Chap. 0297 An Act authorizing the armory commission to acquire and convey certain lands adjacent to the state rifle range.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section 1. The armory commission is hereby authorized, with the approval in each instance of the governor and council, to acquire by conveyance from the New England Power Company, a Massachusetts corporation, the following described parcels of real estate, to wit: -

A certain tract or parcel of land situated in Reading, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, in the Cedar swamp, so-called, bounded and described as follows: westerly by land now or formerly of Daniel Needham; northerly by land now or formerly of Willard Wiley and land now or formerly of Israel A. Parsons; easterly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Benjamin Wiley; and southerly by land now or formerly of John Perkins and land now or formerly of Wright Newhall.

Also a certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Cedar swamp in said Reading, bounded and described as follows: southerly by land now or formerly of James Norwood; westerly by land now or formerly of Zachariah King's heirs; northerly by land now or formerly of Kendall Flint; and easterly by land now or formerly of Wright Newhall.

Also a certain tract or parcel of land situated in North Reading, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, in said Cedar swamp, bounded and described as follows: northeasterly by land now or formerly of Kendall Flint; easterly by land now or formerly of Wright Newhall heirs; southerly by land now or formerly of one Norwood; and westerly by land now or formerly of one King.

Also a certain swamp or wood lot situated partly in said Reading and partly in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point on the southerly side of parcel number one described in a deed from Charles H. Danforth et ali. to Charles Wakefield, dated November twentieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, recorded with Essex South District Deeds in book thirty-seven hundred and fifty-one, page two hundred and seventy-three, hereinafter referred to, at land now or formerly of the heirs of Daniel Needham, and running in a generally southwesterly direction, thirty-five and one fourth rods, more or less, to land now or formerly of the heirs of Bowman Viles; thence turning and running in a westerly direction, bounding on said land formerly of Viles' heirs, fifty-two rods, more or less, to the southeast corner of land formerly of Parsons; thence turning and running northeasterly by said land formerly of Parsons to land of John H. Perkins; thence turning and running southeasterly by various courses, bounding on land of said John H. Perkins, and on said parcel number one hereinabove mentioned, to the point of beginning; being the second parcel described in a certain deed from Charles H. Danforth et ali. to Charles Wakefield, dated November twentieth, nineteen hundred and twelve, recorded with said Deeds in book thirty-seven hundred and fifty-one, page two hundred and seventy-three.

Excepting from the above described parcels, and reserving to the New England Power Company, its successors and assigns, the following described parcel of land situated in said Reading and Lynnfield, and bounded and described as follows: beginning at a creosoted stake at the most northeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved, in the boundary line of land of George C. MacGregor; thence running south seventy-eight degrees forty minutes east, twenty-four and thirty-six hundredths feet, by land of said MacGregor, to a creosoted stake; thence running south forty-three degrees forty minutes east, twenty-three hundred and twenty-two and fifty-five hundredths feet by a line parallel with, and one hundred and twenty-five feet northeasterly from, the center line of present tower line to a creosoted stake, at other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running south twelve degrees nine minutes west, two hundred and forty-four and forty-one hundredths feet by said other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to a creosoted stake; thence running south thirty-five degrees forty-five minutes west, two hundred and ninety-seven and eighty-six hundredths feet to a creosoted stake in the center line of the present tower line; thence running north twenty-two degrees thirty-two minutes west, two hundred and twenty-nine and seventy-seven hundredths feet by other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to a creosoted stake which is located south twenty-two degrees thirty-two minutes east, twenty-one and five tenths feet from an old cedar stake set in the dividing line between other

land of said New England Power Company and said commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running north twelve degrees nine minutes east, one hundred and ninety-six and one hundredth feet by a line parallel with, and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from, the center line of the present tower line to a creosoted stake; thence running north forty-three degrees forty minutes west, two thousand and fifty-nine and sixteen hundredths feet by a line parallel with, and one hundred and twenty-five feet southwesterly from, the center line of the present tower line to a creosoted stake at land now or formerly of Wright Newall heirs; thence running north eleven degrees nineteen minutes east, one hundred and one and sixty hundredths feet by said Newall heirs to a creosoted stake; thence running north fifteen degrees seven minutes east, one hundred and seventy-eight and seventy hundredths feet by land of said Newall heirs, to a creosoted stake at the point of beginning.

