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1952-08-23 472 I _ The privilege of the flobr wAs extended to A.H. Bacon, Jr. - a representative of T. Southworth Tractor & Machinery Co. Inc. who informally discussed with the Board the Caterpillar Tractor both used and new, t ; s Tht fir.igile +e. 'Of tIA 'f" ra' a tend6dk'cto Fred Beecher a representative of the Ken Smith Machinery Co. Inc. who informally discussed,. t3 ei �aG:ion" :railer. . -The Town''Clerk.reported that :she had rece led s list of; xiames of persons , signed by D. Frank Sullivan, Chairman Warren Count; Democratic Committee from which Democratic Inspectors were to be selected. This list was not authenticated and was received *by the Town Clerk, June 30th,1952 at 1:30 P.M. by Registered mail. On motion meeting adjourned. Town Clerk Regular Meeting August 23, 1952 At a regular meeting of the Town Board 'held on the above date at 7:30 P.11. 9 the following persons were present: H. Russell Harris Supervisor Henry y Justice of th0F Peace _. Curtis Lampson Councilman ., Raymond Walkup Councilman Absent: Meredith Bentley Justice of the Peace Also present, Ernest Lackey, Town Superintendent of highways.° The following letter was read to the board by the clerk: 1186,8. Main St. , Bradford, Penna 8-1 9-52 - Mr. Howard Wallace, - Upper Glen St. , ' t Glens Falls, T.Y. Dear Mr. Wallace, As you know, my Tastee-Freez store is located on upper Glen Street between Hamburger Haven and the Buffet. The fire insurance rates that I. have to pay are very, very high because I am in an un- protected'area even though the city water line is1within. 75 feet of the store. I respectfully request that a fire plug be installed somewhere along the line that would be available to that' particular section. This would not only decrease our fire rates over 2/3 but would give us the protection we desire. Respectfully, (Signed) T.E. Simon Resolution No. 62 introduced by Councilman Lampson, seconded by Jus ce Sleight: It is resolved that there be installed on the water main along the Glens Falls-Lake George Highway two fire hydrants between the f � '473 Glendale Fruit Store and Wilkie's.. e ('' Duly adopted by the following vote: e Ayes - Mr. Walkup, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr. Harris. Superintendent Wallace discussed with the board the water pipe laid in Foster Avenue and stated that it was about, 668 feet from the State highway. A petition was read to the Board signed by residents of Luzern Road from the Mount Herman Cemetery to the westerly line of the Town, and the road known as upper Sherman Ave. ,' the roads connecting said roads, the Mountain ,road running to Gurney's Lane, and other mountain roads in that vicinity. The petition expressed dissatisfaction with the condition of the roads in that area. The Superintendent of Highways 'stated that the condition of the high- ways as stated in the petition were exaggerated. The clerk read the following communication to the Board: Bay-Ridge Volunteer Fire Co. , Inc. Town of Queensbury, Glens Falls, N.Y.. August 50 1952 Town Board, TQ%;. of ueerLsbury Glarjs Falls, "1.Y. Cientlemen: 1 have been requested-by Chief Francis Melanson of the Bay-Ridge Volun- teer Fire Co. , Inc. , to advise you that in testing out hydrants near the city limits recently, it was found that the second hydrant from the city light on Ridge Road in front of Tubbs ' residence is out of order, that there was no pressure to amount to anything and only a trickle of water available. This information is being supplied to you as we naturally assume you will want to take steps to correct this condition. Yours very truly, e (Signed) A:G. Blanchard Secy. The clerk read a duplicate original of the consent of the State Control- ler consenting to formation of Drainage District No.