The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-12-11
LAND SURYETy.

EDITOR TINES;
We have had To make several
surveys of late in these parts,
and occasion is arising daily for
like work all over the county.
especially by reason of frequent
sales OF land to negroes, besides
interchange Of property. So that
a question OF eXactness of boun
Diary aud accuracy and agreement
in surveyed lines is becoming day
by day Of more importance to this
community.
Experience here indicates Il
fatal ground of dispute and dis
agreement whenever n surveyor
different from the last one is called
in, from there being no ascertained
point Of departure for surveys at
less intervals than three miles aud
from a desire to avoid expense in
beginning so far off; and from the
destruction by lapse of time and
natural decay, or otherwise of old
and original landmarks and corner
trees. Thus a surveyor is hindered
IN setting out once for all, and sat
isfactorily, upon a required survey
point of departure that will be
acceptable to all parties within six
or even three miles in future cases
of dispute for determining bound
aries. We have heard of as
great errors as IL chains in sup.
posed or set out aud corrected
corners, and we know of four re.
cent surveys of which no two
agree throughout, mot even suf.
iiciently to be called approximate
by reason of all four surveyors
taking different starting points
according to the suggestion OF
their employers from the best in.
formation at their disposaD and by
their running at different varia
atious.
We are desirOus of calling the
peoples attention to this matter
and of suggesting to our Board OF
Supervisors that our county sur
veyor be by them instructed to
prepare, record and set up for
reference, in the Chancery Clerks
Office, IA tabular statement showing
the proper variation used or that
ought to have been used by q
county surveyor from year tC
year, beginning with the year Of
the government survey, down tC
the present time, and to be added
to as each subsequent year com
monces. Such variations to be
used yearly in settling all disputed
boundaries by survey IN this
county. Next 1t seems very i'm
pOrtant to begin laying down mon
uments or permanent corner
stones for aseertaining and fixing
permanently; first, the township
and range corners; second, the
section corners mt no greater in
tervals than one mile in settled
townships, or than three or even
six miles in unsettled townships
according to the discretion of the
county surveyor, for the purpose
having some well defined aud easi
ly ascertalnable point without put
ting parties.in.suit or private own
ers to the present severe and
constant expense of employing
surveyors or surveys, which when
repeated can for reasons stated
never be made to agree.
We would suggest that this cost
is both justiiiabIe and desirable
for the public welfare, and is wor
thy of the consideration of The
Board of Supervisors with view
to yearly appropriation therefor
till completed. The work certainly
might be commenced forthwith ii
Riyerine townships and for two
or three ranges wide, j. o., ten
or twelve miles as the county sur
veyor decides, and as gradually
be completed over the whole
county. What think our neigh
bors on the snbject2
Dec. G, 1886. WAYsIDF.