All that part of the Town of Ossining, in the
County of Westchester, New York, contained in the following bounds,
shall be the Village of Ossining:
Beginning at a point on the east bank of the
Hudson River at the northerly line of the Village of Briarcliff Manor
distant three hundred forty-nine feet northerly from the north side
of the Scarborough pier, thence running northerly along said Hudson
River to the southerly side of the Croton River; thence northeasterly
and easterly along the Croton River to a point one thousand feet north
of the center line of the brook running through the southerly portion
of property of Mary Immaculate Incorporation, as measured along the
easterly bank of the Croton River; thence in a straight line to and
crossing the Albany Post Road to a point on the east side of said
Albany Post Road distant three hundred feet from the intersection
of the Albany Post Road with the northerly side of Ogden Road; thence
easterly in a straight line to the northerly side of Ogden Road at
its intersection with the westerly side of Cedar Lane; thence southerly
along the westerly side of Cedar Lane to a point opposite and at right
angles to the northerly side of Stormytown Road; thence easterly crossing
Cedar Lane to the north side of Stormytown Road; thence southerly
crossing said Stormytown Road and along the easterly side of Cedar
Lane to the present Village line of the Village of Ossining; thence
following said line on a course south seventy-five degrees fifty-five
minutes east one thousand and fifty feet to a monument on the east
side of Van Cortlandt Avenue at the north side of Prospect Avenue,[1] also known as Prospect Lane; thence in a direct line,
south seventy-two degrees thirty-five minutes east; and following
the present boundary line, twenty-eight hundred thirteen feet to the
Sing Sing Creek; thence northeasterly passing through the junction
of Sing Sing Creek and a tributary four hundred feet crossing land
of Alfred S. Conyes to the southwesterly corner of land of Dudley
Tripp; thence northerly and parallel to Croton Dam Road two hundred
feet, more or less along the westerly line of property of Dudley Tripp
and crossing land of Catherine Cypher to the northerly line of land
of Catherine Cypher thence westerly along the northerly line of property
of Catherine Cypher and the southerly line of property of Moses Thalheimer
one hundred and fifty feet to the easterly side of Croton Dam Road;
thence northerly along the easterly side of Croton Dam Road five hundred
and fifty feet; thence along the southerly and southwesterly line
of property of Bernard Glueck and of Moses Thalheimer; thence easterly
three hundred feet to a corner; thence northeasterly one hundred seventy
and one-half feet to a corner; thence easterly two hundred and nineteen
feet to a corner; thence westerly eight hundred and fifteen feet to
a corner at McCord Road and the northeasterly corner of property of
Bernard Glueck; being part of a subdivision of Homecrest Park; thence
northerly along the westerly line of McCord Road fifty-four feet to
the southerly line of property of William DuBois and of Eda M. Gates;
thence westerly five hundred and fifty feet along the northerly line
of property of Bernard Glueck to the westerly line of property of
William DuBois and the easterly line of property of Eda M. Gates;
thence northerly along said property line one hundred and thirty-six
feet to the northerly corner of property of William DuBois; thence
crossing land of Eda M. Gates northerly two hundred feet; thence still
northerly along the easterly line of property of Frank Uher and westerly
line of property of Benedict Erstein and crossing McCord Road one
hundred and ninety feet; thence easterly along the northerly line
of McCord Road two hundred and eighty feet; thence along the westerly
and northerly line of property of Hannah McCord, northerly three hundred
and one feet; thence easterly six hundred and thirty-one feet to the
corner; northerly one hundred and ninety-nine feet to the corner and
the southerly line of lands of Benedict Erstein; thence easterly along
the northerly line of land of Hannah McCord and the southerly line
of land of B. Erstein and Elida Gardiner five hundred and seventy
feet to the westerly line of property of the County of Westchester;
thence southerly along the westerly line of property of the County
of Westchester and the easterly line of property of Hannah McCord
and Charles E. Clinton, ten hundred and sixty feet to a point on the
westerly line of property of County of Westchester; thence easterly
crossing lands of the County of Westchester and property of Charles
E. Clinton and thence along the line between Charles E. Clinton and
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America and on a continuation
of the present Village line four hundred and fifty feet to the northwest
corner of property of Justamere Realty Corporation known as Ryder
Ridge Park; thence along land of Catholic Foreign Mission Society
of America easterly to Ryder Road and continuing in the same line
to the east side of Ryder Road; thence northerly along said Ryder
Road to the southerly side of Brookside Lane; thence along the southerly
side of Brookside Lane easterly nine hundred and twenty-eight feet
more or less to land formerly of one Pardridge; thence in a southerly
and easterly course along said land formerly of Pardridge, lands of
Carlson, Swanson and Donald and generally following the center line
of the east branch of the Kil Brook, and which line is the easterly
line of the farm formerly of William Washburn Ryder; thence crossing
Croton Avenue to a monument at lands formerly of Peter Donald known
as Torbank; through lands known as Torbank; south no degrees, twenty-four
minutes, 20 seconds East two hundred fifty-two and ninety-five hundredths
(252.95) feet; South twenty-two degrees, forty-four minutes, twenty
seconds West one hundred thirty-five and sixty-eight hundredths (135.68)
