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the land hereinafter described which was acquired through.condemnation proceedings in the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas, First Division, on August 24, 1945, being a term for years commencing January 15, 1945, and ending June 30, 1946, extendible for yearly periods thereafter until June 30, 1955, at the election of the United States, in and to said lands particularly described as follows:

A tract of land situated in the county of Wyandotte, State of Kansas, within section 2, township 11 south, range 25 east, of the sixth principal meridian, being a part of the lands known as the Public Levee of Kansas City, Kansas, and land adjacent north thereof. The boundary lines of said tract are described in detail as follows:

Starting at a brass monument situated at the intersection of the center line of Jersey Creek inclosure with the center line of Minnesota Avenue extension in and across said Public Levee lands, said brass monument being known as Base Point for all surveys within said Public Levee lands; thence south seventy-five degrees thirty-six minutes forty seconds east on said center line of Jersey Creek inclosure, forty feet; thence north fourteen degrees twenty-three minutes twenty seconds east at right angles to said center line of Jersey Creek inclosure forty feet to the true point of beginning which is on the northeasterly right-of-way line for said Minnesota Avenue extension; thence by the following courses and distances: South seventy-five degrees thirty-six minutes forty seconds east five hundred thirty and eighty-five onehundredths feet; north fourteen degrees twenty-three minutes twenty seconds east one hundred and thirty feet; south seventy-five degrees thirty-six minutes forty seconds east one hundred sixty-seven and ninety-four one-hundredths feet; north twenty-eight degrees fortythree minutes forty seconds east three hundred and seventy-one feet; north fifty-one degrees thirty-eight minutes forty seconds east one hundred eighty-two and thirty-three one-hundredths feet; thence north twenty-eight degrees forty-three minutes forty seconds east seven hundred thirty-one and four one-hundredths feet to a point on a line parallel with and thirty-one and fifty-five one-hundredths feet distant southeasterly at right angles from the center line of the Union Pacific Railroad Company's southerly ladder track produced northeasterly; thence south seventy-three degrees twenty-seven minutes twenty seconds west parallel with and thirty-one and fifty-five one-hundredths feet distant southeasterly at right angles from the center line of said southerly ladder track one thousand three hundred one and twelve onehundredths feet, more or less, to the northeasterly right-of-way line for said Minnesota Avenue extension; thence south eleven degrees two minutes twenty seconds west along said northeasterly right-of-way line five hundred eighty and fifty-nine one-hundredths feet to an angle point thereon; thence south fourteen degrees twenty-three minutes twenty seconds west ninety-four and twenty-seven one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the true point of beginning.

Excepting and excluding therefrom the road lying upon a strip of land extending across the above-described tract thirty feet in width being fifteen feet at right angles on each side of the center line of such strip of land, said center line being parallel with and one hundred and fifteen feet distant southeasterly at right angles from the center

line of said southerly ladder track and its tangent produced northeasterly; and

Excepting and excluding therefrom two strips of land which are eight and five-tenths feet in width at right angles on each side of the Union Pacific Railroad Company's running tracks numbered 3 and numbered 12 and from the switch tracks leading therefrom, all said tracks serving the buildings lying southerly from said Jersey Creek enclosure.

Containing a net area of seven hundred and fifty thousand square feet, more or less.

All bearings refer to true north.

(11) The War Assets Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use as a United States quarantine station all of the Government-owned portion of the United States naval small-craft facility, also known as Lockwood Basin, East Boston, Massachusetts, comprising approximately one hundred thirtyfive thousand six hundred thirty-three square feet of land, being that certain parcel of land conveyed to the United States by William J. Stober, of Boston, Massachusetts, by deed dated March 12, 1918, recorded in the office of the Register, county of Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and entered in book 4078, page 463; together with all buildings, structures, appurtenances located thereon, including the marine docking and berthing facility designated as pier C.

(12) The Governor of the Farm Credit Administration is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use of the Public Buildings Administration, as an addition to the Denver Federal Center, all of that portion of the former Denver Ordnance Plant, Denver, Colorado, together with the appurtenances and improvements located thereon, comprised of the east half of the east half of the northeast quarter and the east half of the east half of the southeast. quarter of section 8, township 4 south, range 69 west, sixth principal meridian, excepting therefrom the land used for highway purposes, in the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of said section 8.

