The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-09

dence. One real estate dealer in Stam- ford is quoted as saying that it ought to bring $2,000.
 Vincent Island, or Ellis Island, as it is sometimes called is situated in Westcott's Cove about one eighth of a mile from the shore. It lies between Wallack's Point and Shippan. Its sur face is largely rocks and the area only sufficient for a house and com fortable yard, During several years the only occupant of the island has been John Alvord fisherman, who lives in small hut. Wate Island, just to the north of Vincent Island, has been owned by private parties for some years. Vincent Island, being state property, has never been assessed To- cally so it is difficult to determine it's value by any local standard of values. The resolution directs the state treas urer to fill the island subject to the l lease, so there Is no fear of any con- | flicting interests. The purchaser, if | not the present lessee, must make | terms with him before he can gain possession and there's no question as to the lease for the lessee paid the rent for twenty years in advance and | the lease was made in pursuance of a resolution of the General Assembly. Some question has arisen as to the transfer of some old buildings which are claimed by Mrs. Emma A. Barrett, on the ground that one Charles E. Atwood, who sub-leased the property from MT. Selleck, gave her bill of sale of the buildings for $350, to be l paid in smalll annual instalments.
 Another island owned by the state is Captain Knapp's Island in Cos Cob harbor, which the General Assembly of 1898 authorized the treasurer to finger and Alexander S. Williams for nominal rental for five or ten years subject to the rights of the public tc hold picnics and games of recreation on the island, a right which has ex- isted for an indefinite date. The lease was made for ten years.
 The General Assembly several years ago authorized the treasurer to lease the Channel Rocks and the Grand Captain Rock, south southeast O.
 Byram's Point in the town of Green
 wich, to G. Willett Van Nest, Thoma:
 Willett and Julia c. Willett "th' owners of said Byrams Point" ant the lease was made.
 A singular fact is that in no depart
 ment of the state can be found any
 deed showing the states title to thos' or any other islands It is supposed
 that the state acquired the title by tht
 right of eminent domain, that Is, i | al1 n}I I,n,. .fr
 the owner or occupant gave up pos
 session by quitting and consequently
 possession became vested in the stat'
 the property became virtually es
 cheated to the state. If heirs were lief
 of the parties who formerly owned those islands, they evidently didn' think they were worth anything, ant 1t is only within the past few year that anybody else has thought the lan'
 was worth asking the state of Connec ticut to convey or lease.
 The islands are so small and of sucl
 commercial insignificance that no gen
 eral maps contain them. They are il , the waters of Long Island Sound, at greater or less distance from tn shore, but there is no doubt that the ,, are within the domain of the state o Connecticut, because the line betwee New York state and Connecticut a , finally determined in 1880, when Fish { CTS Island was finally decided to be , long to New York, runs practically i
 the middle of Long Island Sound unt z it reaches Fishers Island on the east when an angle is made to take in tha :. island.-Hartford Courant.