Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, purchase or otherwise, under the provisions of section one of chapter six hundred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-five, certain parcels of public land located in the city of Attleboro, which are being used by the said city and the Attleboro conservation commission for conservation purposes, and to transfer the care, custody and control of said parcels of land to the department of public works for highway purposes in conjunction with the replacement of Bridge No. A-16-19 over the right-of-way of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the relocation of Lindsey street, so-called, in said city.

Said parcels are bounded and described as follows:

PARCEL 11-1. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the existing easterly location line (Section 2) opposite about Station 13 + 0 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at Parcel 11-3-C; thence northwesterly by said location line about fifty-five (55) feet; thence northeasterly by the southeasterly layout line of the railroad about two hundred fifty-two (252) feet; thence southerly by the proposed easterly state highway alteration line and by other land now or formerly owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about eighty-seven (87) feet; thence southwesterly by the southeasterly state highway alteration line and other land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission and Parcel 11-3-C about two hundred one (201) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about twelve thousand four hundred thirty (12,430) square feet.

PARCEL 11-3-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed easterly location line (Section 1) opposite about Station 8 + 16 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at land now or formerly owned by Ralph E. Spinney, Jr. (Parcel 11-2-C); thence westerly by said land of Ralph E. Spinney, Jr. (Parcel 11-2-C) about thirty-two (32) feet; thence northerly by the existing easterly location line of Lindsey Street, so-called, about four hundred ninety-five (495) feet; thence northeasterly by the proposed southeasterly state highway alteration line and Parcel 11-1 about eighty-eight (88) feet; thence southerly by several courses and other land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about five hundred fifty-three (553) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about twenty-two thousand one hundred twenty (22,120) square feet.

PARCEL 11-5-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed westerly location line (Section 3) opposite about Station 22 + 10 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at other land now or formerly owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission and the beginning of Section 3; thence northerly by other land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about forty-eight (48) feet; thence easterly by land now or formerly owned by Lawrence Cote and Constance Jane Cote (Parcel 11-8-C) about seven (7) feet; thence southerly by the existing westerly location line of Lindsey Street, so-called, about forty-nine (49) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about one hundred seventy-two (172) square feet.

PARCEL 11-12-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed easterly location line (Section 1) opposite about Station 5 + 25 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at land now or formerly owned by Ruth E. Spinney (Parcel 11-1-C); thence westerly by said land of Ruth E. Spinney (Parcel 11-1-C) about nine (9) feet; thence northerly by the existing easterly location line of Lindsey Street, so-called, about seventy-four (74) feet; thence westerly by land now or formerly owned by Ralph E. Spinney, Jr. (Parcel 11-2-C) about thirteen (13) feet; thence southerly by said proposed easterly location line and other land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission by two (2) courses about seventy-two (72) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about seven hundred seventy-nine (779) square feet.

SECTION 2. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, by purchase or otherwise, under the provisions of section one of chapter six hundred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-five, permanent drainage and slope easements on parcels of land owned by the city of Attleboro and the Attleboro conservation commission, which are being used for conservation purposes, and to transfer said easements to the department of public works as permanent highway drainage and slope easements, in conjunction with the replacement of Bridge No. A-16-19 over the right-of-way of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the relocation of Lindsey street, so-called, in said city.

Said easements are bounded and described as follows:

PARCEL 11-D-1-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed easterly location line (Section 1) opposite about Station 12 + 0 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at other land now or formerly of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission; thence easterly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission sixty (60) feet; thence southerly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission forty (40) feet; thence westerly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about sixty (60) feet; thence northerly by said location line about forty (40) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet.

PARCEL 11-D-2-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed easterly location line (Section 1) opposite about Station 11 + 44 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at other land now or formerly of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission; thence easterly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission fifty (50) feet; thence southerly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about forty (40) feet; thence westerly still by said land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about fifty (50) feet; thence northerly by said location line forty (40) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about two thousand (2,000) square feet.

PARCEL 11-DS-2-C. A parcel of land supposed to be owned by the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission adjoining the proposed easterly location line (Section 1) opposite about Station 8 + 16 of relocated Lindsey Street, so-called, and being more fully described as follows:

Beginning at a point on said location line at land now or formerly of Ralph E. Spinney, Jr. (Parcel 11-DS-1-C); thence northerly by said location line about one hundred sixty-six (166) feet; thence easterly by other land now or formerly of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission (Parcel 11-TS-6) forty-five (45) feet; thence southerly still by other land of the city of Attleboro and Attleboro Conservation Commission about one hundred seventy-eight (178) feet; thence westerly by said land of Ralph E. Spinney, Jr. (Parcel 11-DS-1-C) thirty-five (35) feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel of land contains about six thousand six hundred forty (6,640) square feet.

SECTION 3. The parcels of land described in sections one and two of this act are all vacant land and are shown on a plan identified as "Attleboro Relocated Lindsey Street, Mass Federal Aid Project No. BR-M-7405-(209), Sheets 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of 11 Total Sheets, Preliminary Right of Way Plan Parcel Summary Feb. 15, 1985 Revised Nov. 7, 1985", which set of plans shall be on file with the chief engineer of the department of public works.