OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 29 
HIGH WATER LINE SURVEYS. 
Surveys of the high water line have been made at Farms, Sher- 
wood’s, Pine Creek and Colyer’s points, for the purpose of determin- 
ing, and making a proper survey record of, the shore contact and exact 
point of change in direction of the Commissioners’ line of jurisdic- 
tion. 
SEATISTICS’ RELATIVE TO APPLICATIONS: 
During the year I have drawn descriptions for the deeds of 120 ap- 
plications. The area deeded and paid for under the same is 6,505.68 
acres. This makes a total area of 45,054.58 acres deeded since June 
Ist, 1881. The applications now pending for which deeds have not 
been tendered, are 71 in number, and aggregate 3,593.3 acres. 
Fifteen deeds, having an aggregate area of 7,108.1 acres, are pending. 
Ninety-two applications, having an aggregate area of 4,418.2 acres, 
have been received during the year. Total number of applications 
received is 576. Total area of the same is 88,964.15 acres. Of this 
area the sale of 33,208.17 acres has not been effected ; the principal 
causes being rejection of applications and cancellation of deeds for 
non-payment. 
ROTON POINT AND FISH ISLAND NATURAL BEDS. 
A full description of the outlines of these beds, as adopted by you, 
is presented herewith. There was but one idea as to the southern 
limit of these beds, and it was always defined as being ‘‘ the old com- 
mittee line.” From the testimony given at various hearings, it would 
seem that the points towards which this line ran were somewhat dif- 
ferent in location at different periods of time. The same general 
description was always given, but the ends of the line were not specific 
points in all cases. An exact survey ofall of these descriptions would 
be difficult. It was discovered that the widest interpretation did not 
interfere with adjoining private beds, the north line of which had been 
sanctioned by undisturbed occupation for many years. 
The line, as adopted, may be described as beginning at the south- 
west corner of C. W. Bell, and running westerly along the north line 
of Craw and L’Hommedieu and of John H. Monsell, and continuing 
until a range of the cupola of Charles Loundes’ house on with high- 
water mark on the east side of Five Mile river is arrived at, and from 
this point running westerly in the direction of the cupola of H. W. 
Collender’s house, to the south-east corner of Wm. I. Stevens. 
