Recorded Aug 25th 1881. Henry P. Hutchinson, Page 450. Trustee Meeting. at Coram. Sept. 6th 1881. The following named Members of the Board were present. Mr Henry W. Carman, the President of the Board, Israel B. Tyler, Charles E. Rose, Gideon F. Smith, Samuel Dare, Joseph C. Valentine, and Alfred A. Selover. Mr C. E. Rose offered the following Resolution which was carried. Resolved that the Committee having in charge the waters of Brookhaven in the South Bay namely, C. E. Rose & Samuel Dare be and the same are hereby authorized to lease lots or plots of land under water in said Bay of Four acres each for the purpose of planting and cultivating oysters thereon West of and adjoining the Lots known as the Fiddleton Lots the width of Four Lots. The Bay Committee, C. E. Rose & Samuel Dare offered the following Statement for the Month of August. For Rent on New Leases issued Recd. From Mr Cass for privilege of Dock Mr Tyler reported for Port Jefferson Bay $51.00 96.00 1.00 148.00 3.00 It was then on the application of Mr C. E. Rose Trustee, -Resolved that a Lease or right be granted to Thomas H. Smith of Patchogue to extend his water fences not to exceed 50-feet below low water Mark in the South Bay or to take such other action as may be necessary to protect his Strand to the West of Bay Avenue in the village of Pat chogue. Said lease or grant to be for Five years with the right of renewal at the annual Rental of one Dollar per year payable in advance each and every year. Page 451. The Bellport Dock matter came up and there being no definite date when the last Money was paid, the Sum of $6. was accepted as payment in full up to the first Tuesday in April 1882. It was Resolved to amend the Resolution passed May 4th. 1880-in relation to the boundary of Fiddleton Lots So as to allow the leasing of Additional lots by Resolution of this Board, passed at this Meeting Sept. 6th 1881. It was Resolved that a grant of the Town's rights in Half Mile Pond be given to Lester H. Davis for the term of Ten (10) years for the purpose of propagating Carp (A Species of Fish) upon the payment of the Sum of One Dollar. Said pond being located about one half Mile North of the Middle Island Presbyterian Church. It was then Resolved that Trustees, Samuel Dare and Joseph C. Valentine be and are hereby appointed a Committee to look after the ponds that are the property of the Town of Brookhaven. Resolved that all arrearages now due the Town of Brookhaven by Dayton Brothers on the 20-acres held by them off Swan River Factory in the Great South Bay be Collected by the Overseers of the said Bay and the privileges enjoyed by the said Dayton Bros. of extra land adjoining the same be Surrendered to the Town on or before the 25th day of December 1882. Page 452. Record & Survey of Carlton Avenue, East Setauket June 2d 1881. Whereas a Road or Street in the village of East Setauket called and known as Carlton Avenue laid out and opened many years ago by the owner of the land through which said Road or Avenue passes.-and Whereas,-Application has been made to undersigned Board of Commissioners of Highways of the Town of Brookhaven to have said road or street ascertained, described and entered of record as a public highway. -and Whereas, said Road has for over twenty years last past been continuously and uninterruptedly used as a public highway, and seems to be of public necessity and benefit. Now therefore we the undersigned Board all having been duly notified to attend and deliberate on the subject embraced and all being present. Do hereby Order, That said Road be ascertained described and entered of record as a public Highway in accordance with a Survey made this day under our direction and in our presence by Justus Roe, Surveyor.—which survey is as follows viz: Commencing at a point as near as could be determined to be the centre of Grand St. fronting the land of Nehemiah Hand, and running one course only S. 82° 50′ W.-650 ft. On this course 16.6 ft. from starting point the line passed 22.6 ft. from the corner post of fence on land of Henry Tyler and 22.6 ft. from corner post of fence of land of Charity Jarvis on S. side of Road; at 55 ft. passed 22.6 ft. from fence and 56 ft. from N. E. corner and in range with E. end of House of Charity Jarvis; at 119.6 ft. passed 22.6 ft. from fence of Henry Tyler at intersection of land of Shepard Jones; at 398 ft. passed 21 ft. from fence of Shepard Jones and 22.6 ft. from fence of Shepard Hulse at intersection of their lands Page 453. on N. side of Road and 22.6 ft. from barn of Alfred Hulse on S. side of Road; at 573.6 ft. passed 47.4 ft. from S. W. corner and in range with front of house of Shepard Hulse: at 625 ft. passed 22.6 ft. from fence of Alfred Hulse at 631 ft. passed 18 ft. S. of an Ash tree on N. side of Road: its terminus was as near as could be determined to be the centre of Street known as the Shore Road or Water St. courses as above given being magnetic and distances in feet and inches. And it is further ordered that said line as above described shall be the centre line of said Road or Avenue and of the uniform width of Forty Five feet. Given under our hands at East Setauket, this second day of June, in the year 1881. Record & Survey of Road at Selden L. I. Whereas A Road in the Village of Selden leading from the Middle Country Road Southerly a distance of nearly a mile to the Mooney Pond Road has been used as a public highway for upwards of twenty years last past.—and Whereas in using said Road the public have crossed the fields in various places much to the injury of the owners of land through which said Road passes.-and Whereas.-Application has been made to the undersigned Board of Commissioners of the Town of Brookhaven to have said. Road laid out, defined Page 454. and recorded as a straight Road, and,- Whereas all the owners of land over which said Road passes have signed a release for all claim to damages by reason of the straightning and defining of said Road, which release accompanies this Record. Now therefore we the undersigned Board, all having been duly notified to attend and deliberate on the subject embraced and all being present, after a careful examination of said Road and believing it to be a public benefit and necessity, have caused a survey of said Road to be made this day under our direction and in our presence by Justus Roe. Surveyor, which survey is as follows viz: Commencing at a point in the centre of the Mooney Pond Road and running one course only N. 2° 50' E.-4704 ft. to the centre of the Middle Country Road. The starting point of this course was 20 ft. distant from a ditch on the S. side of the Mooney Pond Road, and 182 ft. Westerly from a very large White-oak tree in front of the West part of the door-yard about 100 ft. from the S. W. corner of the house of William Stulls; at 60 ft. from starting point the line passed 33 ft. East from a ditch; at 365 ft. crossed a ditch about 4 ft. E. of one ditch and 57.3 ft. E. of a second ditch; at 920 ft. crossed a ditch 53 ft. E. of a ditch and 26.4 ft. E. of a straight marked black oak tree on bank of ditch; at 1690 ft. crossed a ditch 47 ft. E. of a ditch; at 3110 ft. crossed a ditch 33.6 ft. E. of a ditch; at 3617 ft. passed 26.9 ft. E. of a large black oak tree and 42.8 ft. E. of a ditch; at 4214 ft. passed 38 ft. E. of a large red oak tree; its terminus was 144 ft. W. of the range of a picket fence dividing lands of Nelson Norton and Walter S. Logan, and the line if continued 31.6 ft. would cross the picket fence on N. side of the Middle Country Road and if continued 64. ft. would end at a point 21.6 ft. W. of a locust tree on land of Walter S. Logan. The Page 455. names (ditch) underscored above, refer to those running about at right angles with line of Road, and those not underscored to those running nearly parallel with line. The course above given being magnetic and distances in feet. and inches. And it is further ordered that the line as above described shall be the centre line of said Road, of the uniform width of two rods. Given under our hands at Selden this Twenty Third day of June in the year 1881. |