- l. The following resolution No. 63 was offered by Justice Sleight who moved its adoption, —seconcLea 15y Co un an Lampson, to wit: RESOLUTION CREATING A DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN THE TG,,-,T OF QUEENSBURY, NARREN COUNTY, NE1,11 YORK. WHEREAS, pursuant to a petition heretofore filed and a public hearing held thereon, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, New York, adopted an order on June 23, 1952, determining to establish a drainage district in the Town of Queensbury, New York, and to construct therein-a drainage system, at a maximum estimated cost of $120,000 ; and WHEREAS, subsequent thereto, the State Comptroller, by order dated August 150 1952,, approved the application of the Town of Queensbury, Uew York, for permission to establish Drainage District No. 1; .NO`S', THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York, as follows : e e i 474 Section 1: Drainage District No. 1 i the Town of Queensbury., --fiarren County, New York, is hereby created, and shall include therein the real property bounded and described as follows : BEGINNING at a point in the west line Of the City of Glens Falls at a point south 6 deg. 411 west a distance of 680 feet from the northwest corner of the city; running thence south 6 deg. 4" west along the west line of said city 3040 feet to a point in the south line of the thence the following Broadacres Subdivision; then ng five courses along the south edge of said Broadacres Subdivision south 75 deg. 200 west a dis- tance of 225 feet; thence south 5 deg. 17" west a distance of.50 feet; thence north 85 deg, 20 west a distanceof 779.50 feet; thence north 8 deg. 15" east a distance of 15'.00 feet; thence north 85 deg. 20 west a distance of 685 feet to the southwest corner of said Broadacres Sub- division; thence north 30 deg. 2911 west along the west line of said Broadacres 505 feet; thence north 6 deg. 4" east along the west line of said Broadacres 1423 feet to the northwest corner of said Broad - acres Subdivision and a point in the center line of the Dixon Road; thence north 75 deg. west along the center of said Dixon Road 203 feet to the southwest corner of lands of George Crannell; thence north 6 deg. 411 east along the west line of said Crannell's land 1085 feet more or less to the north bank of the Halfway Brook; thence northeast- erly down said Brook 70 feet more or less to the west line of the Crandall Trust; thence south 4 deg. west along the west line of the Crandall Trust land 163 feet more or less ; thence south 83 deg. 56" east along the south line of laftds of said Crandall Trust 1355 feet; thence north 6 deg. 411 east along the line of lands of said Crandall Trust 150 feet; thence north 32 deg. east along the south 1�ne Of lands of said Crandall Trust 800 feet to the place of beginning, I I Section The construction of a drainage system therein at a maximum amount proposed to be expended for the establishment of said drainage system for the purposes aforesaidt including surVeyst, land and other expenses ; is $120,000, which is hereby approved. The cost thereof to be borne by local assessment upon the several lots and parcels of lands within said Drainage District which the Town Board shall determine and specify to be especially benefited by the improv- ements in just proportion to the amount of benefit which the improve- merit shall confer upon the same, Sectioa. 3, The Town Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this order in the office of the Clerk of the County and also file a certified copy thereof in the office of the State Department of Audit and Control, at Albany, New York, such filing to be made within ten (10) days of the adoptioh thereof. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. The question of the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote on- roll call, which resulted as follows:: H. Russell Harris voting Aye Henry Sleight Aye Curtis Lampson Aye Raymond Walkup Aye The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted. The Supervisor 'read the following letter: 17 Cottage Hill Rd. Glens Falls , N.Y. August 16, 1952 Mr. H. Russell Harris Supervisor Town of Queensbury. Dear Mr. Harris : The Cottage Hill Civic League has expressed its des'J..re and authoriied me, as secretary, to request that the town board take the necessary steps to procure signs limiting the speed through this area to a 4�75 recommended 15 miles per hour. We feel that this is necessary for the protection of our children. `If such a speed limit sign cannot be legally posted, we would appre- ciate, as an alternate, some kind of a sign which would tend to influ- ence drivers to reduce their high speeds while