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6. Held regular meetings every Monday, and on other days 
when necessary. 
7. Run the line known as the Commissioners’ line—over one 
hundred miles long,—and this after consultation with each board 
of selectmen of the twenty-two different towns interested. 
8. Measured every section of this line and mapped it. 
g. Determined the twenty-four meridian lines running 
through points where town division lines touched high-water 
mark; thence run the meridian lines for the eastern and western 
boundaries of each town on the Sound to the New York line and 
mapped them. 
to. Ascertained the area of ground included within Commis- 
sioners’ jurisdiction, and investigated the ground to learn the 
principal characteristics of the various tracts within the area, 
separating rocky reefs and poor ground from ground suitable for 
designation. 
tt. Ascertained and mapped the various depths of water in 
these grounds. 
12. Ascertained the natural beds in this area, their location, 
extent, and general features—eighteen beds in all. , 
13. Received and considered 119 applications for grounds; 
posted 119 notices; attended hearings when such applications 
were objected to, and made many preliminary searches to ascer- 
tain if the grounds applied for were open for application; and in 
this connection investigated between thirty and forty designations 
that had been made during the period of two weeks between the 
passage of the Act of 1881 and its going into effect. [See First 
Report, pp. 47, 48, 49, 50.]| This work occupied a vast deal of 
time, as the records of each town had to be examined, and in 
many instances copied. 
14. Searched for and collected all maps that could shed any 
light upon the territory—maps from the Coast Survey Office, pri- 
vate maps, and town committee maps. 
15. Prepared forms required by the law, and submitted the 
same to the Chief Justice of the State for his approval. 
16. Prepared record books in due form for recording designa- 
tions in the Commissioners’ office, and also in the several towns. 
One copy of these expensive books was lodged in each town. 
17. Considered a plan of taxation. Many conferences were 
had with the oystermen; after which a law was prepared by the 
Commissioners, which was approved by the oystermen and adopted 
by the State. 
