compensation of employees 100.00
Purchase of Furniture & Equipment 500.00
Repairs Light, Meat & Telephone 200.00
Misc. expenses, Surplus -Property 500.00
EledtlohsC
`Compensation of Election Offictuls 29200.00
~� Compensation of Custodians 200.00
Other Expenses ., 500.00
Voting Machine, Purchase, Repair 50.00
Insurance
Compensation- Insurance 89500.00
Official .Beuis & Undertakings 500.00
Fire & Liability 6,000.00
Printing- & ,Advertising (all Deets.) 1,000.00
Services of Attorne_ y & Expenses
L 3,500.00-
anning. Board 0011 —Program 4,390.00
Expenses 400.00 49790.00
Services of ftginetr4 Expenses 4#500,00
societaian of Towns _Dues
110,00
Social Security Town Share 49900.00
Employees Retirement. System 8,000.00
Publici t Fts"d 800100
TOTAL TOW�+T�il $480050.00
Supervisor
Salary 5,200.00
Compensation of Employees 29000.,40
Office & Other Expenses 600.00
TOTAL UPERVI
S SOR 79800.00
Justice of the Peace
Salaries -- -f Justice 30000.00
1 Justice 3,200.00
Office & Other expenses 550.00
Compensation-of employees L00,00
TOTAL JUSTICE OF PEACE
6,850.00
t –
Councilman
Salaries (four) 79200.00
Office & Other Expense (four) 700,00
TOTAL COUNCILNM 7,940.00
Town Clerk .
Salary 49500.00
Office `& Other Expenses 600.00
Compensation of Employees 800.00
TOTAL TOWN CLERK 59900.00
F
Assessors .
Salaries - Chairman & Other (2) 79;200.00
Office & Other Expenses 800100
TOTAL ASSESSORS. 8,000.00
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Tax Collector _(Receiver of Taxes & Assess.) 41000000
Salary
Office & Other Expenses 1,500.00
TOTAL COLLECTOR (RECEIVER OF TAXES) , 5,500.00
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT 909000.00
PROTECTION OF PERSO'TS & PROPERTY t
Police, Copstablea & Deputy Sheriffs
CompensfLtion 2,809.00
Mileage. & Other Expenses 300.00 .
Purchase of Equipment 300.00
TOTAL POLICE, CONSTABLES, ETC. #,404.00
TRAFFIC
Signs, Signals & Lighting... 6,600.40
TOTAL TRAFFIC 6,604.00
Dog Warden
CompensptiopL 600.00
Other egpenses 200.00
TOTAL DOG VARDFN 84@.00
Ihopection_Costs
Bldg. Insp. & (Enforcement Office) 300.00
Miscellaneo" Expenses 100.00
TOTAL INSPECTION 400.00
Town Dump
Compensation. 6,000.00
Miscellaneous 6001.00
TOTAL TOWN,DUMP �s,600.00
TOTAL PROWCTIgN OF PERSONS & PROPERTY 170800.00
EDUCATION
Town Historian
Compensation 18000 .
ther Expenses 50.00
TOTAL TOWN HISTORIAN 230.00
Public Library,
Contract--Mountainside Free Library 200.00
Fontract--Crandall Library 6, 300.00
TOTAL LIBRARY 6,500.00
TOTAL EDUC4TIO:� 69730.00
Recreation_
Town Repreation 1,500.00
Patriotic Observances 100.00
TOTAL RECREATION! 11608.00
PUBLIC UTILITIFoS
Pin view Cemetery (Schedule A)
Lost of Improvement
Improvements to cemetery 950.00
New Eguip"nt 200.00
TOTAL INPR(3VEMENTS 10150.00
Maintenance
Personal Service 109250.00
Repairs to existingequipment 150:.00
Gas &. Oi L for equipment 250.00
Bond for Commissioner & Supt. 35.00
Miscellaneous 300.00
Cost of maintenance of outside cemet. 1200.00
TOTAL MAINTENANCE 12.185,00
TOTAL PINEVIEW CEMETERY 13' 5.00
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Construction & Permanent Improvement
Town Hall & Others Stucco-Storehouse) $500.00
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION.& IMPROVEMENT 800.00
Miscellaneous
Veterans Organization for rooms 200,00
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS 200.00
CONTIGENT PURPOSES 6,.000.00
ESTIMATED REVENUES.
