The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-05
ARMSTRONG FIRM
G :I.E||:TSL|CENSE BACK
Loses Strip Of Ten Acres by
New Survey OF Oyster
4 Rocks.
MAY END WAR ON JAMES
Commission OF Fisheries Holds
Extended Session. Hearing
Report Of superveyor

satisfactory adjustments were reach-
ed at a meeting of the state Commits
Sion OF. Fisheries at Murphy's Hotel
1 Yesterday, which, 1T is believed, win
\ Tor the present at least settle the dis
putes in the James River oyster
| grounds.
me dredging permit of Armstrong
|, Br'others revoked by Commissioner w.
Mcdonald Lee some weeks ago, was re-
stored, and the planting firm permit
ted to go ahead with Its work within
the lines Of the new survey. Commits.
sioner Lee presented drawings made
py Surveyor Frederick a. Ruediger,
showing new line for the area III
question, cutting off a long triangle.
not over forty yards wide at us deepest
point, from the leased ground OF the
Armstrongs. which, the surveyor as
serts, should be public rock. within
the meaning OF the Baylor Survey.
The Armstrong; accept the Ruedlger
survey without question: the land en-
praced In the triangle being log acres
out or a tract exceeding $50 acres.
under which his firm had been working
was run by Surveyor Edwards. and
that II there was any error in 1t. 1t
was due to the absence or the State
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surveyor, proper information on which
TO base his survey.
VIII Not Question New Line.
MT. Armstrong did not question the
would readily give up any claim to the
triangle II permitted to go pack to
work on his leased land, which had
never been In dispute.
There were present at the meeting
of the commission State Senator George
q. keezen. Bland Massie, Secretary 8.
Wilkins Matthews and Commissioner
w. Mcdonald Lee. Two extended SEES
sions were held during the day, the
principal business transacted. accord
Ing to Secretary Matthews, being the
auditing of the accounts and vouchers
OF the commissioner, which embraced
much detail
The surveys completed are only as to
public ground No. 6, and many other
tracts are still in question. The board
adopted motion declaring 1t the sense
of the commission that any man, plant
er or tonger, whose stakes We're found
to be encroaching should be required
to move back within the true lines.
The commission discussed at some
length plans for using permanent,
markers in place of the present tempo
rary stakes which Indicate the public
rocks and the leased lands. any one OF
which can be sawed off a t low water,
and most of which can be pulled up en-
tirely by an ordinary gasolene boat.
Armstrong's Statement.
Mr.. Armstrong, who was present with
his counsel. S. Gordon Cummings, OF
Hampton, expressed himself as entirely
satisfied with the outcome.
we have not everything we have
asked for he said "and since we are
allowed to go back to work without
any change in our policy or methods
1t would seem that we We're not doing
anything wrong when Commission
Lee revoked our dredging license. We
are entirely willing to accept the new
survey, and Will raise no question as
to the tract between the lines OF Sur
veyor Ruediger and surveyor Edwards
We have already abandoned larger
tracts. Every point has been met. and
we have been fully vindicated."
Secretary Matthews said that under
the law the commissioner had ample
power to revoks the dredging license.
and had acted wisely in keeping this
planters off Of the DISPUTED land pend
Ing a resurvey, and that since all par
ties accepted the new line as the true
line of the Baylor Survey there need /
be no further dissension, as the tong
ers have already assured Commissioner
Lee that they Will make no trouble II
assured that there is no encroachment
on the public rocks.