1965-02-11 455
Regular Meeting February 11, 1965
Present:
,John 0. Webster Supervisor
N. Harwood Beaty Councilman
Theodore Turner Councilman
Curtis Lampson Councilman
Hammond-Robertson, Jr. Councilman
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p. m.
Visitors were greeted as follows:
Warren J. Frair Alice M. Sennott
Warren Nelson John E. Sennott
Charles Adams Mr.. & Mrs. Gardner Bridge
Marguerite H. Nelson Edward C1une
Pauline S. Adams Jean S. Clune
Loretta H. Anderson Darold Rathbun
Marian R Frair Stanley Rymkewicz, Jr.
Edward C. Bahle Stanley Rymkewicz, Sr.
George D. Meed Dr. & Mrs. William StJohn
Mr. & Mrs. William Howard Mrs. Richard Hoague
Thomas K. Flaherty - Superintendent Queensbury Water District
Bernard- J. Codner - Superintendent of Highways
LeRoy Phillips - Chief of Police '
Supervisor Webster announced that due to the untimely death of
Justice of the Peace Andrew R. Butz; the following resolution
would be introduced prior to _hearing time as set in the newspaper
publication.
Supervisor Webster announced that the meeting would be handled by
Marion J. Caannell Deputy Town Clerk in the absence of the Town Clerk,
who is ill at this time.
RESOLUTION NO. 44, Mr. Webster introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption,. .seconded by Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson
and Mr. Robertson.
.. WHEREAS, the members of this Town Board were shocked by the tragic
death.of Andrew R. Butz on February 8, 1965, as were' all residents
of the Town of Queensbury who had the privilege of an acquaintance
with him, and '
WHEREAS, Andrew R. Butz was elected a Justice of the Peace of the
Town of Queensbury and had served in that office with distinction
and had treated all of the multitude of matters brought before
him with complete fairness and with full consideration of the merits
to arrive at his judicial decisions, and
WHEREAS, in addition to his record as a Judicial officer, Andrew R.
Butz, demonstrated in his daily life his worth as a man, and all of
the ciiizens of the Town of Queensbury have suffered a great loss
in his passing, be it
RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury
hereby record their profound sorrow on the untimely passing of their
fellow citizen and town official, Andrew R. Butz, and offer to
Mrs. Butz and the members of his family their sincere sympathy in their
great loss, and be it further
456
(Resolution No. 44 - Continued)
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and he hereby is directed to transmit
a copy of this resolution to Mrs. Butz.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webster
Noes - None
The public hearing was declared open on the application of Pearl J.
Carpenter to locate a-mobile home outside of a duly licensed Mobile
Home Court.
The proof of publication was presented by the Deputy Town•C1erk.
With no appearances in favor of or in objection the hearing was
declared closed.
The public hearing was declared open on the application of Joyce Lowe
to locate A. Mobile Home outside of a duly licensed Mobile-Home Court
The proof of publication Gras presented by the Deputy Town-Clerk.
With no appearances in favor of or in objection the hearing was
declared closed.
The publiF hearing was declared open on the application of Stanley
Rymkewicz', Jr. , to replace a mobile home with one of larger size
and better quality.
Proof of publication was presented by the Deputy Town Clerk.
With the fact in mind that 21 of the visitors as listed in these
minutes were interested in the application of Stanley Rymkewicz, Jr. ,
the nature of the objection raised were as• f&llows:
The main concern of the residents was whether or- not- the approval of
this' application' would tend' to encourage more applications from
others at a later date to locate mobile homes in- the same location.
Mr. Rymkewicz, stated that he had lived at the location and operated
a farm their for the pest 25� years. His nature has been to never
interfere with anyone. His son has come home from the service and
intends to make his home- in the mobile home referred to in this
application.
The content of the Ordinance as written was discussed by Members of
the Town Board. The fact was evident that the rules of the Ordinance
would control any future applications to locate a mobile home in
the locality.
The hearing was declared closed at 9:15 p. m. with the understanding
that the signature of the brother of. Stanley Rymkewicz, Sr. , who is
a partner in the ownership of the land involved would substantiate
his permission. Action on the matter was deferred for one whek.
