1882. ] SHELL-FISH COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT. 39 
missioners deemed it their duty to establish such line as 
the proper one. The longer lines will be found to run 
over shallow waters not suitable for cultivation. It is 
believed that the lines, as established, are acceptable to 
all the towns, inasmuch as no one has appealed from the 
Commissioners’ decisions, as provided by the act. 
Most of the points where the boundary lines between 
the towns touched high-water mark, were already prom- 
inently and permanently settled ; and in every such case 
the commissioners and the selectmen, of the towns respect- 
ively interested, found no difficulty in agreeing upon me- 
ridian lines. Points between a few of the towns are unde- 
termined; but steps have been taken by authorized officers 
which will doubtless soon lead to settlements. The initial 
points of these meridian lines at high-water mark are as 
follows, viz. : 
Between Greenwich and Stamford: on the main road to 
Old Greenwich, at the head of the Tomack River, and on 
the west side of Little Stone Bridge. 
Between Stamford and Darien: from a point on the Cove 
Mill’s dam, at the center of the old channel, which point 
is the west abutment of the east gates, the town’s division 
line follows the channel to the west end of Grassy Point 
Rocks, near the Beacon. The meridian division initial 
point begins at said west end of Grassy Point Rocks. 
Between Darien and Norwalk: the center of a line 
drawn across the mouth of Five Mile River at high tide. 
Between Norwalk and Westport: a point marked by a 
bound stone on Sprite Island, which point is due south of 
the head of Duck Pond. | 
Between Westport and Fairfield: at the center of the 
bridge across Sasco Creek. 
Between Fairfield and Bridgeport: a point to be deter- 
mined after surveys to be made by Mr. H. G. Scofield, chief 
engineer, of Bridgeport. 
Between Bridgeport and Stratford: a point whence (1) 
the outer beacon bears half way between the brick chimneys 
of the Wheeler & Wilson’s sewing-machine factory, (2) the 
south (or east) steeple in Stratford bears on a point of 
