Chapter 5. To authorize the cession to the city of New York of land on the northerly side of New Dorp Lane in exchange for permission to connect Miller Field with the said city’s public sewer system
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CHAP. 5.— An Act To authorize the cession to the city of New York of land on the northerly side of New Dorp Lane in exchange for permission to connect Miller Field with the said city’s public sewer system. December 8, 1930.[[H. R. 736](/us/bill/71/hr/736).][[Public, No. 542](/us/pl/71/542).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Miller Field, N. Y.Portion of, conveyed to New York City in exchange for permission to connect with city sewer system.
That upon receipt by the authorities representing the Government of the United States in charge of Miller Field in the Borough of Richmond, city of New York, and State of New York, of proper authorization from the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York, of the State of New York, granting permission to the said authorities of the United States Government in charge of Miller Field in said borough to connect with the public sewer system of the city of New York, and upon the city of New York bearing all expense incident to the Expenses of transfer.moving of transformer station and transmission lines; moving three meter kits and providing new service connections; moving and rebuilding nonclimable fence, including three gates on the new southerly boundary of the reservation; rebuilding approximately five hundred feet of retaining wall along new reservation boundary, southwest of the radio station, and rebuilding of breakwater on the new reservation boundary line at the southeasterly corner of the reservation; all the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in and to the following described premises— Description.Beginning at a point in the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane, as shown on a map entitled “Map of New Dorp Lane from Tenth Street to the Lower New York Bay,” dated January 18, 1923, adopted by the board of estimate and apportionment of the city of New York on June 29, 1923, and approved by the mayor of the city of New York on July 11, 1923, said point being distant three hundred and two and sixty-nine one-hundredths feet southeasterly from the intersection of the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane and the southeasterly line of Hylan Boulevard (Southfield Boulevard), the coordinates of which, in the system established by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey for the borough of Richmond, are south thirty-two thousand and fifty-five and five hundred and thirty-seven one-thousandths feet, west eighteen thousand two hundred and seventy-eight and eight hundred and forty-seven one-thousandths feet; thence along the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane, as adopted on the above map,
(1)south fifty-five degrees one minute fifty-eight seconds, east seven hundred and thirty and forty-three one-hundredths feet; thence
(2)south fifty-eight degrees seventeen minutes forty-five seconds, east one thousand one hundred and thirty-eight and forty-eight one-hundredths feet; thence
(3)south fifty-seven degrees thirty-one minutes seventeen seconds, east four hundred and forty-three and seventeen one-hundredths feet; thence
(4)south fifty-seven degrees thirty minutes fourteen seconds, east six hundred and forty-nine and thirty-five one-hundredths feet; thence
(5)south fifty-seven degrees twenty-seven minutes thirty-two 1025seconds, east two thousand two hundred and forty-one and fifty-eightDescription—Continued. one-hundredths feet, to the exterior line of the water grant to George W. Vanderbilt by the State of New York on September 4, 1888, recorded in book of patents numbered 44, page 323; thence
(6)still along the exterior line of the above water grant south twenty-nine degrees fifteen minutes eight seconds, west forty and eighty-seven one-hundredths feet; thence
(7)along the southwesterly line of the above water grant, north fifty-seven degrees thirteen minutes twenty-four seconds, west five hundred and forty-five and fifty-eight one-hundredths feet, to the mean high-water line as the same existed in October, 1918; thence
(8)along the above-mentioned mean high-water line, south twenty-five degrees fifty minutes fifteen seconds, west seventy-two one-hundredths foot, to the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane as dedicated and in use; thence along the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane as dedicated and in use the following fourteen courses:
(9)north fifty-six degrees twenty-four minutes, west one hundred and fifty and fifty-two one-hundredths feet; thence
(10)north fifty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes thirty seconds, west four hundred and fourteeen and forty-five one-hundredths feet; thence
(11)north fifty-seven degrees seven minutes fifty-six seconds, west four hundred feet; thence
(12)north fifty-eight degrees seventeen minutes thirty-five seconds, west two hundred and five one-hundredths feet; thence
(13)north fifty-seven degrees seventeen minutes fifteen seconds, west nine hundred feet; thence
(14)north fifty-six degrees forty minutes forty seconds, west three hundred and one one-hundredths feet; thence
(15)north fifty-six degrees fifty-two minutes four seconds, west three hundred feet; thence
(16)north fifty-six degrees fifty-six minutes forty seconds, west four hundred and one one-hundredths feet, thence
(17)north fifty-seven degrees twenty-eight minutes fifty-two seconds, west three hundred and sixty-nine and nineteen one-hundredths feet; thence
(18)north sixty degrees forty-five minutes ten seconds, west two hundred and thirty-one and twenty-seven one-hundredths feet; thence
(19)north sixty-one degrees one minute ten seconds, west eighty-four and eighty-nine one-hundredths feet; thence
(20)north sixty-one degrees forty-seven minutes twenty seconds, west one hundred and five and fifty-seven one-hundredths feet; thence
(21)north fifty-four degrees fifty-nine minutes forty-one seconds, west one hundred and thirteen and sixty-two one-hundredths feet; thence
(22)still along the northeasterly line of New Dorp Lane as dedicated and in use north fifty-four degrees twenty-two minutes eight seconds, west six hundred and ninety-three and sixty one-hundredths feet; to the westerly corner of property conveyed by the Vanderbilt estate to the United States of America by deed dated March 12, 1919, and recorded in Richmond County clerk’s office in liber numbered 491, page 34; thence
(23)along the northeasterly line of the above-mentioned property north thirty-seven degrees fifty minutes twelve seconds, east twenty-one and sixty-eight one-hundredths feet, to the point or place of beginning, containing three and one hundred and ninety-three one-thousandths acres of upland and four hundred and ninety-eight one-thousandths acres of land under water—are hereby granted and conveyed to the city of New York, its successors or assigns, forever. Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect immediately.Effective immediately. Approved, December 8, 1930.