HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/08/1966 MINUT~ OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
FISh. ERS ISLAND FERRY DISTRICT
Feb. 8, 1966
A special me,ting of the Board of Commissioners was called by the Chairman
and held in the office of the Ferry District, Feb. 8, 1966 at 5:30 P.Mo
Present were Commissioners Baldwin, Edmonds, R. Foyle, R. Doyen and Wo C.
Sinclair, Mgr.-Sec. Comm. Grebe was absent.
The Minutes of the Meeting of Jan. 11, 1966 were read and approved as~ read.
Motion by~ Comm. Foyle and seconded by Comm. Edmonds that vouchers #10137
through#10161 inclusive in the amount of $35,b,18.43 inclusive in the amount
of $35,~18.~3 representing the outstanding obligations of the Ferry District
for January 1966 be paid. Motion unanimously carried. Motion by Cosmic
Edmonds and seconded by Commissioner Foyle that ~he following resolution
be adopted:
WHEREAB the Board of Commissioners has heretofore recommended that the
facilities of the Ferry District be increased and improved by tb~ acquisitiion
of an addition ferry boat and has caused plans and specifications for the
construction thereof to be prepared and has requested the Town Board to hold
a public hearing to consider such increase and to take action in connection
therwith , and
WHEREAS, the Town Board held a public hearing to consider said matter and
thereafter determined that it was in_the public interest to increase and
improve the facilities of the FerryDistrict by the ~cquisition of a new
ferry boat and ordered the preparation of definite plans and specifications
snd a proposed contract~ for the execution of the work and that said ferry
boat be constructed substantially in accordance with the design of such
definite plans and spedifications and
WHEREAS, such plans and specifications and form of contract have been
prepared, now therefore, be it
HESOLVED that this Board invite sealed proposals to ~e submitted to it at
2:00 o'clock inAthe afternoon on the 2%th day of February,. 1966 at the office
of the Fishers sland Ferry District, Fishers Island, ~ew York for the furnish~
ing of materials and performance of work ~ecessary or proper to construct
a ferry vessel in accordance with the aforementioned plans and specifications
and that the Ferry District Manager cause a notice calling for bids to be
published in due. form of law, in the "Mattituck Watchman LongAIaland
~vaveler" that being the official newspaper of the Town of Southold, and
also in tbs "New London Day" a newspaper having general circulation in the
Ferry District, and it is further
HESOLVED, bhat copies of the plans and spedifications, notice to bidders,
proposal and form of contract may be examined in the office of the Ferry
District, Fishers ~sland, ~ewYork, and that copies of said plans and
specifications, notice to bidders, proposal and f~rm of contract may be
obtained at the office of the Fishers Island Ferry Uistrict, Fishers Island,
New York, upon the deposit of $100o00 for each set furnished which sum may
be refunded withlng thirty (30) days after proposals have been received by
the Ferry District.
2. (Feb. 8, l%&)
The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote which resulted as follows:
Affirmative votes:
L. S. Baldwin
Polly Edmonds
~tcha~d V. Foyle
Haymond Fo Doyen
Negative Votes: None
Absent: A= R. Grebe
General discussion ensued on dock situation for new boat. General discussion
on tariffs and on the manager's wages and the status of the last
resolution. The Manager was to advise the Chairman when the next meeting
of the Town Board is.
Motion made to adjourn and unanimously carried at 6:35 P.M.
Lo S. Baldwin, Chairman
Bosmd of C°mmissioners
W. C. Sinclair, Mgr.-Sec.