The sun., 1901-08-11
SOME CONNECTICUT ISLANDS.
Little Dots OF Land in the Sound That
Arc Not on the Maps.
From the Hartford Couront


That the State of Connecticut owns three
OF four small islands lying near the coast.
on the towns Of Greenwich and Stamford.
IL undlsputed. for parties have leased the
same and other parties are now negotiating
for the purchase OF one OF them, known as
Vincent Island. II the State owns the fee
to any other islands within its confines. 10
Is one OF those things. which no fellow can
find out" Occasionally during a session
Of the General Assembly a resolution will be
introduced authorizing the Treasurer TO
sell or lease some island. until then unknown.
to certain parties. and then the Treasurer
and other State officials find out that the State
presuma bly, owns the island. else some per-
son wouldn't want TO lease or BUY.
Eight years ago the Treasurer was directed
Direction, oasY TO lease to J. %oolsey selieci Of
Stamford, Vincent Island located in the
waters OF Long Island Sound, for term
wears at the expiration Of the prsrent lease.
upon such terms as to said Treasurer may
seem proper and Just ten years lease
to expire and the lease was made for twenty
years at the annual rental of Is per year.
payable In advance,
bly, the Treasurer was authorized by resolu-
tion TO sell the island ION such terms as be
may deem lust The rental would imply
per cent would bring In annually the sum
i which the Treasurer received under the lease.
which has now twelve years to run " ls
sa.d CONN nhhV S.au at more w for The island
than the prlGs which II !, rsn SonpIasq .o %
norwien are anohs ,hss iIioNd shJ ,bere are
others Real estate men in stamford have
bccn asked 20 plsce vsiue on ", Wa,,s To- u anu
not sonsaered Ia as OF pr,xs,e huy .ammep resi-
dence. One real estate dealer in stamford
Is quoted as saying 'ha' " ouSn' " o''"s
vim Vincent Island. or Eli. Island. a. IT |. some
times called I. situated n Westeoi.s tove'
about ohe-eightn q ihils tron, ~ .innn nnV
Ss surface s arssIy rocky and the area only
suffcient Tor q house ana fonlIor,autt nt oyr,Sa yruS
nrlng several yegr5s Ine voyd pny p'Guph pSsherman am
who lives In small hut Wate island' Jus,
to the north OF 'inCehs isiunu, r @ nas vasrs psr.
SSTTned ST, h{ prlyata ,pS pS'' State propertv has
never been assessed locally, SO " - dinlcuI
to determine It's value oy any 'ocai S'ahu"ru
o' Tns ya.Grs r,,,,on DIRECTS the state Treasurer
TO sell the island subject e. the Lease so theps %
Is no fear of any connictlng i~h'sies' ~ I'm, ins
make terms with him before he can gain
possession, and ther"s no Iush,on nont a. top %
the lease. for the lessee paid IN" % REM ros .os
twenty years In advance anu lne 49,, whs w
made In pursuanc" o' a resoIu.,o,ii r,ioO hns
General Assembly. some Questi9n has
arisen a. 20 the transfer OF some 9ld oniid-
ings which are claimed by MIS- EnI,la y
| Barrett. on the ground that one Charles y.
| Atwood who subleased the property from
MIR Sclleck. gave her a bill Of sale q the
| buildlngs for $3.50 TO be paid in small an
nual install llnents
Another sland owned by the s,ats + SC:pt x.
Trnsr,I AseSy 10 laas TO o George iowther
nominal r renal Tna For 1--WE or ten years subject