[CHAPTER 25-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 6304]

AN ACT

Authorizing appropriations for the United States Navy, additional shipbuilding and ship-repair facilities, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 for essential equipment and facilities at either private or naval establishments for building or equipping any complete naval vessel or portion thereof heretofore or hereafter authorized; $275,000,000 for essential equipment and facilities at either private or public plants for repairing, altering, or converting any vessel operated by the Navy or being prepared for naval use, of which $50,000,000 shall be available for essential equipment, tools, and facilities at such plants for the repair, alteration, and upkeep of ordnance material; and $70,000,000 for tools, equipment, and facilities for the manufacture or production of ordnance material, munitions, and armor at either private or public plants.

SEC. 2. The authority herein granted shall include the authority to acquire lands at such locations as the Secretary of the Navy may deem best suited to the purpose, erect or extend buildings, acquire the necessary machinery and equipment, and in private establishments provide plant protection installations, and shall be in addition to all authority heretofore granted for these purposes. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed to report to Congress within six months from the enactment of this Act a statement of all land acquired under this section showing the acreage, location, and the price of each such acquisition.

Approved, January 29, 1942.

(494)

[CHAPTER 45-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 6392]

AN ACT

To authorize the construction of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to undertake the construction of one thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine minor combatant, auxiliary, and patrol vessels of various types, in addition to those heretofore authorized, for the United States Navy or for disposal in accordance with existing law.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to provide, at a cost not exceeding $750,000,000, essential equipment, facilities, and land at either private or public establishments, within the territorial limits of the United States, its Territories and possessions, for the construction of ships or portions thereof, and the production of ordnance material for the ships herein authorized.

SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Navy from time to time, but not less frequently than once every six months, shall transmit to the Congress a full report of all acquisitions of land effected under the authority of this or any subsequent Act.

Approved, February 6, 1942.

(495).

[CHAPTER 130-2D SESSION]

[H. J. Res. 260]

JOINT RESOLUTION

To authorize the United States Maritime Commission to acquire certain lands in Nassau County, New York.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States Maritime Commission is hereby authorized, with funds in the construction fund of the Commission, to acquire on behalf of the United States by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, and pay all costs incident to the examination, transfer, and perfecting of title to certain tracts, lots, or parcels of land situated and being in the county of Nassau, State of New York, together with the structures thereon, described as follows:

All that lot or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate at Great Neck, in the county of Nassau, State of New York, and more particularly described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southerly side of Steamboat Road and the easterly side of First Street, and running thence south thirty-six degrees thirty-one minutes thirty seconds west along the easterly side of First Street, three hundred and fortyone and five one-hundredths feet to the southerly termination of said street; thence north fifty-three degrees thirty minutes west two hundred and twenty-four and ninety one-hundredths feet to a point on the high water line of Long Island Sound; thence south twenty-seven degrees twenty-four minutes west one hundred and eight-tenths feet along the line of high water; thence south twelve degrees thirty minutes west three hundred and forty-nine and two-tenths feet still along the line of high water; thence south sixty-four degrees twentytwo minutes east seven hundred and fifty feet; thence north eleven degrees eighteen minutes thirty seconds east three hundred and twenty-three and sixty-seven one-hundredths feet to a point on the northerly boundary line of land formerly belonging to the Whitehead Hewlett Estate, said point being distant along said northerly boundary line of said Whitehead Hewlett Estate seven hundred and fifty feet from a point on high water line; thence north thirty-six degrees twenty-seven minutes thirty seconds east three hundred and thirtyfour and seventy-five one-hundredths feet to a point on the southerly side of Steamboat Road; thence along the southerly side of Steamboat Road, north fifty-three degrees thirty-one minutes thirty seconds west one hundred and eighty ard eleven one-hundredths feet; thence still along the southerly side of Steamboat Road, north fifty-four degrees fifty-nine minutes twenty seconds west three hundred and fifty-one and two-tenths feet to the point and place of beginning.

Being the same premises conveyed to Walter P. Chrysler and Della V. Chrysler, his wife, by Henri W. Bendel by deed dated February 16, 1923, and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county of Nassau

on March 5, 1923, in Liber 770 of Conveyances, at page 216, and thereafter conveyed by Walter P. Chrysler to Della V. Chrysler by deed dated May 12, 1932, and recorded in the aforesaid clerk's office on May 13, 1932, in Liber 1669 of Conveyances, at page 260.

