Acts, 1937.
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127.
table provisions contained in the will of Isabella Stewart
Gardner, may hold real and personal estate to an amount
not exceeding twelve million dollars notwithstanding the
limitation provided by section nine of chapter one hundred and eighty of the General Laws, which estate shall be
devoted to the purposes of said institution as provided in
Approved March 23, 1937.
said section nine.
Chap.127 An Act relocating certain harbor lines
in
new
BEDFORD HARBOR.
Be
it
enacted,
etc.,
as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section one of chapter eighty of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-nine
is hereby amended by striking out, in the eighty-second to
the ninety-third lines, inclusive, the words "four hundred
eighty and fifty-seven one hundredths feet to point T in latitude four thousand five hundred thirty-eight and ninetythree one hundredths feet north and longitude five thousand
twenty and six one hundredths feet west, said point T being
located south nineteen degrees, fourteen minutes, fifty-three
seconds east, true bearing, one hundred sixty-seven and
eighty-two one hundredths feet from Mark 15 near the
southeasterly corner of the Union street railway wharf in
New Bedford; thence south fifty-six degrees, nineteen minutes, twenty-six seconds east, true bearing, eight hundred
twentj'^-two and sixty-four one hundredths feet" and insertthree hundred fifteen
ing in place thereof the following:
and ten one hundredths feet to point Tl, in latitude four
thousand seven hundred two and seven one hundredths feet
north and longitude five thousand forty-seven and seventyfive one hundredths feet west, said point Tl being located
north eighty degrees, twenty minutes, forty-six seconds,
east, true bearing, twenty-eight and three one hundredths
feet from Mark 15 near the southeasterly corner of Union
street railway wharf in New Bedford; thence south fortyeight degrees, fifty-nine minutes, forty-one seconds east,
true bearing, nine hundred forty-three and eighty-six one
Beginning at
hundredths feet,
so as to read as follows:
point L in latitude sixteen thousand four hundred twentyeight and sixteen one hundredths feet north and longitude
four thousand five hundred thirty-four and seven one hundredths feet west, said point L being the most northerly
point of the harbor line hereby established on the westerly
side of Acushnet river, being located north four degrees,
twenty-one minutes, fifty-five seconds east, true bearing,
three hundred sixty-three and fifty-eight one hundredths
feet from Mark 10 on the Manomet mill property; thence
south five degrees, twenty minutes, thirty-three seconds
east, true bearing, three thousand seven hundred fifteen
in latitude twelve thousand
and three tenths feet to point
seven hundred twenty-nine feet north and longitude four
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—Chap.
99
127.
thousand one hundred eighty-eight and fourte<;n one hunbeing located north seventydredths feet west, said point
six degrees, forty-two minutes, fifty-seven seconds east, true
bearing, one thousand seven hundred thirteen and fortyseven one hundredths feet from a stone monument at the
southeasterly corner of Belleville avenue and Sawyer street
thence south thirty-four minutes, two
in New Bedford;
seconds west, true bearing, one thousand one hundred fortyin latifour and eighty-eight one hundredths feet to point
tude eleven thousand five hundred eighty-four and seventeen one hundredths feet north and longitude four thousand
one hundred ninety-nine and forty-eight one hundredths
being located south two degrees,
feet west, said point
thirty-two minutes, forty-nine seconds east, true bearing,
M
N
N
and forty-eight one hundredths feet from Mark
11 on the Coggeshall street bridge near the New Bedford
end; thence south twenty-seven degrees, thirteen minutes,
eight seconds west, true bearing, one thousand one hundred
two and seven one hundredths feet to point O in latitude
ten thousand six hundred four and fifteen one hundredths
fifty-nine
north and longitude four thousand seven hundred three
fifty-five one hundredths feet west, said point O being
located south twenty degrees, fifty-one minutes, sixteen seconds east, true bearing, two hundred eighty-five and seven
one hundredths feet from Mark 12 at the easterly end of
