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TOWN OF DANBY
TOWN BOARD MINUTES
July 10;' 1972
The regular meeting of the Danby Town Board was held in
the Danby Elementary School ,' July 12 19 72 ;a at 8 : 00 P . M .
Board members present : . Councilman Gerald • Crance
Councilman Ralph Wilbur .
Justice Floyd Dorn
Justice A Francis Wright .
Also present : Attorney Richard Thaler; Milton . Todd ,' Roy
and Mary Casterline Moses Peters ; Jimmie Miller ; Gordon
Roberts;; Ed Slights .; Rick Dobson ,"• Jack Horawitt; Steve
Zimmer;' David Masson`;' Kenneth Colbert; Dick White and
Mrs: White and Kathy McGrath:' . .
The meeting was 'called to order by the Town Clerk Mary
Oltz due to the untimely death of. the Town Supervisor
Donald Makie':° She stated that the first order of business
would be to appoint a supervisor to take office until the
end of December , 1972:° .
Justice A ` Francis Wright rendered his resignation as justice
of the Town of Danby; . Councilman Ralph Wilbur made the
motion that the board accept Mr : Wrightb resignation'. The
motion was seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn and carried by a
vote of three ayes and no noes:
Justice Floyd Dorn made the motion that the board appoint
A . Francis Wright town supervisor until December 31 ; 1972 ;
Councilman Gerald Crance seconded the motion`:
Roll Call Vote : Dorn - aye •
Wilbur - aye
Crance - aye .
Carried three ayes and no noes:°
The meeting was then taken over by Supervisor A Francis
Wright who then asked for a moment of silence out of respect
for our Town Supervior DonaldMakie who met his untimely
death June; 17 ;° 1972r: .
Supervisor A Francis Wright stated that Carolyn Makie will
continue her duties as Deputy-Supervior
Supervisor A Francis Wright stated that the next order of
business would be to appoint a town justice to take over
his duties':
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Councilman Gerald Crance made the motion that Milton Todd
be appointed to fill the office of town justice vacated by
A. Francis Wright!: His term would run until December 31 1972:
The motion was seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn .
Roll Call Vote : Dorn - aye
Wilbur - aye
Crance - aye
Carried three ayes and no noes`.
As attorney Richard Thaler must leave the old business of the
easement agreements from the West Denby Water District were
brought up at this points. Mr° Thaler needs help in getting
back some of the easement certificates and also in locating
some of the people involved: The whole thing is ready for
filing as soon as he gets the certificates back from about
eight people:. Several of the people from West Denby who
were attending the meeting agreed to help get the
certificates to Mr' Thaler,
The minutes of the regular meeting of June 12 ; 1972 were
mailed to board members for reading and correction`:`
The minutes were approved as corrected:
COMMUNICATIONS :
1� A letter from the Texas Eastern Transmission
Corporation giving names of people to be
contacted in the event of an emergencyre
2T A letter from the Mobil Pipe Line Company
giving names of responsible officials to be
contacted in the event of an emergency in the
State of New York:
3 . Agenda of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives
meeting July 10 ; 1972.
441 A letter from the State Board of Equalization and
assessment giving the tentative railroad ceilings
for the 19?2 assessment roil":
5 A letter from Frank Liguori in the Tompkins County
Department of planning in reference to project
4 notifications :
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Communications : continued :
& A letter from the Tompkins County Personnel
Department concerning the job of. Water Meter
Reader held by Perry Crance
7y. A letter from the New York Telephone Company
notifing . the town of a new number for the coin
telephone:'
8x A letter from Congressman Howard Robison notifying .
the town board of Federal aid that could be
forthcoming as a result of the " major disaster
area" designated by the president:
PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR :
Attorney Richard Thaler said that all flood damage should be
reported to the ASC Office: Forms -have been sent . out to all
registered farms in the county If there has been damage to c
crops due to the flood it must be reported to get federal aid:
The Small Business Administration has set up a temporary
headquarters at the F . H . A . Office on Fulton Street for
anyone who has a small business that sustained damage°; to
file a claim' :
Edward Slights reported that there was a break in at the •
Town Rail : He reported this to the Sheriff ' s Department and
they sent a man to investigate: 1t Slights said the
thermostat was torn off the wall but nothing seemed to be
missing;+ Whoever broke in just scattered suppies and made
a . two hour clean up job for Mr Slights: Supervisor AF
Francis Wright said that he would report this to the
insurance compang .
Tompkins County Representative Jimmie Miller reported that
there will be a special meeting held . in the Caroline Town
Hall at 7 : 30 P . M . ; Wednesday the 19th of July The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss the plans for a new hospital in
Tompkins County': This is a public meeting called by the
board of managerifl As many board members as possible should
attend this meeting:
Dick White wanted to make sure the town was aware of the
damage done to personal property by the creeks overflowing
in West Danbl
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COMMITTEE REPORTS : •
it Highway Report - Councilman Ralph Wilbur said that bids were
let for a new stone spreader;' There were two bids received
by Dick Chaffee: Only one of the bids met the specifications
of the highway superintendent: The bid of Walter R Roberts
was accepted for the price of *434S °00 :
RESOLUTIN #4 ACCEPT THE BID OF WALTER R . ROBERTS
FOR A NEW STONE SPREADER FOR THE PRICE
OF *434500 AND AUTHORIZE THE HIGHWAY
SUPERINTENDENT TO PURCHASE SAME .
