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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-07/24/1951-FIMeeting of July 2~ 1951. The arn~ual meeting and a public hearing of the Seuthold Town Board~ was held at Fishers Island on Tuesday~ July 2~ 19~l, in the matter of the aquisition on behalf of the Fishers Island Ferry ~istrict of an airport or landing field known Is (Elizabeth Air Field) located at Fort H.G. Wright. ~esent Were: Supervisor Norman E.~lipp; ~ Justices Terry; Tuthill~, Clark and Edwards~ Superintendent of High- ways Price; Town Attorney Terry and Town Clerk Booth. NOtice of said-hearing was duly postedand published~ as required by law. Supervisor Klipp opened the hearing at 2 o'cl0ck P~M. and read' the call of the meeting Riscussion upon the s~uisition of said airfield having been had and~ all persons desiring to be heard, having been heard the h~aring was duly closed at S:SO P.M. Persons speaking in favor of the said~air- port were: ~. John Gada~ Mr. Wright, Harold ~aker~ Mrs. Thomas Eussell, Jr. Mr. Doyen . Persons speaking not in favor of said airport un~ss~ the Fishers Island Ferry District Commissioners call a public hearing upon the matter before submitting any plans of sub-leasing the airport to the Town Board for its approval, were:H.Lee Ferguson,Jro~ ~rs.H.Lee Fergusom Mr. Foyle, Mrs. Pendleton~ Alfred Ferguson, Niss Polly Edmohds. A. John Gada, Chairman of the Board of the Commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District~ publicly announced~ that the com- missioners would hold a public hearing in the matter of the aquisition cf the Fishers Island Ferry District of an airport, before submitting any plans of sub-leasing the airport to the Town Board for its approval. The Supervisor stated that whatever the outcome of a public hearing to be called by the commissioners of the Fishers Island Ferry District relative to t~ ~qmisition of an airport, the Town Board will take the recommendation of ~Ustice Edwards~ providing he makes such a statement in writing. Moved by Justice Edwards; seconded by Justice Clark: WHEREAS, by Chapter 620 of the Laws of New York~ 195~1, it was provided that the Town Board of the Town of Southold may acquire, on behalf of the FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT, an AIRPORT or LANDING ~ situated on Fishers Island~. after a public hearing~ a~d may ~2gate jurisdiction~ control a~d supervision of such airport Or landing field to the BOARD OF FERRY DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS~ and WHEREAS, a public hearing as provided therein has been held, and all persons having been heard in favor of and against the acquisition of said airport or landing field, and WHEREAS, in the considered opinion of the members of the Town Board~ the acquisition of such airport or landing field is in the public interest, NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED~ that the SUpervisor of the Tow~ of Southold be and he hereby is authorized and directed to acquire a certain airfield situated at Fishers Island (knee as ELIZABETH AIR FIELD) together with the hangars and buildings thereon, in the name of the Town of Southold, on behalf cf the FISHERS ISLAND FERRE DISTRICT, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED~ that, subject to written confirmation and approval by the Secretary of the Army, the TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD delegate jurisdiction, control and supervision of such air field to the BOARD OF FERRY COM~4ISSIONERS OF THE FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT,upon condition that said Commissioners pay annual rental of $12. per year; that said premises be maintained in good repair; and that the Government and the Town of Southold be indem- nified against loss arising from injuries to persons or property, arising out of the maintenance, and operation of such airport, and upon the further condition that such delegation of jurisdiction, control and supervision shall be revocable at the pleasure of the TO~ Board. Vote:~AYes- Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry, Tuthill, Clark and Edwards. ~N~Yes - None The Supervisor thereupon declared the Resolution duly adopted. ~ve~by~Justice Edwards; seconded by Justice Terry: W~EREAS,Thereexisted a vacancy in the position of Manager of the Fishers Island Ferry District as of December 20, 19~0, and WHE~AS, The Board of Commissioners of the Ferry Distr~ct pur- suant to the provisions of Chapter 699 of the Laws of ~ew York 19~7, as amended, are empowered to appoint a Manager of the said disSric~,~subject to the approval of the Southold Town Board, and WHE~AS, TheCommissioners of the said district appointed WILFRED~ C. S!NO~AiR as Manager of the said district, effective as of ~une i3,~ 19~l, at'a compensation of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) p&r year, now, therefore, be it Southold Town Beard does hereby approve the C. SINCLAIR as Manager of the Fishers strict, the effective date of said appointment ~on therefor. adopted. MoYed ~ ~ustice Terry: seconded by JUstice ~dwards: Resol~e~ iThat the~rea~ing of the previous meeting ~e dispensed Unani~°~y adopted. Moved tice Terry; seconded by Justice Clark: Res~ That the regular monthly audit meeting of this Board be heId ~'t! the office of the Supervisor at Greenport, on Tues., ~ug. ~, !~1, at 1:30 P.M. nanimeusly adopted. Moved JUstice Terry; Seconded by Justice Clark: .at, ~on~ No. o5-~10 60~ issued by the American ~urety sum o~.~-$1OO0, on behalf of E. Perry Edwards, be same is her~y approved as to form, sum, manner of ex~ zo~ and sufficiency of surety therein. Four v '~ otes~ in the affirmative - Justice Edwards not voting. The was brought up, when is Peninsula Road going to be SuPerintendent of Highways Price stated that this road or oiled either this fall or next spring and that grit would be applied to the surface. Mr. Foyle spoke on the possibility of a garbage disposal on Fishers Isla~d~ He stated that a committee had been appointed from the ~ivic Associatio~ to see what could be done about such a Dm~Ject. Mrs. Wickham brought to the attention of the Town Board that ghts in front of the Mattituck Theatre are im- adequa$.. Moved ~tice Tuthill; seconded by-Justice Clark: Reso~ the Town Cle~ be and hereby is directed to request the Long Lighting Company to install one additional ~OO c.p. aerial street light on an eight (8) foot arm on pole No. ~05; also change t~elexisting street light on pol'e No. ~06.to ~00 c.p. on an eight..f~t.~.~ arm in the Mattituck L~htin~ . g District No. 1, on' Route 2~ Xn front of the Mattituck Thsatre. .nan~mousl~ adopted. Edjour~zmen~ ~as at ~:30 P.M.. Ralph P. Booth Town Clerk