• Mortgage taxes 229,400.00
Dog Licenses (County) 1 800.00
rOther Licenses (Town) 1300.00
Fees of Town Clerk 29000.00
Fines, penalties and forteitures 100.00
Fees of Justice, of _phe Peace 69,000.00 -
Fees of Receiver of Taxes & Assessment 19500.00
Fees of Cemeteries , 100350.00
Per Capitp Assistance 35,500.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES 791550,00
thiexpended balance (Sec. 11.5) 20,000.00
GRAND TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES 990550.00
APPROPRIATIONS
General Government 901,000,00
Protection of Persons & Property 17,80000
Education; 6,730«00
Recreation, 1,600.00
_ PupLic Utilities 1.3,335.00
Construction & Permanent Improvements 500.00
Miscellaneous 200,00
Contingent Purposes 6,000.00
MTAJ.APPROPRIATIONS x,361165.00
Less Estimated Revenues 99,550.00
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX FOR GENERAL FUND 369615.00
PRELIMINARY BUDGET HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
Highway Fund (Item #1)
Apcopriation
General Repairs 90,000.00
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 9¢1000.00
Revenues:
State Aid 89300.00
Interest 19,000.00
Unexpended Balance 10,000.00
TOTAL REVENUES 19,300.00
Amount to be raised by tax for Highway Fund Item #1 709700.00
Rioway, Fund (Item #3)
Appropriations
Purchase of machinery 159000.00
Repair of machinery 10,000.00
Indebtedness 8,000.00
Interest 600.00
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 33,600.00
Revenues:
Unexpended balance _' 1.OG#00
Total REVENUES 1,600.00
Amount to be raised by tax for Highway. Fund Item #3 329000.00'
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Highway Fund(Item #4)
Appropriationst - 6 000.00
Salary of Superintendent 300,00
Expenses of Superintendent
Removing snow 309000,00
Cutting brush 39600.00
Miscellaneous _ 31000,00
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS 42,900.00
Revenues:
Niscellaneous Revenues 5,000,00
TOTAL REVENUES !x,000.04
Amount to be raised tax for Highway Fund Item #4 37,900.00
140 600,00 ---
TOTAL TAXES HIGHWAY. DEPARTMENT :
BOARD OF HEALTH
Salary Y 19750.00
Office, traveling & other expenses 100,00
Baby Clinics t 1,200.00
TOTAL BOARD OF.HEALTH: 3,050.00:
Registrar of Vital statistics 120,00
TOTAL 3,170.00
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PRELIM;. 12MXG9T ' FOR QUEENSBURY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Expenditures
Miscellaneous expenses
Six months payments under existing contracts 9,500.00
(Five companies at- annual rate of 3,800. each)
-
Six months payments under new contracts 129500.00
(Five companies at- annual rater of 59000. each)
TOTAL. EXPENDITUREH : !1,000.00
- Revenues
Unexpended balance - t 200 X00
Amount o be raised by takes 1s��OQ
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�UPQEZ FOR CLEVERDALE LIGHTING DISTRICT _.
• : Expenditures
Maintenance
Payment on. contract 500.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 500.00
Revenues
Unexpended balance 30.00
Amount to be raised by taxes
,PREL.�Mg BU0Q#ET., FOR FORT AMMST-GARRISON ROAD LIGHTING DISTRICT
Expenditures
Maintenance
Payment on contract 2,025.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2,025.00
-
Revenues
Unexpended balance none
TOTAL REVENUES NONE
Amount to be raised by taxes 21
xP.RELIM.--XIWE'T; FOR PINEWOOD LIGHTING DISTRICT
Expenditures
Maintenance -
Payment on "retract. 90.00
Repayment of advance from General Fund 75.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 165.00
Revenues
Unexpended. balance none
TOTAL REVENUES none
Amount to be raised by taxes 165.00
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PRELIMINARY BUDGET FAR SHORE COLONY WATER DISTRICT
Expenditures
Maintenance
Chlorination supplies , 30.00
Town supervision(Queerksbury WtrDist300.00
Repairs. 750.00
• Oower and light 90.00
Purchase efi installation of meters
TOTAL EXPENDITURES . T and service130.00 1,300.00
- Revenues .
