Evening journal., 1907-02-04


testimony OF persons having q practi-
cal knowledge of the conditions.
In view OF the undoubtod fact OF
the gradual disappearance Of the shad
from said waters. and the almost total
disappearance Of the valuable sturgeon
industries. the Commissioners have
been specially solicitous to ascertain
what measures OF protection should be
given to these fish and industries. They
have been unable to discover any cause
or causes for the present conditions
excepting the Menhaden fishing ns
heretofore carried on. and the pollu-
ton OF the waters and they have en-
deavored to guard against the total
extinction Of these valuable fish In the
provisions OF the bill herewith SUBJ
mitted.
Locate Dividing Line.
Another duty imposed by the General
tssembly upon the Commissioners
was to ascertain and mark the dividing
line between the Delaware River and
Bay They examined many persons.
captains, pilots and others-familiar
with the waters. United States Govern
ment Charts. ana on the twenty second
day OF June. 1906. the Joint Commits.
sion boarded the tug Taurus ana
went down the Delaware River to as
cer0m the dividing line between II and
the Delaware Bay. They found no httle
difficulty IN doing this. as the charac-
ter OF the soil was so spongy and
marshy that il was almost impossible
to select suitable places Tor erecting
the monuments. After thorough and
careful inspection. however, Of both
sides Of the said river. and IN view
OF the information above mentioned
they determined THAT monument
should be erected on the Delaware
shore. at or near Listens Point, and
that similar monument should hJ
erected on the New Jersey shore nca.
/ the mouth Of Hope Creek and that 9
straight line drown through the cen
! ter of said monuments, across the body
Of water intervening, should be the
/ line dividing Delaware River from th'
Delaware Bay" and thereupon thel
/ determined to acquire title in chs
/ state OF Delaware TO a sufficient guam
lthy OF land upon which said monu-
mcnt is TO he erected on the Delaware
shore. and instructed the Secretary t'
/ ascertain III such title could be OBJ
tanned. They nave arranged with th'
owners Of said land to convey to th'
state Of Delaware a sufficient quantity
thereof not exceeding ten feet square
upon which said monument Is to b
erected, at a cost not to exceed tiv
Dollars. The Commissioners feel tina
the state Of Delaware is indebted 70
the public-spirted liberality of Alber
w. Cummins and his sisters, the own
ers Of this land. for practically donat
ing Il to the State for this purpose.
To Erect Monuments.
on the thirty first day OF October
1906. the Joint Commission entered int
a contract with william Davidson .
the City of Wilmington. Delaware,
competent and trustworthy dealer 30
land manufactures Of monuments, {
erect two suitable monuments. one o
1.-the Delaware shore at the point abov
designated. and one on the New Jerse
shore al the point above designated
The cost for the erection or and IN
scrintion OF both OF these monument
amounts to Three Hundred and Sevent
Dollars. The contract was awarded
: and best bidder for the same, In re
sponse to proposals therefor suhmitte
, by the Commission. In addition, th
! Joint commission has provided ina
the said monuments shall be erecte
under the supervision and direction
a competent Inspector employed fc
that purpose by the joint commission
! and subject to his approval. Thes
monuments are precisely alike i'm si2
and manner Of erection. Each is eigf
feet. four inches high, one foot an
six inches square at the base, taperln
to one foot square near the top, an
than beveled 10 a point at least tou
inches above the top square. one sid
Of each OF said monuments Is 10 p
polished. and each Of said monument
is to be set up on a concrete founda
ton three feet deep; said concrete {
be laid on good timber or stone sla
bottom. Each concrete foundation
, be al least four feet square at the bot
tom. TO continue at that size for Sd
inches in height, thence TO taper on a
sides to the top Of the concrete whle
shall be at least two feet and 81
inches square Each of said mont
ments Is to he of Brandywine grant
and on the polished side Of the monu
ment to be erected on the DelawaI
shore is to be the following Inscription
I MOUTH OF THE DELAWARE
RIVER.
A straight line drawn from the Ger
ter Of this monument, to the center .
a similar monument. erected near III
mouth of Hope Creek, on the New Jei
sey shore, is the dividing line betwee
the Delaware River and Bay.
Ascertained June 22d, A. ID. 1906.
pursuance Of uniform acts Of the Les
islatures Of the state Of Delaware an
the state Of New Jersey, approved
; d. 1905.
Alexander b. Cooper
William S. Hilles,
Walter II. Hayes.
Commissioners of Delawar
2 William j. Bradley,
. Iohu povd Avis