HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-01/17/1955-S ~i~G OF JA~JARY I?~ i9~p~
A special joint meeting of the Southold To~m Board and Southold
Town Trustees was held in the ~illage Hall at Greenport~ on Monday~
January 17~ 19~. The meeting was called to order at 8 o'clock
P.M. with the following present: Supervisor Klipp Justices
Tuehilt~ Albertson and Demares~; Town ~ttorney ~
Terry; To~ Trustees
E~ons Dean~ John McNulty and ~rank Dawson and Town Clerk Booth.
A group of baymen of the Town of Southold were present to discuss
tbs taking of bNg escallops from the waters of Southold Town
that are in a depth of water where thsy are frequently exposed
to freezing.
On motion by Justice Demarest~ seconded by Justice Albertson:
WHEREAS~ a representztive group of baymen of the Town of Southold
have advised the Town Trustees that in certain Southold To~n
waters large quantities of escallops known as "bug~ escallops~ or
escallops without a clearly defined annual growth line~ are in
a depth of water where they are frequently exposed to freezing~
and have ~equested that permission be granted for taking such
escallops in the Town wsters hereinafter described~ and
WHEREAS~ the Town Trustees of the Town of Southold have requested
~at the Town Board take such action as it dee~s proper~ and re-
quest the Conservation Department to permit the taking of such
escal!ops~ and
WHEREA'S~ the To~ Board of the Town of Southold has given the
matter serious consideration a~d deems it to be in the best
interests of the people of the Town of Southold that such permission
be granted~
NO~W THEREFORE BE~iT RE~0L~ZED: that~ due to the inninent danger
of loss of large quantities of escallops by freezing~ the ~uper-
visor be and he hereby is authorized and directed to request that
the Conservation Department of the State of New York take i~med-
late steps pursuant to the provisions of Section 1~6 of the Con-
servation Law to permit the taking of such escallops in certain
Southold Zown Waters known as (1) Gidds ~ay~ (2) the flats off
Laughing Waters~ and (3) the ~rtheast side of Goose Bsy up to
1~00 ~eet west of Goose Bay Bridge~ in an amount nov over five
bushels per person per day~ in any manner except power~ on or
before Apr.! !~ !9~ in a depth of water not over 2 feet at
low tide~ that all other teguiations pertaining to the manner and
time of taking escaliops~ except as requested to 'be modified herein~
remain in full force and effect~ and that the Supervisor take what-
ever steps he deems necessary and proper to assure the granting
of such permission.
Vote of Town Bosrd: &yes-Supervisor Klipp; Justices Tuthi!!~
Albertson~ and Demarest.
Supervisor K!ipp declared the foregoing resolution duly
Adjournment was at 9 P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
Town Clerk