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 1. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws or by purchase or otherwise, certain parcels of land owned by the city of Worcester, located in the town of Paxton and being used by said city for reservoir watershed purposes, and to transfer the care, custody and control of said parcels to the department of public works for highway use in conjunction with the reconstruction of state highway route 122 in the town of Paxton. Said parcels are bounded and described as follows:

Parcel No. 1-2

An irregular-shaped parcel of land, located on the southerly side of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56 (known as Reservoir Drive), in the town of Paxton, about twenty-five (25) feet left of the main baseline of the 1985 alteration to the 1896 State Highway Layout, at or about Station 102+08 and about seventy-two (72) feet left at or about station 105+13, bounded as follows:

Northwesterly by state auto route 122 about two hundred eighty-six and eight tenths (286.8) feet;

Southwesterly by the 1933 Worcester County Layout line of non-state auto route 56, about seventy-nine and four tenths (79.4) feet;

Southeasterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about thirty-five and six tenths (35.6) feet;

Northeasterly and southeasterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about two hundred eighty and three tenths (280.3) feet;

Easterly by land owned now or formerly by James R. Jr. and Carolyn A. Stone, about five and one tenth (5.1) feet.

Containing in all, about two tenths (0.2) acres of land, more or less.

Parcel No. 1-3

An irregular-shaped parcel of land located on the southerly side of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, about thirty-five (35) feet left of the main baseline of the 1985 alteration to the 1896 State Highway Layout, at or about station 106+52 and about twenty-five (25) feet left, at or about station 109+82, bounded as follows:

Northerly and northwesterly by the 1933 Worcester County Layout of non-state auto route 56 and the 1926 alteration of the 1896 State Highway Layout of state auto route 122, about three hundred thirty-eight (338) feet;

Southwesterly by land owned now or formerly by Peter J. and Carolyn J. Sliwinski, about three and three tenths (3.3) feet;

Southeasterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about three hundred twenty-four and three tenths (324.3) feet.

Containing in all, about thirteen hundredths (0.13) acres, more or less.

Parcel No. 1-5

A triangular-shaped parcel of land located on the southerly side of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, at or about thirty (30) feet left of the main baseline of the 1985 alteration to the 1896 State Highway Layout, at or about stations 110+32 and 110+78.70, bounded as follows:

Northwesterly by state auto route 122, about forty-six and six tenths (46.6) feet;

Southeasterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about forty-six and three tenths (46.3) feet;

Northeasterly by land owned now or formerly by Peter J. and Carolyn J. Sliwinski, about eight tenths (0.8) feet.

Containing in all, about fourteen and three tenths (14.3) square feet, more or less.

SECTION 2. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws or by purchase or otherwise, a permanent drainage easement on certain parcels of land owned by the city of Worcester, located in the town of Paxton and being used by said city for reservoir watershed purposes, and to transfer said permanent easement to the department of public works as permanent highway drainage easement, in conjunction with the reconstruction of state highway route 122 in the town of Paxton. Said easement is bounded and described as follows:

Parcel No. 1-D-1

A certain irregular-shaped parcel of land located on the southerly side and abutting Parcel No. 1-3 above, about sixty-seven (67) feet left of the main baseline of the 1985 alteration to the 1896 State Highway Layout, at or about station 106+25, and about thirty (30) feet left at or about station 107+75 of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, approximately seventy (70) feet wide and one hundred fifty (150) feet long, containing about twenty-four one hundredths (0.24) acres of land, to be used as a site for permanent drainage.

SECTION 3. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws or by purchase or otherwise, on behalf of the town of Paxton, certain parcels of land owned by the city of Worcester, located in the town of Paxton and being used by said city for reservoir watershed purposes, and to transfer the care, custody and control of said parcels of land to the department of public works for highway purposes in conjunction with the reconstruction of state highway route 56 in the town of Paxton. Subsequent to the completion of the reconstruction of said route 56, the deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations is authorized to convey by deed, approved as to form by the attorney general, said parcels of land to the town of Paxton for highway purposes. Said parcels are bounded and described as follows:

Parcel No. 1-3-T

An irregular-shaped parcel of land, located on the easterly side of non-state auto route 56, of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, about twenty-two (22) feet right of the 1933 Worcester County Layout on the non-state auto route 56 baseline, at or about station 59+60 and about thirty-two (32) feet right, at or about station 62+71, bounded as follows:

Northerly by non-state auto route 56, about three hundred ten and five tenths (310.5) feet;

Southeasterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about thirty-five and six tenths (35.6) feet;

Southwesterly and southerly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about two hundred seventy-six and two tenths (276.2) feet;

Westerly by land owned now or formerly by Lillian A. Morse, about six and three tenths (6.3) feet.

Containing in all, about one tenth (0.1) acres, more or less.

Parcel No. 1-4-T

An irregular-shaped parcel of land located on the westerly side of Asnebumskit Road at the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, about twelve (12) feet left of the Asnebumskit Road baseline at or about station 0+18 and about eighteen (18) feet left at station 3+00, bounded as follows:

Northerly by Asnebumskit Road about two hundred eighty-two (282) feet;

Southwesterly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about seventeen (17) feet;

Southerly by land owned now or formerly by the city of Worcester, about two hundred sixty-three (263) feet;

Southeasterly by the 1926 alteration of the 1896 State Highway Layout of state auto route 122, about eleven (11) feet.

Containing in all, about six tenths (0.6) acres, more or less.

SECTION 4. The deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations, acting for and on behalf of the commonwealth, is hereby authorized to acquire by eminent domain, under the provisions of chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws or by purchase or otherwise, on behalf of the town of Paxton, permanent drainage easements on parcels of land owned by the city of Worcester, located in the town of Paxton and being used by said city for reservoir watershed purposes, and to transfer said easements to the department of public works as permanent highway drainage easements, in conjunction with the reconstruction of state highway route 56, in the town of Paxton. Subsequent to the completion of said reconstruction the deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations is authorized to convey by deed, approved as to form by the attorney general, said permanent easements to the town of Paxton for highway drainage purposes. Said easements are bounded and described as follows:

Parcel No. 1-D-2-T

A certain parcel of land located on the westerly side of the main baseline of the 1933 Worcester County Layout of non-state auto route 56, about twenty-five (25) feet left, at or about stations 56+50 and 56+80, in the town of Paxton, approximately twenty (20) feet wide and thirty (30) feet long, containing about six hundred (600) square feet of land, to be used by the town of Paxton as a site for permanent drainage.

Parcel No. 1-D-3-T

A certain parcel of land located on the westerly side of the main baseline of the 1933 Worcester County Layout of non-state auto route 56, about forty (40) feet left, at or about station 62+25 and about forty-eight (48) feet left at station 62+57, in the town of Paxton, approximately twenty (20) feet wide and forty (40) feet long, containing about eight hundred (800) square feet of land, to be used as a site for permanent drainage.

Parcel No. 1-D-4-T

A certain parcel of land located on the northerly side of the main baseline about eighty-five (85) feet of the 1985 alteration to the 1896 State Highway Layout, at or about station 106+10, and about eighty (80) feet right, at or about station 106+80, of the proposed reconstruction of the intersection of state auto route 122 and non-state auto route 56, in the town of Paxton, approximately seventeen (17) feet wide and sixty-eight (68) feet long, containing about one thousand one (1,001) square feet of land, to be used by the town of Paxton as a site for permanent drainage.

SECTION 5. Subsequent to the acquisitions of land and easements by the deputy commissioner of capital planning and operations authorized by this act, the department of public works shall make payment to the city of Worcester as appropriate in accordance with the provisions of sections one of chapter six hundred and ninety-three of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-five.