The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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IL appears mat from a g~eographers
standpoint Coney Island Is half on the
ocean and half on tho ,,,,. ,,h,. ,ou.
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"e..'""s u Is SIMPLY n part OF the port
or New York. Inquiries directed to an
swering the questions mn, bv NJ II II.
h,yo diso,o.oa omai., . 49,.
A. ~ u'uo'' w ""e'e
the nay ENDS and the ocean begins.
f.. Lester Jones, superintendent OF the
United States Coas, and Geode,jc Sur
vov uu,,o..
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There Is no strict rule for defining
the limits OF n bay. harbor or tributary.
IL the limits are determined solely from
physical conditions. the more pronounced
these are the more closely the opinions
OF experts will agree In their location.
The final decision as To the limits of a
water area rests with the authority In
charge Of its administration and for
convenience arbitrary lines may nc
drawn which depart more or less from
those which would he drawn from a
consideration Of the physical conditions.
Such an arbitrary line has been estab-
lished and marked by monuments dein-
ing the limit between Delaware Bay
and Delaware River.
at IL the opinion Of this office thai
New York lower bay would hest con-
form to the physical conditions by des-
cribing II "a he n body OF water south
Of n line across tho southern end Of
the Narrows, separated from the At
lanTc Ocean by n line following the
axis OF the bar from Coney Island to
Sandy Hook. and separated from Rari-
tan Bay by n line Joining Point Com
fort, y. J., with Crooks Point. Staten
Island.
This definition would place that plrt
Of Couey Island west VI the piers within
the lower hay, and that part cas-, OF the
piers outside the lower bay and facing
the ocean and Rock way inlet"
Concerning the port OF New York"
Special DEPUTY Collector Of Customs n.
G. Stuart says:
The boundary OF the port of New
York IL not established 6y any law or
decision OF any tribunal so far - is
known by this office. The line that
YOU presumably nave IN mind is that
establishing the dividing line between
or the United St1tes rs laid down pur-
sunni 70 the authority given In section
: oil the act OF Congress of February
IL. lSs5.
Tn pevato w. sc3 Barrels OF Plum
'. - ."y, me IeFai ,imi's o me port
recognized bv the ..,.u,es n, ,bo So
or Of the United states, &C. No statute
o, me united states defines these limits
"I-,d.- 49, ,,,. a., ,o,
Treasury Department advised mis- or
nee that after careful consideration il
was OF 'he OPINION that the limits OF
| customs laws and rerr,,a,,o,. are on
cerned. should he considered as in.
o., ,r 'S,n' In"ts or me cities OF
80 ~ iork ana i'hHers' y. Y,
ton thereto all tho w,,c-a al " ~
OF the Hudson River ard KIN ya, EuI,
90, NJ, - "asn,hS'on 10 ser
sbor,s ~, - nv an t.e "h,rrs ana
80 nj ,"'IN nay ann IN" hacken-
- ~ "''.'n 'u"son county,
~ 'e..s; ITO" hereen ioint light
" '' N"' '""'S vi Jersey 'ny.
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.ou!u you Iet me KNOW % II there
cyrlonpdia ~, J,n'ro eo,nes
published by Phillips & Hun, ana 80,
the address OF Phillips q Hunt
.,,
"'"Ps q hunt were publishing
'e'"u' VI tue "e'hodiS' BOOK Concern,
low r"'" avenue Ne" YORK. The book
CONCERN reports that the cycIopadia was
""''F leN'sen ana Drought down to
about 1900. So far as known 4. is now
o'' Il nan ""1en years ago 10 u. Wen
dell Hulhurd. attorney. Withersn,o,
Building, ~philadelnN,,
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Can Won tel, mo tho r. v
Of the British forces? c p
Earl Kitchener was born June "a
1850.
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My father was a vo'erar OF .rc
w,.u.'n war an" was before lnkerman, /
his death am d.strous oruSsu
whether there are sNll living any n,yai
Veterans or thelr sons or daughters oc
o., "'' . s"oS
'"' VI NI'heah warriors IN
this country. though they may no, be
banded In any society. Aside FROM i'm
miura,,or 4, ,.,i a.u.,
eral British Consuls d,d ..
c,ui,i,, bsra ,bo, ,h .
paired and the British Minister rob, :,
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