traveling through the Cottage Hill area. Sincerely, (Signed) Lillian Nicolson Secretary Cottage Hill Civic League The clerk read the following letter: , State of New York Department of Public Works August 1,, 1952 Mr. H. Russell Harris ., Supervisor Town of Queensbury Star Rt. Glens Falls,; New York. Dear Sir: y By direction of Superintendent Tallamy and as requested in letter from Mr. Albert E. Beswick, County Attorney, County of Warren, dated July 7, 1952, we enclose herewith a certification pursuant to Section 171 of the Highway Law relative to the necessity for town highway to be laid out in the Town of Queensbury,Runty of Warren. It is assumed that you will attend to toe filing of the certifi - cation in the office of the town clerk, Town of Queensbury, where the highway is located* Very truly yours, (Signed) G, Hasbrouck Assistant Puperintendent Operation and Maintenance. A discussion was had among the members in reference to Ramsey and Ryan Avenues in West Glens Falls and the surveying of certain roads in that area.. Resolutioa No. 64 was introduced by Councilman Walkup and seconded by CTuncilman Lampson: I RESOLVED that the Town Board hereby requests the County Superin- tendent of Highways to cause to be surveyed and, marked the boundary lines of the highways known as the extension of River St. ', Rozelle, Murray and Ryan Avenues , so-called, in West Glens Falls. FLIRT ER RESOLVED that -the County Superintendent establish the ilec- essary ground elevation for drainage of Glenwood Avenue. Duly adopted by the following vote Ayes - Kr. Walkup, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr. Harris Noes - none Res tion No 65 introduced by Councilman Walkup, seconded by Councilman " -., La' son: It is RESOLVED that the Justices of the Peace of the Town be and are hereby authorized to attend the meeting of the New York State Magistrates ' Association be be held for the year 1952 and the actual and necessary Ka penses in so attending shall be a ,town charge, Duly adopted by the following vote : Ayes - Mr. Walkup, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Sleight and Mr. Harris. Noes - none i Resolution No. 66 - introduced by , IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the drainage committee of this Board be and are hereby authorized and directed to advertise for the reception of bids or alternate bids to furnish the pipe and bands in accordance with the plans and specifications for use in the Drainage District No. 1 of the Town of Queensbury. Duly adopted by the following vote : Ayew - Mr. Walkup, Bar. Lam,,-.,son, 114r. Sleight and hr. Harris. Noes - none Resolution No.� 67 introduced by Councilman Nalkup who moved its ado >- on, seconded by Councilman Lampson: BUDGET NOTE RESOLUTION of August 23rd, 1952, by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, 'Marren County, New York, As follows :, Section 1. That pursuant to the local Finance Law of the ;State of New York, the Town of �ueensbury, Narren County, New York, for the pur- pose of providing funds for the Highway department of the Town of Queens- bury for the balance of the ,fiscal' year of 1952, shall issue and sell a budget note in the amount of $4000.00 to mature on the lst ,day of April, 1953. Section 2. That, except as herein specifically prescribed, said note shall be of the date,, terms, form, contents and place of payment and at a rate of interest not exceeding five per centum per annum as may be determined by the Supervisor, consistent, however,; with the provisions of the local Finance Law of the State of New York, and shall be executed in the name of said' Town by the Supervisor and the seal of the Town shall be attached thereto. Section 3. That said note shall be sold at private sale by the Supervisor at a price not less than par value and accrued interest, if any,. and upon the due execution and sale of said note the same shall be delivered to the purchaser upon the payment to the Supervisor of the -- purchase price in cash; and the receipt of the Supervisor shall beta full acquittance to such purchaser who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase money. Section 4. The full faith and credit of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York, are pledged to the punctual payment of princi- pal of and interest on said note. Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately. The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote by the Town Board which resulted as follows : H. Russell Harris voting Aye Henry Sleight, " Aye Raymond `Nalkup " Aye Curtis Lampson " Aye The foregoing; resolution declared adopted. Resolution No. 68 introduced by Mr. Sleight who moved its adoption, seconded by Yr. Nalkup. WHEREAS, the Town Board has authorized the issuance and sale _ of a budget note in the amount of $4,000.00 to provide funds for the highway department of the Town of Queensbury for the balance of the fiscal year of 1952. A 1 7 RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized and directed to invest $4,000.00 of the funds in the capital reserve fLnd of the- Town by purchasing said budget note. The foregoing resolution was duly put to vote which resulted as f ollows 0. H. Russell Harris Supervisor Aye Henry Sleight Justice of the Peace Aye Raymond Walkup Councilman Aye Curtis Lampson Councilman Aye The following certification was read by the clerk: State of New York Department of Public i7orks Albany CERTIF, I- CATION W11EREAS a Resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, County of Warren, , dated June 10, 1952 has declared the intention of the town to consent to the laying out of a certain proposed highway therein, and, r 'NHEREAS such Resolution, together with a map of such lay-out, dated October, 1950 is on file in the office of, the Town Clerk of the Town of Cueensbury, County of Marren, and also on file in this depart- ment, NOW9 THEREFORE, after a review of the matter herein, pursuant to Section 171 of the Highway Law, certification is hereby made of the necessity for a certain town highway to be laid out less than three rods in width in the Town of Queensbury, County of Warren, State of New York, the center line of said highway being generally described as follows: ASSEMBLY POINT ROAD - Beginning; at the State Highway Route 9"L" , northerly 2;3 miles to a dead end on Assembly Point, being 33 feet in width, all in the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, as shown on map of the proposed relocation of said Assembly Point road dated October 1950. IN WITNESS 'SHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the official Seal of the New York State- Department of Public ►'forks to be hereunto affixed on this 1st day of August, 1950. B.D. Tallamy Superintendent of Public Works The clerk read the following communications: State of New York State Traffic Commission ` Albany, N.Y. August : , 1952 Mr. Harold Gardner, Secretary Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Dept. R.D. #2 Glens Falls, N.Y. Dear Sir: We have recently been informed that your Department has completed the installation of Signal 11F - Warren County, on Route US 9, at its intersection with Foster Avenue, in the Town of Queensbury, Warren ' County. ' Our information indicates that instead of steady red indications being displayed on- all faces during the emergency period, the signal as presently installed displays steady red indications north and south on Route US 9 and a steady green indication west on Foster ,Avenue. Since Foster ,Avenue is a short dead end street carrying little or no traffic- that would interfere with the movement of fire apparatus during emer- gency periods, we are willing; to amend our permit to give legal status to the steady green on Foster Avenue during the emergency, operation of the signal. This operation will also allow the legal movement of firemen's personally owned vehicles from Foster Avenue on to Route US 9 when they are accompanying; the fire apparatus. Enclosed is a rider to our permit of June 11, 1951 covering the display of green indication on Foster Avenue during the emergency operation of the signal. Very truly yours, STATE TRAFFIC COiISSION R.C. GEORGER Director t CC: Town Queensbury State of TJew' York State Traffic Commission Albany, N.Y. Mr" H. Russell Harris, Supervisor August 15, 1952 Town of Queensbury Warren County. Pursuant to authority conferred by Article 7 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, the State Traffic Commission hereby amends its permit dated