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Meeting of
A special meeting of the Southotd Town Board was held at the office of
Super¥isor Norman E. Klipp at Greenp~zt~ on Monday~ July 31~ 1950~
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 with the foTlowing present:
Supervisor Klipp, Justices Terry~ Albertson~ and Clark~ Town Attorney
Te~ry and Town Clerk Booth.
The p~rpose of-this meeting was to consider the purchase of a boat~for
~e.°perati°n of the Fishers Island Ferry.
0F~ERED BY JUSTICE Henry A. Clark
SECONDED BY JUSTICE Harry'H. Terry
~HEREAS~ Chapter 699 of the Laws of New York~ 1947, as amended
by Chapter~7 of the Laws of New York~ 19~8~ as further amended by ~
Chapter 82 of the Laws of New York~ 1950~ authorize~ the To~n Board
of the Town of Southold to acquire a boat or boats for the operation
of the FISHERS ISLAND FERRY~ and
~HERF~S~ The Town Board of the Town of Southold is advised by
the Commissioners of the FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT that said District
is in urgent need of a passenger ferry boat for operation of said ferry
on and after October l, 1950, and that said Co~missioners believe that
an acceptable boat is or will become available~ and
WHER~S~ it is the considered opinion of the members of the
Town Board of the Town of Southold that the purchase of ~ boat for said
Distric-t i~ in the Best interests of said district~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED~ that the Supervisor of the Town of
Southold be and he hereby is instructed and authorized and empowered to
negotiate for the purchase of a boat for said FISHERS iSLAND FERRY
DISTRICT~ amd to make a deposit of a sum of money thereon in such ~mount
as he shall deem proper~ ~mid to be made in escrow and deposited with
as escrow agent within the State of New York~ providing for the return
of said deposit in the event of disapproval of use of said boat for the
purposes intended an~Tailure to pass inspection by the Coast Guard
Marine Inspection~ and/or in the event of inability of the ~own Board
to obtain the balance of the purchawe price upon a properly issued ~alid
bond issue as authorized by law.
V52E: AYES: Norman E. Klipp~ Supervisor
Harry H. Terry
Justices
Lester M. Albertson
of the
NOES: None
Henry A. Clark Peace
Upon the foregoing vote~ the Supervisor declared the Resoulution duly
adopte~.
Adjournment ~as at 8:30 P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
Town Clerk