HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-09/05/1950Meeting of September ~ 19~0
The Southold Town Board met at the office of Supervisor
Norman E, Klipp at Greenport~ on Tuesday~ Sept.
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 P.M. with the following
present: Supervisor Klipp; Justices Terry~ Tuthill~ Albertson
and Clark; Town Superintendent of Heghwa~N Price; Town Attorney
Terry and Town Clerk Booth.
The Board sat at once as a committee on audiZtto examine claims
against the Town~ concluding the audit work at 2:00 P.M.
The Minute~ of the two previous meetings were read and were duly
approved as read.
A communication was read from Eloise Bowden requesting a further
leave of absence from her duties in the Assessors 0ffice~ .............
Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Albertson:
Resolved: ~hat Eloise Bowden be granted a further leave of absence
without compensation from her duties in the Southold
Assessors' Office~ from September l~ 1950~ to October 14, 19~0~
both dates inclusive.
Unanhmously adopted.
Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Justice ~uth~ll:
Resolved: That the regular monthly meeting of th~s Board be held
at the Supervisors Office at Greenport~ on Tuesday~ Sept. 19~ 19~O~
at 1:30 P.M.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Justice Albertson:
Resolved: That the Supervisor be and hereby is authorized to request
the Long Island Lighting Company to install two (2) 2~O C.P.
a~rial street lights in the traffic circle at the intersection of
the Main Road and North Road~ at Greenport.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Terry~ seconded by Justice Clark:
Resolved: That General Bills in the sum of $1342,50; Lighting
District Bills in the sum of $133.33; Non-reimbursable Welfare Bills
in the sum of $19.26; Fishers, Island Ferry District ~ills
Account #~ in the sum of $1~3.38: Fishers Island Ferry Distric~
Bills Account #2 in the s~m of $i6,929.69; be and the same are
hereby ordered paid.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Albertson~ seconded by Justice Terry:
Resolved; That Henry F. Santacroee be and hereby is appointed
temporary Police Patrolman (Constable) for the Town of Southold~
from September 9~ 19~O~ to October 20~ 19~O~ both dates inclusive~
providing he accepts such appointment in writing. Be It Further
Resolved: That the compensation for suck appointment be fixed at
$6.~0 per day.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Albertson~ seconded by Justice Terry:
Resolved: That the Police Report for the month of August be
accepted by the Town Bosrd and placed on file.
Unanimously adopted.
Moved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Justice Aibertson:
Resolved: That the Town Board does hereby approve the letter
agreement between the Fishers Island Ferry District and E. S. Wilco~
in the operation of the vessel Col. John E. Baxter in the sum
of $15~6~0.03~ from AuguSt i~ to August 31~ !9~0~ both dates
inc!us~ve.
Unanimously adopted.
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MOved by Justice Clark~ seconded by Justice Terry:
R~esolved: ~YHEREAS~ the Tm~nBoard of the Town of Southold has
heretofore authorized and empowered the Supervisor of the Town of
Southold to negotiate for the purchase of a boat for the
FISHERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT~ pv~suant to the Provisions of
Chapter 699 of the Laws of New York~ 19~7, as amended~ an
~iEB~AS~ the Commissioners of the said FISHERS iSLAND FERRY D~STRICT
have agreed upon and enzered into a contract for the purchase 0£ a
certain passenger and auto ferry I~-STIC iSLE from the ERIE ISLES
FERRY COMPAi~- at a cost of $94~000.00~ and
~ERE~S~ it is the considered opinion of a majority of the members
of the Town Board of the Town of Southold that the purchase of
such ferry is in the best interests of the said FISh~RS iSLAND
FERRY DiSTRICT~
NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED~ that the acts of the Commissioners
of the FISHERS iSLAND FERRY COMPANY entering into said contract
with the ERiE ISLESDFE:R~Y COMPANY be and they hereby are approved~
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the cost of said ferry be paid
from the proceeds of town obliEations to be issued and sold in the
ma~aer provide8 by the Local Finance Law~ and tha2 the Town Board
of the Town of Southold shall borrow the sum $100~000.00 and issue
Town obl~gations therefor~ s&id amount to b~ assessed upon the
property liable to taxation in the said FISHERS ISLAND FERRY
DISTRICT'~ and levied and collected in the same manner as Town
charges therein as provided by Lsw.
Uaanimously adopted.
Adjourmment was at ~:4~ P.M.
Ralph P. Booth
Town Clerk