Also a certain parcel of land in Reading, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point in the Reading-Lynnfield town line at the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed; thence turning and running north seventy-nine degrees four minutes thirty seconds west, by said town line, two hundred and twenty and twenty-one hundredths feet to lot 3-A; thence turning and running north thirty-nine degrees forty-four minutes west, by said lot 3-A, six hundred and twenty-four and sixty-four hundredths feet, to land now or formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et al.; thence turning and running north thirty-two degrees fifty-two minutes ten seconds east, by said land of said Charles C. Wakefield, three hundred and seventy-seven and forty-two hundredths feet to a creosoted stake in the division line between the towns of Lynnfield and Reading; thence turning and running south twenty-six degrees three minutes thirty seconds east, by said town line, nine hundred and thirty-four and ninety-three hundredths feet, to the point of beginning.

Excepting herefrom and reserving to the New England Power Company, its successors and assigns, the following described parcel of land: beginning at a creosoted stake set in the boundary line between Reading and Lynnfield at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved; thence running south twelve degrees nine minutes west, four hundred and sixty-four and forty-nine hundredths feet by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet easterly from the center line of the present tower line to a creosoted stake set in the boundary line between the parcel herein reserved and other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay; thence running north thirty-six degrees fifty-one minutes west, two hundred and thirty-one and thirty-three hundredths feet by said land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts to a creosoted stake at other land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Henry K. Abbott; thence run-

ning north thirty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, one hundred and thirty-eight and twenty hundredths feet by said land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts to a creosoted stake; thence continuing in the same direction, two hundred and thirty-nine and twenty-two hundredths feet, by other land of the New England Power Company, formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et ali., to a creosoted stake set in the boundary line between said Reading and Lynnfield; thence running south twenty-three degrees eleven minutes east, forty and six tenths feet by said town line, to the point of beginning. Containing one and eight hundredths acres.

Also another certain parcel of land situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at the southeasterly corner of the herein granted premises,, in the line of land now or formerly of Bay State Military Rifle Association, it being the southwesterly corner of land now or formerly of Clarence F. Doore; thence running north twenty-nine degrees fifty-eight minutes ten seconds west, by land now or formerly of said association, five hundred and eighty-four and twenty-two hundredths feet; thence turning and running north fifty-four degrees seventeen minutes east, by land now or formerly of John H. Hewes, one hundred and eighty-six and eighty-four hundredths feet; thence turning and running south thirty-eight degrees forty-two minutes twenty seconds east, by land now or formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, four hundred and seventy-four and seventy-three hundredths feet; thence turning and running south thirty-two degrees thirty-eight minutes ten seconds west, bounded by land now or formerly of said Doore, about two hundred and ninety and fifty-nine hundredths feet to the point of beginning.

Excepting herefrom and reserving to the New England Power Company, its successors and assigns, the following described parcel of land: beginning at a stone bound at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved on the boundary line between said parcel and other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running south thirty-five degrees west, two hundred and ninety and fifty-nine hundredths feet by other land of the New England Power Company, formerly of Clarence F. Doore et ux., to a drill hole and iron pipe in a stone wall dividing land herein reserved and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running north twenty-seven degrees thirty-six minutes west, one hundred and twenty-two and one hundredth feet by said wall and said land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts, to a creosoted stake and stones; thence running north twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, three and twenty-five hundredths feet to a creosoted stake; thence running north twelve degrees nine minutes east, three hundred thirty-eight and eighty-five hundredths feet by a line parallel with, and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted

stake and stones in the boundary line dividing land herein reserved and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running south thirty-six degrees twenty minutes east, two hundred and fifty-three and sixty-four hundredths feet by said land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the stone bound at the point of beginning. Containing one and eleven hundredths acres.

Also another certain parcel of land situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: southwesterly by land now or formerly of E. Minette Fisher et al., five hundred and thirty-four and fifty-five hundredths feet; westerly and southwesterly by land now or formerly of Bay State Military Rifle Association, one thousand and sixty-one and thirty hundredths feet; northwesterly by land now or formerly of said Bay State Military Rifle Association, three hundred and thirty-two and fifty-five hundredths feet; northerly by land now or formerly of Annie S. Jackson, formerly Annie S. Perkins, five hundred and fifty-five and five hundredths feet; easterly by land now or formerly of George A. Hart, twelve hundred and eighty-nine and six tenths feet. Containing sixteen and fifty-seven hundredths acres.

