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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-12-05 ..F. 376 December 5 , 1961 The regular monthly meeting of the Dryden Town Board was held at 8 p . m . Present were Councilmen Baker and Saltonstall , Justices Hoagland and Spaulding , Assessor Abrams , and Atty . Williamson . Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that Clm . Saltonstall act as , temporary chairman until the arrival of Supervisor Gridley. Motion carried . The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved . Moved by Clm . Baker , seconded by Justice Hoagland , that Highway bills totaling $ 1546 . 83 be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all voting YES . ' Moved by Justice Spaulding , seconded by Uustt! elioaglab that General bills totaling $ 7161 . 41 be paid as audited . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that the sum of $ 587 . 26 be transferred from Highway Fund Item I to Erwin project #2724 , and that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to make the necessary transfer on his books . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED THAT the sum of $ 320 . 00 be transferred from Elections - " compensation of employees " to Elections " - " other expense " , and that the Supervisor be' and he hereby is aut1i_orized and directed to make the transfer on his books . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaudling . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED THAT the sum of $ 3241 . 54 be appropriated from surplus funds to the following budgetary items : repairs , light , heat , and phone $ 2000 . 00 Fire and lizability insurance 472 . 65 " Supervisor ' s other expense 7 . 05 Safety 7 signs 174 . 89 Refunds - Natural Gas Corp . ' : 586 . 95 The Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to make the necessary transfer on his books . Resolution seconded by Justice Hoagland . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that there be paid to the Tompkins County treasurer the sum of $ 1617 . 56 for compensation insurance for the year 1961 ; said amount having been budgeted for the year 1961 . Resolution seconded by Clm . Baker . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that there be paid to the Tomp - kins County Treasurer the sum of $468 . 51 for the Town ' s share of Election expense for the year 1961 ; said amount having been budgeted for the year 1961 . Resolution seconded by Clm . Baker . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT ; RESOLVED that the First National bank of Dryden , New York , be designated as the official depository for the year 1962 . Beconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its . adop - tion : BE IT RESOLVED that the Tompkins County Rural News be designated as the official newspaper for the year 1962 . Sedonded by Justice Hoagland . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that the salaries of the elected officials of the ' Town of Dryden , including the salary of High_ 37 %7 way Supt . Beach , the salary of Assessor Abrams , and the salary of $100 . 00 to the Historian , be paid not later than December 17 , 1961 . • Seconded by Clm Baker . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that annual audit day be held December 30 , 1961 , at 9 : 00 a . m . in the Dryden Town Hall . Seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that bonds be purchased from the George B . B ailey Insurance Agency , to cover the following Town officials for • 1962 , as required by law : Supervisor Gridley , Town Clerk Korbas , JusticesSpaulding and Hoagland , Hwy . Supt . Case , Collector Korbas , and Constables Fitts . Murray , and Sickmon . Seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . - Clm . Baker offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that the Supervisor is hereby authorized and d irected to place Highway monies on time deposit in the First National Bank of Dryden , in the various amounts and time as spe - cified , to wit : 6 ' months time deposit $ 25 , 000 . 00 3 months time deposit 10 , 000 . 00 Total $ 35 , 000 . 00 And BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Supervisor cause said deposits to be made as soon as funds are available in January , 1962 . Resolu- tion seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Supervisor Gridley conducted the meeting from this point . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT RESOLVED that there be installed in the Town of Dryden Highway garage a fire alarm system , as specified by the Budzinski Electrical Contractors in a letter dated September 27 , 1961 , for an amount not exceeding the sum of $ 865 . 00 . Seconded by Clm . Saltonstall . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Clm . Saltonstall offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : Be it resolved that the clerk is hereby authorized and ' directed to advertise for bids for one ( 1 ) used Gradall or equivalent by another manufacturer , with equipment as specified , copies of which) are available in her office during regular hours , at a cost not to exceed $ 5500 . 00 . 1 Bid opening to be January 3 , 1962 at 8 pm . , the B oard reserving the right to reject all bids . Resolution seconded by Justice Hoagland . Roll call , ot,ing BYES s, , Baker;; ioagland , Saltonstal and Gridley ; ; abstaining : Spaulding . . Justice Spaulding offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : BE IT1,! RESOLVED that the Supervisor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to pay to the Treasurer of Tompkins County the sum of $ 3263iO4 ; for the purpose of reducing taxes on the levy for 1962 ; said amount t:o `� --be paid not later than December 11 , 1961 ;. Reso - lution seconded by Clm . Baker . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : WHEREAS , Tompkins County did set an equalization rate for the Town pf Dryden of 42 . 881 , and WHEREAS , this Board has reasonable doubt as to the method of calculation of this rate , BE IT RESOLVED , that the Supervisor is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an appeal of this rate , as prescribed by law , said appeal to be carried only so far as Counsel shall advise , and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the law firm of Thaler and Thaler be employed for the legal services in this matter . Resolution seconded by Justice Spaulding . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Justice Hoagland 'offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : WHEREAS , a petition has been received by the Supervisor of the Town of Dryden from Patch Brothers and Garold M . Stewart , requesting that the area briefly known as Ferguson Road and Patch Brothers Devel - opment be annexed ' to the Village of Dryden , and WHEREAS , the Village Law requires that the Town Board hold a public hearing 'within the area requested to be annexed , between the 10th and 20th day after receiving said petition , and C" 37 8 WHEREAS , notice of said hearing shall be posted within ten days of receipt of said petition in five public places in said area , RESOLVED that a public hearing be held at the Lesnick house iii said area on the 20th day of December at 8 o ' clock in the evening , and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Clerk post a notice o f said hearing in 5 public places in the area to be annexed . Resolution seconded by Clm . Baker . