i1. 0'_East
Aurora,-New
York
February..19,
t968..
_ktnutes of the-regular
meeting
of the Board of Trustees
of .the:Village!
of East Aurora,
held in the Board Room at the Village
Hall, ,corner
of..Main
and Paine :S£r.e_ets ; E-ast .Auror¢,_ _NewYor_k, on M9ndayi: February
19,- 1968, at
eight
o'clock
.in th?j..evening,
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There were: p re_sent,
.the fo119wing : Messrsl. j. Forrest
Cain, Mayor presiding
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David P. Elmer,
James W. Ford, Robert B. Kelly_ Joseph L. Shed, Donald W. Seebohm,
and _ymond
A.tSmith,..Trustees,:cgmpr#sing
a..quorum, of the Bgard;:also
Messrs.
Walter W. Howitt,
Village
Attorney;
James R. O'Connor,
Village
Engineer
and Henry A.
Sherwood,
Village
Clerk_Treasurey:.
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Trustee
Donald __q. Seebohm moved, secgnded.by
Trust.ee. Robert B. Kelly and
unanimously
carried
that beca.us..e, of typographical
.and other
errors,
the minutes
of the regul.ar--m_eting-of_:Febru-ary
5 _and. the. recessed
meeting
of February
12,
be re-writt.en,
.and_subrnit:ted
iat-:the-:next-Bqar_-meet_ng.
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On the_nlatte_
Of.:a:schedu!ed:Public
Hearing-,-t9 _re:zone
from R to RGN, a tract
of land on.the
East •Main St_eet•.at,Brooklea
Drive(paper).,
Mr. Russell
L. Holmes,
the petitioner,
:requested
to withdraw
his:-original-petition
and plot
plan and
substitute
a:new-petition
and plot-plan
_for,the
prop9>ed
project.
The basic
change
indicates tha_t:,_be, land a_e-a has-been ,reduced, and only 6ne:..four family apartment
unit
is requested..Under
the circumstances,,
the publ_ic-hearing
as published
cannot
be held.
Trustee
Robert-B.
Kelly moyect.,, seconded
by. Tr!4_stee James W. Ford and
carr_ied
that: the amended ptot .plan. as submitted.,by
Mr.._ Ru.ssell
L. Holmes,
be
received
and after
examination
by the Village
Engineer,
_if said plot plan is found
to be in proper
order,_ thezsame
be forwarded
to _th?_ P1 .apming Commission
for their
consideration
according
to the Zoning Ordinance.
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Trustee
James W.. Ford,-moved,
seconded
by.:Trus_ee
Robert B.. Kelly and unanimously
carried
that
a public
hearing
on the re-zoning
of property
on East Main Street
and
Brooklea
Drive (paper)
according
to the newly rece_xed.pe_tition
and plot plan of
_usse11
L. Holmes, be scheduled
for March 18,. 1968, and be so advertised
in the
official
newspaper
of the Vil,lage
of._East Aurora...:
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Watson-Bray.}.75.Brooklea Driye_ presented-a petition signed,by:residents of
Brooklea Drive-and Carriage Drive, objecting to'the proposed re-zoning,,fromR to
RGN the areas on-the northwest side.,o£,
Brgoklea Drive..Mg._.Bray::ask_dthat the
petition be submitted at the public hearing March 18.
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. Mr. Charles Geyer, 928 Main.Street in the Town of Aurora,-also presented a
petition objec`tingto:.:the-proposed-r¢-zoning._Mr..Geyer
likewise-asked,that.his
petition be presented at the March 18,public hearing.
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VillagetEnginee_:James R.;,o',Connor
advised the BDard:,that_ building,permit
application-.previousl_:submittedfor::&5,uni_ apartments:buildingon.Woodbrook Drive
has been.returned:to.:,,the,.-peti£ioner_for
clarification andcompletion..When >aid
application is again received, it will be submitted to the Board.• " The matter of,ananswer toaletter from School-Superintendent W. T..Crocoll,
asking `theVillage-intent-and,ability to supply.sewer and-water services to_a
proposed new High School in the.vicinity of-Center Street and Sweet Road,in the
Town o_ Aurora, was discussed.
