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Home My WebLink AboutTB-10/16/1947Meeting of October 16, 19k7 . A~public hearing of the Southold Town Board was held at Fishers Island on 0ctober 16, 19k7, in the matter of establishing a Ferry District at Ei~Shers' Island. Present were: Supervisor ~. Wentworth Herren;Justices, Hawkins, Klipp, Tuthill and Shanklin; Town Superintendent of H~hWays, Price and Town Clerk, Booth, ' a WHEREAS,, petition for the creation of a Ferry District bo be known as the Fishers Island Ferry District" in t~ Town of Southold, Suffolk Commty, New York, the said petition being\,dated, 21st day of Jum 19k7, was dul~presented to this To{zn Beard togetkher w~.th the neces- sary map and plans attached thereto, and ' Se propoSed thzr eef nool~ and Ttown to hear sam~, duly adopted by the Town Board on the 26th day of ~g the fi~ing of said petition, the improvements ~es ef the proposed district, the estimated expense October 16th, Z9~7, at one o'clock in the after- Fishers Island as the place in said district Board would meet to consider the petition'and ~: interested in the subject thereof, concerning the 'WHEREAS, said Notioe was duly posted, and published as required by'la~ iahd this the the petitionm of the a meeting in the matter was ~2 held_by the Board on ober, !9k7, at one o,'cl~/~ in the afternoon, at in Fishers Island in said Town' ~on upon been had and all persons be heard '~heard, and H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. representing t~e ether persons speaking in favor of the establishment district, and no one appea~ing?im~poaitio~ NOW,. upon the evidence given upon such hearingp~nd upon mot~om of Justice ~ermanlElipp and seconded by Justice Ralp~Tuthill it is RESOLVED AND. DETERMINED, that (a) the petition aforesaid is signed and .ged or promed~as required by l~aw, it duly complies with the ~ements of Section 191 of the Town Law as to sufficiency of signers' respect to the boundaries of the proposed district as herein approved and it is otherwise sufficient; (b)-~ll the property an~ .property owners within the proposed district are benefited' ~rebyi; (c) all the property and property owners benefited are included within the limits of the proposed district, and (d) it is ] public interest to grant in 'whole the relief soUght; and it is ~. as pr mentioned ~e for uPon ~the and that District as follows:- A~D, gETEPWtINER, that-the.-establishment of a Ferry District Petition be approved; -that the improvement therein and the service therein mentioned be'provided ~funds being made available or provided for, shall be known as the Fishers Island Ferry -own o.~:Southold and shall be~ ~ounded and described ALL th County Fishers property e~ Fort H.G. ~ Point", on Map desc~ib~ Easl Island and it is structiom, ~ for the water aries ~the all oth~ said Town property, oD EishersiI~land? in the Town of SOuthold, and State of New York, inclusive of the whole of the exception of c~rtain parcels where are the ~ted States Govermment, said tracts being knewn'as "North Hitl",,Mount P. raSpect", "Wi~lderness Guard Statiom No.- 59".Reservations, all as~Shown .ng this petition, said territory being bounded and On the North bY Fishers Island Souad;~n-the- Sound;von the S~uthby Block Islan~ Sound and ~tions,~on'the West by'~For~.H.G.~W~i§h~ and Fishers the proposed improvement includi~ng costs e~ ce~- , operation and~maimtenance.for~a public ferry i:o~ fox'hi,re'of person~ and vehlctes~and goods, ~ndise from convenient points on Fishers Island across Long Island Sound and other adjacent waters or tribut- ~o:pofnts With.i~ and without '~he State, t~gal~fees ~nd ~.e~'~shall~Lberfinanced by the issua~nce of %ends of shall be a charge upon said District in a sum not te~ exceedl.$100,O00., and it is further that the Town ClerE~o£ this ~0wn shall within five adoption ef this resolution file ocr'ti-lied copies ther- inthe office of the State De~uartment ef Audit'~'~ Cen:trel New. York, together wi.~ .~a'pplicatio'n. ef t~is Board permission to create ~uch district as pro-~ ............ vided for ~ter"699 of the Laws of~New York 19~7 and as pro- vided by Sectio~ 19~ of the Town Law, and that such application.shall be executed by and in behalf of the Town Board by the Supervisor of the Town. The following Fishers Island residents were present: 0.F. Aust; Mrs. R. Abbondanza; Lucy Asman; A.H. BrOwn; Mrs. A.H. Brown; L.S. Baldwin; Mrs. Louise Bruneau; Wallace Bartlett; Mrs. W~. Creamer; Raymond W. ~Doyen; Mrs. Raymond W. Doyen; SergeJ~ Doyen; Mrs. S.J..Doyen; Charles E. Davis;.Mrs. Clarence Dixon; Mrs.