[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 7053-7062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3548]



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                Description of Lands in Governors Island National 
                Monument

                This document describes the lands that are set apart 
                and reserved as the Governors Island National Monument 
                pursuant to the accompanying proclamation. The national 
                monument boundaries include the lands identified as 
                Tract 01-101, Tract 01-102, Tract 01-103, and Tract 01-
                104. Legal descriptions of these tracts are set out 
                below. These tracts also appear on the map entitled 
                ``Governors Island National Monument, Boundary Map,'' 
                dated August 20, 2002, map number 019/80,001A, which is 
                attached to this document for reference purposes.

                The United States owns Tract 01-101, Tract 01-102, and 
                Tract 01-103 in fee simple. Within Tract 01-104, the 
                United States owns a perpetual and exclusive right and 
                easement consisting of the right, but not the 
                obligation, to utilize, occupy, manage, reconstruct, 
                remodel, maintain, and improve approximately 1,000 
                square feet on the first (1st) floor in the Building 
                known as ``Building 140'' located on that portion of 
                the land known and identified as Tract 01-104. As set 
                out in the accompanying proclamation, the National Park 
                Service will manage all property owned by the United 
                States within the national monument boundary.

                The national monument will also include all rights, 
                hereditaments, easements, and appurtenances to property 
                owned by the United States, belonging or otherwise 
                appertaining, as well as any associated federally owned 
                personal property of historic interest.

                Tract 01-101

                All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and 
                being situated on Governors Island in the City of New 
                York, New York County, State of New York, and being 
                more particularly described as follows:

                Beginning at a point at the intersection of the 
                southerly side of Andes Road and the base of a concrete 
                retaining wall on the southerly side of Andes Road, 
                said point of beginning being South 14[deg] 28' 10'' 
                West, 141.01 feet from the southeasterly corner of 
                Building 107, said point of beginning being further 
                described as being at North 677,056.72 and East 
                626,751.86, said coordinates being based upon the New 
                York State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; 
                thence from said point of beginning, severing the lands 
                of the subject owner, the following forty four (44) 
                courses and distances:

                1. South 80[deg] 58' 48'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and 
                the base of a concrete retaining wall on the southerly 
                side of Andes Road, 55.80 feet to a point;

                2. South 45[deg] 14' 55'' East, along the intersection 
                of the base of a concrete retaining wall and sidewalk, 
                4.40 feet to a point;

                3. South 24[deg] 46' 24'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall 
                and sidewalk, 13.37 feet to a point;

                4. South 16[deg] 56' 20'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall 
                and sidewalk, 13.16 feet to a point;

                5. South 10[deg] 05' 36'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall 
                and sidewalk, 15.64 feet to a point on the westerly 
                edge of a brick sidewalk;

                6. South 05[deg] 40' 25'' West, along the said westerly 
                edge of a brick sidewalk, 274.67 feet to a point;

                7. North 84[deg] 45' 49'' West, along the northerly 
                edge of said brick sidewalk, 84.24 feet to a point;

                8. South 45[deg] 45' 14'' West, along the northwesterly 
                edge of said brick sidewalk, 24.85 feet to a point on 
                the back of the concrete curb on the northerly side of 
                the cul-de-sac on Evans Road;

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                9. A non-tangent curve to the left, along the said back 
                of the concrete curb on the northerly side of the cul-
                de-sac on Evans Road, having a radius of 34.00 feet, a 
                central angle of 132[deg] 11' 45'' and an arc length of 
                78.45 feet to a point, said curve having a chord 
                bearing and distance of South 69[deg] 51' 24'' West, 
                62.17 feet;

                10. North 81[deg] 25' 23'' West, leaving the said back 
                of the concrete curb and crossing the Parade Ground, 
                764.47 feet to a point on the northeasterly face of a 
                concrete curb on the northeasterly side of Comfort 
                Road;

                11. North 23[deg] 06' 23'' West, along the said 
                northeasterly face of a concrete curb on the 
                northeasterly side of Comfort Road, 94.46 feet to a 
                point of curve;

                12. A curve to the right, along the said northeasterly 
                face of a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of 
                Comfort Road, having a radius of 80.00 feet, a central 
                angle of 41[deg] 01' 44'' and an arc length of 57.29 
                feet to a point of reverse curve;

                13. A curve to the left, along the said northeasterly 
                face of a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of 
                Comfort Road, having a radius of 70.67 feet, a central 
                angle of 41[deg] 04' 47'' and an arc length of 50.67 
                feet to a point of tangent;