Moved by Councilman Ralph Wilbur and seconded by Justice Floyd
Dorm: .
Roll Call Voter Dorn e aye
Wilbur a aye
Crane a aye .
Carried three ayes and no noes.' .
Councilman Ralph Wilbur reminded the board of the highway
tour scheduled for Saturday; July 151 1974 at 1 : 00 P . M .
All board members will meet at the town highway . barns'
Mr'' t Wilbur announced that the town highway superintendent;'
Dick Chaffee; would like to resign this position no later .
than October 341 1972: He would like to resign sooner if
a replacement can be found and trained'; The , board decided
to have the town clerk put an ad in the Ithaca Journal and
have interested people submit a resume to be brought to the
next town board meeting: Possibly a replacement could be
appointed in this manner to work with Mr' Chaffee': This
appointment would expire December 31' 1972;
B= West Denby Water District = Repainting and sand blasting
the water tank was discussed and also curb stops for new
water customers was brought up'': Mary Casterllne has
checked prices of a fire proof file cabinet and finds
c ;. they are very a '°'
y xpensivee Rick Dobson offered to let the
town use one he has until they can find one :
Cp Insurance - Bill Scott will be notified of the break in at
the town hall and asked to ' change the names on the bonds
for the new supervisor and town justice':;
t Refuse Collection & Disposal - No reporeV:
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Committee Reports Continued :
E ;. Youth - Mary Oltz reported that the pond is open for swimming:
Life Guards are on duty and swimming lessons are available
The program at the school has been started." Also a group of
teenagers are trying to get a program started for their age
group in Denby:
F.) Zoning and Planning - No Report:
G Fire - No Report:.
H Cemetaries - Ed Slights reported that he is having difficulty
keeping the grass mowed due to the constant rain'.'
OLD BUSINESS :
A Highway Superintendent - No reports:
B.. Report of Zoning Officer - Zoning report was mailed and read
by the board':
C ' Report of Planning Board Chairman - No report
D Report of Appeals Board Chairman - Mr: Peters reported that
a secretary is desperately needed and also they have a
vacancy on the board'
• Donovan Highway Improvement Program - According to Councilman
Ralph Wilbur this project has been cut short so there will
be no need for a revenue anticipation note:
F Mary Oltz reported that National Cash Register will not give
a discount on an adding machine that is large enough for the
work the clerk needs it for.A Supervisor Art Francis Wright
will try Smith Corona and see what they can do for the town`:
F . Appeals Board Member Appointment - Tabled until August.
NEW BUSINESS :
Due to the fact that Dutch Countryman has been asked twice to
attend the board meetings and no one has heard from him and he
has not been present the T . V . Cable franchise will be dropped
from the agenda:
There was some discussion of the West Denby Park: Mr Calhoun
has been contacted but we have had no reply to dater
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New Business Continued :
The town board asked the town clerk to answer the letter
from Me., McGinnis and give him the information about the
roads that he requestecW The road referred to is a town
road to the . creek:° The creek and the road beyond are not
a responsibility of the towia
Gordon Roberts has checked on the new junk yards and feels he
must move slowly and think over . each situation before he
can decide what action to take : Supervisor sk Francis Wright
reminded him that when he decides what to do there is money
set aside in the budget for this purpose:
There were no recommendations for appointment to the planning
board`:
The following people were recommended by the chairmen of the
two political parties for appointment as Election Inspectors
for a one year term starting July 1 `' 1972 and ending June
3044 1972
#I - Republican Party Distric #I - Democratic Party
Mrs Mildred Weitzel MrsT Nora Bode
Mrs' Dorothy Harris Pfrss Alice Swartout .
Mrs: Lucy Hogben tki Alternate Mrs : Cynthia Colman - Alternate
District #II = Republican Party District #II - Democratic Party
Mrs: Merriam Crance Mrs' Irene Cortright
Mrs'•:° Helen Fairchild Mrs': Frances Jackson
Mrs: Tresa Cortright —Alternate Mrs: Wilma Reed - Alternate
The motion was made by Gerald Crance that this recommendation
for Election Inspectors be accepted as presented:- Justice
Floyd Dorn seconded the motion which was carried by a vote of
three ayes and no noes:
General Fund Warrant in the amount of $376 :20 was approved to
be paiCi The motion was made by Justice Floyd Dorn and
seconded by Councilman Gerald Crance and carried by a vote
of three ayes and no noes: .
The Highway Warrant #7 in the amount of $2';=043:48 was approved
to be paid: The motion was made by Councilman Ralph Wilbur
and seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn and carried by a vote of
three ayes and no noes:
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New Business Continued :
West Danby Water District Warrant #7 in the amount of *91:82
was approved to be paid: The motion was made by Councilman
Gerald Crance and seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn and carried
by a vote of three ayes and no noes
The motion to accept the supervisors report was made by
Councilman Gerald Crance and seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn
and carried by a vote of three ayes and no noes':
The motion to adjourn the meeting was made at 10 : 30 P . M . by
Councilman Ralph Wilbur and seconded by Justice Floyd Dorn and
carried by a vote of three ayes and no noes:
Respectfully Submitted
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