~A. Di Mella, E.P. Edwards; Mrs, E~P. E~wards; Mrs. Roy Eldredge; Henry Erpenbeck, H.Lee Ferguson~ Jr.; MrS. H.Lee Fergus~n; Mrs. H. L. Ferguson; Henry L. Ferguson; ~.C. Foyle;.Thomas Flanag~n; L.H. Goss; Louis Griece; Mrs. ~.R. Grebe, A.J. Gad~, Edmumd Hedge;. Mrs. Edmumd Hedge; H,¢. Hansen; Mrs. H.C. Hanson; Mrs. Chas. W~ Hedge;~ames Hayes; Frank W. Hunt; Mrs. E.V. Kee; E.Vo Kee; A.T. LeGere, Eliz. McCloskey; A~G. pendleten; Mrs. A~.G. Pendleton; Kathleen P~quet; A.J. Paquaette; J.P. Pickett; Mrs. J.J. Peisheff; Anthony Stefanini; Mrs. A. Stefanini; Bert Scagliotti; W.A. Talmage; Lee Valentini; E.R. Wall; Kurt Zettergren~ Ehairman: Senator Horton Purpose: Establishment of a Ferry Fistrict Petition from Fishers Island to the Town Board was read by Senator Hor~on. Floor DisCussion: Mrs. Kee: Where will the ferr~ ~? ~emator: New London. Mr. Gada: Senator: Senator: W~en we have ourown district and our own ferry, will it be possible to run t~e~ferry.to other piaces besides New London,J if necessary? Yes. Is there any discussion against the esatblishment ef the Ferry District? Ne Discussion. Senator: Is there any discussion for .the establishment of the Ferry district? Mr. Griffin: It seems to~ me, there is ne for or against ~i~aving a Ferry District. Fishers Island needs a ferry and there- fore must hs~ve a FerryDistrict. - ~-~otion t t we make a resolution that a ~erry Mr, .FergUson. ~ District he established to be presented to_the S~ate. Senator: We will form a Resolution to establish a District. Resolution read by the Senator, acceDted' byljudge Klipp and seconded. Approved by the Ci~icAssociatien~ Senator: The County board will meet on October 27. All the paper's necessary for the District must be in and presented at, this time. The Resolution will be presented at this meeting. As soon as the District is set-up the.commissionerS can- start working om getting the boat. ~r. GOSS: You say that more Commissioners will be selected to work en the Ferry District. Will~epeople on Fishers Island be able to vote on this measure, that is, as te whether we want more Commissioners? Senator: Yes. It may not be in the form efa vote but if yo~ will let me know, it will be done as you want it. 0:7 Mr. Goss: If~ any amendments~are~con~empl~$ed in regard to this m~tber~ will copies be sent to us here on the Island. Senator: . Canthe: Te~ ~Oagd, eQnsider.~ that %hisr ~ C~i~~Association ~' officially represents the people of Fishers Island? Ans. Yes. Mr, Goss: Senator: -Will the people have to vote on the boat issue? The Bill gives the Commissioners the right to vote the boat without the People themselves voting on the issue. Mr. Goss:'HeW much_notice is needed before Bonds can be on the market and in shape to sell. Senator: Quite awhile but the budget can probably cover the issue until the Bombs are on the market. A formal letter should be sent to the Town propqsing Bond issue. Mrs. : Will the people have any say~abeut'where~the boat will land, in New London and on Fishers Island:? Senator: Yes, that is to be .~aken care of by the people through their commissioners. Mr. Gadai If everything is not completed by the 6th'of Ney'., and if' the moneys can not_be raised by the end of the~year~ can it be borrowed? Senator: Yes. Mr~Gada: During this period when we are without moneys,,the · temporary commissioners are entirely responsible,for ,~ everything, is there amy way that the people can H~lp? Senator: ~It Shoul~ work itself out without obligating th4temPorary Commissiomers too much. You cannot make any legal ar- rangements until the District has been o~ganized. The Tempor- ary Cemmissiomers can send Bills to the District-after it has beemprganized but there is mo way to say.that they will be accepted. Mr. Gada: After the District is organized and all moneys~are sent to Long Island, Will the employees of the beat be paid.regularly. Senator: Yes. ~ - ~ Mr. Fergusem: Gove~nmemt is assuming ne responsibility 'for life er property. There is no possible way of getting any insur$~ce, That is the main reason for our wanting our own Ferry. Senator:~~We realize that and I have been checking on it, It is true that the Government will give no insurance and there is no way ,of getting any insurance om government transportatiom, You can keep on trying in every possible way but by,the time you ma~ find something you will, have ~your Fsrry disSrict amd will need only the insurance om.~that~ Mrs. Hedg~ What about a boat? I have heard everyone talk aboUt the district but ne one has mentioned 'the boat, Senator:~After the District~is organised an~ the~Cemmissioners start te work, it w-ill be their job to take care of a boat. Adjournment was at 2:30 P.M. Ralph P, ~BoOth TewmClerk