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Home My WebLink About1973 'I" 111'"l1l'i'1'''11'""''\\1'' "'""1'1 '1 'I'" ''1'1'' 'TI1"'1I'I,~r'I'l'rrr~IIf'IIT" '11'l'1'"~~1 ' I 11 I I , I .,.;...;'~. . "....:. "f.!...... ...~(-r,:tb ""~ 'I! ii .. . ii - 'iiii_ I- I!- I - i= l=- t=- -- " Ii ..- Ii~- 1- .~ -- 1= E I~ 11;;' t: -=- -= .. i Ii FISHERS ISLAND ;;;- -- ==- :i- . .. 1- 'j"- 1- '.~ .- . - '. !!!! ;;; .- - .. C I VI C ASSOCIATION 1973 . . . - ;;; 1= ;;;- . .~ .- . I I- i- ,;- ii :; Ob "" I: '.- i- . .- F -= .- .= ~ I~ I if- ,~ ~ . - . :~ FISHERS ISLAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 1973 Blue Cross F.I. Civic Association presidents Report F.I. Civic Assooiation Treasurer's Report .Ii'.I. Fire DepartlT'.ent F.I. Ferry District F.I Garbage Distriot Island Peoples Project Medical Committee H.L. Ferguson Museum H. Lee Ferguson Jr. sanctuary Rodent Control School District Town Justice and South old Town Board Member Village Green ANNUAL MEETINGI TUESDAY JULY 17, 1973 - 8.00 P.M. AT THE SCHOOL. l"ISHERS ISLAND ,;lnC ASSOCIA1'ION - PRJ::2Di?N'r'S REPCR'l' As of July 1,19'73 there Ell'S )64 members of "the Civic Association. It is our hope that eVGry Island resident and/or family will join the Association for our very nominal dues of:j;J and ,. The Island Peoples Project has ~bsorbed the Recrtation Program with two exceptions, the H",~ loween p':1,rty and the Easter Egg hunt which the Civic Ass0ciaticn orgnn'zed and financed. I must say I hope they will tak' these on also. The Civic A&sociation ,al thougi1 a non-pro.tlt organization has twice in the past been refused 'tax doducti ble status but we are applying again for this. As I reported at the April quarterly meeting" f<)1" some rcaSOl" the Civic Ap'lociation has not filed any ff'ms with 'Ghe int.-n .d' rav'mue f."vice since 1964. I have ii,,'-j a ferm 9-' :for '972/-"~ ciS ree '.l.L."ed a'1d will do so for 73/7... clt I bd,i"ve \'lv11 have tc.. pay a fim). Mr. Williams of ,Johnson and Willis,ms i.s trying to strighten us out. Wi th the sC"aration of ii.1iI l>:"dical C':'mmi tto" and the Re- creation program'the responsibilHiea of the Civic Association are conlliderabl:: hlSS. While we rn'e on no serne a part of the town government and have no pow~..', we d., ee:cve as a watch dog on civic aff;,irs, ar. a sort of to'(m meeting and a place where agreemen*_ on community action ca, bu r-eache(. As ;,C::h, I believe the Association wtlCuld continu"J to exist but in a r,,,:~e informal manner. I have suggosted a siGuplific::ation of our By-laws which ha;; bean approved by the :'(';)"0 ,This 'd 11 1:; read and voted on at.he Annual Meeting, N:tu:~.1.1:r, in '). ."r to have a Blue Gross prog?-_~Ja. it i '; neCeBSa!~y to have SUCh a membership organization. Last W,','lte" "'0 held thres "wIie c,H"<J-~il1(;s b tho Board met eight ':imes. At ~he (;.'~ging of tilO local cO'1stable we voted to support u pctiticn sigrled 1'Jy all,'ut 1)(' L'ssidentn rEquesting a year-round trvopm:'.We ;filrW,'1r(1" retition to the proper authorities but "';:)!'e turn00 down. ~I" plan to tc:," ",gal;', and hope that some of tho Bummer 1'0' ident5 ' i th clout in Albany will help. At the M,.-'ll'ch 3o'lrd iOseting, Lv [':adien1 Cl,," rctttee produced the doed to the d 0ctor' u house &nd !1 j'e0ord of its being turned over to the Hee.l th C:);.mi tt<"i1 ',n,. 959. A Ir.aj ori ';y of the Board felt that this was adequ+'J pI'M { r;1' t1,ei'" ,)wner';'1ip. Two members questioned thi '"" ho;:ov.sr, <Hi in F)') :-'1e Health (""mmi ttee was part of the Civic Associat?n. WI? ',II:, try to eet some legal help to clear this up. In a,,;" el'se t:.e ;iedlcal C(;wr.littea has assumed responsibility for its mcd.ntemu:c!C!,in.".'