And also all that parcel of land now or formerly under the waters of Long Island Sound, in the village of Kings Point, county of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point of intersection of the high water line of Long Island Sound and the boundary line between the property of the town of North Hempstead and the property formerly of Della V. Chrysler, deceased, said point being north sixty-five degrees thirteen minutes thirty seconds west two hundred and twenty-six and fiftyeight one-hundredths feet from a point at the southerly end of the easterly boundary line of First Street; thence along said high water line the following bearings and distances: South twenty-three degrees eighteen minutes fifty seconds west eighty-seven and forty-one onehundredths feet; south seventeen degrees fifty-one minutes ten seconds east ninety-eight and twenty-five one-hundredths feet; south one degree thirty-seven minutes twenty seconds west one hundred and seventy-two and forty-seven one-hundredths feet; south twenty-eight degrees forty-five minutes west thirty-one and five-tenths feet and south eleven degrees fifteen minutes east eighty-three and seventy-five one-hundredths feet to an intersection with the boundary line between the property formerly of Della V. Chrysler, deceased, and the property of Nicholas M. Schenck; thence into the waters of Long Island Sound due west one hundred and seventy-one and eighty-four onehundredths feet; thence due north three hundred and forty and ninetyfive one-hundredths feet; thence due west three hundred and twenty feet; thence due north one hundred and fifteen feet; thence due east five hundred feet to the point of beginning, containing one hundred and twelve thousand six hundred and fifty-six square feet, more or less.

All bearings are referred to the true meridian.

Being the same premises which were granted by The People of the State of New York to the parties of the second part by Letters Patent dated June 22, 1940, and recorded in Book of Patents Numbered 70, at page 185.

And also all those lots or parcels of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, in the county of Nassau, State of New York, more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL NUMBERED 1.-All that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being at Great Neck, Nassau County, and State of New York, shown and designated as lots numbered 27 and 28, on a certain map entitled, "Map of 168 plots, belonging to James Blackwell, Esq., at Great Neck Landing, Long Island, surveyed by L. F. Greather, Esquire, civil engineer, Whitestone, May 1873", and filed in the clerk's office in the county of Queens on the 7th day of July 1873, and which plot is bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the northwesterly side of Fourth Street as laid down on said map one hundred feet southwesterly from the corner formed by the northwesterly side of said Fourth Street with the southwesterly side of First Avenue, as laid down on said map; running thence northwesterly and along the southwesterly side or

line of lot numbered 26 as shown on said map one hundred feet; running thence southwesterly and along the southeasterly side or line of lots numbered 23 and 24 as shown on said map two hundred and five feet; running thence southeasterly and along the southwesterly side of lot numbered 28 as laid down on said map about one hundred and twenty-six feet to the northwesterly side of said Fourth Street as laid down on said map; running thence northeasterly and along the northwesterly side of Fourth Street aforesaid one hundred and eighty-nine and ninety-two one-hundredths feet to the point or place of beginning.

Together with all the right, title, and interest of the parties of the first part of, in, and to the land in front of the said premises to the center line of Fourth Street, and also to a certain strip of land about eight feet in width, lying between any part of the said premises and the lands now or formerly of the estate of Whitehead Hewlett, deceased.

PARCEL NUMBERED 2.-Also all that certain plot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being at Great Neck, in the town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau, and State of New York, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Elm Point Road formerly known as Steamboat Road, distant thirty-five feet easterly from the easterly side of lands now or formerly belonging to Henri W. Bendell; and running thence along said Elm Point Road, south fifty-three degrees thirty-one minutes thirty seconds fifty-three and seven-tenths feet; thence south thirty-six degrees thirty-five minutes twenty seconds west one hundred and fifteen and four hundred and eighty-five one-thousandths feet to premises shown on Map of Grenwold; running thence along said land north fifty-three degrees thirtytwo minutes thirty seconds west fifty-three and forty-four onehundredths feet; and thence north thirty-six degrees twenty-seven minutes thirty seconds east one hundred and fifteen and five-tenths feet to the southerly side of Elm Point Road, at the point or place of beginning.

Together with all the right, title, and interest of the parties of the first part of, in, and to any land lying in the bed of any street or road in front of or adjoining the said premises.

PARCEL NUMBERED 3.-Also all that certain lot, piece, or parcel of land, situate, lying, and being at Great Neck, in the county of Nassau, and State of New York, shown and designated as lot numbered 26, in block D, on a certain map entitled, "Map of 168 Plots, belonging to James Blackwell, Esquire, at Great Neck Landing, Long Island, surveyed by L. F. Greather, Esquire, civil engineer, Whitestone, May 1873," and filed in the clerk's office of the county of Queens, on the 7th day of July 1873, and which said lot is bounded and described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at the corner formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Fourth Street with the southwesterly side of First Avenue, as shown on said map; running thence northwesterly and along the southwesterly side of First Avenue, as shown on said map, one hundred feet to lot numbered 25; thence southwesterly and along the boundary line between lots numbered 25 and 26, on said map, one hundred feet; thence southeasterly and along the boundary line