The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-23
Tho Connecticut and New York Boun-
dairy DisagrcemeAt.

From the New Haven Journal, oct. III
We understand that the Boundary Commissioners a.
pointed by the States OF New York and Connecticut hays
adjourned without being able TO agree upon the proper
method of settling the line, and without agreeing upsn
any future meeting
The two States have been trying to settle this matter
for years former set of Commissioners made an
the stones which were TO serve as monuments pre-
pared but when the New York Commissioners fonnd cut
their State would lose some 2600acres claims thoy
backed out and being unable to agree set OF Com
missioners was appointed on both sides.
As we understand the case, the State of Connecticut
long ago, agreed to cede to New York; in compensa ion
for the oblong which comprises the town OF Green wch
strip Of land two miles wide along the western border Of
the State to the angle north OF Greenwich and Stamford
The then boundary line well known established
and no difficulty was them or is now made fixing the
two terminal points of the proposed boundary lines
two miles to the east OF It, But In ascerainng the nav
boundary, the then mmissoners instead Of running
line between their parallel to the Old one, proceeded 70
measure from Off at every two miles along tho old line,
distance Of two miles TO the east run the boundary
in lines between the points thus obtained In consequence
Of inaccurate measurement almost all these SGT Of
lines were run too far to the east (only one
Of them not being far enough,) and thus New
York obtained 1900 which confessodv
belonged to Connecticut and the boundary took a.r
course between the points, like Virginia rail fence Ne
proper monuments set the real line has been
TO great extent confused matter OF tradition puuxinr
the few people who live near il to what they be-
long, The only thing like village to be affected by tba
rectilyng of the boundary is little place called Hitch.
COCKS Corners where the traditional line through
the main street. while the true line runs to the
of few rods and transfers half dozen or 80 famiss
TO Connecticut One would think that the State Of New
York would readily agree to rectify tho acknowedred
errors Of the old surveys, and adopt straight and clean
looking boundary line. But unders IT, its com.
missoneis insist upon retaining all the irregularities a
the old survey, and refuse TO do anything more than
to hunt up the forgotten and irregular points
every two miles, and to the distance between
them claiming that Connecticut by acceding eighty years
ago to the OLD measurement, up her rights This
seems 70 US small point for sovereign State TO make
especially when tinvoves only few acres of wild land
and very few people who obtain precarious living from
IT, II merely saying" We have got the advantage of
you, and we won't rectfy it, We have done somethinx
neither Of us meant to do but gain and VIC insist
upon IT, We're there no other considerations in the case
man 'he convenience OF q straight boundary line one
would suppose that New York would Willingly accede to
the proprety OF the claim of Connecticut Hut lis Commits.
soners object to Arrangement except what ia based
On an Ola and nconyenient error the matter remains
IN its old state Of uncertainty.