Public Law 74–390

That the Secretary

Nome, Alaska.

Conveyance of certain lands to, authorized.

of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to convey to the city of Nome, Alaska, the following-described two parcels of land designated as tracts A and B, respectively, and forming part of the Nome (Alaska) Customhouse site: Beginning, for the description of tract

Description.

A, at stake numbered 1 or the original northwest corner of the reservation as described in Executive order dated April 16, 1907; running thence south seventy degrees east one hundred and fifty-two feet to stake numbered 2 or the original northeast corner of the reservation; thence south twenty-eight degrees fifteen minutes west two hundred and seventy feet, more or less, along the easterly boundary of said reservation, to its intersection with the northerly boundary of block K of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome, identical with the southerly boundary of Front Street, amended; thence north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west one hundred and two feet, more or less, along said southerly boundary of Front Street, amended, to its intersection with line 5–6 of said reservation; thence north fifty-seven degrees west thirteen feet, more or less, to stake numbered 6 of said reservation; thence north nineteen degrees twenty-one minutes east eight-seven feet, more or less, along the westerly boundary of said reservation to its intersection with the northerly boundary of Front Street, amended; thence south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes east one hundred and eight feet, more or less, to the intersection of the northerly boundary of Front Street with the westerly boundary of Federal Way; thence north nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes east one hundred and fifty feet, to the intersection of the said westerly boundary of Federal Way with the southerly boundary of Second Avenue, amended; thence north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west one hundred and five feet, more or less, along the southerly boundary of Second Avenue, amended, to its intersection with the westerly boundary of the said Customhouse reservation; thence, along said boundary line, north twenty-three degrees fifty-seven minutes east thirty feet, more or less, to stake numbered 1 or the place of beginning; and, beginning for the description of tract B at stake numbered 3 or the original southeast corner of said customhouse reservation; thence north sixty-nine degrees west eighty-seven feet, to stake numbered 4or the original southwest corner of the reservation; thence north twenty-seven degrees twenty-five minutes east forty-seven feet, more or less, along line 4–5 of said reservation to its intersection with the northerly boundary of Seashore Avenue; thence south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes east eighty-seven feet, more or less, along said northerly boundary of Seashore Avenue, to its intersection with line 2–3 of said reservation; thence south twenty-eight degrees fifteen minutes west fifty-one feet, more or less, to said stake numbered 3 or the place of beginning; and to convey to the owner of record of lot numbered 1, block K, of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome, the following-described piece or parcel of land designated as

Description—Continued.

tract C: Beginning at the northwest corner of block K of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; running thence south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes east eight feet, more or less, along the northerly boundary of the said block K, to its intersection with line 2–3 of the customhouse reservation; thence south twenty-eight degrees fifteen minutes west fifty-one feet, more or less, to the intersection of said line 2–3 with the westerly boundary of said block K; thence, along said westerly boundary, north nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes east fifty feet, more or less, to the northwest

Proviso.

Parcels in exchange.

corner of the said block K or the place of beginning: Provided, That there is conveyed to the United States as an addition to the aforesaid customhouse site, the following-described three pieces or parcels of lands, designated as tracts D, E, and F respectively, in order to provide a customhouse site of uniform dimensions in connection with the amended plat of a portion of the city of Nome made subsequent to the fire which destroyed a large portion of the buildings of the

Description.

said city in September 1934; beginning for the description of tract D at the northwest corner thereof, identical with the northeast corner of block C of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; thence south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes east ninety-five feet, more or less, along the southerly boundary of Second Avenue, amended, to its intersection with line 7–1 of the aforesaid customhouse reservation, whence corner numbered 1 of said reservation bears north twenty-three degrees fifty-seven minutes east thirty feet, more or less, distant; thence, along line 7–1 of said reservation, south twenty-three degrees fifty-seven minutes west forty-one feet, more or less, to corner numbered 7 of said reservation; thence south nineteen degrees twenty-one minutes west one hundred and eight feet, more or less, along line 5–6 of said reservation, to its intersection with the northerly boundary of Front Street, amended; thence, along said northerly boundary of Front Street, north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west ninety feet, more or less, to the southeast corner of block C of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; thence, along the easterly boundary of said block C, north nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes east one hundred and fifty feet, to the northeast corner or place of beginning; and, beginning for the description of tract E at the northwest corner thereof, identical with the northeast corner of block J of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; thence south seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes east one hundred and five feet, more or less, along the southerly boundary of Front Street, amended, to its intersection with line 5–6 of the aforesaid customhouse reservation; thence, along said line 5–6, south fifty-seven degrees east thirteen feet, more or less, to corner numbered 5 thereof; thence south twenty-seven degrees twenty-five minutes east one hundred and ten feet, more or less, along line 4–5 of said reservation, to its intersection with the northerly boundary of Seashore Avenue, of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; thence, along said northerly boundary of Seashore Avenue, north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west one hundred and four feel, more or less, to the southwest corner, identical with the southeast corner of the aforesaid block J; thence, along the easterly boundary of said block J, north nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes east one hundred feet to the northwest corner or place of beginning; and, beginning for the description of tract F at the southwest corner of block K of the amended portion of the townsite of Nome; thence north seventy degrees thirty-seven minutes west eight feet, more or less, along the northerly boundary of the aforesaid Seashore Avenue, to its intersection with line 2–3 of the aforesaid customhouse reservation; thence, north twenty-eight degrees fifteen minutes east 1935. fifty feet, more or less, along said line 2–3, to its intersection with the westerly boundary of the aforesaid block K; thence, along said westerly boundary of block K, south nineteen degrees twenty-three minutes west forty-nine feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.

Sec. 2.

The transfer of this property and its use for the purposes

No Federal expense.

mentioned shall be without expense to the United States of America.