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M I N U T E S
BOARD OF SOUTHOLD TOWN TRUSTEES
Meeting of October 1, 1973 .
A- regular meeting .of . the. Board of Southold Town. Trustees was held
at 7 :30 P.M. , Monday, October 1, 1973 at the Town Board.. meeting .
room, 16 South Street, Greenport, New York, with the following
resent:
Alvah B. Goldsmith, Chairman
Douglas M. Robertson
Philip G. Horton
- . .Rudolph- Johnson-
Frederick E. Gordon
Judith_ T. Boken.,. Secretary -
Also present: Mrs. Evelyn S. Gordon, representing the North Fork
Taxpayers...Associat.ion. : -
Mr.• Charles - A: - King, Mattituck, New,York; - appeared before the Board
to present his application to widen his existing dock.
On motion of Mt. Johnson, seconded.,by Mr. Gordon, it was -
RESOLVED -.that Charles. A: •King,_ Mill Road, Mattituck, New York be-
granted, permission to widen:-his existing dock„ 10 ft: by 23 ft. -at
Mill Road, on Mattituck Creek, . Ma.ttituck, New York, all. in accord-
ance with the detailed specifications as .presented in the originating
application. Fee:$5.00 (minimum) .
Vote of the Board: Ayes : Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
The Board received a letter from the office of Wickham & Lark,
advising that an error had been made in the description on a quit
claim deed granted to Augustus C. Garelle on August 6, 1973, and
submitting a corrected deed for the Board' s approval.
On motion of Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Robertson, it was
RESOLVED that the description on the quit claim deed granted to
Augustus C. Garelle on August 6; 1973 be amended to read as
follows :
ALL that certain plot, piece nor parcel of land, situate,
lying and being at Mattituck, in the Town of Southold,
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County of Suffolk and State of New York, bounded and
described as follows :-
BEGINNING at a point on the .ordinary high water mark
of Mattituck Creek as found in 1947 , marking the
boundary line between land of the party of the second
part on the northwest and land of Fred D. Olmstead, Jr.
on the southeast, said point being North 590 31 ' 40"
East 505 feet from a point on the northerly side of
Westphalia Road, said point marking the boundary between
said .property of the party of the second part and
Fred D. Olmstead Jr. ; from said point of_ beginning
running thence North 590 31 ' 40" East along said boundary
line 300 feet more or less to the ordinary high water mark_
of Mattituck Creek; running thence along said ordinary high
water mark of Mattituck Creek northwesterly 180 feet more or
less to land of the party of the second part; running thence
along said land southerly and then southwesterly 330 feet
more or less to the point or place of. beginning,
BEING the same premises as in deed from the party of the
first part to the party of the second par t dated August 6, 1973
and recorded in the Suffolk County Clerk ' s Office on August 28, 1973
in Liber 7475 cp 584, this being a correction deed to properly
describe the premises.
Vote of the Board: Ayes: Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
Mr. Charles Guioz, representing T. E. Samuels of James Rambo, Inc.
appeared before the Board to present the application of Kimogener
Point Association to bulkhead, dredge and fill.
On motion of Mr. Horton, seconded by- Mr. Robertson., it was
RESOLVED that Kimogener Point Association be granted permission
to constuct a bulkhead 75 ft. in length, including returns, and
dredge an area 50 ft. by 4 ft. , and remove 35 cu. yards of fill
and place it behihd the bulkhead, at West . Creek, south of New
Suffolk Avenue, New Suffolk, New York, all in accordance with
the detailed specifications as, presented •in the originating
application. Fee .$78.50.
Vote of the Board: Ayes : Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. . Robertson, Mr. .Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
The Board received application for a, Wetland ;Permit No. 12 gubmitted
by Eli Frumkin, from the Southold Town Clerk, .r.equesting a: report of
findings and recommendations. with respect to this application. --
Mr. Frumkin was granted a-permit to construct a catwalk, and float
on his property at Howard Creek, Mattituck on.. September 6, 19.73 .
At that time the Trustees felt the additional catwalk on the owner ' s
upland property would require a wetland application.
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On motion of Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Horton, it was
RESOLVED that the Board of Southold Town Trustees recommends the
approval of Wetland Application No. 12 by Eli Frumkin.,. for permission
to build an open catwalk across the. meadow 'at his property on Cox
Neck Road, (Howard Creek Branch of Mattituck Creek) , Mattituck, New
York. This type of open construction has been urged by the Town
Trustees in the past, prior, to the passage of the Wetland Ordinance.
It allows for the rise and fall of tide and will in no way interfere
with the ecology of the area.
Vote of the Board: Ayes : Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
Mr. ' Goldsmith advised the Board that he had met with Osborne A.
McKegney, Counselor at Law in New York relative to the new Wetland
Law adopted by the State of' New York effective September 1; 1973,
and its affect on the Town Trustees. - As a result of the- meeting
Mr. Goldsmith received a letter of reply which suggested that the
Trustees might confer with the Attorney General for a . determination
as to their powers over the State Law, or, he suggested, the Trustees
might wish to institute an action --to obtain- a determination as to
whether the new law is impinging on the rights of the Trustees under
the Andros Patent.
The Board members were asked to study the new law and Mr. MdKegney ' s
opinion, and Mr. Robertson was asked to seek further opinions on the
matter.
On .motion of Mr. Robertson, seconded by Mr. Horton, - it was
RESOLVED that on all future moorings and renewal moorings, the
mooring number indicated on the permit must appear on the mooring
and on the boat specified for that mooring. .
Vote of the Board: Ayes ;. . Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr., Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
On motion of-' Mr. Gordon, seconded by Mr. Robertson, it was
RESOLVED that the Board of Southold Town Trustees minutes of
September 6, 1973 be approved as submitted.
Vote of the Board: Ayes : Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Horton,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
On motion of Mr. Johnson, seconded by Mr. Horton, it was
RESOLVED that the next meeting of the Board of Southold Town Trustees
will be held 7 :30 P.M. , Monday, November 12, 1973 at the' Town Board
meeting room', 16 :South Street, Greenport, New York.
Vote of the Board: Ayes : Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Horton,
Mr: Johnson, Mr. Gordon.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
J dith T. Boken, Secretary