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Justice Hoagland , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the following be named to the Planning Board : Dr . Thomas Benson ( to replace Gordon Nesbitt who cannot serve ) , Rex Lumbard , Robert Rightmyer , and Mrs . Barbara York . Motion carried and so o rdered . - Mr . Emmons Ogden , Chairman of the Planning Board , was present to outline the preliminary work he has done in organizing the work of the Board . At his suggestion it was agreed that effort be made to have Mr . Elmer Phillips , or some authority in the field of planning , meet with the Town Board and the Planning Board early in January . In discussion the Board agreed to defer setting terms o f office of Planning Board members until after this meeting . The January meeting will be Wednesday , January 3 , 1962 . Justice Hoagland offered the following resolution and moved its adoption : WHEREAS , the Town Board ' has received from the Dryden Community Antenna Corp . an application for TV cable franchise in the Town of Dryden BE IT RESOLVED that , pursuant to Sec . 64 of the Town Law , a public hearing shall be held on said proposed TV franchise on the 30th day of December at 2 p . m . in the afternoon of said day , at Dryden Town Hall . Resolution seconded by Clm . Saltonstall ; roll call vote , all voting YES . . • Justice Spaulding suggested that consideration be given to planting trees on the forever wild land owned by the Town , and the clerk was instruated to check whether trees can still be obtained this year . Atty . Williamson advised that he had written to the Attorhey General ' s office to determine whether zoning can be put on the general ballot , but has not yet received a reply . The following nominations were offered for constable : James Murray , Harold Fitts , and Raymond Sickmon . Moved by Justice Hoat,Ita d , seconded by Clm . Baker , that the Town Clerk be in- structed to catt one ballot for these names . Roll call vote , all voting YES . There being no further business , the meeting was adjourned until December 30th . . Lewis Gridley , Supervisor Jane Korbas , Town Clerk E . P H U BLIC HEARING RE : ANNEXATION � December 20 , 1961 H earing was opened at 8 p . m . by Supervisor Gridley at house on the former Lesnick property . Present were Clm . Baker and Saltonstall , Justice Hoagland , Attorneys Amdur and Williamson , and 10 other persons including two of the petitioners , Roger and William Patch . The petition for annexation was read by Atty . Williamson , showing the area desired to be annexed , and showing that Patch Brothers and Garold S tewart , the petitioners , own the majority of the assessed evaluation in that area . Among the questions raised and answered were : If this property is annexed to the village , what will come next ? Will other land be taken to square off the 'ivillage lines ? Can the village take the initiative seeking land to be annexed ? Answer - No . Inhabitants of an area must take the initiative , so that residents outside the village msut take the first step in any1such petition . Sec . 348 of the Village Law was explained with reference to the proce - dures in annexation . The Town Board must determine whether it is a proper petition, if the signers are qualified and if the petition meets the requirements of law . The Town then delivers to the Village B oard either a written consent , or , if the finding is against annexation , a brief statementlof reasons . Then the decision to annex is made by the ✓ illage Board , subject to a permissive referendum . Mr . Ford , who owns property in the area under consideration , stated that he could see no advantage for him in annexation , and asked if he had any recourse . Answer - Owner of majority of assessed evaluation on the last roll has weight of decision . However , an owner , opposed can state h is reasons , and can promote a permissive referendum \when it comes to that point with the Village Board - though the actual petition and voting for referendum would have to be done by village property owners . It also was explained that the reason for petition is that for a real ewtate development to be approved by the Board of Health public water supply must be available . This developement in turn will imrpove the area and increase property values . Under the present arrangement owners like Mr . Ford can 'Iobtain water from the village at a higher rate but , as stated by Mayor CSiJivin Seavey , there is no guarantee that this kind of arrangement isla permanent one . ' • The Town Board will check the petition again with the assessor against the assessment rol1l . . • I Moved. by Justice Hoagland , seconded by Clm . Saltonstall , that the hearing be adjourned . Motion carried and so ordered at 8 : 35 p . m . Lewis Gridley , Supervisor Jane Korbas , Town Clerk . 379 December 30 , 1961 T he Town Board met at 9 a . m . conduct to - the ann ual audit . Present were Justices Spaulding and Hoagland , Clm . Baker and Saltonstall , and Supervisor Gridley . Justice Spaulding was appointed chairman of the audit board . The meeting was recessed at noon for lunch . Meeting called to order again at 2 p . m . and recessed for public hearing re : TV franchise . Meeting called to order again at 3 : 50 p . m . Atty . Amdur asked to be heard to clarify dome points in annexation petition . When Patch Brothers started their development in the Fergu- son Road area , they were advised by the County Health Dept . approval would be given only if an acceptable public water supply were available . Request was made Ito the Village Board , and Patch Bros . were told that , although water has been provided to some outside the village at one and a half times the irate , this could not be extended to new construction unless the area Was annexed to the village and included on the village tax roll . For that reason , Patch Bros . made petition for annexation , as the only apparent means of obtaining water supply to meet with the approval of the Health Dept . This matter was tabled for discussion of TV franchise . Moved by JusticeHoagland , seconded by Clm . Saltonstall , that the franchise as attached to these minutes , be granted to the Dryden Antenna Corporation . Roll call vote , all voting YES . Moved by Clm . .Saltonstall , seconded by Justice Spaulding , that the petition of Patch. Bros . and Garold Stewart be forwarded to the Village Board of Dryden , as provided by Sec . 3481of the Village Law . Roll call : Yes - Saltonstall , Baker , Spaulding ; No - Gridley ; Absent - Hoagland . Motion carried . The books of the Supervisor and the two Justices were audited and found in order . Meeting adjourned . Lewis Gridley , Supervisor Jane Korbas , Town Clerk •