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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COID4ISSIONERS
OF THE
FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT
Aug. 11, 1960
A special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry
District was called by the Chairman and held in the office of the Justice of
the Peace. Fishers Island. New York, August 11. 1960 at 5:00 PoMo 0 Present
were H 0 Lee Ferguson. Jr.. Lo S. Baldwin, Ao Ro Grebe. Polly Edmonds. Lo 00
Lamb, and W. Co Sinclair, Manager - Secretaryo Chairman Ferguson opened the
meeting called for the following reasonsg
10 Labor Day Schedule of the Mystic Isle.
20 Purchase of a sweeper for the Airporto
30 Repair of landing lights at the airporto
40 Organizational meeting to elect a chairman for the ensuing yearo
The Board discussed the schedule for the Labor Day weekendo It was noted that
the printed schedule did not provide a workable schedule due to late depart-
ures in the morningo Motion by Grebe and Edmonds that the revised schedule as
presented by the Manager for the period September 5 through Septo 9. inclusive
be acceptedo Motion unanimously earriedo Regarding the sweeper at the airport
the Chairman read prices quoted by the Bleiler Equipment Coo for a new sWAeper.
The sweeper originally for sale for $475 by this Company had been soldo .Prices
quoted by the Bleiler Equipment Coo Inc. of 579 New Park Avenue. West Hartford.
10. Conno were as follows:
Tractor and Truck mounted
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7 foot with 70), air cooled engine. delivered Connecticut
8 foot Ii iT Ii II IT Ii "
Tractor Units
#1 traction driven with 3 speed transmission, 7u............
Road Bird Model, 7 foot.oo.ooo.oeO$eo.oOG.o~ooaooooooooooooo
8 footo (> 0"60 G. ... ,,'O.... .. II .. .. .. .. .. " " .. ,,". e" .... 0 <> 0.... eo
(both with 7.4 gas engine driven unit)
Motion by Edmonds and Baldwin that the Manager ve authorized to purchase the
tractor or truck mounted, 89 sweeper with a 7.4 H.P. air cooled engine.
delivered Connecticut from the Bleiler Equipment Coo for the sum of $9000000
Motion unanimously carriedo The Manager read the results of the Annual
Meeting of the Fishers Island Ferry District held August 9. 1960 as follows:
$850000
$900000
$1250000
$1350000
$1450.00
19 votes for Lewis 00 Lamb
1 vote for John Pickett
2 ballots void
~total ballots cast.
The M1.nutes of the meeting held August 3. 1960 were read and after several
questions were accepted as reado General discussion then ensued on repairing
the airport lights. and the installation of new lights as replacements for those
which are inoperative. The following resolution was introduced by the Chair-
man and adopted by the unanimous affirmative vote of the Board of Commissionersg
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WHEREAS as a result of storms, deterioration, and other factors there are
always oertain situations at the Fishers Island Airport and the Fishers Island
Ferry terminal, Fishers Island, New York which require immediate attention as
to emergenoy repairs thereof so as to prevent inourring liability as a result
thereof or the interruption of servioe operations
AND WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners are of the opinion that it is in the
best interest of the Fishers Island Ferry Distriot to have ava~lable two
individuals whose servioes can be utilized immediately when referenoed emergenCY
r",)"Iirs nnd maintenanoe problems exist
AND WlJ.ErtEAS the Board of Commissioners unanimously agree that J. Ho Hartsfield
and Ernest Middleton, Jr., of Fishers Island, New York are well qualified to
fill this need
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that J. B. Hartsfield, Fishers ISland, New York and
Ernest Middleton, Jr., of Fishers Island, New York be engaged as maintenanoe
mem effeotive Au~ust 11, 1960 at a compensation of J2.25 per hour, said
oompensation to be payable on a monthly basis.
Chairman Ferguson then stated that it was in order for the eleotion of a
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners for the ensuing year. Motion by Grebe
and Lamb that H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. be appointed Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners for the ensuing year. Motion unanimously oarried. General
disoussion then ensued on the budget as regards increasing the parking area
at the New London terminal. Corom. Baldwin suggested asking Mr. Sharp of
Whaling City Dredge and !Jook Corp. about an estimate for moving the rip rap out
and also City hanager Henkle of bew ~ondon about filling the area with the
brick, stone and rubble from the redevelopment project in New Londono The
Board also unanimously agreed that Mro Dennison should be asked about the
dredging and the construction of a bulkhead in WeBttHarbor at the annual town
meeting on Fishers Island, August 23, 1960. Motion made to adjourn and
unanimously oarried at 6:00 PoMo
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APPROVED:
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H. Lee Ferguson. Jr., Chairman
Board of Commissioners