Washburn street in New Bedford; thence south twelve degrees, thirtj'-eight minutes, twenty seconds west, true bearing, one thousand five hundred fifty-four and ninety-seven
one hundredths feet to point P in latitude nine thousand
eighty-six and eighty-six one hundredths feet north and
longitude five thousand forty-three and seventy-nine one
hundredths feet west, said point P being located north
eighty-two degrees, forty-one minutes, thirty seconds east,
true bearing, three hundred thirteen and eight one hundredths feet from Mark 13 near the southeasterly corner of
Wamsutta wharf in New Bedford; thence south three degrees, forty-six minutes, fifty seconds west, true bearing,
three thousand ninety-nine and thirty-eight one hundredths
feet to point Q in latitude five thousand nine hundred
ninety-four and twenty-thiee one hundredths feet north and
feet
and
longitude five thousand two hundred forty-eight and fifteen
one hundredths feet west, said point Q being located north
seventy-five degrees, twenty minutes, thirty seconds east,
true bearing, six hundred twenty-six and forty-six one hundredths feet from a stone monument, at the intersection of
the southerly line of Hilhnan street, extended easterly, and
the westerly line of North Water street extended northerly,
in New Bedford; thence south three degrees, fifteen minutes, foity-four seconds east, true bearing, five hundred
forty-seven and seventy-three one hundredths feet to point
R in latitude five thousand four hundred forty-seven and
thirty-eight one hundredths feet north and longitude five
thousand two hundred sixteen and ninety-eight one bun-
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—Chap.
127.
dredths feet west, said point R being located south eightyone degrees, fifty-eight minutes, twenty seconds east, true
bearing, six hundred two and thirteen one hundredths feet
from a stone monument at the southwest corner of North
street and North Water street in New Bedford thence south
fifteen degrees, twenty-one seconds east, true bearing, four
hundred fifty feet to point S in latitude five thousand twelve
and seventy-three one hundredths feet north and longitude
five thousand one hundred and forty-seven one hundredths
feet west, said point S being located north seventy-seven
degrees, twenty-eight minutes, twenty-one seconds east, true
bearing, fifteen and forty-four one hundredths feet from
Mark 14 on the southerly side of the New Bedford and Fairhaven bridge near the New Bedford end; thence south, nine
degrees, thirty-seven minutes, fifty-six seconds east, true
bearing, three hundred fifteen and ten one hundredths feet
to point Tl, in latitude four thousand seven hundred two
and seven one hundredths feet north and longitude five
thousand forty-seven and seventy-five one hundredths feet
west, said point Tl being located north eighty degrees,
twenty minutes, forty-six seconds, east, true bearing, twentyeight and three one hundredths feet from Mark 15 near the
southeasterly corner of Union street railway wharf in New
Bedford; thence south forty-eight degrees, fifty-nine minutes, forty-one seconds east, true bearing, nine hundred
forty-three and eighty-six one hundredths feet to point U in
latitude four thousand eighty-two and seventj^-eight one
hundredths feet north and longitude four thousand three
hundred thirty-five and forty-seven one hundredths feet
west, said point U being located south sixty-nine degrees,
forty-four minutes, twenty-four seconds east, true bearing,
seventy-seven and seventy-two one hundredths feet from
Mark 16 near the northwesterly corner of the state pier in
New Bedford; thence south fourteen degrees, three minutes, ten seconds east, true bearing, six thousand five hundred ninety-three feet to point V in latitude two thousand
three hundred twelve and ninety-one one hundredths feet
south and longitude two thousand seven hundred thirtyfour and fifty-nine one hundredths feet west, said point V
being located north forty-two degrees, fourteen minutes,
thirty-one seconds east, true bearing, two hundred fifty-one
and sixty-one one hundredths feet from Mark 17 on the
easterly end of the Cove street storm sewer, point V being
the southerly end of the harbor line hereby established on
the easterly side of New Bedford harbor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 25, 1937.
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