Water rents 570.00
Sale of installation of meters and
services 130.00
Unexpended balance x.00
TOTAL REVENUES 1,300.00
Amount to 4e.4raise-d by taxez none
PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT
• Expenditures
Cost of improvement-.
Cow t' en of' improvement 14,900.00
TOTAL cost of improvements 14,900.00 ,
Office and other expenses
Misc. expenses 4 authorized refunds 100.00
Town Super.(Queensbury Wtr.Dist.) 600.00
Repairs 600.00
Purchase of water 41000.00
Purchase of equipment 100.00
Purchase and installation of meters
and services 150.00
. 5 5_50.O�t
TOTAL.EXPENDITURES 209450.00
Revenues
Water rents 49000.00 t +
Interest income-C.D.. 450.00
. Unexpended balance 1 ; ,00
TOTAL REVENUES 20,450.00
Amount to be raised by takes .a®ne
PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR WEST.GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT EXT. #1
Expenditures
Cost of improvements:
Bond principal 525.00
Bond interest 430,00
Total Expenditures 955,00
Revenues
Unexpended balance 555.00
TOTAL REVENUES 555.00
Amount to be raised by taxes 400.00
PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR QUEENSRURY WATER DISTRICT.
Expenditures
Cost of improvements
Boni.princi.pal 5,000.00
Bond interest 18.300.00 239340.00
Total
Maintenance ,
ersona services 69000.00 .
Office and other expenses
Printing,. Fostage, .supplies.,etc, X00.00
Mowing, painting S shoveling
hydrants 500.00
Refund & miscellaneous expense 19000.00
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(see Over)
Preliminary Budget for Queensbury' Water District - continued
Repairs 1.1500.00
Power & Light 69000.00
Purchase of water 59000.00
Purchase of equipment 5,000.00
Purchase of meters & instaLlation 22,0 27,500.9{)
Total.
TOTAL EXPENDITURES • 50,800.00
. Revenues
Water. rents 389900.00
Sale and installation & services
of meters 10000.00
Miscellaneous revenues
Supervision of Shore Colony
Water District 300.00
Supervision of West Water Dist. 600.00
Unexpended balance 10,000.00
Amount to be raised by taxes noue
RESOLUTION NO. 152 introduced by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Beaty.
WHEREAS, W. D. Frank Sullivan former Chairman of the democratic
Commmittee, .did appoint Mary R. Barrett as election inspector in
District #6 of the Town of Queensbury, and
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WHEREAS, Mary R. Barrett willuot be able to serve, and
WHEREAS Mr. Robert Cronin the present Chairman of the Democratic
Committee has recommended.that Ruth Granger of 199 Dixon Road, -
be appointed as election inspector for District #6 of the Town of
Queensbury, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that ,Ruth Granger be and the same is hereby appointed
election inspector of District #6 of the Town of Queensbury.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampse�n, Mr. Akins and Mr. Webster
Noes - None t
RESOLUTION NO.' 153 introduced,by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Beaty.
WHEREAS, Mr. D. Frank. Sullivan former Chairman of the Democratic
Committee, did appoint Irma Havens as election inspector in
District #7 of the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, Irma Havens millnot beable to serve., and
j WHEREAS Mr. Robert Cronin.the, present Chairman of the Democratic
Committee has recommended that Joyce Wilson, of .2'.Hughes Court,
be appointed as election inspector for District #7 of the Town of
Queensbury, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that Joyce Wilson be and the same is hereby appointed
election inspector of District #7 of the Town of Queenebury.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr, Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Akins and Mr. Webster
Noes - None
RESOLUTION NO. 154 introduced by Mr. Beaty, seconded by Mir. Turner
RESOLVED, that the audit . of claims as listed in abstract No. 63-10
numbered 686 through 770 inclusive and totaling $197,139.84 is
hereby approved.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr, Lampson, Mr. .Akins and Mr. Webster
Noes - None
On motion the meeting was. adjQurned.
Respectfully submitted
George C. Crannell
Town Clerk