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The Board convened at 7 :30 P.P..
T1r. Beecher S. .Clother was present in behalf of the formation of a
fire protection distr-1_ct.
The Clerk read at the request of the Supervisor the minutes of the ,
gublic hearing held on September 20th, 1948 for information_.
There were also present about 30 residents of the Town.
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The Supervisor asked of those present if there were any opposition to
the formation of a Fire Protection District for the whole Town. No one
present stated that they were in opposition to the establishment of
such district. Several of those present stated that they 7rere 1_n favor
of the establishment of such district.
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hereupon,-the 'slit er-rl sor, pry-sentad the. fd1310*ing petition which the
Jerk read to the Board:
The names to the petition were typewritten,
NE, THE,, UNDERSIGNED, ARE IN FAVOR OF THE FORMATION OF A VOLT)-N- I
TEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE AVIATION RD. , MILLER HILL AREA OF THE 1
TONY OF ,;).UEENSBTJRY,
Dated 24th day of September,1948
Carlyle J. Gooch
Arthur Goldman
E-11. Moore
George Ferguson
Edward McCullough
James Ferguson
Curtis Harrington
Harold D. Miller
Charles J. Chamberlain
Jesse E. Smith
Nalter Whitman
J. Floyd Sleight
Leland H. Pierce
Jesse B. Kennedy
Bernard Codner
Charles H. Olmstead
'i7illiam T. Bannin
Charles H. Eldridge
Gilford Tucker
Edward C. Bennett
Oscar Couture
Raymond E. Bates
The following resolution was presented:
i $esolijtjon JL7 introduced by Justice Bentley, seconded Councilman
'Nalkup and--Councilman Lampson:
It is resolved that the Town Board is favorable to the formation
of a Fire Protection District comprising all of the Town of Queensbyry
excluding therefrom territory within the limits of the City of Glens
Falls in accordance with resolution #61 `dopted August 28th, 1948.
Duly adopted by the following vote :
Ayes - Mr. Walkup, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr.
Harris.
Noes - none
The Clerk read the following petition:
`Ne, the undersigned, Inspectors of Election District #4, request
the following equipment for use in this district:
Railing,
2 large steel tables
2 chairs
Heavy paper for floor.
(signature) Jule Gooch Ethel Stevens
Mail N. Sawn Hazel Tut. Smith
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The following statement was added:
If possible, this equipment to be left on the premises'. .
The Board generally discussed the matter and the Supervisor appointed
Mr. Lampson and Justice Bentley a committee of two to ascertain the
equipment necessary to properly furnish the election polling ;laces.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
Frances L. Turner,
Town Clerk
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Regular meeting October 5, 1948
Present :
H. Russell Harris Supervisor
Henri T Sleight Justice of the Peace
Meredith Bentley Justice of the Peace
Curtis Lampson Councilman
Raymond Walkup Councilman
The board convened at 7:30
j Also present Ernest L.H. Meyer, Beecher S. Clother, Ernest Hillis ,
Edwin Bell, Fred Ricketts,
Ernest L.H. Meyer discussed with the board the proposition of the -in -
I stallation of a meter vault in the hole dug in the Ridge Road by the
City of Glens Falls just outside of the district limits.
In the matter of the establishment of the fire protection district the
following order was signed :
BEFORE THE TOWN BOARD OF THE
T07JN OF gUEENSBURY,
WARREN COUNTY, NEN YORK
IN THE MATTER
OF ORDER ESTABLISHING
The Establishment of a fire Protection DISTRICT
District in the TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
At a Regular Meeting of the town board of the Town of queens-
bury held at the office of the town clerk on Ridge Road in Said town
on the 28th day of August, 1948, it duly passed .a resolution as follows :
"RESOLVED that the town board of the town of QL�eensburr .on its
own motion, and without Petition, pursuant to subdiV sionnW of Section
170 of the Town Law, will meet at the town clerk' s office on' Ridge
Road in said town on the 20th day of September, 1948, at 7:30 P.M. for
the purpose of considering the establishment of a fire protection
district for all of the territory in said town of Queensburym which
fire protection district will be bounded as follows : on thei,,iiftth by
theLHudson River ; on the east by the 'Nashington County line; on the
north by the town of Fort Ann, town of -Bolton., ..the waters of Lake
George and town of Caldwell; and on the west by' the town of Caldwell
and town of Luzerne, excepting the territory within the city of
Glens 'Falls , and to hear any and all persons interested in the subject
thereof, or concerning the same.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the town clerk give public notice of said
hearing pursuant to the provisions of law."
AND WHEREAS notice of said hearing was duly .published and posted
as required by law, and proof thereof duly filed in.the town clerk' s
office of said town. `
AND WHEREAS a hearing on said matter was duly held by` the said
town board pursuant to said notice and considerable discussion upon
the matter having been had, and all persons desiring to be heard
having been heard, and all persons speaking . in favor of the establish-
ment of the proposed fire protection district, and no one appeared
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