RESOLUTION NO. 45, Introduced by Mr. Beaty, seconded by Mr. Turner.
RESOLVED that the Supervisor be dnd he hereby is authorized to pay to
Franees D. Butz, pursuant to the provisions of Section 103-a of the
DecedenttEstate Law, the salary due to Andrew R. Butz as Justice of
the Peace in the amount of $150.00 less .the necessary and proper
deductions therefrom.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes- Mr.' Beaty, Mr Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr Robertson and Mr. Webster
Noes - None
457
THE CRANDALL .LIBRARY
Glens .Falls; N;- Y._.
February 8, 1965
Town Board of Queensbury
Aviation Road
Glens Falls, New York
Gentlemen:
The Trustees of Crandall -Library are grateful to you for
your generous financial support. Your willingness to assume
a share of the financial burden of. the library is gratifying
to us.
We- hope -the borrowers from your town are satisfied with
the service they receive.
Yours 'very truly,
Martha M. Willis
Secretary .
Supervisor Webster submitted his monthly -report for the month
of January, 1965. The total receipts for the month were $246,436.87.
The total disbutsements-amounted to $57,152.52.
Councilman Robertson reported on the activity to .do with the
installation of radio's inter-truck within the Town of Queensbury.
' QUEENSBURY WATER DEPARTMENT
' Thomas K. -Flaherty. .
Supertntendent
Saturday, February 6, 1965 '
At 5:30 AM I received a'call from the Highway Department that there
-- was water flooding Meadow Drive in the- area of -the Ramsey residence.
Upon,-Investigation we found' coming from a large hole just
North ',of the'Ramsey drivewa .With some difficulty valves were closed
isolating this section and John Kubricky & Sons were notified to
make necessary repairs. Along with personel of this department work
was started. We found that due, to settlement of fill a section of
6" CI- main had developed a longitudinal crack. This section was cut
but and replaced. All service was restored at .4:30 PM. During this
operation we found that the gate valve that feeds Meadow Drive from
Meadow Lane operates in reverse of our standard valves. -
There are many valves` in the system that are covered by blacktop
or, are unmapped. -During the coming year these will be located,
raised. -and - or recorded as necessary.
Wednesday, February 10, 1965
Received complaints � of high pressure in the lower section of the
system, Upon investigation we found that the pressure reducing
valve 'on Glenn 'Street -had failed. This was flushed and put back
into operation. _
Respectfully submitted
Thomas K. Flaherty
458
RESOLUTION NO. 46, Introduced by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Beaty.
WHEREAS, John W. Glass, 87 Coolidge Avenue, Glens Falls, New York,
has served as a member of the Planning Board...of the Town. of. Queensbury
since its organization on October 1, 1962, and has now recently sub-
mitted his resignation from such board for personal reasons, be it
RESOLVED, that the members of the Town Board hereby express to John
W. Glass their appreciation for the fine work and dedicated service
he has rendered to the Town of Queensbury as a member of the
Planning Board and for the valuable end conscientious interest he
has shown in the welfare of our town and the entire- community.
Duly adopted by the following vote: _
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webster.
Noes - None-
RESOLUTION NO. 47, .Introduced by Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Lampson.