Excepting herefrom and reserving to the New England Power Company, its successors and assigns, the following described parcel of land: beginning at a drill hole in rock and an iron pipe located at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved; thence running south twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes west, twelve hundred and eighty-nine and sixty hundredths feet by land now or formerly of George A. Hart, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet easterly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake and stones and iron pipe located in a stone wall at land of the New England Power Company; thence running north forty degrees two minutes west, two hundred and forty-four and eight hundredths feet along said stone wall, by other land of the New England Power Company, to a drill hole in said wall; thence running north thirty-eight degrees two minutes west, thirty and five tenths feet along said wall, by said other land of the New England Power Company, to a creosoted stake and stones; thence running north twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, twelve hundred and seventy-one and fifteen hundredths feet, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake and stones set in the wall dividing land herein reserved and land of Annie S. Jackson; thence running north forty-three degrees twenty-five minutes east, two hundred and sixty-seven and forty-eight hundredths feet by said wall and land now or formerly of said Jackson, to the point of beginning. Containing seven and thirty-five hundredths acres.

Also another certain lot of woodland situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described

as follows: easterly and northerly by land of Joseph Hart's heirs; westerly and southerly by land of Hubbard Emerson's heirs, and land of Abner Mosley, and land of Moses Richardson's heirs. Containing about twelve acres, more or less.

Excepting so much thereof as has been previously conveyed by Eunice E. Damon to Thomas E. Cox, by deed May twenty-third, nineteen hundred and four, recorded with Essex Southern District Deeds, book seventeen hundred and forty-two, page three hundred and fifty-five.

Also excepting herefrom and reserving to the New England Power Company, its successors and assigns, the following described parcel of land: beginning at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved at a corner of the stone walls at land now or formerly of Charles N. Wilson; thence running south twenty-four degrees twenty minutes west, six hundred and forty-two and twenty hundredths feet, by land now or formerly of said Wilson and by land now or formerly of Emerson, to a corner of the stone walls at the southeasterly corner of the parcel herein reserved; thence running north forty degrees twenty minutes west, one hundred and ninety and fifty-one hundredths feet, by a stone wall and land of Howard B. Robinson, to a creosoted stake and stones; thence continuing in the same direction one hundred and thirty-six and seventy-four hundredths feet, by said wall and land of said Robinson, to the center line of the present tower line; thence running north thirty-nine degrees fifty-nine minutes west, one hundred and thirty-seven and one tenth feet, by said wall, to a drill hole at the southwesterly corner of land hereby reserved; thence running north twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, six hundred and thirty-six and sixty-six hundredths feet, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet northwesterly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake and stones in a stone wall; thence running south thirty-eight degrees two minutes east, thirty and five tenths feet to a drill hole in said wall; thence running south forty degrees two minutes east, two hundred and forty-four and eight hundredths feet by said wall to a creosoted stake and stones and an iron pipe at land of George A. Hart; thence continuing in the same direction, one hundred and seventy-three and thirty-five hundredths feet, by said wall and by land of said Hart and land now or formerly of Charles N. Wilson, to the point of beginning. Containing six and sixty-nine hundredths acres.

Section 2. The armory commission is hereby authorized, with the approval in each instance of the governor and council, and in the name of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to convey, by appropriate deed or deeds, to the New England Power Company, a Massachusetts corporation, the following described parcels of real estate, to wit: -

A certain triangular parcel of land situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, and bounded and described

as follows: beginning at a creosoted stake set in the town line between Lynnfield and Reading at the southwesterly corner of the parcel herein to be conveyed; thence running north thirty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, fifty-eight and sixty-four hundredths feet, by land of the New England Power Company, formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et ali., to a creosoted stake in the boundary line between land of said New England Power Company, formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et ali., and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running south twelve degrees nine minutes west, eighty-six and eighty-five hundredths feet by said land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet easterly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake in the town line between Lynnfield and Reading; thence running north twenty-three degrees eleven minutes west, forty and six tenths feet by other land of the New England Power Company, formerly of William B. Nelson et ux., to the point of beginning. Containing one thousand and nineteen square feet of land.

Also another certain parcel of land situated partly in Reading, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, and partly in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, and bounded and described as follows: beginning at an iron pipe and creosoted stake located at the northwesterly corner of the parcel herein to be conveyed and the southwesterly corner of lot 3-B; thence running south thirty-six degrees fifty-one minutes east, two hundred and thirty-one and thirty-three hundredths feet by said lot 3-B, now owned by the New England Power Company, and formerly of William B. Nelson et ux., to a creosoted stake in the northwesterly corner of lot 3-G, now owned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and formerly of Joseph U. LeMay; thence running south twelve degrees nine minutes west, two hundred and forty-nine and thirty-three hundredths feet, by land of this commonwealth, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet easterly from the center line of the present tower line, to the town line between Reading and Lynnfield; thence continuing in the same direction, four hundred and eighty-seven and eighty-three hundredths feet by lot 1-K, now owned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet easterly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake set in the boundary line of lot 1-C, now owned by the New England Power Company, formerly of Clarence F. Doore et ux.; thence running north fifty-five degrees thirty-eight minutes west, sixty-four and eighty-two hundredths feet, by said lot 1-C, to a stone bound at the northwesterly corner thereof; thence running north thirty-six degrees twenty minutes west, two hundred and fifty-three and seventy-four hundredths feet, by lot 1-D, now owned by the New England Power Company, formerly

