Public Law 72–481

That the Secretary

Springfield, Mass.

May construct highway and bridge across military reservation.

of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, permission to construct and to maintain a highway across the United States military reservation of the Springfield Armory and, as part thereof, a highway bridge across the Watershops Pond upon said reservation, the highway and bridge

Specifications.

to be not over one hundred feet in width, except as bridge abutments may of necessity exceed that width; the aforesaid highway and highway bridge to be located, at the option of the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, at any position between the two limit lines marked “A–A” and “B–B” upon the plat S. A. 6066, dated October 19, 1931, and approved November 30, 1931, which limit lines are further described as follows, namely:

Line “A–A”: Starting at a point on the northerly line of

Location.

Hickory Street one hundred and sixty-one feet westerly from the stone bound marking the northeasterly point of the intersection of Hickory Street and Whitman Street and running thence south thirty-six minutes thirty-five seconds west to and beyond the southerly shore line of Watershops Pond, crossing the boundary of the United States military reservation at two points approximately as follows: One on the line joining corners 158 and 159 of Plate X of Springfield Armory Land Plans Book at a distance of about thirty-five feet easterly from corner 158 and the other point on the line joining corners 706 and 707 at a point about thirty-five feet northeasterly from corner 707.

Line “B–B”: Starting at a point on northwesterly line of Hickory Street sixty-five feet southerly from a stone bound on said line of Hickory Street which is located approximately forty-five feet south from the southerly side of Bonnyview Avenue, and running thence south twenty-four degrees four minutes fifty-five seconds east to and beyond the southerly shore line of Watershops Pond, crossing the boundary line of the United States military reservation at two points approximately as follows: One on line adjoining corners 176 and 175 at a distance of about twenty feet southwesterly from corner 176 and the other point on the line joining corners 683 and 684 at a point about one hundred and twenty-five feet, approximately, from corner

Provisos.

Approval of plans.

683: Provided, however, That prior to construction of said highway and highway bridge across the aforesaid reservation, plans showing the location and design thereof shall be submitted to the commanding officer of the Springfield Armory, and by that officer approved as providing adequate clear channel for stream flow and as otherwise free from interference with the proper interests of the United States in and to the aforesaid reservation and the Watershops Pond located

No Federal expense.

thereupon: Provided further, That the construction of said highway and bridge and the maintenance thereof shall be without cost to the United States.