Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15

MdSSaCnuSettS Is marked ny copper DOlt
at the apex of a granite block set and
fastened on a stone pier sunk below the
level of the west bank of the Connecticut
river; owing to the annual freshets of the
river, a monument erected above ground
at this point would be carried away. The
location Of this sunker pier is indicated
by a large monument placed on the Inc
between Massachusetts and Vermont, on
"a high bank 5S2 feet away, as a marker,
giving the direction to the corner bound
distance, etc
During the last two years the Massachu-
setts Typographical survey commissioners
have been engaged with the proper au-
thOrities of New York in setting and re-
setting the monuments on the line be-
tween this State and the State of New
York, and In the performance of their du-
ties discovered that the northwest corner
Of Massa chusetts, on the southern boun-
dairy of Vermont, was IS feet west of the
location of the old monument, which had
been considered for years as the north
west corner; and with the written con-
sent of this commission and the commas
sion of Vermont, they moved tho corner
monument IS feet west of its former loca-
ton. Plans and maps of the line have
beer prepared showing the location of all
the monuments, town corners and road
crossings along the line, which, with a
description of the line, have been signed
and executed by the commissioners of the
two States, and filed with the secretary
OF the commonwealth; and sectional maps
are filed in the clerks office of each town.
bounded by the line, showing the position
of the line in their respective localities
The commissioners recommend the pass
ing of an act, copy OF which accompan-
les the report, which will forever define
and make certain the line which has here
tofore been uncertain The act shall take
effect when a similar act is passed by tho
State Of Vermont establishing The line de-
scribed in the act. When the matter of
locating the boundary was first brought
up the commission consisted of Henry
Carter. George Whitney and Edward g.
Savage. In December 1897, George Whit
ncy died at his home in Royalston. and
in January 1898, Henry Carter died at
his home in Bradford. In the spring cf
1898 George W. Gaze and Frank W. Hodg-
don were appointed to fill the vacancies
The commissioners for Vermont were
kittredge ilaskinS, LaVant NJ. Read and
James X Ratchelder.
At one time in our conference there was
distinct issue as to the location of this
corner, owing to a single sentence in Ua-
zen's notes which would seem to locat o
tho corner considerably south of the Old
locality, and the claim was strongly in
sisted upon by the commissioners of Yer
mont and New Hampshire; but, after a
careful survey of the line and an exam-
nation OF the conditions surrounding the
locality, in Connection with Tazen notes,
the location claimed by us was rcConciltd
with Hazen's notes. made in 1741, and ac-
ceptcd by the commissioners of Vermont
and New Hampshire. This location being
settled, it was agreed that a pre- urinary
survey of the line between the northwest
corner of Massachusetts and the Connect
icut river should be made by competent
civil engineers to determine the relative
position of the town corners and fences in
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