.rance,,,';c. During the wlnte1" w~ tried "0 'foV'1 ',ll(''''ll.l' the plans of the Navy and the Army gng1..1eet' CO"'pa f " (. edfing :'le" london Harbor. Ifu arc '1'Iainly Cc:;cer;<:!d with two <;,-" ,,.:,ons' l}the ,Usposition of the E:.tud~et and 2J adequate r(.gulation:::",~ and when thuy begin bringlng in the huge oil t.anlC'I"Sd. hearir:g scheduled by the Navy in June was sudd~nly ~&ncelled and we understand that the Army will hold:>ni. soon.If possible we will,send a representative.. Congressman Pike has requested a public hearing in the town of Southold. CIVIC ASSN. - continued At our request, the Town of South old held a hearing here on two requests for zoning variances. TMis hearing had been originally scheduled for an evening in Southold making it virtually impossible for any Islander to attend. There was no objection to one request but the other, actually concerning the size of a building in an area already industrially zoned, caused concern to some. It related to building a supermarket near West Harbor. The Civic Association, as such, took no position but pointed out that the proximity to Dock Beach and the fact that traffic would have to be carefully regulated. We have not heard the final verdict. We have been investigating a rumor that the U.S. Coast Guard station might close rext winter leaving no way for Islanders to reach the mainland in an emergency. A letter from Congressman Pike says that he would automatically be notified and, at this moment, no such action is contemplated. At last summer's annual meeting, the question of turning South Beach into a Town Beach was discussed. Further investigation determined that this would place too many restrictions on local residents' use of the beach so the matter was dropped. There is a town ordinance against camping which is being enforced and more trash cans have been placed near the beach. At the request of the Civic Association, a representative of FIDCO, Mr. Steve McPherson came to the school for a few hours one weekend in May and answered questions about the road and road fees. This was greatly appreciated and we hope that we Can have more com communication with FIDCO. We have for several years pressed for reservations on the ferry on Sundays leaving the Inland and ~ce very grateful to Ray Doyen and other members of the Ferry District for this. A Eoardmember is investibating what. if anything, can be done about raw sewage pouring into Silver Eol Pond. We are also concerned about the water situation (see Fire Department Report) and hope the utili ty Co. and FIDCO will work to improve this. Please plan to attend the Town Fathers meeting on August 16th. We have requested a breakdown of how our taxes are spent. If you have any matters to bring up that require preparation for answers, please give htem to Frannio DOY'ln, our now Town Justice and Represenllative. Incidentally, the chairman of the Southold Democratic party has moved that l"isherl1 Island no~ be represented on the Board claiming that he "is unfamiliar with 95% of the problems." A call to the Town Supervisor. indicated that there was no danger of this happening. Mr. Vincent Spinella is again our Harbor Master. Please cooperate with him on matters pertaining to safety in our waters. I cannot close this report without noting the deep sorrow of the ~ivic Association and all the Islanders at the deaths of Dr. William H. Gallaher and John ~. Pickett. Fishers Island has lost two devoted and able citizens. Respectfully sUbmittod, Mrs, Thomas W. Russell Jr. President. Financial Report Fishers Island Civic Assn. 1972/73 Balance on Hand July 1 1972 Total Deposi ts* $ 558.52 ~9~.61 $ 52.13 EXPENSES Telephone (trDoper and other) Printing, Postage clerical supplies $ 769.18 Totail. Expenses 465.93 514.28 125.00 119.00 187.65 