Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-21
BOUNDARY OF OYSTER BEDS.
COMPLETE CHARTS SHOWING
SURVEY ADJACENT TO
COUNTY WATERS.
Report Prepared By Capt. Yafes-lfs 10
crest and importance.

As required ~ laW. the shelifish
Commission yesterday Gled ~ 10
Office here and also ia the Office ~
the Clerk ~ the Circuit Court Tor
Anne AruBdel County. the complete
charts showing the fufgey ~ tho
waters adjacent 80 Anne Arundel
county. with fbe lines drawn % de-
hne Use natural oyster beds, the
DOuDdaFies ~ county" and other
waters set OF, and also The boundary
line which shows the limits Of the
survey as applied - tlte waters cODiig-
gOus 20 Anne Arundel county.
With the charts, which were pre-,
pared by the United States Coast and
GeOdetfc Survey upon data furnished
by the Shelllsh Commission and Uy-
geographic Engineer SwcpsOn Earle,
are fled copies of the report u Cap
tain q. g. Yates. who bad charge ~
the Unifed States Coast and GcO-
detic Survey party which c0-Operated
with the Commission and rs working
force IN the survey Of the waters Of
Anne Arundel county.
The report prepared by Captain Yates
is contained in pamphlet 0f LOG
pages issued BY the Department Of
Commerce and Labor and printed at
the Government Printing Ofice. To
u is attached "A copy Of the progress
map showing the operation in the
county waters. tbe limits Of prOJec-
tiOus and the limits Of charts as
published by the Survey. The report
also contains "A description Of the
boundaries and landmarks and de-
scription Of the work as IL has been
carried on.
The greatest interest which attaches
To- the report is the data which IL fur
nisbes in final and official form as
to tire extent and boundary Of the
natural oyster beds in the section
surveyed ftbe waters contiguous TO
Anne Arundel county. The area Of
these natural beds is placed at 80, 6GG
acres, the official figure. IL is stated
that they are enclosed by straight
lines, as The law requires, but that the
enclosed areas thus formed are in all
shapes from triangles 10 complicated
hine-sided planes. and that they are
~ all sizes, from 4 Ia z, ,5is acres.
Forty pages Of the reports is devoted
O. tabular description Of the ~ sepa-
rate bars into which tie natural oys-
ter area Is divided. For each corner
Of each bar. the following data is
given: Number corresponding To cor
ner as shown in charts, latitude and
longitude, true bearings, forward and
back. distance 10 triangulation sta
tiOn, name Of landmark from which
are computed the other data.
In conclusion the report says ::
Before ending this report the rep
resentatiye Of the Coast and GeOdetic
Survey deems IL il both desirable
and natural tO make n statement Of
appreciation Of the ever courteous
actions Of everyone connected with
the Maryland Shellsh Commission and
his colleagues from the Department
Of Commerce and Labor. This excel
lent relationship, made true cooper
alton possible and aided greatly in
the successful accomplishment Of
much work
By Section 81 Of tine oyster Culture
Act. an appeal lies from the action
81 the ~hellnish Commission in de-
nning the limits Of natural bars and
barren bottoms for four months after
the day upon which the charts were
filed. The appeal may be prosecuted
either by those who claim that nat
ural beds has been classcd as barren
bottom, or those who allege that bar
rem bottom has been included in the
limits Of natural bed. The appeal
lies to n Judge Of th e Circuit Court
which includes tbe county surveyed
and his decision Is final. In case IL
is in favor of the appellants, the
Commission is required 10 amend its
boundaries and charts accordingly.