These talents caught the eye of a local Baltimore businessman, Andrew Ellicott, who was also the Surveyor General of the United States.

甚至运用数学技巧来规划土地使用，这些才华吸引了巴尔的摩当地一位名叫安德鲁•埃利科特的商人的眼球。

The commissioners were Gouverneur Morris, a Founding Father, John Rutherfurd, a former US senator and the New York State surveyor general, Simeon De Witt.

委员们是 Gouverneur Morris，开国元勋，John Rutherfurd，前美国参议员和纽约州测量师 Simeon De Witt。