Acts, 1920.
An Act
Be
it
— Chaps.
providimg for the fuutiiek iripuovkment of the
AIRCKAFT LANDING FIELD IN EAST BOSTON.
enacicd,
etc.,
467
385, 380.
335
(JJidj)
as follows:
Section 1. Tlie division of wiiterwaj's and public lands
department of public works of the commonwealth is
hereby authorized and directed to expend or supervise the
expenditure of, for grading, filling and resurfacing the aircraft landing field in East Boston, such sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars as the city of Boston may hereafter
appropriate.
The said city of Boston is hereby authorized
to raise by taxation money sufficient to cover the appropriof the
ation authorized as aforesaid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by vote of the city council of said city, subject to the provisions of its charter.
Approved May 28, 192G.
improvement
hmdlngVieid in
by'^jivbton'of
waterways and
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Appropriation
Boston."^
Submission to
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'
An Act graxting the consent
of the commonwealth to
THE acquisition BY THE united states OF CERTAIN LANDS
SITUATED IN THE CITY OF NORTHAMPTON.
Be
it
enacted,
etc.,
(JJiaj)
3^5
as follows:
Section 1. The consent of the commonwealth is hereby
granted to the United States of America to acquire by purchase the following parcels of land situated in the city of
Northampton, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, bounded
Consent
of
to'^^ufsTtlon''
of
.^"^''f^
and particularly described as follows: —
certain lands
Beginning at a Massachusetts highway
boundstone (M. H. B.) standing at the intersection of the
(supposed) northeasterly side of North Main street with the
easterly side of the Haydenville road, a Massachusetts state
highway, thence north eleven degrees fourteen minutes
fifteen seconds west along the said road nine hundred sixtyone and fifty-four one hundredths feet to a M. H. B.; thence
north eleven degrees thirty-one minutes forty-four seconds
west along the said road seven hundred seventy-one and
sixty-seven one hundredths feet to a M. H. B.; thence
north ten degrees thirty-one minutes fifty-eight seconds
west along the said road six hundred fourteen and six one
hundredths feet to a M. H. B.; thence north eleven degrees
thirty-nine minutes one second west along the said road
three hundred fifty-eight and seventy-one one hundredths
feet to a stake; thence north eighty degrees forty-eight
minutes forty-five seconds east three hundred ninety-four
and nineteen one hundredths feet to a corner post in a fence;
thence north eleven degrees thirty-seven minutes twenty-one
seconds west one hundred sixty-four and thirty-six one hundredths feet to a walnut tree; thence north eighty-one degrees three minutes thirty-six seconds east two thousand six
hundred fifty-nine and sixty-nine one hundredths feet to a
stake and stones; thence south one degree forty-six minUtes
Parcel No.
Parcel No.
1.
Northampton.
1.
Acts, 1926.
468
Consent
of
commonwealth
to arquisition
by United
States of
certain lands
in city of
Northampton.
Parcel No.
1.
— Chap.
386.
