on Wednesday July 18th 1883 at 10. a.m. meeting to be determined at that time

Next regular

Recorded by H. P. Hutchinson. Town Clerk. July 9th 1883.

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Trustee Meeting at the Town Clerk's office held on Wednesday July 18th 1883.

Special Meeting.

Members present as follows.-Mr. Austin Culver, President of the Board. Henry T. Osborn, John R. Davis, Joseph T. French, Albert H. Hutchinson, Charles E. Rose and Charles S. Rose Trustees. -also Supervisor Nicoll Floyd and Lawyer. Wilmot M. Smith were present.

President Culver called the meeting to order, and by request the Clerk read from the minutes of the previous meeting, the Resolution relative to Hon. E. T. Smith and the Great South Bay. Supervisor Floyd and Lawyer Smith addressed the Board relative to the matter in question.

The following Resolution was offered by Trustee French and was passed by the Board. Resolved, That the President of the Board of Trustees be authorized to submit a statement of the claims of Title of the Town of Brookhaven, to the bottom of the South Bay, claimed by Egbert T. Smith and at issue in suit between leases from said Smith and Warren Swezey to competent council for an opinion.

The following Resolution was presented by Lawyer W. M. Smith, and was adopted by the Board,

Resolved, That for the purpose of laying out a public Highway, The Board of Trustees of the Town of Brookhaven release all claim for damages for the lands under the waters of the South Bay near to and adjoining Ocean

Avenue in the village of Patchogue which the Commissioners of Highways of said Town shall appropriate for the laying out of a Highway along the shore of said Bay.

The Board adjourned 3-30. P m to meet at Patchogue on the first Tuesday in September 1883.

Recorded July 18th. 1883. by Henry P. Hutchinson, Town Clerk,

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Trustee Meeting at Patchogue Tuesday Sept. 4th 1883. Members present as follows, Mr. Austin Culver, the President of the Board, Trustees Henry T. Osborn, Charles E. Rose, Charles S. Rose, Albert H. Hutchinson, Joseph T. French and John R. Davis.

The minutes of the Two previous meetings of the Board were read and approved, after which Trustee Rose of Patchogue presented a Lease for shore front East of Ocean Avenue, held by Lewis Wicks for renewal, The Board voted to renew said Lease and the following was written thereon. This Lease is hereby Renewed for the term of Five years in accordance with the provisions thereof at the annual Rental of One Dollar per year payable in advance

In Witness whereof the said parties of the first part have caused the corporate Seal of the Town of Brookhaven and the Signature of their President to be hereunto affixed and the said party of the second part has hereunto set his hand and Seal this 3d. day of Sept. 1883.

Several Oyster leases were presented for renewal, all of which were renewed, with the payment in advance of one years Rent. Charles R. Smith of Patchogue appeared before the Board for the payment of a Bill of $20.75 an amount claimed by him as contracted by C. W. Ruland while Trustee, in prosecuting violations of Town laws, whereupon the following Resolution was passed by the Board,

Resolved. That the Bill presented by Chas. R. Smith

Esq. for legal Services in prosecuting parties (by direction of C. W. Ruland a former member of Board of Trustees) for violating the law in the Great South Bay. will not be paid by this Board of Trustees. Mr. Elias P. Tuthill of the Town of Islip appeared before the Board, and applied for a duplicate copy of an oyster Lease, as he claimed to have lost the original one granted him. A Duplicate of the Lease on Record in his name Dated May 4th. 1881 was given by order of the Board.

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Moved and carried that Chas. E. Rose and Henry T. Osborn be appointed a committee to examine the shore. ground applied for by Mr. Dewitt Newins of Patchogue. Resolved. That Trustees. Messrs Austin Culver and Henry T. Osborn be appointed a committee to confer with Messrs Floyd and Stansbrough in regard to the defense of the Town's rights in the Suit with Warren Swezey and the Lessees of Mr. Egbert T. Smith.

Trustee John R. Davis presented the following preamble and Resolution, which was adopted.

Whereas the Board of Supervisors of Suffolk Co. passed a Resolution on November the 12th 1875 known on the Records of Suffolk Co. as Resolution No. 3. forbidding the use of Dredges in the Bay of Port Jefferson and the waters connected therewith, and, Whereas, Such Resolution was amended by the said Board by Resolution No. 14 on the 22d. of June 1878. and repealed by the Board by Resolution No. 25. passed October 17th 1879. and Whereas, Such amendment and repeal is working great damage and injury to the inhabitants of the Town. Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the Board of Trustees of the Town of Brookhaven do hereby request the Board of Supervisors of Suffolk Co. to Re-pass the Resolution known as No. 3. forbidding the use of Dredges in Port Jefferson Bay and

adjacent waters, and the Town Clerk be instructed to send a copy of this preamble and Resolution to Supervisor Floyd for presentation to the said Board of Supervisors at their next meeting. The Board adjourned to hold their next meeting at the House of Mr. L. H. Davis in Coram on the first Tuesday of October 1883.

Henry P. Hutchinson. Clerk.

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Trustee Meeting at Corain October 2d 1883.

Members present as follows, Mr Austin Culver, the President of the Board, Trustees John R. Davis, Albert H. Hutchinson, Charles S. Rose and Joseph T. French. It being a very Stormy day-the other members Henry T. Osborn and Charles E. Rose did not appear. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved by the Board, Trustee French offered the following Resolution which was passed by the Board.

Resolved, That the Treasurer of the Board pay Robert R. Smith Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) towards his share of the net revenue from the South Bay for the present year. Overseer of Poor Hamilton T. Bayles of Port Jefferson made application to the Treasurer for the sum of Five Hundred Dollars Town's Money for use in support of Poor. Said application was granted by a vote of the Board. The amount was transferred to Bayles, and the Treasurer took a note for the same. Mr. Culver representing the committee appointed to confer with Messrs. Floyd and Stansbrough in regard to the Town's rights of East Bay, reported progress in the case.

Mr Nathaniel Miller made application for the Board to grant him permission to forward to the Long Island Historical Society and also the New York Historical Society, Each a Copy of the Printed Records of the Town of Brookhaven of which he has a number belonging to the

Town, in his possession, for which privilege was granted by the Board.

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Bills of the Town's indebtedness to the members of the Board for attending the regular, special and also Bay Committee meetings, since the organization of the present Board on May 1st. 1883, up to and including this meeting were presented and paid as follows.

It was moved and carried that the Board adjourn Sine Die or Subject to the call of the President. Recorded by Henry P. Hutchinson, Clerk.

Trustee Meeting, at Coram, Saturday Novr. 3d 1883.

Members present as follows. Mr. Austin Culver the President of the Board, Trustees, Henry T. Osborn, John R. Davis, Joseph T. French and Charles S. Rose,

The Minutes of the previous meeting, were read and approved, Supervisor, Nicoll Floyd, made application for the Board of Trustees to grant him permission to present a copy of the Printed Records of Brookhaven Town to the Board of Supervisors--for which privilege was granted him. A Bill of $9.25 was presented by Trustee French