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The Board audited claims as follows :
Amount amount
No . Name of Claimant Nature of Claim Claimed Allowed
80 Arthur Hillis Moving voting machines $8.00 - 8.00
91 Dennis & Co Supplies 10.78 10.78
92Charles Houghtaling Supplies 3.11 3.11
93 N.Y.P.& Light Corp Street Lights 38.16 380' 16
94 G.F.Post Co/ Pub Notices 10003 10.03
95, G.F.Post Co . Advertising 3.60 3.60
96 Charles Houahtaling Supplies 1.29 1.29
0�} m t on Meeting Adjourned to the 5th day of October,
1945,7it OrMtve estimates.
Bert D. Turner Town Clerk
°.1. 0ct6ber 5th, 1945
At an adjourned meeting of the Town Board of the Town of
Queensbury, held on the bbove date at 7 :30 P.M. at the
Clerks Office the following members were present.
D.Elmer Fowib&r Supervisor
Menry Sleight Justice of the Peace
Meredith Bentley Justice of the Peace
Cutis Lampson Councilman
H. Russell Harris also present.
Raymond Walkup Councilman absent.
The clerk presented estimates as follows :
Annual Estimate submitted by Supervisor
Town of Queensbury- ,
for Fiscal year beginning Januaru 1, 1946
EXPENDITURES_ General Fund.
TOWN BOARD
Town Hall and Town offices
a. Rentals ( Board Rooms , Offices , elections etc) $ 75.00
�.., b. Compensation of emploees
c. Purchase of Furniture and equipment 50.00
ELECTIONS
a. Compensation of Election officials ( Including Mileage950.00
b. Compensation of Custodians . of voting machines 100.00
c. Votina machines , purchase and repair 25.00
D. Rent of polling place 160.00
e Moving & Setting up equipment 25.00
INSURANCE
a. Compensation Insurance 75.00
Off iaiaa- Bona__.and._under�,aking _.>. 300.110
C. Fir,- nd liability 1200.00
PRINTING AND .ADVERTISING ( All Departments) 150.00
Servi es _af attornevs and expenses of litigation 100.00 _
Total 3185.00
SUPERVISOR
a. Salary of Supervisor $1800.00
b. Compensation of Employees
c. Postage 18.100
D.Bonds
e. Telephone
F. Office expense 40.00
TOTAL$1858-.00
POLICE, CONSTABLES and Deputv Sherrifs
Compensation $ 300.00
Mileage & Other expenses 100000
Total $400.00
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LOCKUP
Rent of Lockup $60.00
Total $60.00
Traffic -
Signs, signals and highway lighting Total$460.00
DOG WARDEN
Compensation $400.00
Mileage 100.00
TOTAL $500.00
-- FOREST FIRES
a. Paid to Conservation Department $100.00
TOTAL $100.00
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS
a. Compensation $200.00
TOTAL $200.00
Historian
a Compensation $150.00
Total $150000
PUBLIC LIBRARY
a. Compensation $100.00
TOTAL $100.00
CEMETERIES. - TOTAL $250.00
VETERANS Organizations for flaggs TOTAL $ 25.00
REVENUES_General Fund
a. Unexpended balances (Sec 115, Town Laws
$ 1365.56
b . &ortaage taxes 250.00
c. Income taxes 4000.00
d. Franchise taxes on Business Corp. 8000.00
e bank Tax
f Beverage tax ( Net) 6000.00
g Dog Licenses (From County) 708.36
H.Through Q.Nothing
r. Fees Town Clerk 550.00
s.Fees of Collector 118.09
t Fees Justice 140.00
U. Assessors aporaisel 18.00
Unexpended balances (Sec.115,Town Law)
2172.97
TOTAL $23322.98.
Dated :September 28,1945
D.Elmer Fowler Supervisor.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Town of Queensbury
For fiscal Year beginning January 1,1946
EXPENDITURES
Salary $1000.00
Office and other expenses
Office supplies 50.00
Attending association meetings 50.00
Total expenditures $1100.00
REVENUES
Fines , Penalties and fordeitures$ 40.00
Motor vehicle fees -
(Received, from State) 40.00
Civil fees 5.00
TOTAL Revenues $ 85.00
Dasdr, September 24, 1945 Henry Sleight, Justice of the peace.