870.00 154.50 145.01 $3350.55 Blue Cross,custodian and misc. Civic Assn Sec'y Patty Faulkner Youth Entertainment Rodent Control Village Green reimbursement Harbor Master gas Miscellaneous Balance on Hand July 1 1973 $ 1101.58 * Includes dues .reimbursements and cash belonging to Village Green Committee. Due to the resignation of our Secretary/Treasurer, this has been prepared by the President with her assistance. It will be audited and possibly corrected later by the accounting firm of Johnson and Williams. REPORT ON CMS & BLUE CROSS BI ue C>:oss As of JunP. 19. 19731 Tatd $2.414.72 7.992.68 111. 91 $10.519.31 Checkbook Balance Savings Account Ca::;h Total CMS memoors 155 Total Bbe Cross 16) As of July 1973 tIn OMS cOJnlJl\l1llty plan has been ohanged over to the CentlrrY Plan. In the very near future all Blue Cross membership numbers win be ohanged to SocLI Security numbers. new cards will be issued by the New Haven office and mailed to all members. Note I It was voted to put an $11,900 refund toward the first payment on the new plan. EISIlERS ISLAND FIllE DEPIlIl'mENT - ANNUAL REPORT Your Fire Department is pleased to report to the Civic Association concerning the past year's activities. A total of eleven alarms were answered for fire calls and thirty two !IlIIbulance calls were run. The worst fire loss fen: the year, as we all know, 118.8 the Gerry residence which burned on Labcn: Day weekend. Drills both with the fire service and ambulance service are held frequently. An instructor from t.he Suffolk County Vocational Fire Sohool cOllIes here on a once per month basis to instruct. The New York Fire Rating Board came here in June of 1972 to inspect the Department and the Hydrant system on Fishers Island. In their report that followed, the largest item fen: correction of deficiencies 118.8 the water systeJII and the need for updating it. To date we have seen no improvements ( noticeable to the Fire Service) in the hydrant and water supply. We urge the Civic Association to " help us in our endeavor to have the water system updated. The water system on Fishers Island is not a new problem, but; the continuation of an old one. The situation is rapidly deteriorating. To help prevent fire loss your Fire Department desparately needs adequate water to do their job. Without; the proper water flow the hydrants our hands are semi tied. The following is a list of the Department Officers and their titles I Robert E. Wall, Chief Richard Grebe, 1st Asst. Chief Donald Edwards, 2nd Asst. Chief A.D. DalfSon, Secretary Geen:ge King, Treasurer William J. Faulkner, Ambulance CoOl.'dinator Open House - August 12th 1hOO A.M. to 1.00 P.M. Refreshments FIRE CALL...................... )33 AMBULANCE E11ERGENCJES.......... 811 REPORT OF TIlE FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT TO TIlE FISHERS ISIAND CIVIC ASSOCIATION At the request of the Fishers Island Civic Association, your Board of Commissioners will sUllllllarize some of the high lights of the operation of this District for 1972 and up to this date. Last fall when the new Fishers Island School opened its doors for the fall term, we were made aware of the danger to the pupils by hunters shooting in and around the area. To eliminate this hazard, the Board of Commissioners held a duly constituted hearing on the posting of subject properties as a prohibited area for hunting. As no serious objections were raised the area was then posted to eliminate this hazard. A hearing was also held to provide for the leasing of building #383 to a local contractor. As no objections were raised the 1loard of Commissioners executed subject lease with the approval of the Town of Southhold and the Federal AviatlolJ Aeenc~'. Funds received from this lease, by law, must be