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area is square. The sides are laid out magnetic east and west and 
magnetic north and south, and are 2,200 yards in length. A line 
having a bearing of magnetic south and passing through the old light, 
is about central to these grounds. As you desired that the reserve 
thus made should also be the dumping ground for work executed by 
the United States authorities, the matter was duly presented to Col. 
J. W. Barlow, Major of Engineers, U. S. A., and in charge of river 
and harbor improvements for this coast. He acquiesced, and thus 
the reserve becomes the place of dumping for all work. A section of 
this reserve was buoyed out on August 15th, r882. The buoys set 
were at the northwest corner and on the north and west sides. 
The number of acres deeded this year is 14,095. 2. 
One hundred and forty applications, representing an aggregate 
area of 23,162 acres, are pending; nearly all of which can be deeded 
in time for the next shelling season. 
The 75 applications which have been granted and deeded show a 
reduction of area as deeded of about ten per cent of the area applied 
for, which is due to various causes: the chief of which is the impos- 
sibility of telling the number of acres within the boundary lines of 
an application until the final survey is made. 
SUMMARY OF EXPENSE CHARGEABLE TO THE ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. 
Instruments, tools, office and field supplies, - - - - $1,076 92 
Surveys, buoy setting, signal building and triangulation 
work, including pay of men not under salary, - Ste RIES SE 
Salaries, - - - - - - - - - =) 1£2;904) 55 
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, - - - = 2,156) o2 
Steamboat hire, - - - - - - - - - 525 00 
Lumber, - - - - - - - - ai sys 160 83 
Traveling expenses of Engineer, - - - - SLAC Ee 269 gI 
Postage, - - : - - - - - - - 25 61 
Telegrams, - - - - - - - - - - IO gI 
Express charges, - - - - - = - - - 13 10 
Total, ma Par Gee at, iar = toe Hoo SO Eh Os 
The first item of the above summary embraces the permanent outfit 
of the Department. The principal articles are, one eight-inch repeat- 
ing theodolite, one plain transit, four sextants, two field glasses, one 
sextant protractor, two steel tapes, and one divided standard meter 
scale. The value of the property on hand which is included as above 
is $994.30. The property returnable to the Commission by the 
Coast Survey is valued at $77.57. 
