Subtitle 3 – Pierhead Lines

so as to make the Pier and Bulkhead Lines coincide with the Pierhead Line of the United States Government between points marked LVI and LVII, as shown on the map of the War Department of the United States Government, approved September 29, 1917, by the Assistant Secretary of War;

so that a new Pier and Bulkhead Line be established coinciding with the Pier and Bulkhead Line of the United States Government, as shown on the map of the War Department of the United States Government, approved September 29, 1917, by the Assistant Secretary of War, from said point LVII southeasterly to a point on said line 170.34 feet distant from said point LVII, and running thence by a straight line, S. 7° 27' 00" E. 238.33 feet to a point where said new Pier and Bulkhead Line intersects the Port Warden’s Line established under Ordinance No. 111, approved May 7, 1853, and running thence S. 65° 44' 30" E. 60.7 feet along and coincident with said Port Warden’s Line to a point where said Port Warden’s Line intersects a line determined by decision of the Superior Court of Baltimore City in the case of <em>St. Agnes' Hospital v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore</em>, date March 14, 1877;

so that a new Pierhead Line be established from said last named point of intersection running N. 44° 40' 40" E. 217.98 feet to the Pier and Bulkhead Line of the United States Government as shown on the said map of the War Department of the United States Government; and

so that a new Bulkhead Line be established running S. 65° 44' 30" E. 177.37 feet in a straight line along and coinciding with said Port Warden’s Line, established under said Ordinance No. 111, approved May 7, 1853, said new Bulkhead Line extending from a point where said Port Warden’s Line intersects the said line determined by said decision of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, to the northwesterly boundary line, as extended into the water, of the property leased by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to Platt and Company by lease dated July 21, 1865, and continuing thence in a straight line S. 44° 40' 40" W. 193.72 feet more or less along and coinciding with the said northwesterly boundary line, as so extended, of the said property leased by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to said Platt and Company to a point where said new Bulkhead Line intersects the Bulkhead Line established under said Ordinance No. 83, approved May 17, 1881, as shown on plat referred to in said Ordinance No. 83 of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

The existing City Pierhead Line and the existing City Port Warden Line, in the vicinity of Boston Street and Clinton Street, are hereby changed by:

All of said existing and proposed Port Warden, Pier and Bulkhead Lines, and all of the points designated in this section, are shown on a plat entitled “City of Baltimore, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Plans and Surveys, Plat Showing Pierhead, Bulkhead and Port Warden Lines in the Vicinity of Boston St. and Clinton St. extending from Linwood Ave. Easterly and Southerly to U. S. Army Engineers Harbor Station XXIIA”, numbered 263A-5 and dated March 20, 1947, attached hereto and made in all respects a part hereof.

Said new City Pierhead Line being particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point “A” on the City’s existing Pierhead and Port Warden Lines as established by Ordinance No. 83, approved May 17, 1881, where said combined line intersects the east building line of Linwood Avenue, if extended southerly, and running thence S. 15 degrees 24 minutes 00 second W. about 140 feet to point 29, thence S. 76 degrees 34 minutes 25.4 seconds E. 383.01 feet and coincident with United States Government's Pier and Bulkhead Line as established by the United States Army Engineers in 1917 to point 30, thence N. 32 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds E. 26.94 feet to point 31, thence N. 87 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds E. 433.88 feet to point 32, thence N. 32 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds E. 432.292 feet to point 33 on the existing City Bulkhead Line, thence by the two following courses and distances and coincident with the said City Bulkhead Line S. 81 degrees 37 minutes 30 seconds E. 375.36 feet to point 7 and S. 04 degrees 30 minutes 10 seconds E. 60.64 feet to point 34, thence S. 87 degrees 00 minutes 20 seconds W. 265.29 feet to point 35, thence S. 32 degrees 23 minutes 20 seconds W. 482.53 feet to point 36, thence S. 87 degrees 08 minutes 20 seconds W. 121.22 feet to point 37 on the aforesaid proposed modified United States Government Pierhead Line, thence by the four following courses and distances and coincident with the said proposed new modified Government Pierhead Line, S. 02 degrees 36 minutes 29.6 seconds E. 3542.5 feet to point 21, S. 08 degrees 38 minutes 27.6 seconds E. 1243.26 feet to point 22, S. 15 degrees 23 minutes 21.6 seconds E. 554.83 feet to point 23, and S. 57 degrees 54 minutes 56.6 seconds E. 618.69 feet to point XXIIIA.