(13) The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use of the Public Buildings Administration the following-described land, together with the improvements thereon:

A certain tract of land bounded by Fourth Avenue South, Stacy Street, Fifth Avenue South, and Lander Street, Seattle, Washington, being all of block 276A, Seattle Tidelands in Seattle, King County, Washington, which is more particularly described as follows:

(a) West one hundred and ten feet of lots 1 to 11, inclusive, block 276A, Seattle Tidelands;

(b) East ten feet of lots 1 to 11, inclusive, block 276A, Seattle Tidelands, and the adjoining west half of Fourth Place South;

(c) West one hundred eight and fifty one-hundredths feet of lots 12 to 22, inclusive, block 276A, Seattle Tidelands, and the adjoining east half of Fourth Place South;

(d) East eleven and fifty one-hundredths feet of lots 12 to 22, inclusive, block 276A, Seattle Tidelands;

(e) The easterly half of Fourth Avenue South from the centerline of Stacy Street to the centerline of Lander Street and the west half of Fifth Avenue South from the centerline of Stacy Street to the centerline of Lander Street; also, the south half of Stacy Street from easterly line of Fourth Avenue South projected to the westerly line of Fifth Avenue South projected; also the north half of Lander Street from the easterly line of Fourth Avenue South projected to the westerly line of Fifth Avenue South projected; also, together with that certain street designated as Fourth Place South from the southerly line of Stacy Street to the northerly line of Lander Street, containing six and sixty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less; subject to existing easements for public roads and highways, for public utilities, for railroads and for pipe lines in the above-described portions of Fourth Avenue South, Fifth Avenue South, Stacy Street, and Lander Street. (14) The War Assets Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use of the Public Buildings Administration the following-described land, together with the improvements thereon:

All the following-described lots or parcels of land or real estate situate, lying, and being in the county of Luna, State of New Mexico, together with the appurtenances, to wit:

First tract: Beginning at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section 26, township 23 south, range 9 west, New Mexico principal meridian; running thence due south four hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way two thousand six hundred and fifty feet, more or less, to the west line of said quarter section; thence due north along said west line of said quarter section five hundred and fifty-two feet, more or less; thence due east five hundred and twelve feet; then due north two hundred eighty-four and four-twelfths feet, more or less; to the north line of said quarter section; thence along said north line of said quarter section in an easterly direction to the place of beginning.

Second tract: Beginning at a point on the southeast line of the right-of-way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which point is described as being three hundred ninety-six and forty-one one-hundredths feet along said right-of-way, northeasterly, from another point which is five hundred forty-seven and nine-tenths feet north and eight hundred and thirty-three feet east of the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 23 south, range 9 west, of New Mexico principal meridian; being the northerly corner of the premises conveyed to Wah Brothers by Charles B. Allaire and wife, by deed dated August 10, 1899, and recorded in book 37 of deeds, at pages 200-201, in the office of the County Clerk of Grant County, and transferred to book C, at pages 618-619 of the Deed Records of Luna County; thence north fifty-two degrees five minutes east along the south boundary line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rightof-way aforesaid to the point where said boundary line intersects the north and south line separating sections 25 and 26, township 23 south, range 9 west, aforesaid: thence south along said line separating said sections 25 and 26 to a point on said line one hundred and sixty-five feet north of the east and west line connecting the centers of sections

25 and 26 aforesaid; thence north sixty-seven degrees fifteen minutes west, along the northeast boundary line of the property conveyed to Wah Brothers as aforesaid, one thousand six hundred twenty and five-tenths feet to the place of beginning; excepting and reserving from said premises one acre on which now stands a brick powder house, being the land conveyed by John A. Raithel and wife to the Safety Nitra Powder Company by a deed dated April 26, 1889, and recorded in book 28 of deeds, at pages 51-52, in the office of the County Clerk of Grant County, and transferred to book C at pages 441-442 of the Deed Records of Luna County.

Third tract: Beginning at the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 23 south, range 9 west, New Mexico principal meridian; running thence north approximately one hundred and sixty-five feet to a point just south of the county road; thence north sixty-seven degrees fifteen minutes west approximately one thousand five hundred and forty-five feet along the southerly line of said county road; thence south approximately seven hundred and seventy feet to a point on the south line of the northeast quarter of section 26; thence east approximately one thousand four hundred and twenty feet to the point of beginning.

