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Home My WebLink About01/17/1974 ",-..:,< "i' ~- . . \~' ~ I I' i I I. , i 141\ MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE FISHERS ISLAND PERRY DISTRICT 0anuary 17, 197( A s~eci.l meeting of the Boare of Commissioners of the Fishers Islanll Perry District w.s c.llell by the Ch.irman .n~ heli in tae office of the Ferry District January 17, 1'7( ,t 11:" A.M. Present were Co~issioners Doyen, E~nlls, Foyle, .nrl Morell _n~ W. C. Sincl.ir, Mgr-Sec. caairm.n Doyen opened the meeting anc askec the H<<nager to re~ort on what hilS occure-l \~itft the U. S. eoast Guare Ins~ection of the M!V hystic Isle. The M.nager st.ted th~t the ifts~ectors hac mace test borings on the hull ~nll h.. founs some pl.ting on the port sille in a seterio.ted concition .nc also some eeterioation in the 4fter ene. The insltector h.s require" th.t nell pl~ting be insto.lle; on the port si""e. He .lso noticee th.t the over heai oV~r the c"rgo ~eck shower met.lreter~o.te~. He ho.s gr.intell . st.y of some four months before this .re" has to be rep~ir,..,t. The ~:<<nager then ~skecl the Ch<<irm.n to brin; the Commissioners u~ to ,,~te on wlut he ha.s done relative to his t^lephone convers..tion with Hr. ri/.sker, attorney for Southol~ <'own. Mr. T.sker ~~d state t that since this w~s .'.n eMergency, .n'emerJency resolution shoule be ?~ssed by the Board ~n or~er to get this work eone so th..t the liystic Isle Coin be pl"cel!! bilck in service. The Manager ...lso st..te.! th.t it has been recom;aenfle'l th..t \~e..ther tight h .tches be inst.llel!' on the rlI..in .r.eck. The following resolution w..s intrOr'uce' by the Chiiir'u.n .nd .eopte. by the un..nimous affirmativt'! vote of the Bo;.r' of Commission!'rs .q ~ollo\'is: COrllmissioner Earllones yes Commissioner Foyle yes COMrlIissioner Morell yes Co~ssioner Doyen yes WHEREAS the M/V Mystic Isle is haulee ~t the ThaMes Shiltyar~ _ne Relt~ir COMpany of New Loncon, Connecticut, un<<ergoing regular haul out relt~irs .ne iasltection by the U. S. Coast Guare AND WHEREAS the U. S. Co.st Gu.re haa requestee test borings of tbe aull be ma.e in certain .re~s to test the sea worthiness of subject vessel AND WHEREAS the results of saie borings have ineicatee th.t an area on the Itort si<<e of the hull ineicates that the steel plating bas eeterioatee to an extent that a certificate will not be issuee for subject vessel until subject reltairs are Mace. The reltairs to be mace will be uneer the eirect supervision of the U. S. Coast Guar4 Ins~ectors ane will be M..e in .ccor_- aace wita their recommencations. AND WHEREAS an estimate of the require. work has been estiMate. by the Taa.ea.Shipyare ane Repair Company in the amount of $i,...... to $7,...... ualess further eeterioation is <<etectee. THEREFORE the Fishers Islane Ferry District ~ust comply with the V. S. ;i: Coast Guar4 Iaspectors cirective or the vessel will not be issued _ Certifi- :., . cate. THEREFORE be it resolvee that the Board of Commissioners ~re of one .tac taat this is an unexpectee eMergency situation ane that action Must be ~ltiatec imaeciately to authorize the Thames Shi~y~r. ane Relt.ir Comp.ny to I ..----:-.-. ..""-L""IIOa "".~' I1#> . . January 17, 1'74 continuell , I , ! 40 tae aecessary replating as .irecte. by the U. S. Coast Guarll. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Boar. of Conmissioners request that the .Town Boar. of the Town of SoutRollI grant approval of this action of the Boar. of Connissioners in or.er that the MIV Mystic Isle can be ~lacell back 1. operation as soon as possible. Ckairm.n Doyen then went on to say that the y.r. ball a.vise<< hi~that wit.. proper lI.intenance the Mystic Isle waul. l.st _other twenty yen'$or ~re. He suggeste. that in the future the MIV Mystic Isle go to the y.r. early ia June an. the MIV Olin.. early in October. General .iscussion en- ~.. 0. insurance lIatters, an. on other vessels - ia particular, on II bull I t"at Blount Marine has built on which II client.... .efllulte. paYllent on. The . Tessel is sillil.r to the Olin.a, but is 27 feet longer. Connissioner Foyle , ~eels too MUch lIoney is going into up-keep of the Mystic Isle. He suggestell I we look into the illea of selling the tlystic Isle anll buying .nother vessel ~re practical. The Boarll lIirecte. the Manager to set up an appointment with ' Mr. Carlson of Blount M.rine anll look at this vessel. Chairman Doyen suggest- I ell that we shoulll look iato finlling a replacement to fill the position of Connissioner now vac.nt lIue to the lIeath of Connissioner Ba14win. Motion I .a.e by COllmissioner Foyle anll seconrie~ th.t Richarll S. B~ker be appointe. to i t"e'Boar. of COllmissioners to fill the v.cancyof the position formerly helll ! by COllllissioner Balllwin subject to the .pproval of the Town Bo.rll. Motion ! uaanillOusly c.rrie.. I COMlIissioner Doyen suggestell the Man.ger contact Mr. Luther Blount to i lIeterlline if we c.n tralle thell the sp.re set of three blalle. wheels for five bla.ell ones. Motion by Connissioner Morell anc seconllell by Commissioner Foyle I that the M.nager cont.ct Mr. Blount for two five bl.llell wheels with. crellit for I two three bl.llell wheels. Commissioner Doyen re~orted that for the first tille we have . COMplete fin.ncial report (for 1973) from the Town of Southol~. I C~issioner Foyle brought up .bout 40ing some insiee p.inting in the the.tre. ! The lIain ceiling .mll .lso the foyer are in very b.1I shape. General "iso.ssion then ensuell on blocking off the furnace room at the the.tre in orller to keep t"e furnllce room from filling up with w,ter which makl'"s the whole builcling ..... Hotion ..._ to "Journ ... un.ni'~ W. C. Sinclair, Mgr-Sec. i ~ ~ ii APProvell:1f~~J ~~ Raymonll P. Doyen, Chairman Bo.rll of Connissioners r , r' r ~! t., WC:S/illn . .:..... ~,'Q(&~-i,;:jU"~4:,;.~-bo'-~<:t,it~__~_~.~....:-:"~liI"'"!f~.';: f'+, '~~'_\f':"",.;'l>tiittL~iV" ....:,....... .....<,',__ , i