Scope and Content: To establish accurate Massachusetts town boundaries, and eventually interstate boundaries as well, beginning in 1885 the Topographical Survey Commission in conjunction with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (but replaced in this function in 1901 by the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners) sent out field teams to establish and describe triangulation stations and to set monuments designating boundary lines.  Additional legislation was initiated to authorize the commission to resolve problems with the state boundaries with Rhode Island (Resolves 1897, c 88), New York (Resolves 1897, c 25), and Connecticut (Resolves 1898, c 39). The Connecticut legislation (Mar. 29, 1898) specified that the commissioners were to investigate the condition of the boundary line and determine if remarking was necessary. St 1898 c 299 (Apr. 8, 1898), directed the Topographical Survey Commission to perform an inspection of all state boundary markers every five years, restoring or replacing as necessary. These working papers and reports were created to communicate findings and report progress made on the surveys.
Arrangement: Arranged by topic
Notes: Box 1: Items 1-9. Box 2: Item 10. Box 3: Item 11
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