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ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
For Fiscal year beginning January 1 , 1946
EXPENDITURES
Salary $1000.00
Office and other expenses
itamize
Stationary and postage 15,00
Books and forms 60.00
TOTAL.EXPENDITURES $1075.00
REVENUES
Fines, penalties and forfeitures$ 50.00
Motor vehicles fees
(Received from state) 50.00
Criminal Fees-Indictable cases
(Received from County) 20.00
Civil fees 30,00
TOTAL REVENUES $150.00
Dated September 20,1945 Meredith S Bentley, Justice of the Peace
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMAN
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
For fiscal year beginning January 1,1946
EXPENDITURES +
Salaries $600000
Office and other expenses 50.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $650.00
REVENUES- None.
Dated September 29 ,1945 Raymond Walkup, Councilman,
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMAN
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY _
For fiscal year beair}ning January 1,1946.
EXPENDITURES
Salaries $600.00
Office and other expenses 50.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $650.00
REVENUES- Norie
Dated : September 29 ,1945 Durtis(;Lamtkup Councilman
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY TOWN CLERK
Town of Queensbury
For fiscal year beginning January 1, 1946
EXPENDITURES
salary $2000.00
Office and other expenses
Postage Etc 35.00
Mileage & other Misc Expense 50.00
Expenses to Town Assoc. Meetings 25.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $2119.00
REVENUES
Dog tags $ 90.00
Delinquent dog 1,ist 4.00
Marriage Licenses 40.00
Hunting and fishing licenses 450.00
Filing 4.80
Transcript of records , searches 3.00
TOTAL REVENUES $591.00
DATED September 28,1945 Bert D. Turner Town Clerk
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY ASSESSOR
Town of Queensbury
,For fiscal year beginning January 1 ,1946
,,J;$Pp ITURE
a ary of Assessors $1500.00
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B. Salary 'of emplyees
c. Office,, traveling and other expenses 75.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1575.00
REVENUES- None
Dated September 19 ,1945 warren Varney, Assessor.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY ASSESSOR
Town of Queensbury
for fiscal year beginning Januery 1,1946
EXPENDITURES
A. Salary cif assessors $ 1500.
B. Salar*es of Employees
c. Office, traveling and other expenses 13.74
d. ="biting school tax 125.00
e. Postage
F. fonds _ 3.55
G. elephone
H Guide book 160
I Ink and enevelopes .30
Notarizing chicken papdrs 1.50
k Notarising Exempt paper school taxes 2.00
Total expenditures $1 ,646 .69
REVENUES.
A. Fees.
b. Dog damage cases (Received from County) $5.84
Total revenues $5.84
Dated September 24,1945 Edward Sleight, Chairman.
Assessor.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY ASSESSOR
Town of Queensbury
f )r fiscal year beginning January 1, 1946
EXPENDITURES
A. Salary of Assessors jg1500.00
B . Salaries of employeees
C. Office , traveling and other expenses 75.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1575.00
Revenues-None
Dated September 29 , 19.45 Fred Rickettes Assessor
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY TAX COLLECTOR
Town of Queensbury
for fiscal year beginning January 1 , 1946
EXPENDITURES
A.Salary $1800.00
B,. Salary of Employees
C. Office 25.00
D.Postage 34.50
e. Bonds
F. Telephone _
G Stationary, envelopes &STatements 25.00
H Notices & .Advertising 25.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES (1909.50
REVENUES NONE
Dated, September 29,1945 Arthur Hillis, Tax Collector.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY TOWN WELFARE OFFICER
Town of Queensburv,
for fiscal year beginning January 1, 1946
EXPENDITURES
A.Salary $ 600.00
B. Salaries, of emplovees
C.Office, traveling and other exDenese50.00
D. Postage 5.00
E.Bonds
F. Telephone
268
G Home relief $700.00
TOTAL EkOd di;turess $1400.00
REVENUES-None.
Dated Sentember 29, 1945 Anna MCCaahev, Town Welfare officer.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
Town of Queensbury
For fiscal near beginnina January, 1, 1946
EXPENDITURES
Compensation $ 60.00
Other expenses-Postage 15.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $75.00
REVENUES-None .
Dated September 20,1945 Bert D. Turner, Registrar of Vital
Statistics.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE FOR BOARD OF HEALTH
Town of Queensbury
for fiscal year beginning Januaryl, 1946
EXPENDITURES
Salary of Health Officer $ 881. 79
Other expenses 100.00
89.00
25.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $1095.79
REVENUES- None
Dated September 25th, 1945 G.A. Cha:iman Health Officer.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE SUBMITTED BY H. RUSSELL HARRIS, Town
SuperintOndent of Hiahways, Town of Queensbury, for _
fiscal year beginning January 1, 1946. Pursuant to
section 141 of the Hiahway Law and Section 111 of the
Town Law.
