Chap. 0476 An Act to establish the boundary line between the commonwealth of massachusetts and the state of rhode island and providence plantations from burnt swamp corner southerly to the sea.

Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The boundary line between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Rhode Island from "Burnt Swamp Corner", southerly to the sea, shall be and hereby is fixed as follows, to wit: - Beginning at Bound 1, known as " Burnt Swamp Corner", a granite monument lettered Mass. - R. 1. -1861 - 1883 - 1898, standing at the northeast corner of the state of Rhode Island, between Wrentbam and Cumberland, in latitude 42° 01' 08.35" north and longitude 71° 22' 54.51" west from Greenwich; thence on an azimuth of 0° 02' 40", 45,693.4 feet to Bound 39, a granite monument lettered Mass. -R. I. - 1897, set in concrete masonry, standing on the east bank of the Blackstone River in latitude 41° 53' 36.94" and longitude 71° 22' 54.98", and marking the corner of Attleborough, Cumberland and Pawtucket; thence on an azimuth of 260° 59' 29", 11,763.7 feet to Bound 53, a new granite monument lettered A - P - S
- Mass. -R. I. - 1898, standing about 42 feet east of the east bank of the Seven Mile River, in latitude 41° 53' 55.11" and longitude 71° 20' 21.35", and marking the comer of Attleborough, Pawtucket and Seekonk ; thence on an azimuth of 5° 20' 40", 6,144.9 feet to Bound 58, a new granite monument lettered Mass. -R. I. -1898, standing near the high water line on the east bank of the Ten Mile River between Central avenue and Brook street, in latitude 41° 52' 54.67" and longitude 71° 20' 28.92", and marking a corner of Pawtucket and Seekonk ; thence on an azimuth of 345° 03' 52", 7,240.7 feet to Bound 63, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I.
- 1898, standing east of the Ten Mile River and south of the Indian Point Branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. h., in latitude 41° 51' 45.55" and longitude 71° 20' 04.26", and marking a corner of Pawtucket and Seekonk; thence on an azimuth of 19° 31' 11", 6,938.6 feet to Bound 64, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, standing near the east bank of Central Pond and north of the road leading by Central
Mills, in latitude 41° 50' 40.94" and longitude 71° 2V 34.89", and marking a corner of East Providence and Seekonk; thence on an azimuth of 329° 22' 28", 3,815.8 feet to Bound 67, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. 1.- 1898, standing in Bridgham's woods east of the Ten .Mile River, in latitude 41° 50' 08.50" and longitude 71° 2P 09.21", and marking a corner of East Providence and Seekonk ; thence on an azimuth of 42° 32' 59", 3,942.4 feet to Bound 70, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, standing at Hunt's Mills east of the Ten Mile River near the East Providence Water Works, in latitude 41° 49' 39.81" and longitude 71° 20' 44.42", and marking a corner of East Providence and Seekonk; thence on an azimuth of 21° 37' 14", 1,736.4 feet to Bound 71, a new granite monument lettered Mass.- R. I. - 1898, standing on the north side of Taunton avenue, in latitude 41° 49' 23.86" and longitude 71° 20' 52.87", and marking a corner of East Providence and Seekonk; thence on an azimuth of 337° 20' 00", 5,812.1 feet to Bound 76, an iron bolt in the center of a stone pier of an old bridge over Runnin's River, on the north side of Warren avenue near Luther's Corner, in latitude 41° 48' 30.87" and longitude 71° 20' 23.30", and marking a comer of East Providence and Seekonk; thence through the center or middle of Runnin's River, as the same is at low water, 14,508 feet to Corner 77 at a point in the river, distant 115 feet from Bound 78, a new granite witness monument marked Mass.-R. I. - 1898, in latitude 41° 46' 50.12" and longitude 71° 19' 42.88", where the state line from "Birch Swamp Corner", passing through Monroe's Corner, produced, intersects the center line of the river, in latitude 41° 46' 50.68" and longitude 71° 19' 44.20", marking a corner of East Providence and Seekonk ; thence on an azimuth of 299° 3F 57", passing through said Bound 78, being a line stone also between East Providence and Seekonk, 21,138.2 feet to Bound 92, a granite monument lettered Mass. -R. I. - 1861 - 18.98, known as " Birch Swamp Corner", standing in the woods south of King's Rock, in latitude 41° 45' 07.67" and longitude 71° 15' 41.56", and marking a corner of Swansea and Warren ; thence on an azimuth of 326° 38' 12", 17,282.6 feet to Bound 102, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. 1. - 1898, standing at the high water mark on the west shore of Mount Hope Bay, in latitude 41° 42' 45.04"