Whereas there has been presented� p ented to and filed with the Town
Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, -New York, a petition
.for the establishment of: a residential area within the Lake George
Park pursuant to the provisions of Article 13-C of the General
Municipal Law, which proposed residential area ,is described in said
petition as follows:
"Beginning at a point on the easterly shore of Lake
George at the northeasterly corner of the lands of
Antigua Motel and the most northerly corner of the
lands of Anna Crannell, running from thence southeas-
terly, easterly and southerly along the shore of the
said Lake to a point therein in the easterly bounds of
lot 10 and the westerly bounds of lot 11 of the French
Mountain Tract, said point being near the southerly
end of Dunhams Bay and a short ,distance .north of New
York State Highway :.number 9-L, and .said point .being in
the easterly bounds of lands-. of Joshua' s Rock Corpora-
tion; running from thence southerly along._a portion of
the -easterly bounds of .lot 10 and the westerly bounds
of lot 11, being also along the easterly bounds of the
said lands of -Joshua' s Rock Corporation, to a point at
the northeasterly corner of lands of Allison Ellsworth;
thence running westerly along the northerly bounds
.of the said lands of Allison Ellsworth and the southerly
bounds of lands of Joshua' s Rock Corporation to a point
at the southwesterly corner of the said lands of
Joshua' s Rock Corporation and the northwesterly corner
of the said lands .of Allison Ellsworth, said corner
being on the line between lots 8 and 10 of the French
Mountain Tract; thence running northerly along the
easterly bounds of the said lot 8 and the westerly
bounds of the said lot 10, being along the westerly
bounds of lands of Joshua' s Rock Corporation, to a
point in the center -of New York State Highway number
9-L; thence running in a northerly, westerly, south-
westerly and northwesterly direction along the said
bounds of New York State Highway number 9-L to a point
therein at .the. .southwesterly corner of the lands of
Frank and Jessie Lockhart and the most southerly corner
of the lands of F; M. Bishop; thence running in a north-
westerly direction along the westerly bounds of the
lands of the said Bishop, 276.50 feet, more or less to
459
(Resolution No. 47 - continued) n
a point at the northwesterly corner thereof and the
southwesterly corner of the lands 'of James B1ake;thence
running in a northwesterly direction along the westerly
bounds of the lands of the said James Blake, 100 feet,
more or less, to a point at the northwesterly corner
thereof and the southwesterly corner ofthe lands of
Anna Crannell; thence running in a northwesterly
direction along the westerly bounds of the lands of the
said Anna Crannell, 157.60 feet, more or less, to a
point at the northwesterly corner thereof; thence run-
ning in a northeasterly direction along the northerly
bounds of the lands of the said Anna Crannell and the
southerly bounds of the lands of .Antigua Motel, Property,
210 feet, more or less, to the shore of Lake George
at the point and place of beginning," and
Whereas, the said petition proposes to prohibit the use of
all property within the above described area for all industrial
commercial purposes except that any residence within the said area
may be leased or rented for single private family residential
purposes, and
• Whereas, it is provided by Section 281 of the General Muni-
cipal Law that the Town Board shall 'hold a public hearing on such
petition, be it
RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury,
Warren County, New York, . meet. at ,the Queensbury Junior High School
on Aviation Road in said town on `the 11th day of,March, 1965, at
7:36 o'clock, P. M. , fo cdnsider said petition 'and `that all persons
interested in the matter of said petition to establish a residen-
tial area as described in said petition will be heard at that--time
and place concerning the same, and be it further
RESOLVED that the Town Clerk be and he hereby is authorized
and directed to give notice of such public hearing by'causing a
certified copy of this resolution to be published once in the
Post Star and Glens Falls Times not less than ten nor more than
twenty days before the date of such hearing, by posting a certi-
fied copy of this resolution on the bulletin board at the Town
Clerk's office, and by mailing a copy of this resolution by
ti registered mail, return receipt requested; to each resident owner
of 'real property within the proposed area who or which has not
signed the petition and to each°non-resident owner of real pro-
perty within the proposed area who or which has not signed the
petition and who or which has filed with the Town Clerk a written
demand pursuant to Section 508 of the Real Property Tax Law or a
notice pursuant to Section 882 of the Real Property Tax Law, such
posting and mailing to be done not less than ten days nor more than
twenty days prior to the date of such hearing.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webster.
Noes - None
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE PERMIT FOR MOBILE HOME
RESOLUTION NO. 48, introduced by Mr. Lampson, seconded by- Mr. Robertson
460
(Resolution No. 48 - continued)
WHEREAS, Pearl J. Carpenter on behalf of Henry J. Carpenter of
Luzerne Road, R.F.D. #3, Glens Falls, New York, has made application
in accordance with -paragraph 2 (c) Section 4, of an ordinance of
the Town of Queensbury entitled-ORDINANCE FOR THE REGULATION OF
MOBILE HOMES and MOBILE HOME COURTS IN THE -TOWN OF QUEENSBURY,
WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK, to locate a-mobile home outside of a
duly licensed mobile home court at property situated on Wisconsin Ave. ,
West Glens Falls, New York, and
WHEREAS - this town bodrd has conducted a public hearing in connection
with said application and has heard all persons desiring to be
heard in favor of or against said application, and
WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the facts presented in said
application and at said public -hearing are sufficient to authorize
the issuance of the permit requested by said application, and no one
appeared in opposition of said application and granting the permit
will not have an adverse effect on property in this area, therefore
be it
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the above mentioned
ordinance, permission is hereby given to Pearl J. Carpenter on
behalf of Henry J. Carpenter Sr. , to locate a mobile home outside
of�a licensed mobile home court, at property at Wisconsin Avenue,
West Glens Falls, New York, and that the Town Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to issue such permit in accordance -with
the terms and conditions of said ordinance.