applied to improvemsn.ts and renovations of the Airport Property. In 1972 the Airport Office was renovated providing a more attractive waiting room and office. To improve the handling of freight and also provide more supervision over same, we have constructed a new freight agent's office at our Fishers Island Terminal. Due to the death of John Pickett on June 1, 1973 our new agent is Dick Hoch. John had been with us for a considerable length of time and we know he is sorely missed by all those who came into contact with him. We have had the M/V Olinda and the M/V Mystic Isle hauled this past winter. While the M/V Mystic Isle was in the shipyard, the U. S. Coast Guard Inspectors made it a requirement that we replace some steel decking on the freight deokandalso some supporting beams under the decking where you board the vessel. While the M/V Mystic Isle was in the shipyard we arranged for an electronic measurement of the hull thickness. Much to our surprise, we found that the hull was in excellent oondition with little or no deterloation. In fact the thickness of the hull forward was much thicker then we were led to believe. On the basis of this the Board Ullll.nimously agreed that subject vessel should be repowered as there were many more useful years left in the vessel. Invitations for bids were sent out and the Thames Shipyard and Repair Company was the successful bidder. We had planned. to do this work early in the spring, however late delivery of the two engines made it necessary to change ours plans andschedule it for some time this month. We had planned to charter a new vessel just oon.'ltructed by the Thames Shipyard to pick up the Mystic Isle's schedule, while it was out of service. Unfortunately this charter vessel had to be placed on the Bloclt Island run. Our pl3.!ls as of this date are to reschedule the repowe:r1ng of the l'lystic Isle to some time this fall. We have also i;nproved our terminal at Fishers Island by paving those areas where rain water accU;'lulated and also in and around the freight house. We also wish to bring to your attentlon that we have inaugurated a reservation system for all automobiles leaving Fishers Island on Sundays only. Any person who wishes to make a reservation for any Sunday may do so in person during the fullowing days and times as li5ted below. Every Friday from 3,00 P.M. to 5,00 P.M. Every Saturday frOlll 8,00 A.M. to 12,00 Noon Every Sunday frOlll 1130 P.M. to 5'30 P.M. We are charging $1.00 as an a.dJninistrative charge for this service. Anyone wishing a reservation please contact Mrs. McCloskey during the above days and hours specified, at the Fishers Island Ferry District. All Reservations must be made in person and wUl not be accepted by telephone. We trust that this informal report wUl be of interest to you and wUl keep you abreast of what has transpired during the past year and to date. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT * * * * * * * The cooperation of the residents of Fishers Island, according to FIUCD President David Henkel,in the resurfacing of the road project has been extremely gratifying.All those who have,or will, participate by contributing to its cost should have a great feeling of satisfaction for their part in making possible such an important improvement to the Island facilities. ~Jf': j:U* ~~ ....