.... Mayo_:.Cainread,a.report from.the LoziersEngineers% Inc>,.:tothe effect that
the required water,demand could.beavailable from_a proposed new.Village water
storage'tank-or by means of.,a-12inch water•maiD th-atcovld.be inst@!led should
the storage
tank-not
become a reatity.
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Trustee
Donald W. Seebohm discussed
the advisability
connection
to the proposedHigh.School:
building.
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of a sewer line
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.,Village:Engineer:James R. O'Connor advised that .a connection,at.Center.Street
and Sweet Road could be made without the installation of a lift-pump.
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Mayor ,Cain.read a .memorandum,of record regarding a conference he..
and Engineer
O'Connor had with .theErie County Water Authority as .to..thea.vailabi:.lity,
9f Lake
Erie water to the Town of Aurora and the Village:of East Aurora. After considerable
discussion, Trustee Dav.idP. Elmer moved, seconded by Trustee Donald W. Seebohm and
unanimously,carried,that-.the:following ans_wer,
be:sent-by.gayo_.Cain .to.Superintendent
of Schools
Mr,:,Wil!iam
T. Crocoll..
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Dear
Mr. Crocoll
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•The-_Board.of.'Trustees
of the Village of East Aurora has
received your letter of January 23, 1968, requesting sewer and
water services for the proposed high school facility located on
Center Street near Sweet Road in the Town of Aurora beginning
September i, 1970.
East Aurora, New York
February 19, 1968
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As you know, the Board has authorized its Consulting
Engineers, Loziers Engineers, Inc., to prepare plans for
expansion of our present water system. These plans will
include reinforcing the present distribut$on system, increa@ing
the filtration capacity and adding storage capacity in the
vicinity of Hubbard Road and Center Street in the:Tgwn of Aurora.
Construction of the proposed improvements will make water available
in.the quantities requested for both normal use and fire flow at
the point of storage. May we suggest that your engineers analyze
the possible advantages to you of storage at the school for part
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Capacity of thelexisting'sewer facilities is sufficien%to
meet the needs of the proposed new h_gh school with a connection
being made at Center Street and South Street.
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The Board wishes to offer its compl_te cooperation in assisting
you in bringing this new high school to East Aurora. These services
of course must be limited to the school facility only,
J. Forrest Cain
Mayor
A letter was received from Mr, E. M. H@rt, 82 Church Street, regarding a
permit to kill with an air-powered pe$1it gun, pigeons on his own premises.
As the provisions of Chapter i0, Section i0 of the General Ordinances do not
allow such procedure to eliminate pigeons, Trustee Robert B. Kelly moved,
seconded by Trustee DonaSd W..Seebohm and carried that Village,Attorney Walter W.
Howitt communicate with Mr, Hart-in an effort to clarify his prob!em of the pigeon
control. Further discussion on the matter indicated that means other than killing
with some type of gun are available.
Trustee David P. Elmer_moved-,seconded-by TrusteeJoseph..L. Shed and carried
that the Village,Engineer be.authorized to:contact-.anagency purporting to be
able to control pigeons without the use of firearms,and that Mr..James R. O'Connor
tender a report of this procedure at the March 4 Board meeting; also that Mr. Hart
..beinformed.of this action.., ;,
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Mayor Cain presented a report from the Police Department on the use and
results.of new _radar equipment recently installed. After.the discussion, the
report was ordered to be filed.
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The possible formation of a Village policy regarding the construction of
a proper bridge over Tannery Brook where the brook is crossed by Brooklea Drive
was.discussed at.length. An_apparently, less expensive type of bridge than the
one originally proposedby, the consulting engineers was discussed. Engineer
James R. O'Connor will confer with the engineers on this and submit a report
at the March 4 Board meeting.
Village Attorney Walter W. Howitt explained the final step necessary to
comply with a Court Settlement regarding a $1,200.00 assessment for the_demolition
by the Village in 1965 of an unsafe building at 365 South Street.
The Board considered the petition of.the Clerk-Treasurer sworn to on
February 19, 1968, requesting that the 1965-66 tax roll of the Villa_e of East
Aurora be corrected to remove therefrom a charge of $1,200.00 for the removal
of an alleged unsafe building from premises at 365 South Street in 1964. After
a discussion it was moved by Trustee David P. Elmer, seconded by Trustee Raymond A.
