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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTB-10/16/1947 '1 0 Meeting of October 16, 1947„ A--,public hearing of the Southold Town Board was held at Fishers Island on October 16, '1947, in the matter of establishing a Ferry District at rM Fishers Island. Present were: Supervisor S. Wentworth Horton;Justices , Terry, Hawkins , Klipp, Tuthill and Shanklin; Town Superintendent of _.a --Highways, Price and Town Clerk, Booth. �y WHEREAS,�,a petition for the creation of a Ferry District bo be known as the Fishers Island Ferry District" in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, the said petition being�ated, 21st day of June 1947, was duly presented to this Town Board, together with the neces- sary map and plans attached thereto, and WHEREAS, an Order was duly adopted by the ,Town Board on the 26th day of Y September, 1947, reciting the filing of said petition, the improvements .�� proposed, the boundaries of the proposed district, the estimated expense thereof and specifying October 16th, 2947, at -one o' clock in the after- noon as the time and Fishers Island as the palace in said district . and Town where the said Board would meet to consider the petition and to hear all persons interested in the subject thereof, concerning the •; same, and WHEREAS, said Notice was duly posted, and published as required -> by- law, and WHEREAS, a meeting in the matter was duly held -by the Board on -,� this 16th day of October,' 1947, at one o'clock in the afternoon, at the School House in Fishers Island In said 'Town' and 'discussion upon the matter having been had and- all persons desirng,..;to be heard �> having been duly heard, and H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. representing the petitioners, and other persons speaking in favor of the establishment ' of the proposed district, and no one appearing:.in--_pppasition, NOW, upon the evidence given upon such hearingp.and upon motion of Justice .Norman Klipp and seconded by Justice Ralph) Tuthill it is , RESOLVED AND DETERMINED, that (a) the petition aforesaid is signed and acknowledged- or proved as required by law, -it duly complies - . with the requirements of Section 191 of the Town Law as to sufficiency of signers with respect to. the boundaries of the proposed district as herein approved and it is otherwise sufficient; (b) -all the �i- property and property owners within the proposed district are benefited thereby; (c) all the property and property owners benefited are included within the limits of the proposed district, and w (d) it is in the public interest to grant in whole the relief sought; and it is further ► RESOLVED AND DETERMINED, that• the.. 'establ.ishment of :a Ferry District as proposed in said Petition be approVed; '.tha:t the- improvement therein mentioned be constructed and the service therein mentioned be` provided for upon ,the required funds being made available or 'provided for, and that such district shall be known as the Fishers Island Ferry District of the town 'o.f. :Southold and, shall be, .bounded and described > as follows:- ' ALL the real property. of Fi-sher.-,s I sland-,, :in -the Town of- Southold, -y County of Suffolk and State of New Y ' rk, inclusive of the whole of Y�a Fishers Island, with the .exception of certain parcels. where are the property of the United States Government, said tracts being known as --� Fort H.G. Wright", "North Hil-1119, "Mount P,� rospect", "Wilderness: Point", and "Coast Guard Station, :No. 59", Reservations, all as shown on Map accompanying this petition, said territory being bounded and --� described .as `follows: On the- .North by Fishers Tsland Sound;- on the East by -Block `Island .Sound;7 -on, the. 'South 'by Block Island- Sound and Government Reservations, ion- the West by'-Fort H.G.. --Wtight' and Fishers Island .Sound,= _ and 'it is further - RESOLVED,,.*that the, proposed- improvement including 'costs e$- coil- , struction9. equipment, operation and. maintenance 'for- a public-ferry for the . transportati:orr for- hire- of persons,, and vehicles- and goods, -_77 wares and merchandise from convenient points on Fishers Island .across the waters' of Long Island Sound and other adjacent waters or tribut- aries thereto- -to :points within and, Without the State, legal.,,fees and all other Expenses,- �shall`�,be"'financed by the issuance of `bonds of said Town which shall be a charge upon said District in a sum not to 4-0 exceed $1009-000. 9 and it is further \ i1 RESOLVED, that the Town Clerk' 'of this sown shall within five 42 days after the adoption of this resolution file certified copies ther- of in duplicate inthe office of the State Department of Audit and Control at .A_lbany' New.Yorkq together with Amapplication of this Board in (duplicate- for permission to create such district- as' pro- ' N: vided for by Chapter `699 of the Laws of New Y,rk 191+7* and as pro- -- vided by Sectioh 194 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: . , O.F. Aust; Mrs. R. Abbondanza; Lucy Asman; A.H. Brown; Mrs. A.H. Brown; L.S. Baldwin; Mrs. Louise Bruneau; Wallace Bartlett; .Mrs. -- W.,F. Creamer; Raymond W. 