                14. North 23[deg] 09' 26'' West, along the intersection 
                of the northeasterly side of Comfort Road and the said 
                face of a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of 
                Comfort Road, 240.84 feet to a point;

                15. North 46[deg] 15' 33'' West, along the said 
                intersection of the northeasterly side of Comfort Road 
                and the said face of a concrete curb on the 
                northeasterly side of Comfort Road and its 
                northwesterly projection thereof, 111.36 feet, crossing 
                Tampa Road to a point at the intersection of the 
                northerly side of an access road and the face of a 
                concrete curb on the northerly side of the access road;

                16. South 86[deg] 21' 32'' West, along the said 
                intersection of the northerly side of an access road 
                and the face of a concrete curb on the northerly side 
                of the access road and its westerly projection thereof, 
                133.51 feet to a point;

                17. North 85[deg] 02' 31'' West, crossing Hay Road and 
                along the back of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of an asphalt parking lot, 139.69 feet to a point at 
                the intersection of the easterly side of an access road 
                and the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of 
                the access road;

                18. North 06[deg] 11' 10'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the easterly side of an access road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of the 
                access road, 8.97 feet;

                19. North 84[deg] 30' 23'' West, passing through a 
                brick connecting-wall between Building 513A and 
                Building 515, and along the back of a concrete curb, 
                200.29 feet to a point at the intersection of the 
                easterly side of Carder Road and the face of a concrete 
                curb on the easterly side of Carder Road;

                20. North 09[deg] 30' 51'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of 
                Carder Road and its northerly projection thereof, 35.34 
                feet to a point;

                21. North 16[deg] 40' 16'' East, along the said 
                easterly side of Carder Road, 98.56 feet to a point at 
                the intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road 
                and the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of 
                Carder Road;

                22. North 17[deg] 39' 33'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of 
                Carder Road, 180.86 feet to a point;

                23. North 23[deg] 48' 41'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of 
                Carder Road, 83.68 feet to a point of curve;

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                24. A curve to the right, along the said intersection 
                of the easterly and southerly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the easterly and 
                southerly side of Carder Road, having a radius of 
                100.46 feet, a central angle of 69[deg] 53' 28'' and an 
                arc length of 122.55 feet to a point of tangent;

                25. South 86[deg] 17' 52'' East, continuing along the 
                said intersection of the southerly side of Carder Road 
                and the face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Carder Road and its easterly projection thereof, 
                149.02 feet, crossing Hay Road to a point;

                26. South 08[deg] 57' 35'' West, along the easterly 
                side of Hay Road, 120.18 feet to a point;

                27. South 12[deg] 12' 20'' East, 62.43 feet, crossing 
                Andes Road to a point at the intersection of the 
                southerly side of Andes Road and the face of a concrete 
                curb on the southerly side of Andes Road;

                28. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said 
                intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of 
                Andes Road, having a radius of 58.00 feet, a central 
                angle of 48[deg] 54' 20'' and an arc length of 49.51 
                feet to a point of tangent, said curve having a chord 
                bearing and distance of North 70[deg] 02' 51'' East, 
                48.02 feet;

                29. South 85[deg] 29' 59'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of 
                Andes Road and its easterly projection thereof, 123.62 
                feet to a point;

                30. South 85[deg] 29' 44'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and 
                the face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of 
                Andes Road, 428.81 feet to a point;

                31. South 85[deg] 17' 33'' East, along the southerly 
                face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes 
                Road, 107.02 feet to a point;

                32. South 83[deg] 11' 58'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 49.20 feet to a point;

                33. South 82[deg] 30' 10'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 49.51 feet to a point;

                34. South 81[deg] 33' 52'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 86.61 feet to a point;

                35. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, having a radius of 8.50 feet, a central 
                angle of 47[deg] 16' 55'' and an arc length of 7.01 
                feet to a point, said curve having a chord bearing and 
                distance of North 75[deg] 41' 40'' East, 6.82 feet;

                36. South 80[deg] 39' 53'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 8.32 feet to a point;

                37. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, having a radius of 8.00 feet, a central 
                angle of 46[deg] 10' 15'' and an arc length of 6.45 
                feet to a point, said curve having a chord bearing and 
                distance of South 57[deg] 34' 45'' East, 6.27 feet;

                38. South 79[deg] 00' 27'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 41.54 feet to a point;

                39. South 70[deg] 49' 07'' East, along the said 
                southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side 
                of Andes Road, 61.48 feet to a point of curve;

