Chapter 240.
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CHAP. 240.— An act to establish a division line between land of the United States and the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company.July 23, 1892. Whereas a conflict has arisen between the United States and the Pittsburg,Preamble. Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company as to the true location of the division line between land owned by them respectively on the north shore of Ohio River adjacent to the Davis Island Dam, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; and Whereas the following described compromise line of division between said properties is satisfactory to the United States, to-wit:
Beginning at a stone monument A in the western boundary line of property acquired by the United States of America from William Jackman, said property line being the former division line between properties of William Jackman and Alexander Taylor, said monument being located sixteen and eight-hundredths feet from the south rail of the present south main track of said Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway, measured on the boundary line, said stone monument being also ten feet (measured at right angles) from the future south rail of future south main track of Pittsburg.
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway as located; thence south forty-four degrees and forty minutes east, five hundred eighty-one and three-tenths feet to a stone monument B located thirty-one and eight-tenths feet northeast from the inner-face wall of the western gate recess, Davis Island Dam; thence continuing south forty-four degrees and forty minutes east, to a point southeastwardly from said stone monument B seven and six-tenths feet; thence north forty-five degrees and thirty minutes east, five and ninety-two hundredths feet to a point: thence south forty-four degrees and forty minutes east, fifty four and eight-tenths feet to a point; thence south forty-five degrees and thirty minutes west five and ninety-two hundredths feet to a point on the compromise (or dividing) line; thence south forty-four degrees and forty minutes east two hundred 265 eight and five-tenths feet to a point twenty-one and two-tenths feet distant northwardly from the northwest corner of lock keeper’s house; thence continuing by same course and straight line eighty-six and eight tenths feet to a point twenty and eight tenths feet distant northwardly from the northeast corner of lock keeper’s house; thence continuing by same course and straight line one hundred and fifty-six and seven-tenths feet to a stone monument, C; thence southeastwardly by a curved line, radius eight thousand five hundred and ninety-four feet, a distance of one hundred and nineteen and seventeenths feet to a point thirty and three-tenths feet northeast from inner face of eastern gate recess, Davis Island Dam; thence continuing southeastwardly by same curved line six hundred and thirty-five feet to a stone monument, D; thence southeastwardly by straight line tangent to last-mentioned line a distance of one hundred and thirty-one feet to a stone monument, E, on the eastern boundary line of property of the United States of America acquired from Thomas Mulvehill:
Therefore, *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Davis Island Dam. Pa. Sett lenient of division line with Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company. That the United States of America do consent to the division line hereinbefore recited and specified between their land and that of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company on the north shore of the Ohio River at the Davis Island Dam upon the relinquishment and conveyance by the said railroad company of all its right, title, and interest in and to the property on the south or river side of said recited line to the United States; and upon such relinquishment and conveyance to the United States in a manner valid and satisfactory to the Attorney-General the United States do hereby release and convey all their right, title, and interest in and to the property north of said recited line to the said Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company: *Provided*, That no spare material shall*Provisos*. be stored south of the proposed new track of the said railroad companyStorage of material. for a space of seven hundred and thirty feet, beginning fifty feet above the upper gate recess and ending fifty feet below the lower gate recess: *Provided also*, That the said railroad company shall construct aWalk. walk of crushed limestone, such as is used at its stations, from Bellevue Station to the lock house: *And provided also*, That the said railroadMasonry walls. company shall protect the ends of the recesses, if necessary, by masonry walls.
Approved, July 23, 1892.