'Doyen; Mrs. Raymond W. Doyen; Serge' J. <- Doyen; Mrs. S.J. Doyen; Charles E. Davis; ,Mrs. Clarence Dixon;, Mrs. A. Di Mella; E.P. Edwards; Mr's. E.P. Edwards; Mrs. Roy Eldredge; Henry Erpenbeck, H.Lee Ferguson, Jr. ; Mrs. H.Lee Ferguson; -• Mrs . H. L. Ferguson; Henry L. Ferguson; L.C. Foyle; Thomas Flanagan; L.H. 'Goss; Louis Grieco; Mrs. A.R. Grebe; A.J. Gada; Edmund Hedge; Mrs. Edmund Hedge; H.C. Hansen; Mrs. H.C. Hansen; Mrs. Chas. W. + = Hedge;James Hayes; Frank W. Hunt; Mrs. E.V. Kee; E.V. Kee; A.T. LeGere; Eliz. McCloskey; A.G. Pendleton; Mrs. A_'.G. Pendleton; Kathleen Pgquet; A.J. Paquaette'; J.P. Pickett; Mrs. J.J. Peishoff; Anthony Stefanini; Mrs. A. Stefanini; Bert Scagliotti; W.A. Talmage; Leo Valentini; E.R. Wall; Kurt Zettergren.' Chairman: Senator Horton`•, Purpose: Establishment of a Ferry Fistrict Petition from Fishers Island. to the Town Board was read by Senator Horton. Floor Discussion: Mrs. Kee: Where will the ferry Run? Oenator: ' New London. Mr. Gada: When we have ourown district and our own ferry, will it be possible to run theJerry to other places besides �- New London- if necessary.? . Senator: Yes. Senator: Is there any discussion against the esatblishment of the Ferry District? , No Discussion, Senator: . Is there any discussion for ,the establishment of the Ferry district? R � Mr.. Griffin: It seems to me' there is no for or against having a ' Ferry District. Fishers Island needs a ferry and there- fore must have a Ferry District. Mr. .Ferguson: 'it motion that we make a resolution that a Terry District be established to' be presented to - the State. } Senator: We will form a Resolution to establish a District. ��- Resolution read by the ,Senator, accepted' by Judge Klipp and seconded. Approved by the Civic. Association. Senator: The County board will meet on October 27. All the papers 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 on getting the boat. Mr.. Goss: You say that more Commissioners .will be selected to work on the Ferry District. Will -1he people on Fishers Island be able to vote on this measure, that isp as to whether we want more Commissioners? Senator: Yes. It may not be in the form of a vote but "if you will let me know, it will be done as you want it. 07 Mr. Goss: I.f: any amendments are, contemplated „in regard to 'this Y matter,, will copies,- be sent to. us .here on .the Island. Senator: Yes. r " Canthe. Town Board • eonsider that this Civic. Association officially represents the people of Fishers: Island? ' .. Ans. Yes, Mr. Goss : Will the people have, to vote on the boat issue? Senator: The Bill gives the Commissioners the right to vote on the boat without :the people themselves voting on the issue. Mr. Goss: How, much,notice is needed before Bonds can be on the >' marke.t and in, shape to sell. Senator: Quite awhile but . the budget can probably cover the issue -� until the Bonds are. on the market. A formal. letter should .., be sent to the Town proposing Bond issue. Mrs. Will the. people have, any say,about .where; the boat will land, in New London and on Fishers Island:? - ' Senator: Yes, that is to be .taken care of -by the people through their commissioners. -7i Mr. Gadai If everything is not completed by the 6th' of Nov. and if . the moneys can not-be raised by the end of,.the„year, can it be borrowed? -1 Senator: Yes. --� Mr .Gada: During, this. period when we.. are .without moneys,..the ; .temporary commissioners are entirely responsible•,for . everything, is there any way that the people can Hdlp? Senator: It should work itself out without obligating the temporary Commissioners too much. You cannot make,. any legal ar- rangements until the District has been rganized. The Tempor- ary Commissioners can send Bills to the District after it has been .organized but there is no way to say- that they will be accepted., ' Mr. Gada: After the ,Disirict is organized and all moneys.•are sent to -'� Long Island, will the emplyyees of the boat be ,'paid ..regularly. I Senator: Yes. Mr. Ferguson: Government is assuming no .responsibility ,for life or property. ' There is, no possible way of getting any insurance.; 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 on government transportation. -You �> can keep on trying in every possible way but by- the time you may find something you will. have. .your„Ferry .distr.ict and will need only the insurance .on-,that...,. ; Mrs. Hedgei 1.What about a- boat? I have heard everyone talk about the district but no one has mentioned the boat. Senators• `. . ;"After the District is organised and the..Commissioners start to work9 it will- be their job to take care of a ..boat. Adjournment was at 2:30, P.M. Ralph P. Booth - - Town Clerk