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(South Ferry even held a role by renting out Elloine at $50 per day to take sound- ings for the New York State surveyors), the idea never came to fruition and was eventually dropped.

With no imminent plans for a structur- al link between the island, the ferries were the only means of transport to get not only passengers on and off the

Island, but much-needed supplies as well. Seeing the rise in truck traffic dur- ing the 1940's, the Clark family designed and built the first known inde- pendent stanchions with no overhead obstructions, the concept, which had never before been introduced on Long

Island, has gone on to become a popular method for ferry boats operating today.

Following WWII, C.Y. Clark remained at the head of the family oper- ation, while extending the operations to his two sons, Donald and William (Capt.

Cliff and Bill's father), who would be known as the fourth generation of

Clarks to run South Ferry. According to

Cliff Clark, who as the fifth generation of the family, serves as the company's president, "South Ferry is a work in progress, our ancestors had a vision and a passion — they saw what others did- n't," he said.

William, who happened to be a "genius" when it came to General

Motors 671 diesel engines, was (like his

HRISE ancestors), born on Shelter Island, but didn't see it as this sleepy, little commu- nity, but as one that could thrive with the operation of a structured, innovative ferry business. While Donald concen- trated his efforts on the operational side,

William was hands-on, advancing the company technically, while focusing on

Passenger Vessels the utmost in customer service. The new "Patriarch" of South Ferry relieved the company of all outside maintenance costs by working with machinist Otto

Hulse in his Greenport machine shop. It was through Hulse, and self-taught mechanical knowledge, that William would go on to hold the title of Eastern

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