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ANGELL, BURLINGAME & CO., PRINTERS TO THE STATE.

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REPORT.

To the Honorable the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, etc.

The Board of Harbor Commissioners, established by Chapter 556 of the Public Laws, passed at the January Session of 1876, respectfully submit their first annual report.

The members of the Board were appointed on the 14th day of June, and organized on the 28th of the same month.

The Commissioners are aware that the duties which have been assigned to them are of a very important nature, and it will be their constant endeavor to aid and foster all the facilities for navigation now possessed and all improvements therein which may be projected by the citizens of the State and to avoid interference with any private enterprise looking to such improvements, except in cases where, in their judgment, public injury would otherwise result.

The admirable location of Narragansett Bay, reaching well inland at the northern limit of that portion of our Atlantic Coast, which can be reached by vessels from the middle and southern States, without passing the dangerous outer shore of Cape Cod, renders its improvement for navigable purposes of unusual importance. Within its shores there is sufficient room for the present commerce of the world to ride in safety. At its head lies a city of over one hundred thousand inhabitants, situated upon territory which gives a rare combination of suitable high ground for dwellings, and level ground for business, within easy reach of three

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