                40. A curve to the right, along the southwesterly face 
                of a concrete curb on the southwesterly side of Andes 
                Road, having a radius of 257.96 feet, a central angle 
                of 21[deg] 12' 48'' and an arc length of 95.51 feet to 
                a point of compound curve;

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                41. A curve to the right, along the westerly face of a 
                concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes Road, 
                having a radius of 154.12 feet, a central angle of 
                48[deg] 42' 34'' and an arc length of 131.02 feet to a 
                point of tangent;

                42. South 00[deg] 53' 45'' East, along the intersection 
                of the westerly side of Andes Road and the face of a 
                concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes Road, 83.86 
                feet to a point of curve;

                43. A curve to the left, along the said intersection of 
                the westerly side of Andes Road and the face of a 
                concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes Road, 
                having a radius of 148.98 feet, a central angle of 
                16[deg] 25' 57'' and an arc length of 42.73 feet to a 
                point of tangent; and,

                44. South 17[deg] 19' 42'' East, along the said 
                intersection of the westerly side of Andes Road and the 
                face of a concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes 
                Road and its southerly projection thereof, 155.84 feet 
                to the point of beginning.

                The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York 
                State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.

                The above-described parcel is more particularly shown 
                and described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & 
                Associates, LLP.

                Containing 21.69 acres, more or less.

                Tract 01-102

                All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and 
                being situated on Governors Island in the City of New 
                York, New York County, State of New York, and being 
                more particularly described as follows:

                Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Dock 102 
                on a line being the westerly projection of the 
                northerly face of the lower concrete seawall, said 
                point of beginning being South 74[deg] 39' 57'' East, 
                535.78 feet from the southeasterly corner of Building 
                107, said point of beginning being further described as 
                being at North 677,051.57 and East 627,303.76, said 
                coordinates being based upon the New York State Plane 
                Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said 
                point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject 
                owner, the following eight (8) courses and distances:

                1. South 88[deg] 24' 18'' East, to and along said 
                northerly face of the lower concrete seawall, 84.29 
                feet to a point;

                2. South 01[deg] 35' 54'' West, continuing along the 
                easterly face of the lower concrete seawall, 22.82 feet 
                to a point;

                3. South 87[deg] 30' 04'' East, along the wood face of 
                Dock 102, 100.26 feet to a point;

                4. South 02[deg] 05' 32'' West, continuing along the 
                said wood face of Dock 102, 19.27 feet to a point;

                5. North 87[deg] 31' 51'' West, continuing along the 
                said wood face of Dock 102, 101.94 feet to a point on 
                the easterly face of a stone or granite seawall;

                6. South 00[deg] 14' 20'' West, along the said easterly 
                face of the stone or granite seawall, 6.34 feet to a 
                point;

                7. South 89[deg] 25' 54'' West, to and along the 
                southerly side (back) of the southerly concrete curb, 
                80.69 feet to a point; and,

                8. North 00[deg] 34' 06'' West, 51.53 feet to the point 
                of beginning.

                The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York 
                State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.

                The above-described parcel is more particularly shown 
                and described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & 
                Associates, LLP.

                Containing 0.14 of an acre, more or less (6,084 +/- 
                square feet).

                Tract 01-103

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                All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and 
                being situated on Governors Island in the City of New 
                York, New York County, State of New York, and being 
                more particularly described as follows:

                Beginning at a point at the intersection of the 
                easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the 
                concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road, said 
                point of beginning being South 59[deg] 06' 01'' West, 
                60.15 feet from the southeasterly corner of Building 
                107, said point of beginning being further described as 
                being at North 677,162.36 and East 626,735.48, said 
                coordinates being based upon the New York State Plane 
                Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said 
                point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject 
                owner, the following thirteen (13) courses and 
                distances:

                1. North 17[deg] 19' 42'' West, 50.11 feet along the 
                said intersection of the easterly side of Andes Road 
                and the face of the concrete curb on the easterly side 
                of Andes Road to a point of curve;

                2. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of 
                the easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the 
                concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road, 
                having a radius of 133.04 feet, a central angle of 
                16[deg] 26'' 45' and an arc length of 38.19 feet to a 
                point of tangent;

                3. North 00[deg] 53' 45'' West, along the said 
                intersection of the easterly side of Andes Road and the 
                face of the concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes 
                Road, 83.86 feet to a point of curve;