~.. GARBAGE DISTRTCl' The Garbage Distric)', 1:1 the past year h"" '"atad the dlsposal area aM made keys available to local contractors, Home -,.;mers may obtain a key from any commissioner, Keeping the area restricted Is being done to effect a better appearance, Recept"',cles are placed outside the gate for the use of weekend visitors. Other th~'l this concession no one should take gartage into the area. This is the responsibility of the Garbage Contractor, who will then land-fill the garbage. A cleaner and neater disposal area can only be achieved with ever;rone's coo'pcratien. The present contract for the collection and disposal of garbage by landfill will be rebid this coming December for 1974 through 1979. It is anticipated that the present site is adequate for an indefinite period with the proper use. Twenty acres are under lease and if properly rotated will accomplish this goal. A highly successful rodent control program is in continuous operation. The suggestion of a:, additional pIck-up of garbago auring the winter schedule would increase the district buiget approximatel:; ten to twelve thousand dollars. At this time a mandate from th.. Civic Association would help guide the cOlilmissio.,ers in this decision, I;a:,'1l1~:md Doyen R '''E'' ','P (",hr"'L COI','U'/iI""r"'"' ~::,-.:.,J~~~~1 . .... .IJ~ During thetnc,t year I ,)re than two hundred p.;unds of Wararin -'Bai tIt has :.>oe1. dis'l;,~,i. buted. togother with a quanti ty of Rodent Control booklets. It is hoped that more in1ividuals will ob:tain ,'ceder Stations and put them to use. Rodents are a continuing problem on an isl<l.nd end must be treatc,J constantly. We have bee:, treating and ob:..m:'ving the situation in the dumping area and it app,:ars that the rodant p,";pulation has been held in careful check. This 'Nas mede possible by the ma"nor in which the area has been maintained an.... the constant "baitingQ of ten feeder stations. A.D. Dawson Ail ..... BEPORT FROM FRANCIS T. DOYEN, TOWN ,JUSTICE AND SOTJI'1U10LD TOWN BOARD MEMBER . On January 2, 1973, Francis Doyen was sworn in as Town Justice, replacing retiring E. Perry Edwa.l:'is. Along with being a Town Justice, the position incltdes being a member of the Town Boa:rd. Since being sworn in JusHoe, Doyen reports that his activities have inclmed the following events. Atteniance in early February at a three day series of meetings in Nell York City sponsored by the New York State Association of Towns. Attendance in April at All:wly Law School which is a required pre- requisite for becoming a certified Town Justice. Since January 2, atteniance at least once a month at SoU'~hhold Town Board Meetings. The projects now being processed b'/ the Town Boa:rd inclme more adequate street lighting in the nerr school areal maJcing Greenwood Ave. next to the proposed tennis court facility on a large cement slab that has been leased frOl1l the school. Since March, the Justice, Court on Fishers Island has handled approximately fifteen cases, mostly in the nature of traffic violations. Justice Doyen wishes to state that he is available anytime at his offioe to assj,t anyone or any group in matters pertaining to Town or Justice Court matters. *********xxxxxx**************** VIL1A~,;E GREEN COI1MrITEE The Village Green COllll1littee to date is seeking new members. We have one, Mrs. &l.na Stracllan, and plan to ask oih<crs. We also plan to plant a memoriaJ. tree for IC. Gallaher on the Fixe House lawn this fall. The kind has not yet been decided on. It will be given by the Village Green Cor..mittee. Kandi Sanger FINANCIAL STATEMENT MEDICAL FUND July 31, 1972 thru June 30, 1973 RECEIPTS: Bank Balance July 1, 1972 Donations - Appeal Contributions - Smith-Gallaher Memorial Total Receipts DISBURSEMENTS: Clinic Improvements Equipment - X-Ray M&R Clinic and Quarters Insurance Plane service - Legal Secretarial Expense Fuel Oil Freight on X-Ray equipment Office expense Total Disbursements Bank Balance July 1, 1973 $14,265.43 3,855.00 3,904.25 $ 8,397.57 10,305.17 302.31 92.00 207.00 310.00 43.69 305.08 83.88 $22,024.68 $20,046.70 $ 1,977.98 E. Perry Edwards, Treasurer THE HENRY L. FERGUSON MUSEUM and THE H. LEE FERGUSON, JR. SANCTUARY