Duly adopted by the following vote: t
Ayes - 'Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and ,Mr.
Webster.
Noes - None
��„'''�,
RESOLUTION 0 AUT ORIZE PERMIT FOR MO BILE HOME
RESOLUTION N0. 49, introduced by Mrs Lampson, seconded by Mr. Robertson.
WHEREAS, Joyce Marie Lowe of 2 New Pine Street, Glens Falls, New York,
has,-made application in accordance with paragraph 2(c) Section 4, of
an ordinance of the Town of Queensbury entitled ORDINANCE FOR THE
REGULATION OF MOBILE..HOMES and MOBILE HOME COURTS_IN_THE TOWN ;OF
QUEENSBURY, WARREN COUNTY, NEW YORK, to locate a mobile home outside
of a duly licensed mobile home court at property situated at R.F.D. #3
Luzerne Road, Glens Falls, New York, and
WHEREAS, this town board has conducted a public hearing in connection
with said application and has heard all persons desiring to be heard
in favor of or against said application, and
WHEREAS, it is hereby determined that the facts presented in said
application and at said public hearing are sufficient to authorize
the issuance of the permit requested by said application, and no one
appeared in opposition of said application and granting the permit
will not have an adverse effect on'property iw this area, - therefore
be it
RESOLVED, the pursuant to the provisions of the above mentioned
ordinance, permission is hereby given to Joyce Marie Lowe of New Pine
Street, Glens Falls, New York, to locate a mobile home outside of. a
licensed mobile home court, at property situated at R.F.D.#3 Luzerne
Road and that the Town Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
issue such permit in accordance with the terms and conditions of said
ordinance,
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webster.
Does - None
461
RESOLUTION NO. 50, Introduced -by Mr. Turner, seconded by Mr. Beaty.
RESOLVED, that the Audit of Claims as listed in Abstract number 65-2
numbered 111 thru 226 and totaling $21,496.46 is hereby approved.
Duly adopted by the following vote:
Ayes - Mr. Beaty, Mr. Turner, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Robertson and Mr. Webster.
Noes - None
On motion the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted
George C. Crannell
Town Clerk
Regular Meeting February 25, 1965
Present:
John 0. Webster Supervisor
N. Harwood Beaty Councilman
Theodore Turner Councilman
Curtis Lampson (absent) Councilman
Hammond Robertson, Jr. Councilman
The meeting was called to order -at 7:30 p. m.
Visitors were greeted by Supervisor Webster as follows:
Mrs. Eleanor Ellis - League of Women Voters
Bernard Zovistosky - The Post Star
Thomas Flaherty - Superintendent of Queensbury Water District
Arthur Norton - Member of Planning Board
Robert Dean - Member of Planning Board
William Sorrentino - Representing Planning Consultants
Walter Trayon - Representing Planning Consultants
The minutes of all previous meetings were approved at this time.
Carried unanimously.
February 12, 1965
Att: Members of the Town Board
Due to the increase in the colume of business in this office, I
would like Betty Eggleston appointed a Deputy.
Yours truly,
Forrest J. Crannell
A note of appreciation for the sympathy extended during the recent
death of Justice Andrew Butz was Ireceived by- the Town Board.
A suggestion was presented from a concern who are offering service
for the voting machines which are owned by the Town of Queensbury.
The matter was referred to Councilman Beaty for- investigation.
• February 12, 1965
Mr. John 0. Webster
Supervisor, Town of Queensbury
Chestnut Ridge Road
Glens Falls, New York
Dear Mr. Webster:
As you requested, I am writing this letter to confirm our conver-
sation in your office on Saturday, February 6. 1 appreciated