.HIGHWAY FUND ( Item 1)
EXPENDITURES
General repairs $20,000.00
Special improvements 5,120.25
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $25,120.25
REVENUES:
State aid $ 59120.25
TOTAL REVENUES $ 51120.25
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED by tax for Hiahwav fund ( Item 1) $201,000-.00
BRIDGE FUND
EXPENDITURES -
Labor and team work $250.00
Materials for repair and maintenagce 250.00
Totale expenditures $500.00
Revenues- None.
Amount. to be raised by tax for Bridge fund ( Item 2) $500.00
MACHINERY FUND ( ITEM )
EXPENDITURES:
Purchase pf machinery,Tools and implements $4 ,920.00
Repair of machinery, tools and implements 4,000.00
Redemption of machinery certificates 1 ,038.00
Interest on machinery certificates 42.00
Total ,expenditures $101000.00
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REVENUES None
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX FOR MACHINERY FUND( Item 3) $109000.00
SNOW AND MISCELLANEOUS FUND ( Item 4)
EXPENDITURES:
Salary of Town Superintendent $2400.00
Expenses of Town Superintendent 100:00
Removing obstructions caused by snow 5000.00
Cutting and removing noxious weedsand brush2500.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $119500.00
REVENUES.
Miscellaneous revenues
- From Warren Co. $2000.00
Total revenues $2000.00
Amount to be raised by -tax fro snow and miscellaneous
Funf Item 4 $9 ,500,00 1\
Dated September 29,1945 H Russell Harris ,Town Sunertendent of High-
ways,
Star Route- Glens Falls, N.Y.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE FOR THE NORTH GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT
EXPENDITURES
Construction of improvement
Bond principal $ 500.00
Bond Interest 170.00
Total $670.00
Maintenance
Personal services $ 50.00
Office and other expenses
Collectors fees, postage
stationary & Water bills 80.00
Repairs 50000
Purchase of water 500.00
Purchase of egikipment 15.46
Total $695.47
Total expenditures $1365.47
REVENUES
Water Rents $750.00
Penalties - 5.00
Unexpended balance 72.17
Total revenues $827.17
Dated September 28,1945
D. Elmer Fowler, Supervisor,
ANNUAL ESTIMATE FOR THE WEST GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT.
EXPENDITURES
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS
Construction of improvement
Bond principal $1000000
Bond interest 264.00
Total $1264.00
Maintenance
Personal services $ 50.00
.Office and other expenses
Collector's fees:, stamps
envelopes, water bills etc. 150.00
Repairs 75.00
Purchase of water 550,00
purchase of equipment - 100.00
Total$925.00
Total- expenditures $2189.00
REVENUES
Water rents $1650.00
Penalties - 8.50
sale of water 15 ,00
unexpended balance 3270.70
Total revenues $4944.20.
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Dated September 28,1945
D.Elmer Fowler Supervisor
ANNUAL ESTIMATE FOR THE RIDGE ROAD WATER DISTRICT
EXPENDITURES
Cost of improvement None
Construction of improvement None
Bond Principal None
Bond interest. Noens
Maintenance
Personal services None
Office and other expenses
Glens Falls Post Co . , printing $36 .28
Ernest L H Me'vers Engineering 175.00
Beecher Clother Attorney 100.00
Repairs 64.76
Total $376.04
Revenues-None
Dated September 28,1945 D. Elmer Fowler, Supervisor
Just ice
RESOLUTION No 33 Introduced by Sleight, Seconded by Justice
Bentlev.
Resolved that this board does hereby prepare and approve as the
preliminary budget of this Town for the fiscal year beginning;
on the 1st day %of Januarys, 1946 the itmized statement of the
estimated revenues and expenditures hereto attached and made a part
of this resolution and be it further
Resolved that such preliminary budget shall be filed in the
office of the Town Clerk where it shall be available for inspection
by any interested person at all reasonable hours, and be it further
Resolved that this Board, Shall meet at &:30 O' clock P.M. eastern
standard time on the 7t4 day of November, 1945 at the Clerk' s
office for the purpose of holding a public hearing upon such
preliminary budget, and be it further
resolved that the Town Clerk give notice of such public hearing
in the manner provided by section 113 of the Town Law and such notice
be published in substantially the following form.
NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PRELIMINARY BUDGET
NOTICE is Hereby Given that the preliminary Budget for the Town of
Queensbury for the fiscal year beginning January[ 1st, 1946, has
been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk, at R.F.D.
#1 , Ridge Rd, where is is available for inspection by any
interested person at all reasonable hours.
Further Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of the Town of
Queensbury will meet and review said Preliminary Bidget and hold
a public hearing thereon, at the Town Clerk's Office at 7:30 o 'clock
P.M. on the 7th day of November,1945 , and that at such hearing any
person may be heard in. favor of or against the preliminary budget
as compiled or for or against any item or items therein contained.
Pursuant to section 113 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the
following town officers are hereby specified as follwos:
Supervisor $1800.00
Justice of the neace(2) 1000.00 each
Councilman (2) 600 ' 00 each
Town' Clerk 2000.00
Torm Superintendent 2400.00
Asbbssbrs (3;3 1200.00 each
Collector 1800.00
Welfare officer 550.00
Health officer 881.79
A By order of the Turn Board
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Dated October 5th,1945 Bert D. Turner, Town Clerk
PRELIMINARY BUDGET
L946
Town of Queensbury
GENERAL FUND- APPRIPIATIONS
Town hall and Offices
Rentals ( Board rooms, Office, Elections ,etc) 125.00
Purchase of furniture and equipment 50.00
ELECTIONS
Compensation of election officials (Mileage) 950.00
Compensation of custodians of voting machines 100.00
Voting machine purchase and repair 25.00
Aent of polling place 160.00
Moving and setting uD of equipment 25 .00
INSURANCE
Compensation insurance 75.00
Official bonds and undertakings 300.00
Fire and liability 1200.00
Printing and advertising(All Departments) - 150000
Services of attorney and expenses of litigation 100.00
Total $3260.00
SUPERVISOR
salary - $ 1800.00
office e•nd other expenses 58.00
Total $ 1858.00
Justice of the peace
salaries - $ 2000.00
office and other expenses 175.00
Total$ 2175.00
COUNCILMAN-salaries $ 1200.00
Off ice •and other expenses 100.00
Total$ 1300.00
Town Clerk
Salary $ 2000.00
Office and other expenses 119.00
Total $ 2119.00
ASSESSORS
Salaries $ 3600.00
office and other expenses 200.00
compensation of employees 125.00
Total $ 3925.00
TAX COLLECTOR
Salary $ 1800.00
Office and other expenses 84.50
Total $ 1884.50
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT $169521.50
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Salaries and wages of officers $ 300.00
Mileage &: Other expenses 100.00
Town mockup 60.00
Street Lighting 460.00
Dog Warden- Salary 4100000
Expenses-Mileage 150.00
Total $1470.00
FOREST FIRE
Payment 6o Conservation Commission $ 100.00
Total protection of persons and property Total LO0.00
EDUCATION $1570.00
ATTENDANCE OFF ICER
,Compensation $ 200.00
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TOWN HISTORIAN
Compensation $ 150.00
Town Library Total $150.00
Appropiationn $ 100100
Total $100.00
TOTAL EDUCATION $450.00
RECREATION
PATRIOTIC OBSERVAECE
Purchase of Flags $ 25.00
Repairs to and adding names to Honor roll $ 50.00
Total $75.00
Total recreation $75.00
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Cemeteries , Total $ 250.00
Total Public uti; ities $250.00
Contingent Purposes $825.00
GENERAL FUND
ESTIMATED REVENUES
Unexpended balance (SQc.115,Town Law) $2172.97
Mortgages Taxes 250.00
Income taxes ' 4000000
Franchise taxes on business corporatiohs 8000.00
Beverage tax (Net) 60004*100
Dog licenses 708:36
Fees of Justices of the Peace 1+ 0:00
Fees of Town Clerk 51000
Fees of Assessors 18.00
Fees of Collector 118.09
Total $21957.42
GENERAL FUND 'Summary
APPROPIATIONS
General government $16,521.50
Protection of persons and property 1,570.00
Education 450.00
Recreation 7 5.00
Public utilities 250.00
Contingency purposes 825.00
Total $19 ,691.50
Amount to be raised by tax None.