We rejoice, as this summer starts, that we now have an adequate home for the Henry L. Ferguson MuselUll. It is located in the Sanctuary, which was established in memory of H. Lee Ferguson. The new building was made pOSsible by a generous gift from Jansen Noyes. It was dedicated on September 9 th, 1972, in memory of Agnes Blancke Noyes. The fine and Unique collection of birds is now on display. Cases are being constructed for the display of the lOOian artifacts which were part of Harry ferguson's collection, and were mostly founi by him in his excavations on the Island. Also, soon to be completed is a Diorama given by Mrs. S-;,ephen T. Kelsey, Jr. in memory of her aunt Mary Chapin Glenn, and being painted by Charles B. Ferguson. A collection of historical 1T1aterial about Fishers Island has been started which will 'be incluled as part of the Museum's exhibits. A new project will be the collection of Fishers Island wild flowers, geological material, shells, fish, reptiles, butterflies and moths for display In the MusslDII. Both the year round, and summer residents on Fishers Islan:i can help the MuseUlll and Sanc'~ual."Y greatly in two waysl 1. By becoming"FrieOOs of the Henry L. Ferguson MuselDll." This can be do!;" by makin!'" a contribution for the development and r.laintemnce of the. "rogram. There are six classes of "Friends I Life Fried $1000 or morel Sustaining Friend $.5001 Contributing Frieml $100; Family Friend $2.5 to $991 Individual Friend $10 to $24, anti Junior Fritnd (unier 18)'$1 to $9. 2. By donating historical material (pictures, books, pamphlets, letters, etc.) to be added to the collections which will make available interes"ting information about the history of, and life on, F'1,shers Island. Those who hcJp in ei+h3r way piil do a great deal to provide Fishers Island whh a Museum aTJd Sanctuary which will be of great value to thew" who Uve her", now P,nd to future generations. Henry W. Hoooc', .' . ~ CIVIC ASSOCIATION REPORT FISHERS ISLANV SCHOOL 1912-13 June 22nd ma~ked the end 06 the new F~~he~ I~tand Schoot'~ 6~~t yea~ 06 ope~at~on. It ha~ been a 6~u~t6ut yea~, a g~ow~ng yea~, a tea~n~ng yea~. We have been det~ghted w~th the ~e~pon~e 06 the commun~ty to o~ e660~t~ and w~h the ~uppo~t ~o many 06 you have g~ven in ou~ d~ve to bu~td ou~ open ~choot p~og~am into the 60~e- 6~ont 06 pubt~c educat~on in New Yo~k State. Vu~ing the 1912-13 ~choot yea~, an ent~~ety d~66e~ent expe~~ence 6~om teaching in a t~adit~onat ~ett~ng wa~ witne~~ed by att --- teache~ wo~~hop~ ptann~ng cu~~~cutum and expto~~ng new ~otution~ to otd p~obtem~; the devetopment 06 a ~choot t~an~p04tation 6ac~t~ty to ca~e 60~ a comptete umb~etta 06 ~choot activ~ti~; the initiation 06 a ~choot tunch p~og~am coupted to the State ch~td~en'~ m~lk p~og~am; meeting~ with ~ep~e~entative~ 06 the State Education Vepa~tment; Fede~at g~ant~ totatt~ng $30,000; a~ound the ctock u~age 06 the ~choot buitd~ng by community g40up~ and Adutt Education p~og~am~; cuttu~at and ente4ta~nment g~oup~ pe~60~mance~, The Connecticut Coltege S~nge~~, The U. S. Navy Band, The Ha~tem W~za~d~, and the ca~t 06 God~pett; a 6ietd t~ip p~og~am that b~ought ou~ ch~ld~en to the hill~ 06 Ve~mont, to the ~ho~e~ 06 Long l~tand, the ~~ght~ 06 Spa~n, the co~po~ate cave4n~ 06 Ptea~antvitle, and the annual 6un t~~p to Roge~ W~ll~am~ Pa~k. Th~~ yea~'~ g~aduat~ng cla~~ ~ent ~even 06 ~t~ nine membe~4 to coltege~ ac~o~~ the count~y. R~ght noW we'~e plann~ng a numbe~ 06 ~tep~ to make ou~ ~choot even bette~ and mo~e u~e6ut to you att. It ~~ not ju~t l~p ~e~v~ce to ~ay that the H~heJl~ I~tand School ~~ rJou~ ~choot. We hope you'lt take advantage 06 ou~ 6ac~t~t~e~, p~og~amm~ng and ~ta66 du~~ng the com~ng 1913-14 ~chool yea~. V~ncent S. Sp~netta V~~t4~ct P~inc~pal