Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-08
RUM ING THE LINE.
How the New Demarcation Between
Delaware and Pennsylvania is Seen by

How the New Demarcation Between
Delaware and Pennsylvania is Seen by
u Commissioner From the Latter state.
The following description oil the work of
the engineers running the new boundary
line at the disputed section between Della
ware and Pennsylvania is told in the West
Chester NeWs,
On Saturday afternoon last reporter of
the NemSinterviewed Hon. X, Il. Monaghan
of West Chester n member of the joint
commission representing Pennsylvania
and Delaware in the matter of running
anew the boundary line between the two
states and placing monumental stones to
mark the course of the line. MIR. Monaghan
was in his office, and when Mt leisure to
talk was very ready to give the informa-
ton sought. In this interview he said.
ION Thursday, December LIST, we had
meeting at the office of Hon. Wayne Mac
| Neagh, in Philadelphia ut which all the
members Of the commission were present.
They are six in number, three from each
state. Those representing Pennsylvania
are Wayne MacVeagh, w. II. Miller and
X. Il. Monaghan. Those representing
Delaware are Hon. Thomas y. Bayard,
John H. Hoflecker and DIR. y. l., Lewis.
1.-The two engineers, Mr.. Farra of Will
mington, and Mr.. Smith of Philadelphia
employed by the commission to ascertain
| the line dividing the two states reported
| that they in conjunction with Mr.. liodg-
kin of Washington, had located the same
and driven stakes about half the distance
| along the line designating where the stone
monuments should be placed marking the
| line, and that they were pushing the bal
ance of the work TO completion rs rapidly
as possible; that it required them about a
day in each mile in fixing the points for
the planting Of the stones.
"In this work Mr.. Hodgkin represents
l 4. 4.
| been detailed by the United States govern
ment for the work. lie is not paid ont of
| the state appropriation. He assists them
| by the erection of signal and observation
stations along the route.
The stones are to be placed one-half
mile apart. The two initial ones at either
end of the line will stand about five feet
in height, about Is inches square, and
| planted about four feet in the ground. ON
these two stones will be cut the date of fix
ing the line and the names of all the Six
commissioners.
1.-The other half-mie stones will stand
about three feet out Of the ground and be
planted about the same depth in the
ground. Upon these stones will be cut
the letter = on the Pennsylvania and the
letter d on the Delaware side. one of the
initial stones, that at the western end of
the line, is to be of dark color. from the
Wilmington quarry on behalf Of Delaware
State The other initial stone and all the
shorter stones are to be obtained from the
l.eperville quarries and are of light
color.
1.-The Joint commission ordered the i'm
mediate delivery of all the stones along
the line ready for planting.
when all the stones are delivered on
the ground it is the intention of the COM
missioners from both states to fix u day
when they will view the whole line preyi-
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except the two initial stones, which were
ordered to be placed in position at once,
ut was also ordered that the engineers
should prepare a detailed report of all
their field work and map of the same.
ON motion of Hon. Wayne MacNeagh
was elected treasurer OF tho Pennsylvania
commissioners and was directed to draw
the amount of the appropriation for the
payment of the expenses of the commits
sion from the treasurer of the state.
The next meeting of the commission
will depend upon the notice from the
} parties who have in charge the delivery OF
. the monumental stones ON the ground. II
is the purpose of the commission to have
the work completed us speedily as possible
"The new line will place the population
and property substantially as it has beer
recognized by the two states, but three
: parties have been changed from the Staff
of Delaware, where they have claimet
residence, to pennsylvania, where TIN
: course of the line places them. Tn,
| property owners are two men and onI
woman. They are John r. johnson, Mrs
Mary j. Chambers and Thomas Seal who
are now citizens of London Britain town
ship. The first named, Mr.. Johnson, il
said to be very much chagrincd to thinl
that he is in Pennsylvania instead %
Delaware.
THE commission have nothing to dc
with the panhandle or strip of land be
! longing to Pennsylvania that extend
down between Delaware and Maryland
The State of Delaware has always exer
cised jurisdiction over it and will still b
! allowed to. 1t could only he formally
coded to Delaware by the joint action o
the two states and the approval OF Con
, gress.
. The line we are to determine begins a
that point in the curved boundary Of
Northern Delaware where il would inter
sect an extension Of the northern line o
, Maryland, and follows the proper curva
ture to the Delaware river. 1t is about q
miles long and has been somewhat uncer
, tain hitherto. We expect to establish ii a.
it should be and prevent any further trou
Bile as to claims of citizenship in one Of
, ! the other Of the two states"