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 32 of chapter 564 of the acts of 1987 is hereby amended by striking out the third sentence and inserting in place thereof the following four paragraphs:-

The metropolitan district commission is hereby authorized and directed to acquire, for full and fair market value, the property known as the Hancock Woods in the West Roxbury section of the city of Boston, said parcel being described as follows:

PARCEL ONE (Registered Land)

That certain parcel of land situated in that part of Boston formerly West Roxbury, bounded and described as follows:

EASTERLY: by Independence Drive, seventy-five and 9/100 (75.09) feet;

SOUTHERLY: by Lot 12 as shown on a plan drawn by Norwood Engineering Co., Inc., dated March 4, 1985, as modified and approved by the Land Court and filed with the Land Registration Office as Plan No. 20164E, three hundred ten and 17/100 (310.17) feet;

NORTHWESTERLY: by Lot 2 as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164B, eighty-one and 57/100 (81.57) feet; and

NORTHERLY: by Lot 4 as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164C, two hundred eighty-one and 32/100 (281.32) feet.

Said Parcel One is shown as Lot 14 on said Land Court Plan No. 20164E.

PARCEL TWO (Registered Land)

That certain parcel of land situated in that part of Boston formerly West Roxbury, bounded and described as follows:

SOUTHEASTERLY: by Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway, two hundred fifty-seven and 72/100 (257.72) feet;

SOUTHWESTERLY: by lands of sundry adjoining landowners as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164F, referred to below, one thousand one hundred eighty-seven and 97/100 (1,187.97) feet;

NORTHWESTERLY: three hundred seventy-eight and 44/100 (378.44) feet;

SOUTHWESTERLY: eight hundred thirty-five and 92/100 (835.92) feet by land now or formerly of Boston Catholic Cemetery Association;

NORTHWESTERLY: seven hundred twenty-seven and 49/100 (727.49) feet;

SOUTHWESTERLY: sixty-six (66.00) feet by land now or formerly of Gottlieb F. Burkhardt, et al.;

NORTHWESTERLY: by said land or Burkhardt and by land now or formerly of Bonelli-Adams Company, seven hundred fifty-two and 9/100 (752.09) feet;

SOUTHEASTERLY: by Lot 4 as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164C, six hundred forty-six and 3/100 (646.03) feet;

EASTERLY: by said Lot 4, one thousand four hundred twenty (1,420.00) feet;

SOUTHEASTERLY: by Lot 14 as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164E, eighty-one and 57/100 (81.57) feet;

SOUTHERLY: by Lot 13 as shown on Land Court Plan No. 20164E, sixty and 55/100 (60.55) feet;

SOUTHEASTERLY: by said Lot 13 by three lines measuring respectively one hundred fifty-three and 25/100 (153.25) feet, one hundred fourteen and 36/100 (114.36) feet and sixty-one and 74/100 (61.74) feet; and

NORTHEASTERLY: by said Lot 13, four hundred thirty-seven and 72/100 (437.78) feet.

Said Parcel Two is shown as Lot 15 on a subdivision plan drawn by Norwood Engineering Company, Inc. dated December 11, 1985, as approved and modified by the land court and filed with the land registration office as Plan No. 20164F.

The acquisition required by this section shall not include any easements recorded as of July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-five.

The amounts hereby appropriated shall be in addition to any funds previously appropriated for the purpose.