WELFARE FUND
Appropiations
Town Welfare officer
Salary $ 550.00
Office and other expenses 55.00
HOME RELIEF $ 700.00
HIGHWAY FUND
Highway Fund ( Item i)
General reparis $19,120.00 _
Special inprovements 5,000.00
Total Ap_ propiations$24,120.00
ESTIMATED Revenues
State aid c $ 59120.00
Total revenues $5,120.00
Amount to be raised by tax for highway fund item L
$19,000.00,
Bridge Fund Item 2
Labor and team work $250,00
Materials xxd for repair and maintenance $250.00
Total appropiations $500.00
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Revenues-None
Amount to be raised by tax for Highway fund
( Item 2) $500.00
MACHINERY FUND -Item 3- Appropiations
Purchase of machinery, tools and implements $ 4920.00
Repair of machinery , tools and implements 4000000
$edemption of machinery certificates 1038.00
Interest on ma chinery certificates 42.00
Total appropiations $102000.00
Estimated None.
Amount to be raised by tax for highway fubd
Item 3 $109000.00
SNOW -AND MISCELLANEOUS FUND
A PPROP IAT IONS
Salary of town Superintendent $ 2400.00
Expenses of Town Superintendent 100.00
Removing pbstructions caused by snow 5000.00
Cutting and removing noxious weeds and bruslj 1500.00
Other miscellaneous purposes 2500.00
Total approtiations $11,500.00 A
Estimated revenues ,
Miscellaneous $ 21000.00
Total revenues $ 29000.00
Amount to be raised by tax for Highway fund (Item 4) $9500.00
Amount to be raised by tax for Highway fund
( Items 2, 3, 49 ) $20,000.00 n
T071N HEALTH FUND
Board of Health
Salary of health officer $881.79
Other health expense 215.00
Total Board of health $1096.79
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
Compensation $ 60.00
Other expenses - 15.00
Total registrar of Vital Statistics
$75.00
AMOUNT OT BE RAISED BY TAX FOR TOWN HEALTH, none
PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE NORTH GLENS FALLS WATER DISTRICT.
EXPENDITURES
Cost of Improvement
Bond principal $500000
Bond Interest 170.00
Maint$nance Total $670.00
Personal services $ 50.00
Office and other expenses
Collector's fees , postage
Stationary & Water Bills 80.00
Repairs 50.00
Purchase of Water $750.00
Penalties 5.00
Unexpended balance 72.17
Total Revenues $827.17
Amoun t to be raised by tax jg538,30 A
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PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE WEST GLENS FALLS 'ovATER DISTRICT
Expenditures
Cost of Improvement
Construction of inprovement
Bona Principal $1000.00
Bona Interest 264.00
Total $1264.00
Maintenance
Personal services $ 50.00
Office and other expenses
Collector's fees Stamps , envelopes water bills 150,00
Repairs 75.00
Purchase of Water 550,00
Purchase of Equipment 100.00
Total $925 .00
Total expenditures $2189.00
REVENUES
Water rents $1650:00
Penalties 8050
Sale' of Water 15.00
Unexpended balance 3270.70
Total revenues $4944.20
Amount to be raised by tax-None.
Preliminary Budget for the Ridge Road eater District
EXPENDITURES
Cost of Inprovement
Construction pf inprovement
Bond Principal
Bond Interest
Maintenance
Office and other expenses
Glens Falls Post Co. Printing $ 36.28
Ernest L H Meyers 175.00
Beecher Clother 100.00
Repairs 64.76
Revenues None. Total expenditures $376.00
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APIount to be raised lzrtax $376.04.
Duly adopted by , the following vote
Ayes-Mr Bentley, MrLamnson, Mr. Sleight and Mr Fowler 4
Noes-None.
V.W.Weeks submitted bid as follows.;
Dump truck $206 .00
Dodne pickup 51.00
Total
$257.00
Resolution No 34 Introduced by Mr Lampson, Seconded by Justice
Bentley,
Whereas V.W.Weeks has offered the sum of $206 for one International '
A5 6 C,ye ~Dump truck and the sum of $51.00 for one 1932 used 4 Cve
ftm Ton Dodge pickun truck and it is the opinion of this Board
that the above sums are fair and reasonable price for said equipment
Tnerefore be ti resolved that the Town superintendent of Highways
be and is hereby authorized to sell to V W Weeks the A5 International
truck used at a price of $206.00 and theDodga Pickup for the sum of
$51.00
Duly adopted by the, followin g vote
Ayes. Mr Bentlev, ` r. Lampson, Mr. Sleight andMr. Fowler,