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 city of Lawrence is hereby authorized to transfer the care, custody and control of two certain parcels of park land located in said city, to the Lawrence Redevelopment Authority, and said authority is hereby authorized to transfer the care, custody and control of such parcels to other public entities for park, park roadway or related public recreational uses. Said two parcels of land are bounded and described as follows:

Parcel 1: Riley Park.

Part A: Beginning at a point in the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue at the intersection of the prolongation northerly of the westerly sideline of Tewksbury Street; thence running easterly by the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue two hundred fifty feet to a point (Station A); thence continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue two hundred fifty feet to a point (Station B); thence continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue one hundred feet to a point (Station C); thence continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue three hundred twelve and 77/100 feet to a point (Station D); thence turning at an interior angle of 202 30' 30" and continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue three hundred ninety-two and 20/100 feet to a point (Station E); thence turning at an interior angle of 157 29' 30" and continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue seven hundred ten and 55/100 feet to a point (Station F); thence turning at an interior angle of 191 59' 30" and continuing easterly by said northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue eight hundred twenty-one and 44/100 feet to a point; thence turning at an interior angle of 90 and running northerly one hundred thirty-five feet to a point on the bank of Merrimack River; thence turning at an interior angle of 90 13' 20" and running westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, about eight hundred fifty and 83/100 feet to a point, said point being distant northerly one hundred forty-one and 40/100 feet from Station F, measuring at a right angle to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue which is seven hundred ten and 55/100 feet in length; thence turning at an interior angle of 181 21' 50" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, seven hundred thirty and 98/100 feet to a point, said point being distant northerly three hundred thirteen feet from Station E, measuring at a right angle to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue which is seven hundred ten and 55/100 in length; thence turning at an interior angle of 170 14" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, three hundred sixty-three and 13/100 feet to a point, said point being distant northerly one hundred eighty-seven feet from Station D, measuring at a right angle to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue which is three hundred twelve and 77/100 feet in length; thence turning at an interior angle of 166 45' 10" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, three hundred seventeen and 6/100 feet to a point, said point being distant northerly one hundred thirty-five feet from Station C, measuring at right angles to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue; thence turning at an interior angle of 170 8' 50" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, one hundred five and 95/100 feet to a point and said point being distant northerly one hundred feet from Station B, measuring at right angles to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue; thence turning at an interior angle of 185 47' 35" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, two hundred fifty-seven and 10/100 feet to a point, said point being distant northerly forty feet from Station A, measuring at right angles to the northerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue, thence turning at an interior angle of 211 14' 25" and continuing westerly, by said bank of Merrimack River, two hundred sixty-two and 49/100 feet to a point; thence turning at an interior angle of 72 15' 20" and running southerly about one hundred twenty feet to the point of beginning, making an interior angle of 90 with the first described line. Containing four hundred sixty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-nine (465,859) square feet, more or less.

Part B: Beginning at the intersection of the easterly sideline of Coleman Street with the southerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue; thence running easterly by the said southerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue six hundred four and 30/100 feet to a point; thence turning at an interior angle of 168 0' 30" and continuing easterly by the said southerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue three hundred forty-four and 22/100 feet to the intersection of the said southerly sideline of Wolcott Avenue with the northwesterly sideline of Everett Street; thence turning at an interior angle of 31 13' 30" and running southwesterly by the said northwesterly sideline of Everett Street seven hundred eighty-four and 70/100 feet to a point; thence turning at an interior angle of 160 46' and running westerly by the northerly sideline of Everett Street one hundred fifty feet to a point; thence turning at an interior angle of 90 and running northerly by land now or late of Margaret A. Coughlin 100 feet to a point: thence turning at an interior angle of 270<= and running westerly by said land now or late of Margaret A. Coughlin fifty feet to a point to the easterly sideline of Coleman Street; then turning at an interior angle of 90 and running northerly by the said easterly sideline of Coleman Street two hundred thirty feet to the point of beginning. Containing one hundred ninety-seven thousand seven hundred thirty-five (197,735) square feet, more or less.

Parcel 2: A certain parcel of land shown at Lot No. 2 on a Plan entitled "Plan of Land located in Lawrence, MA prepared for the Greater Lawrence Boating Project, Inc., Date 3/19/80, Scale 1"-40'," recorded in the North Essex District Registry of Deeds as Plan No. 8587, more particularly bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of Wolcott Avenue, and Easton Street as shown on said Plan, thence running S47-0l'-42"E one hundred ninety (190.00) feet; thence turning and running S42-59'-18"W one hundred (100.00) feet; thence turning and running S47-01'-42"E fifty (50.00) feet; thence turning and running S42-59'-18"W one hundred (100.00) feet; thence turning and running S47-01'-42"E five and 85/100 (5.85) feet; thence turning and running S65-06'-06"W fifty-three and 92/100 (53.92) feet; thence turning and running N47-01'-18"W thirty-five and 23/100 (35.23) feet; thence turning and running S42-59'-18"W one hundred six and 06/100 (106.06) feet; thence turning and running N26-22'-49"W three hundred seventy-three and 61/100 (373.61) feet; thence turning and running N78-22'-25"E two hundred seventy-five and 13/100 (275.13) feet to the point of beginning.

Containing ninety thousand seven hundred and eighty-one square feet, more or less, all as shown on said Plan.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.