of William B. Nelson, to a creosoted stake and stones; thence running north twelve degrees nine minutes east, three hundred and one and seventy-nine hundredths feet by lot 1-1, now owned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from the center line of the present tower line, to the town line between Lynnfield and Reading; thence continuing in the same direction two hundred and twenty-two and fifteen hundredths feet, by lot 3-E, now owned by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake at other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Henry K. Abbott; thence running north thirty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, one hundred and eighty-eight and thirty-eight hundredths feet, by land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Abbott, to an iron pipe and a creosoted stake at the point of beginning. Containing four and fifteen hundredths acres.

Also another certain triangular parcel of land situated in Reading, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a creosoted stake located at the northerly corner of the parcel hereby to be conveyed, on the boundary line between land of the New England Power Company, formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et ali., and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Henry K. Abbott; thence running south twenty-two degrees thirty-two minutes east, two hundred and twenty-nine and seventy-seven hundredths feet, by land of the New England Power Company, formerly of Charles C. Wakefield et ali., to a creosoted stake at land of said New England Power Company, formerly of William B. Nelson et ux.; thence running south thirty-five degrees forty-five minutes west, three hundred and twenty-six and fifty-eight hundredths feet, by land of the New England Power Company, formerly of William B. Nelson et ux., and by land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Joseph U. LeMay, to a creosoted stake at other land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running north twelve degrees nine minutes east, four hundred and eighty-seven and seventy-six hundredths feet, by land of said commonwealth of Massachusetts, formerly of Henry K. Abbott, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet westerly from the center line of the present tower line, to the point of beginning. Containing fifteen hundredths of an acre.

Also another certain parcel of land situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a creosoted stake and stones in a stone wall dividing land now or formerly of the New England Power Company and land now or formerly of Clarence H. Stone, and at the northeasterly corner of the parcel to be

conveyed; thence running south thirty-four degrees fifteen minutes west, four hundred and three and eighteeen hundredths feet, by land of said Stone, to a creosoted stake and stones at the land now or formerly of Annie S. Jackson, and land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running north twenty-four degrees forty-five minutes west, one hundred and seventy-three and seventy-three hundredths feet by said land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts to a creosoted stake and stones; thence running north twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, four hundred and thirty-two and thirty-four hundredths feet, by said land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet northwesterly from the center line of the present tower line of the New England Power Company, to a creosoted stake and stones in the wall at land now or formerly of the New England Power Company; thence running south twenty-seven degrees thirty-six minutes east, two hundred and forty-one and forty-one hundredths feet, by said wall, to the point of beginning. Containing one and ninety-nine hundredths acres.

Also another certain triangular parcel of land situated in Lynnfield, Essex county, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: beginning at a creosoted stake and stones located at the corner of the land to be conveyed, land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, land of Clarence H. Stone and land of Annie S. Jackson; thence running south thirty-four degrees fifteen minutes west, nine hundred and six and ninety-one hundredths feet, by land of said Jackson, to a creosoted stake and stones at other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running north twenty-five degrees forty-five minutes east, one thousand and seven and forty-five hundredths feet, by said land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, by a line parallel with and one hundred and twenty-five feet northwesterly from the center line of the present tower line, to a creosoted stake and stones at other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts; thence running south twenty-four degrees forty-five minutes east, one hundred and seventy-three and seventy-three hundredths feet, by said other land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to the point of beginning. Containing three and ten hundredths acres.

Also the right and easement to enter upon the land of the commonwealth of Massachusetts lying in Reading and Lynnfield, Middlesex and Essex counties, Massachusetts, being land formerly owned by Mabel F. Savage, and located near the Cedar swamp, so-called, and the right to take therefrom ten thousand yards of fill and gravel for the purpose of building a road along the New England Power Company's transmission line right of way.

Also the perpetual right and easement, in common with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, its successors and assigns, and others lawfully entitled thereto, to pass and repass, with vehicles or otherwise, for any and all purposes

whatsoever, along the roadway running from the westerly side of Chestnut street, in said Lynnfield, in a northwesterly direction by land now or formerly of L. Gersinovitch, and in a westerly direction through land formerly of Mabel F. Savage near the Cedar swamp, so-called, crossing the town line between Reading and Lynnfield to the location of the transmission line right of way of the New England Power Company. Approved June 15, 1939.