Smith and unanimously carried that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS this Board has reviewed the petition of the Village
Clerk-Treasurer requesting the correction of tax item No.203-328
on the 1965-66 Tax Roll_.ofthis Village; and
WHEREAS, this Board has heretofore by resolution authorized .
that steps be taken to_'accomplishthe said correction requested by
said petition; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of this Village and proper
for the said correction to be made,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Tax Roll of the Village of East Aurora
for the fiscal year 1965-66 be corrected to show a correct amount of
$111.55 as the tax levied in re Tax Item No. 203-328 thereon as to
property_at'365 South_Street, and .that the Certificateof_Tax_Sale
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Aurora, New York _
February 19, 1968.
held by the Village of EastAurora in're said Tax Item:'No.203-328 for
fiscal year 1965-66 be corrected to show a correct amom_tlof $111.55
as the.tax levied,and unpaid, plus interest andpenalties on $111.55 as
provided by statute.
The matter of Suggested amendments to the Village Fire Code in order to
bring said code into conformity with the Erie County Code was considered.
After very lengthy consideration, the matter will be explored further in the
March 4 Board meeting.
A request was received from the Volunteer Fire Department for approval to
obtain professional architectural advise regarding the proposed expansion and
alteration of the Fire Hall on Oakwood Avenue as proposed in the Capital Budget
Program 1968-69. Trustee Robert B. Kelly moved, seconded by Trustee Donald W.
Seebohm and carried that Architect John Schwartz be asked by Mayor Cain if he
will conduct a feasible study in cooperation with the Fire Department Co_ittee
at a fee not to exceed $250.00. ".....
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Engineer James R. O'Conno_ reported that sewer and water connections to the
proposed apartment development on Mill Road will cost between $2,000.00 and
$3,000.00 depending upon the.final approved location of the buildings to be served.
Trustee James W. Ford reported that apparent junk cars and wrecks are being
stored illegally,on propertiesadjacent to.the Triangle-Collision Shop on Hamburg
Street. The Police Department was asked to .correct the situation_ .:
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Trustee Robert B. Kelly moved, seconde8 by Trustee Donald W. Seebohmand
unanimously carried that vouchers .No.851 through No.904 in the amount of.$16,515.44
on the General Fund and vouchers No. 192 through N6.206. in the amount of-$4665.59
on the Water Fund, as audited by the Mayor and Trustees, be paid.
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Trustee Robert B. Kelly moved, seconded by Trustee Donald W. Seebohm and
unanimously carried_that this_meeting recess at Ii:15 P.M., untiL'T:30P.M.,
Feb_mry 26, 1968, and the minutes of the meetings of.February 5, 12 and 19th,
be available at that time;
East Aurora, New York
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-February 26,,1968.
The recessed meeting of February 19, 1968 to be held February 26, 19681
was adjourhed due to lack of a quorum.
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Minutes of_the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of East Aurora,
held in the Board Room at the Village Hall, corner of Main and Paine Streets, East
Aurora, New.York, on Monday, March 4, 1968, at eight o'clock in the evening.
There were present: Messrs. J. Forrest Cain, Mayor presiding; David P. Elmer,
James W. Ford,.Robert B. Kelly, Joseph L. Shed, and Raymond A. Smith,,Trustees,
comprising a quorum of theBoard; also Messrs. Walter W. Howitt, Village Attorney;
James R. O'Connor, Village Engineer and Henry A. Sherwood,.Village Clerk..
Trustee James W. Ford moved, seconded.by Trustee Robert B. Kelly and carried,
that the minutes of the meeting of February 5, 1968, the recessed meeting of
February 12, 1968 and the regular meeting of February 19, 1968, be approved as
submitted.
Mr. Nell F. Ellson, 210 Sycamore Street, appeared on behalf of the East Aurora
VolunteerrFire Department to ask if additional information or exhibits are necessary
to obtain approval of the contract for the proposed replacement of Emergency Truck
No. 7.
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After a brief discussion, Mayor Cain excusedEngineer O'Connor to woi_with
Mr. Ellson as to the needed information before theplans can be approved.
The matter of the proposed amendments to'the Village FireCode
discussion.
came on for
Trustee Joseph L. Shed complimented Village Attorney Walter W. Howitt on the
careful and complete preparation of the suggested amendments and gave his opinion
that the provisions of the "open burning".as_required by existing Erie County Code