OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 19 
ENGINEER'S REPOR’ 
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To the Commissioners of Shell Fisheries 
of the State of Connecticut: 
GENTLEMEN:—The record of the Engineer Department for 
the sixteen months ending November 1 shows that the money 
available for its use has been expended in keeping the Depart- 
ment in effective working condition and in meeting the demands 
incident to the general business of the office. 
From the outset the work has been handled with a proper ap- 
preciation of its importance, and in such manner as to make safe 
for future reference the facts gathered. ‘To secure a complete 
and uniform record of all surveys, suitably ruled and printed 
blanks and books were obtained. But much information was 
obtained by correspondence with departments of the Federal 
Government and with individuals, and so it happens that revision 
and collation of the gathered data are necessary in order to make 
matters more convenient for general reference. The buoy 
records, to date, have been copied in ink, compared, and indexed. 
Each buoy, or buoy position, when surveyed or set, is given a 
number, which is retained for all future surveys of such position. 
The index of the buoy records is by numbers, and is so arranged 
that a glance at any buoy number in the index shows how many 
times the point has been visited, also the volumes and pages 
where the details of what occurred may be found. ‘These buoy 
records fill 3,125 double pages. 
The compilation, by towns, of the sextant angles requisite to 
set any lot corner off each town is of great value. The books 
are self-indexing. Duplicate tracings of the lots have been pre- 
pared to be used with these books. At present the books relate 
mainly to ground sold by the Commission, but they should also 
cover all lots designated by town committees prior to 1881. 
