J3309-2011 Actions

• Mar 1, 2012: ADOPTED
• Mar 1, 2012: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Feb 16, 2012: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J3309-2011 Text

 ATIVE  RESOLUTION  commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the Town
 en, New York

 S, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to honor and  commem-
  the distinguished histories of the communities which comprise the
 body of this great Empire State; and
 EAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its  long-
 ng  traditions,  this  Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
 the 200th Anniversary of the Town of Galen,  New  York,  in  Wayne
 , New York; and
 EAS,  To  celebrate  this auspicious occasion numerous events have
 lanned beginning with a special postal cancellation  conducted  by
  Darnell at the Clyde Post Office on South Park Street on Tuesday,
 ry 14, 2012; Mr. Darnell moved his canceling operation across  the
   to  the Brick Church Museum; at the museum, a reception was held
 included a short talk describing life in Galen  in  1812;  another
 sion, later that day, focused on life in 1912; and
 EAS,  In  addition,  on  Saturday,  March 24, 2012, a bicentennial
 t will be held at the Bud Hinman Post No.  947  V.F.W.  Hall;  the
 m,  entitled "Glimpses of Galen," will use the services of several
 ters to provide insights  into  both  family  and  community  life
  Galen's 200 years; and
 EAS,  The Town of Galen, New York, was originally part of Military
 ip No. 27-Galen, given as compensation for services to the medical
 ment of the American Revolution, and was reserved  for  physicians
 rgeons of the New York regiments; and
 EAS,  The  first  to  settle in the Town of Galen was Laomi Beadle
 n 1800, built the first log house, planted the first orchard,  and
 the first sawmill; and
 EAS,  Named  after the celebrated physician, Claudius Galenus, the
 f Galen was organized by state law as a civil town on February 14,
 and
 EAS, On September 6, 1814, The Galen Union  Library  opened;  that
 ear, a schoolhouse opened in Lock Berlin; and
 EAS, For a large part of the 19th Century, the Town of Galen was a
 manufacturer of glass; and
 EAS,  In  1828,  William  DeZeng and his brother-in-law James Rees
 d the first glass factory in the village  of  Clyde;  the  company
 ued  under  several names and was incorporated as Clyde Glassworks
 5; it closed in 1915 with the advent of  machinery  that  replaced
 assblowers; and
 EAS,  The  Town  of Galen was also the location of one of the four
 War II prisoner of war camps in Wayne County; the  camp  in  Clyde
 ocated  at  the old high school building on the corner of Caroline
 ck Streets; 50 Italian prisoners of war lived there in  1943,  and
 ollowing  year, they were replaced by 116 Germans; the camp closed
 6; and
 EAS, At close proximity to the Erie Canal and  the  railroad,  the
 f Galen became a center of small industry; and
 EAS, The Town of Galen is home to Thomas Electric Corp and another
  employer,  Parker Hannifin, as well as many small to medium busi-
 , industries, and local farms; and
 EAS, Today, the Town of Galen is a rural community  with  a  popu-
   of  about  4,400,  with many people living within the village of
  Clyde was incorporated in 1858; and
 EAS, Remaining fruitful over the ebb and flow of decades of growth
 ange, the Town of Galen, New  York  continues  its  commitment  to

 ing the quality of life of its citizens, ensuring a positive busi-
 institutional and educational climate, and providing all essential
 es; now, therefore, be it
 LVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 orate the 200th Anniversary of the Town of Galen, New York, recog-
  the significance of the role it continues to play in the life  of
 mmunity of the State of New York; and be it further
 LVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
 d to the Town of Galen, New York.