Fourth tract: An easement across the land lying westerly of the above described third tract of land, for the purpose of installing a railroad spur to run into the said third tract of land, which railway spur is to come off of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the said railway spur to run northerly of the mill which has been constructed on the tract of land westerly of the said third tract of land; said easement to remain in full force and effect as long as said. railway spur is maintained and used.

(15) The War Assets Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency, without reimbursement, for use of the Public Buildings Administration the following-described land, together with the improvements thereon:

A six and eight hundred and twenty-three one-thousandths acre tract of land lying and being in Tarrant County, Texas, particularly described as follows: Beginning at the most easterly southeast corner of a tract of land deeded to the Defense Corporation by the Globe Aircraft Corporation on the 20th day of April 1942, also recorded in volume 1530, page 357, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; said beginning corner also being the southeast corner of a four and eightyeight one-hundredths acre tract deeded to the Bennett Aircraft Corporation by John Kennedy, et ux, on the 20th day of March 1940, said deed being on record in volume 1425, page 500, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas:

Thence north no degrees two minutes east along its east line one hundred and twelve feet to the place of beginning of the land to be described; thence north eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes west two hundred and thirty-six feet; thence north one degree ten minutes east one hundred and fifteen feet; thence north eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes west five hundred and forty-four feet; thence north one degree ten minutes east with fence line three hundred and forty-nine feet to the center of the Saginaw-Old Denton Road; thence south eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes east with the center of said road

seven hundred and seventy and eight-tenths feet, to northeast corner of said tract, same being the northeast corner of said Bennett Aircraft Corporation's four and eighty-eight one-hundredths acre tract; thence south no degrees two minutes west four hundred and sixty-four feet to the place of beginning.

(16) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency for use of the Public Buildings Administration the followingdescribed land, together with the improvements thereon:

A one hundred forty-nine and seven hundred and sixty-two onethousandths acre tract of land lying and being in Tarrant County, Texas, particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the south line of the David Cook Survey in the center of Cantrell-Sansom Road, one thousand two hundred and ninety-one feet east of the southwest corner of said David Cook Survey, said point being the most southerly southeast corner of a tract of land deeded to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by Globe Aircraft Corporation on the 27th day of June 1947, said deed being on record in volume 1925, page 463, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas:

Thence north one-half degree east with fence line four thousand five hundred and sixteen feet, an iron post; thence south eighty-five and one-half degrees east with fence line nine hundred and sixtyseven feet, an iron post; thence south with fence line thirty feet, an iron post; thence south eighty-five degrees east with fence line seven hundred and twenty-six feet, a stake; thence north one-half degree west one hundred and twelve feet, a stake the southeast corner of a six and eight hundred and twenty-three one-thousandths acre tract of land out of said David Cook Survey, deeded to the Defense Plant Corporation by the Globe Aircraft Corporation on the 20th day of April 1942, said deed being on record in volume 1530, page 357, Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas; thence north eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes west two hundred and thirty-six feet; thence north one degree ten minutes east one hundred and fifteen feet; thence north eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes west five hundred and forty-four feet: thence north one degree ten minutes east with fence line three hundred and forty-nine feet to the center of the Saginaw-Old Denton Road; thence with the center of said road north eighty-eight degrees fifty minutes west one thousand one hundred and seventy-seven feet; south eighty-four degrees no minutes west one hundred and thirtyfive feet south seventy-two degrees no minutes west eight hundred feet thence south three-fourths degree east with fence line two thousand one hundred and ninety feet; thence west with fence line two. hundred and sixteen feet; thence south one-fourth degree east with fence line two thousand and seventy-four feet, a post in the east line of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad right-of-way; thence south thirty-seven degrees east with said right-of-way five hundred and eighty-three feet to the center of the Cantrell-Sansom Road in the south line of the David Cook Survey; thence east with the center of said road nine hundred and forty-two feet to the place of beginning. (17) The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is hereby authorized to transfer to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency for use of the Public Buildings Administration the following described land, together with the improvements thereon:

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