June 11, 1951, which authorizes the Town of 'Queensbury to install, operate and maintain a 3-face, 2-section, single head fire signal (Signal 11F- ,Varren County) on Route HS 9, SH 417 at its intersection with Foster Avenue in the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, by authorizing that during the emergency period when fire apparatus is responding to alarm, this signal shall display steady red indications north and south on Route US 9 and a steady green indication west on Foster Avenue for a period of 60 seconds. At the end of the emergency period, the signal shall automatically be returned to its normal flashing operation dis- playing emler indications north and south on Route US 9 and red indi- cations on Foster Avenue. This rider has been issued to cover the present operation of the signal. This rider shall be attached to and become a part of the Commission's permit dated June '11, 1951. All other conditions of the permit dated June 11, 1951, shall remain in force and in effect. STATE TRAFFIC COIaiISSIoN (Signed) R.C. Georger CC: Supt, public Works Director Supt. State Police Town Board-Queensbury The monthly statement of the Supervisor of the moneys received and dis- bursed for the month of July Baas read by the clerk and placed on file. The board audited claims as follows : SCMDULE OF AUDITS FOR THE TOWN OF QUEENS URY FOR TH; is"ON'TH OF AUGU ', 19x52 r Amt. Amt, No. Name of Claimant Nature of Claim Claimed Allowed 241 Bernard Sellinger Exp.att.Pub.H.Conf.. 50,.80 150*80 242 Russell & Wait Supplies-Town Clerk 1;,.15 1,15 243 William L. Powers Serv.. as Dog Idarden 26*76 26..76 244 Dennis & Co. Inc. Supplies-M.S.Bentley-J.P. 1,17 1,.17 245 Niagara Pohawk Power Street ling.& traf.sig. 72;06 7200E 246 Glens Falls Post Co. PuboNot,bids-Galion Grader 6;08 6x08 4 ( 9 247 Barbara Curley Typing Twn.Bd.. mtng.min. 4,,:00 46' 00 248 City G.F.Water Fund Deter eater rents-No.GFVID 1160.65 1160.65 249 City G.F.s7ater Fund deter 'water rents-Ridge Rd, WD 98.09 98.09 250 City G.F.`dater Fund Meter water rents-4VGFVVD 539.03 539,03 251 Edward Thompson Co.. *McKinney blk W,.51 pocket pts.. 451.00 45.00 (12,19032,,37964 (2v) M.. Bentley 252 N,Y, Telephone Co,,. Tel.at obaerv,post-CVD 18.30 18.30 253 N.Y. Telephone Co,` Cv.D.Obsrv.Post.,phone,etc,, 24:Z 24,96 254 Ct rkawell T & T Co, Grease & Gas,-FV Cem,. 18.18 18.18 255 John 0, Webster 3 yr.bond-#369343-E.Van- Dusen Pv,. 33,75 33.75 -256 C.G.Woodbury & Son 5 bgs,cement-PV Cem.. 6..00 6.00 257 National yielding Co,. Welding parts on machinery for F.Scoville-PV Cem., 8,75 8.75 258 Fred E, Ricketts Mileage to & from chrms 's office 4,56 4.56 259 George Kilmer Labor & painting-Glenwood NGFWD 93,55 93,55 260 Samuel Bennett 5 hrs, labor-Glenwood Ave, NGFWD 20.45 20.45 261 Del Hammond 11/2 Backhoe J.NGFWD 12.00 12,00 262 Clark & Imrie Services wo- preparation of petitign for Glendale dr- ainage district, 2500 25 00 2, �,? J�$2,267. On motion the meeting. adjourned, Frances L. Turner Town Clerk - Special Meeting September 119 1952 Present: H, Russell Harris Supervisor Henry Sleight Justice of the Peace Meredith Bentley Justice of the Peace Curti6 Lampson Councilman Raymond Walkup Councilman The board convened at 7:30 P.1 .. The Supervisor read a letter addressed to him from N.G. Huckle dated Sept. 2, 1952, calling the board's attention to the dangerous traffic condition existing at the intersection of the County Line Road with the Chestnut Ridge Road, The Supervisor retained the letter. The clerk read the following letter:: ',VEST GLENS FALLS FIRE CO. #1, Inc, 9-10-52 Town Board of the Town of Queensbury Mr: Russell Harris, Supervisor Dear Sir: As per phone conversation of some time ago relative to the proposed in - stallation of a flashing traffic light at the intersection in front of our firehouse and the installation of PFIREHOUSE" signs on either side along the main road, I have conveyed your proposal to our fire. company that the Town would install the light and arrange to pay the light bill. The signs would have to be provided by our fire Co, It is understood that the light provided would have a position which could be used for a red traffic light, the wiring and control of which it would be- necessary for us to provide and install.