A land surveying professional is called a land surveyor. Douglass Houghton, the state surveyor and geologist, supervised sinking the shaft of the well. At the latter, he trained as a chartered surveyor. Initially he seems to have pursued a career as a surveyor, builder and carpenter. In 1776 he was made the chief City Surveyor, and Bath City Architect. He was an able surveyor and hydrographer. In August 1849 the MCS appointed Joseph Bazalgette to the position of assistant surveyor. The group consists of a biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, and a surveyor. William Lawson was born in England where he later trained to become a surveyor. These two departments remained part of the department of Surveyor General of the Ordnance. It was platted by the surveyor W. D. Twichell, then of Amarillo, Texas. Next, the tree had to be measured by an accredited surveyor. Stephenson clashed with Vignoles, leading to the latter resigning as resident Surveyor. This was done under the orders of British surveyor Augustus Jones during the 1790s. However, this infuriated the chief surveyor.