Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 1.djvu/1529

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page needs to be proofread.

1502 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 272. 1923. . , ,- rizin the Secre of War to lease to the i%¥8%4}i>’i’°4.§_ E15gr&PP§;§· Cot§r1pgrit,Ait1st1ii(i1cces§om and assiu;1ys, a certain tract of land rn the lP“bu°*N°‘ 52*] military reservation of liibrt Leavenworth. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Em M¤V¤¤W<2*¤= United States of America in Omtgress assembled, That the Secretary giiiéiry R°”mm’ of War be, and he hereby is, authorized and empowered to lease for P,,’§,§,“§,’f,$np]j°,},§,°§,{§§ a term of fifty years with the privilege, in the discretion of the Secl¤¤S¤¤¤w°i¤· retary of War, of renewal for a hke term to the Kansas Electric Power Company a corporation, its successors and assigns, for a. consideration and under terms and conditions to be determined by said Secretary of War, the following-described tract of real estate in the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth in the State of Kansas: 1>¤¤¤·¤p¤¤¤- Beginning at a point which is located as follows: Starting from the northeast corner of the east co ing of concrete bridge ou_ Grant Avenue over the Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railroad; thence north seventy-one degrees six minutes east, a distance of one thousand and seventy-three and eight-tenths feet, to the northwest comer of the United States Government Motor Transport Building; thence north sevenéy-two degrees east along the hne parallel to the north side of said nited States Government Motor Transport Building, a distance of one thousand and twenty-three and three-tenths feet to the aforesaid point of beginning; thence south eighteen degrees east, a distance of eight hundred and forty-seven feet; thence north seventy-two degrees east, a distance of four hundred and thirty-three eet more or less, to a point located on the west rightof-way line of the said Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railroad. Returning to the original Point of begienning; thence north eighteen degrees west, a distance o eight hun d and fifty feet, to a point; thence north seventy-two degrees east, a distance of five hundred and forty-three feet more or less, to a int located on the west right-of·way line of the Missouri Pacific? Railroad; thence in a southerly direction along the west boundary of the Missouri Pacific Railroa. rightyof·way to said pzint above mentioned on the west right-of-way line of the said avenworth, Kansas and Western Railroad; exclusive of the rights·of—wa granted to said Leavenworth, Kansas and Western Railroad ami, said Missouri Pacific Railroad, and contaimng, exclusive of said railroad rights of way, fifteen and five-tenths acres, more or less• reserving, however, to the United States, or its assigns, the coal and other minerals or royalty on the P,§;{‘°'°’°°"‘°¥’°"°' same, underlying said lands; for the purpose of conxructing and maintaining thereon an electric power plant and such other works as may be necessary or proppr to enab e said corporation, its succemors or assigns, to furms Fort Leavenworth, the Disciplinary Barracks, the e eral Prison, the Soldiers’ Home, and the Motor Transport shops, together with the city of Leavenworth and such other communities and patrons as may be served by said plant, with an adequate supply of electrical ene . ,,§{{,’§,,,°°“,g‘$,',§“'{,f'; S¤c._2. That said corporation, thd-Qansas Electric Power Com- ¤v·¤¤¤¤¤¤¤>¤¤¤¤- pany, its succemrs and assigns, shall have the continuous and uninterrupted use of said real estate for the uses and u herein above set out, under the direction and control of of War and S|1b]€0t to the terms and conditions of the lease to be egrecuted by said Secretargl of War as herein provided, so lo as said ·;·,,,,Q’°'°'” ,,1,,, tract shall be used for e purposes herein specined: Progd, bow- ¤*·°*¤·»°¤¤¤¤- ever, That if said corporation, its successors or , shall cease to use and occupi said premises for such urposes, zgen and in that In dm event said lease become null and voidi ,,,;,_ Sno, 3. That this Actshdltakeefectandbein force from and after its passage. Approved, March 4, 1923.