OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. 23 
The matter of the location on the water of the line between 
New York and Connecticut has come up in several ways. Mr. 
W. G. Ford, Jr., Engineer for the New York Fish Commission, 
has corresponded with me respecting the preparation of data 
needed to locate this line. The Bureau of Navigation, Washing- 
ton, D. C., has requested data to enable it to place the line on 
their charts, and said data have been furnished. Bya recent act 
of Congress, the Supervisor of the port of New York may exercise 
certain functions within Connecticut waters. At his request he 
has been furnished with a map showing the State line on the 
Sound and also the outlines of designated oyster grounds. Off 
Stamford you have sold ground which has the New York and 
Connecticut State line for its Southern boundary line. This made 
it necessary for me to compute the distance, measured on a true 
meridian line, from the Stamford lighthouse to the said line. 
It is desirable that the exact latitude of additional points be 
computed on this line, and that the proper sextant angles for 
setting said computed latitudes should also be computed. 
The popular idea of this line is that it is midway of the Sound. 
As a matter of fact it divides the waters of the Sound off Connec- 
ticut fairly into halves; but off the towns of Stamford, Darien and 
Norwalk, it will be seen that Lloyd’s Neck and Eaton’s Neck, on 
the Long Island shore, project far into the Sound, so that the true 
location of the line on the water appears to be much too near the 
Long Island:shore. It is desirable that buoys be set off the 
above named towns on the State line. Four New York oyster 
boats have been seized for alleged dredging in Connecticut waters, 
off Stamford. 
MUD DUMPING GROUNDS. 
No new places have been designated for the deposit of dredged 
material. The officers of the Engineer Corps of the United States 
Army in charge of river and harbor improvements have extended 
their customary courtesies, and correspondence has passed relative 
to the continuation of the places heretofore established for the 
dumping of dredged material. 
EXPENSE—ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. 
July 1, 1887, to June 30, 1888. 
Pay of Engineer, = = = 2 = = = = = $1,390 50 
Pay and expenses of extra men, - - - - - - - 80 13 
Signals—painting and repairs, - - - - - - - 24 92 
