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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-09-05 364 September 5 , 1961 • The regular monthly meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Dryden was called to order at 8 p . m . by Supervisor Gridley . Present were Justices Hoagland and Spaulding , Councilmen Baker and Saltonstall , Highway Supt . Beach , Deputy Highway Supt . Case , and Assessor Abrams . The minutes of ! the previous meeting were read and approved as corrected . Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Justice Hoagland that highway bills totaling 4313 , 815 . 55 be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all ' voting YES . Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Justice Hoagland , that 1 . General bills totaling $ 331 . 30 be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Justice Hoagland , that the re - quest of Charles Campbell to use the Varna Town Hall one night per week for interdenominational Bible study or seminar , and to place a picnic ; table . in back of the building , be approved . Motion carried and so ordered . . Placement ofcvarious road signs :; including a name sign on Simms H ill Road , was discussed . L etter from N . Y . State Traffic Commission stating that a study would be made , in response to request for speed restriction on S apsuckerWoods • Road , was read and placed on file . Letter from Mr . William K . Sanford of the Association of Towns regarding TV franchises was read and placed on file . Justice Hoagland offered the following Resolution and moved its adoption : WHEREAS Bradford Harrison and Frank Stelick have applied for a franchise for TV cable in the Town of Dryden , BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Board of the Town of Dryden take steps to hold a public hearing on this matter , the necessary d etails to be worked out by the Supervisor after consultation with the Town Attorney . Not ' . on can- o i a Resolution . seconded by Clm . Saltonstall . Carried and so ordered . The Town Clerk was instructed to write . to Mr . Harvey Jayne in answer to his questions about correction of his assessment in 1959 . Said correction , in the amount of $ 10 , was made before the warrant was issued , so ! that taxes were paid on correct assessment . Moved by Clm . Saltonstall , seconded by Clm . Baker , that the Supervisor be empowered to take steps toward updating the present brochure about the Town of Dryden . Motion carried and so ordered . The following names were presented for the Planning Board : G eorge Hanford , Alex Saroka , and Gordon Nesbitt . Moved by Clm . Saltonstall , , seconded by Justice Hoagland , that these three men be appointed to the Planning Board . Motion carried and so ordered . • Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Clm . Saltonstall , that Justice Hoagland be, authorized to attend the conference of the N . Y . State Magistrates', ' Association at Saranac Inn , and that Highway Superintendent . Beech be authorized to attend the conference of - S tate Town Highway Superintendents in Albany , both conferences to be during the month of September . Motion carried and so ordered . numtlicb7Hoaglan.d 'offered the following Resolution and koved its adoption : • WHEREAS , fundsin item 3 will have been depleted by the • present audit , BE IT RESOLVED that the sum of $ 100 . 00 be transferred from General Fund t 'o Highway Fund , Item 3 . 365 Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , ( all voting YES . Moved by Clm . Saltonstall , seconded by Clm . Baker , that the Deputy Highway Superintendent be authorized to accompany Super- ✓ isor Gridley on a trip to the Philadelphia area on September 29th , e xpenses to he met by the Town . Motion carried and so ordered . Supervisor Gridley commented about his attendance at a sale of machinery in New Brunswick , New Jersey ; and the low prices at which equipment was purchased in comparison to the new market ✓ alue . Assessor Abrams reported on the totals on the completed assessment: : roll , showing a gross increase of $433 , 593 , with an increase in e xemptions of $ 111 , 233 , and the loss in Natural Gas settlement of $ 85 , 790 , leaving a net increase of $ 236 , 570 . Tabulat ' g also shows that the increase in the Ithaca school districtvigtes for the Town of Dryden over the last six years has been 33% , and 31% for old Dryden District # 1 , one of the lowest increases in the county during that period . The low increase is a direct result o f equalizing assessments . Y4Full details of this report will be sent to Board members and a copy placed on file . ( Assessing ) Moved by Justice Hoagland , seconded by Clm . Saltonstall , that Assessor Abrams be authorized to attend the meeting of the Inter - national Assessors Association in Montreal in October . Motion carried and so ordered . Assessor Abrams read the program of the Annual Conference of the New York State Federation of Official Planning Organizations to be held in Syracuse this week . Supervisor Gridley and Assessor Abrams will attend and any other Board members who can do so . The next regular meeting will be Tuesday October 3rd . Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Clm . Baker , that the meeting be adjourned . Motion carried and so ordered . L ewis Gridley , Supervisor J ane Korbas , Town Clerk