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I would recommend that the Commissioners ask for an appro- 
priation of $1,500 for instruments necessary for the peculiar work 
in hand. They are needed now and will always be needed here- 
after as long as grounds require to be surveyed. It is not usual 
for engineers in doing special work to purchase the instruments 
needed for the work. 
During the winter I shall be able to produce maps of the follow- 
ing towns: Old Saybrook, Westbrook, Clinton, Madison, Hast Ha- 
ven, New Haven, Orange, Stratford, Bridgeport, and a part of 
Milford. ; 
Guilford and Branford are not surveyed. Stratford and Bridge- 
port need a triangulation of points for sextant use. 
In conclusion, I would say that I early recognized your disposi- 
tion to extreme economy, and this has led me to assume certain 
risks, which happily have not,proved too great. The four things 
necessary to make the surveys a success, are money, men, time, 
and appliances. ‘The amount of money requisite will depend 
largely on the quality and earnestness of the men employed. The 
time required will depend somewhat on the weather. The past 
summer, the drought seemed to produce a hazy atmosphere which 
delayed the work many days. The appliances should be such as 
are adapted to the work. Surveys as extensive as ours are usu- 
ally for such uses that it is not necessary to at once arrive at re- 
sults. The demand already exists for our work, and this makes 
imperative the immediate working up of the notes taken during 
the past season. This adds largely to the labor of carrying on 
the work. 
June Ist, when the office was opened, everything was new to 
me. We had only a few of the published maps of the coast sur- 
vey. I was limited in making expense and had to give close per- 
sonal attention for a considerable time to matters incident to start- 
ing so large a survey and business. In view of the above, I am 
perhaps justified in saying that a reasonable result has been 
achieved. 
Respectfully submitted, 
J. P. BOGART, 
Engineer for Commissioners of Shell-Fisheries. 