and longitude 71° 13' 36.24", and marking a corner of Swansea and Warren at Toweset Neck; thence on an azimuth of 328° 23' 40", across Mount Hope Bay, 15,977.3 feet to Bound 103, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, standing in the center of State avenue at its intersection with high water mark on the east shore of Mount Hope Bay, in latitude 41° 40' 30.59" and longitude 71° 11' 45.91", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 283° 40' 36", through the center of State avenue, 5,574.4 feet to Bound 110, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1897, set in concrete masonry in Cook's Pond, Fall River, in latitude 41° 40' 17.56" and longitude 71° 10' 34.55", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton; thence on an azimuth of 4° 27' 14", through the center of an old Eight Rod Way, 1,186.5 feet to Bound 112, a granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I. -1861 - 1898, south of Cook s Pond, in latitude 41° 40' 05.88" and longitude 71° 10' 35.76", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 283° 33' 03", 12,244.0 feet to Bound 117, a granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I.- 1861 -1898, set in concrete on the west shore of South Watuppa Pond, in latitude 41° 39' 37.50" and longitude 71° 07' 58.95", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 4° 42' 51",
5.967.2 feet to Bound 118, a new granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I. - 1898, standing on the west shore of South Watuppa Pond, in latitude 41° 38' 38.75" and longitude 71° 08' 05.41", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 2° 38' 02,"
5.675.3 feet to Bound 120, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. -1898, standing on the south side of Bliss Road and west of the outlet to Sawdy Pond, in latitude 41° 37' 42.74" and longitude 71° 08' 08.84", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 38° 24' 00", 2,147.0 feet to Bound 121, a new granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I. - 1898, standing on the west shore of Sawdy Pond, in latitude 41° 37' 26.11" and longitude 71° 08' 26.40", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton : thence on an azimuth of 6° 41' 25", 4,159.4 feet to Bound 122, a new granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I. - 1898, set in concrete masonry on the west shore of Sawdy Pond, in latitude 41° 36'"'45.30" and longitude 71° 08' 32.78",
and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton ; thence on an azimuth of 350° 51' 04", 2,835.8 feet to Bound 123, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I.- 1898, standing on the west shore of Sawdy Pond, in latitude 41° 36'"17.64" and longitude 71° 08' 26.84", and marking a corner of Fall River and Tiverton; thence on an azimuth of 308° 3P 11", 686.0 feet to Bound 124, a granite monument lettered Mass. -R. T. -1861 - 1898, standing at the south end of Sawdy Pond, in latitude 41° 36' 13.42" and longitude 71° 08' 19.78", and marking the corner of Fall River, Tiverton and Westport; thence on an azimuth of 333° 06' 55", 4,069.2 feet to Bound 127, a granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I.-1861 - 1898, set in concrete and known as " Joe Sanford's Bound", in latitude 41° 35' 37.56" and longitude 71° 07' 55.56", and marking a corner of Tiverton and West-port; thence on an azimuth of 354° 40' 49", 14,189.0 feet to Bound 128, a granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, set in concrete on the north side of the road and dam in the village of Adamsville, in latitude 41° 33' 17.98" and longitude"? 1° 07' 38.26", and marking a corner of Little Compton and Westport; thence on an azimuth of 353° 18' 42", 1,239.7 feet to Bound 130, a granite monument lettered Mass.-R. I.-1898, standing on the northeast side of the highway south of Adamsville, in latitude 41° 33' 05.81" and longitude 71° 07' 36.36", and marking a corner of Little Compton and Westport; thence ohan azimuth of 354° 23'32", 10,779.3 feet to Bound 135, a granite monument lettered Mass.- R. I. - standing on the north side of the road leading to Little Compton, in latitude 41° 31' 19.83" and longitude 71° 07' 22.52", and marking a corner of Little Compton and Westport; thence on an azimuth of 356° 39' 48", 8,234.1 feet to Bound 137, a new granite monument lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, standing in the position formerly occupied by "Peaked Rock Bound" near the Atlantic Ocean, in latitude 41° 29' 58.61" and longitude 71° 07' 16.22", and marking a point in the line of Little Compton and Westport; thence in the same direction about 785 feet to Corner 138, a point where this line intersects the line of high water at the Atlantic Ocean, and distant from the point of beginning about 45.789 miles.
The termini of all straight lines are marked either with new granite monuments 12 inches x 12 inches x 9 feet 6
inches dressed on top and on each of the four faces three and one half feet down from the top, lettered Mass. - R. I. - 1898, and set five and one half feet in the ground, or by old monuments found on the line.
Bounds have been set at the intersections of the line with highways and railroads and at a few other points.
The location of the line is shown on an Index Map and twenty-two plans entitled " Map showing the boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as determined and marked b\ the Commissions, acting under chapter eighty-eight of the Resolves of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and chapter four hundred and seventy-two of the Acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven of the state of Rhode Island ", which together with a description of the line have been filed with the secretary of the Commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect when an act shall have been passed b}7 the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, establishing the line described in this act. Approved June o, 1S90.