Chapter 804. Granting certain land to the city of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, for street purposes
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CHAP. 804.— An Act Granting certain land to the city of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, for street purposes. July 2, 1930.[[H. R. 12967](/us/bill/71/hr/12967).][[Public, No. 498](/us/pl/71/498).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Dunkirk, N. Y.Conveyance of land to, for street improvement, authorized. That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to convey by quit-claim deed to the city of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, NewDescription.
York, the following described land for the purpose of opening a street in such city: A piece of land extending from water line to water line across Point Gratiot, Dunkirk, New York, said piece of land being a strip thirty-three feet wide along the southerly boundary line of the United States lighthouse property which was acquired by the United States by deed of purchase from Elisha Jenkins, dated October 9, 1826, and shown on a “Map of Lighthouse Reservation, Point Gratiot, Dunkirk, New York, dated April 22, 1930, signed by W.
H. Shelton, city engineer, Dunkirk, New York,” said strip of land being bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the westerly line of Light Street with the southerly boundary line of the United States lighthouse property, said intersection being marked by a concrete monument with a brass pin, and distant approximately one thousand seven hundred and five-tenths feet northerly along the westerly line of Light Street from a like concrete monument at the intersection therewith of the northerly side of Oak Street; thence westerly at an angle of ninety degrees thirty-seven minutes with the westerly line of Light Street along the present southerly boundary line of the United States lighthouse property, now marked by a fence and shrubs, a distance of seven hundred and six and six-tenths feet to a concrete monument with a brass pin; thence in the same direction to the water line on the west side of Point Gratiot; thence northerly following the water line to the intersection therewith of a line parallel to and thirty-three feet northerly from the present southerly boundary of the United States lighthouse property; thence easterly along said parallel line passing through two similar concrete monuments, seven hundred and six and six-tenths feet apart, to the water line on the east side of Point Gratiot; thence southerly along said water line to the intersection therewith of the easterly extension of the present southerly boundary line of the United States lighthouse property; thence westerly along said southerly boundary to the concrete monument at the point or place of beginning; the area or content inclosed by the foregoing metes and bounds being sixty-three hundredths of one acre.
Sec. 2. Reversion for nonuser. In the event that the land herein granted, or any part thereof, shall cease to be used exclusively for street purposes or shall be sold by the grantee herein, title thereto shall thereupon revert to the United States. Approved, July 2, 1930.