twenty-eight seconds east four hundred forty-nine and
ninety-four one hundredths feet to a stake; thence north
eighty degrees fifty-one minutes twenty-six seconds east two
hundred eighty-eight feet to a stake; thence south thirteen
degrees forty-six minutes thirty-three seconds east sixtj^eight and ten one hundredths feet; thence south three degrees thirty minutes thirty-three seconds east two hundred
ten and eighty-nine one hundredths feet to an iron pin and
stones; thence south seven degrees fifteen minutes ten
seconds east two hundred and nineteen one hundredths feet
to a stake; thence south ten degrees twenty-nine minutes
ten seconds east one hundred seventy-four and nineteen one
hundredths feet to a stake; thence south twenty-five degrees eleven minutes ten seconds east one hundred eleven
and fifty-four one hundredths feet to a stake; thence south
ten degrees twenty minutes ten seconds east ninety-six and
seventy-four one hundredths feet to a stake; thence south
twenty-nine degrees fifty-nine minutes ten seconds east
eighty-three and five tenths feet to a stake; thence south
thirteen degrees fifty-five minutes sixteen seconds east one
thousand three hundred twenty-three and twenty-one one
hundredths feet to a stake; thence south twelve degrees
fifty-two minutes forty-three seconds east sixty-five and
twenty-three one hundredths feet to a stake; thence south
sixty-six degrees eleven minutes three seconds west one hundred thirty and forty-seven one hundredths feet to a stake;
thence south one degree fifty-five minutes eight seconds east
three hundred twenty-seven and ninety-one one hundredths
feet to a chestnut tree; thence south three degrees fortyseven minutes forty-six seconds east eight hundred seventynine and fifty-four one hundredths feet to a walnut tree;
thence south eighty degrees forty-three minutes fortj^-two
seconds west one thousand sixty-four and eighty-seven one
hundredths feet to a stake and stones; thence south eightyone degrees twelve minutes fifty-one seconds west seven
hundred ninety-seven and sixty-five one hundredths feet
to an iron pin at or near the northeasterly side of North
Main street; thence north fifty-three degrees twenty-three
minutes twenty-two seconds west along the said street seven
hundred fifty and seventy-nine one hundredths feet to an
iron pin; thence north four degrees fifty-one minutes four
seconds east seventy-nine and sixty-three one hundredths
feet to a stake and stones; thence north eight degrees fortysix minutes fifty-five seconds east three hundred thirty-eight
and thirty one-hundredths feet to a stake; thence north
seventy-seven degrees seventeen minutes four seconds west
sixty-three and eighty-five one hundredths feet to an iron
pin;
thence north sixty-one degrees six minutes eleven
seconds west one liundred fifty-three and four one hundredths
feet to an iron pin; thence south thirty-seven degrees nine
minutes fifty-three seconds west two hundred forty-seven
and forty-five one hundreilths feet to an iron pin; thence
Acts, 192C.
— Chap.
south forty-nine degrees fifteen minutes
469
386.
fifty
two hundred eighty-eight and ninety-five one
seconds east
liundredtlis
feet to a stake; thence south thirty-eight degrees tliirtyseven minutes forty-six seconds west fifty-nine and tliirtyone one hundredths feet to an iron pin; thence north fifty-
three degrees tliirty-one minutes twelve seconds west along
said North Main street eight hundred fifty-five and ninetyseven one hundredths feet to the place of beginning, and
containing two hundred eighty and eight hundred thirtyseven one thousandths acres. Bearings are given from the
true meridian.
Parcel No. 2.
Beginning at a stake on the easterly line Parcel No. 2.
of the location of the Williamsburg branch of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad at a point opposite and
fifty-seven and seventy-five one hundredths feet from a
center line monument on the said railroad at their station
153
05.6 (P. C), thence southeasterly along the said location line two hundred seventy-eight feet to a stake; thence
northerly, making a contained angle of twenty-three degrees
two minutes with the preceding line and along other land
of this grantor one hundred seventy-seven and three tenths
feet to a stake; thence continuing northerly on a curve to
the left with a radius of thirty-three hundred fifty-five and
sixty-five one hundredths feet and to which the preceding
line is tangent five hundred fifty-four and thirty-one one
hundredths feet to a stake at land now or formerly of A. S.
Warner; thence westerly along land of the said Warner
three hundred nineteen and five tenths feet to an iron pin
on or near the easterly line of North Main street; thence
southeasterly along the said street four hundred thirteen
feet to a stake on the easterly location line of the said railroad; thence southerly along the said location line two
hundred feet to the place of beginning and containing two
and seventy-eight one hundredths acres.
Section' 2. Jurisdiction over said parcels of land is jurisdiction
hereby granted and ceded to the United States of America, "Z^tl^ ^""^^
but upon the express condition that this commonwealth shall United states
retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States of conditions.
America in and over the parcels of land so acquired, in so far
that all civil processes, and such criminal processes as may
issue under the authority of this commonwealth against any
person or persons charged with crimes committed without
said parcels of land, may be executed thereon in the same
manner as though this consent and cession had not been
granted; provided, that the exclusive jurisdiction shall re- Proviso.
vert to and revest in the commonwealth whenever the area
so acquired shall cease to be used for purposes of national
Approved May 2S, lfi2G.
defense.
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