                4. A curve to the left, along the said intersection of 
                the easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the 
                concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road, 
                having a radius of 169.95 feet, a central angle of 
                10[deg] 50' 45'' and an arc length of 32.17 feet to a 
                point of reverse curve;

                5. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of 
                the easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the 
                concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road, 
                having a radius of 20.64 feet, a central angle of 
                108deg; 22' 59'' and an arc length 39.04 feet to a 
                point of tangent;

                6. South 83[deg] 21' 31'' East, along the intersection 
                of the southerly side of the access road between 
                Building 107 and Building 108 and the face of the 
                concrete curb on the southerly side of said access 
                road, 69.23 feet to a point of curve;

                7. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of 
                the southerly side of the access road between Building 
                107 and Building 108 and the face of the concrete curb 
                on the southerly side of said access road, having a 
                radius of 16.08 feet, a central angle of 78[deg] 17' 
                48'' and an arc length of 21.97 feet to a point of 
                tangent;

                8. South 05[deg] 03' 43'' East, along the intersection 
                of the westerly side of the access road between 
                Building 107 and Building 135A, B & C and the face of 
                the concrete curb on the westerly side of the access 
                road, 10.73 feet to a point;

                9. South 06[deg] 11' 02'' West, 106.20 feet to a point;

                10. South 08[deg] 26' 06'' West, 37.63 feet to a point;

                11. South 06[deg] 06' 28'' West, 39.06 feet to a point;

                12. North 85[deg] 53' 21'' West, along the southerly 
                side of the retaining wall and steps/banister, 20.09 
                feet to a point; and,

                13. South 72[deg] 31' 49'' West, through the sidewalk 
                adjacent to Building 106, 41.42 feet to the point of 
                beginning.

                The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York 
                State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.

                The above-described parcel is more particularly shown 
                and described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & 
                Associates, LLP.

                Containing 0.44 of an acre, more or less (19,354 +/- 
                square feet).

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                Tract 01-104

                All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and 
                being situated on Governors Island in the City of New 
                York, New York County, State of New York, and being 
                more particularly described as follows:

                Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Carder 
                Road on the southerly projection of the easterly face 
                (back) of the concrete curb at the east end of the 
                parking lot immediately adjacent to Building 140, said 
                point of beginning being South 80[deg] 04' 13'' East, 
                115.55 feet from the southeasterly corner of Building 
                140, said point of beginning being further described as 
                being at North 677,594.25 and East 626,794.40, said 
                coordinates being based upon the New York State Plane 
                Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said 
                point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject 
                owner, the following ten (10) courses and distances:

                1. North 83[deg] 26' 43'' West, 87.06 feet to a point 
                in said Carder Road;

                2. North 75[deg] 34' 32'' West, 181.16 feet to a point 
                in said Carder Road;

                3. North 14[deg] 25' 29'' East, 4.94 feet to a point at 
                the intersection of the northerly side of Carder Road 
                and the face of the concrete curb on the northerly side 
                of Carder Road;

                4. North 75[deg] 50'11'' West, along the said 
                intersection of the northerly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of the concrete curb on the northerly side of 
                Carder Road, 12.81 feet to a point;

                5. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said 
                intersection of the northerly side of Carder Road and 
                the face of the concrete curb on the northerly side of 
                Carder Road, having a radius of 12.88 feet, a central 
                angle of 75[deg] 32' 13'' and an arc length of 16.98 
                feet to a point, said curve having a chord bearing and 
                distance of North 19[deg] 31' 30'' West, 15.78 feet to 
                a point;

                6. North 35[deg] 19' 06'' East, along the intersection 
                of the easterly side of the Soissons Docks access road 
                and the face of the concrete sidewalk on the easterly 
                side of the Soissons Docks access road, 57.05 feet to a 
                point;

                7. South 50[deg] 30' 54'' East, 7.92 feet to a point on 
                the eastern side of a brick retaining wall;

                8. North 35[deg] 17' 38'' East, along and parallel to 
                the said eastern side of a brick retaining wall, 15.36 
                feet to a point on the southerly side of the granite 
                seawall;

                9. South 75[deg] 38' 30'' East, along the southerly 
                side of the granite seawall, 255.90 feet to a point; 
                and,

                10. South 14[deg] 18' 59'' West, 70.64 feet to the 
                point of beginning.

                The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York 
                State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.

                The above-described parcel is more particularly shown 
                and described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & 
                Associates, LLP.

                Containing 0.51 of an acre, more or less (22,265 +/- 
                square feet).

                Billing code 3195-01-P

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