feet; South thirteen degrees, twenty-three minutes, fifty seconds
west one hundred thirty-four and sixty-four hundredths (134.64) feet;
South two degrees, forty-seven minutes, forty seconds west fifty and
ninety-one hundredths (50.91) feet; South no degrees, fifty-one minutes,
fifty seconds east one hundred thirty-one and twenty-two hundredths
(131.22) feet; to a corner in the lands now or formerly W. W. Fuller;
thence along the lands of the now or formerly W. W. Fuller, the following
courses and distances: South fourteen degrees, thirty-two minutes,
thirty seconds west one hundred forty and eighty-seven hundredths
(140.87) feet; South twelve degrees, twenty-seven minutes west one
hundred (100) feet; South seven degrees fifty-seven minutes west fifty-nine
and twenty hundredths (59.20) feet; South nine degrees west ninety
and thirty-six hundredths (90.36) feet; South fourteen degrees fifty
minutes west twenty-five and seventy-eight hundredths (25.78) feet;
South eighteen degrees, sixteen minutes east fifty-five and eighteen
hundredths (55.18) feet; South thirteen degrees, twenty minutes east
forty-nine and sixty-nine hundredths (49.69) feet; South twenty-two
degrees, sixteen minutes east twenty-one and fifty hundredths (21.50)
feet; South one degree, five minutes, forty seconds east four hundred
forty-seven and seventy-eight hundredths (447.78) feet; South sixty-six
degrees, forty minutes west forty-two and fifty hundredths (42.50)
feet; South fifty-four degrees, forty-nine minutes, twenty seconds
west twenty-six and nineteen hundredths (26.19) feet; South thirty-one
degrees, thirty-seven minutes west twenty-one and eight hundredths
(21.08) feet; South thirty-eight degrees fifty-eight minutes, forty
seconds west twenty-two and eighteen hundredths (22.18) feet; South
seven degrees, thirty-eight minutes, twenty seconds west forty-six
and fifty-seven hundredths (46.57) feet; South two degrees, forty-eight
minutes thirty seconds west one hundred twenty-one and twenty-nine
hundredths (121.29) feet; South no degrees, forty-six minutes, thirty
seconds east one hundred ninety-nine and ninety-four hundredths (199.94)
feet; South four degrees, twenty-four minutes, forty seconds east
three hundred fifty-four and ten hundredths (354.10) feet; South four
degrees, eight minutes west fifty-five and five hundredths (55.05)
feet; to a point of the intersection of the Village of Ossining, Town
of Ossining and the Village of Briarcliff Manor; thence along the
boundary line of the Village of Briarcliff Manor, South eighty-six
degrees, fifty-four minutes, forty seconds west two and eighty hundredths
(2.80) feet; North eighty-nine degrees, eleven minutes, twenty seconds
west three hundred thirty-six and nineteen hundredths (336.19) feet;
North eighty-eight degrees, twenty-six minutes, fifty seconds west,
seven and sixty-four hundredths (7.64) feet; North sixty-four degrees,
twelve minutes, ten seconds west one hundred five and fifty-five hundredths
(105.55) feet; to a monument at the junction of property formerly
of Robert G. Mead, Peter Donald and Sarah T. Cockroft; thence westerly
with the boundary line between the properties of said R. G. Mead,
deceased, and S. T. Cockroft, six hundred and twenty-five (625) feet
to the property of Fred G. Mead; thence westerly with the boundary
line between the properties of R. G. Mead, deceased, and Fred G. Mead,
north eighty-six degrees, fifteen minutes west, six hundred and sixty-two
(662) feet to the Pleasantville Road; at land of Fuller; thence running
along said land of Fuller and continuing in a straight line crossing
Pleasantville Road as now laid out, southwesterly about seventy-eight
(78) feet to the south side of Pleasantville Road, as now laid out,
at land of Friedman, thence running along the said southerly side
of Pleasantville Road as now laid out and said land of Friedman about
four hundred fifty-six (456) feet to the land of the Board of Water
Commissioners known as the intermediate reservoir, thence running
along the said land of the Board of Water Commissioners about fifty-two
(52) feet to a corner; thence southerly two hundred and seventy (270)
feet to a corner; thence southwesterly, eighty-six (86) feet to a
corner; thence northwesterly four hundred and four (404) feet to a
corner; thence northwesterly, three hundred and fifty-two (352) feet
to a corner; thence northeasterly, two hundred and eighty-two (282)
feet to said Pleasantville Road; thence westerly along the south side
of Pleasantville Road, seven hundred (700) feet to the easterly side
of the old Underhill Road, thence southwesterly along the easterly
side of old Underhill Road, sixteen hundred and fifty-five (1655)
feet more or less to the intersection of the easterly line of the
Old Underhill Road with the easterly line of the new Underhill Road;
thence southerly and southwesterly along the easterly line of the
new Underhill Road; seven hundred and fifteen (715) feet more or less
to the present line of the Village of Ossining; thence south forty-nine
(49) degrees, fifteen minutes west, thirty-six hundred and five (3605)
feet, along said line of present Village of Ossining, more or less
to a monument at the north side of the old Croton Aqueduct; thence
southerly, following the north and east sides of said old Croton Aqueduct,
twenty-two hundred and thirty (2230) feet to a monument opposite and
in line with the north boundary line of the property of Gustav H.
Schwab; thence to and along said north boundary line of Gustav H.
Schwab; north sixty-six degrees, three minutes west, three hundred
and sixty-three (363) feet north sixty-three degrees twelve minutes
west, one hundred and ninety-eight (198) feet, north sixty degrees
twelve minutes west, three hundred and twenty-five (325) feet, north
sixty-four degrees twenty-seven minutes west, one hundred and fifty-one
(151) feet to a monument on the east side of the Albany Post Road;
thence southerly along the east side of the Albany Post Road, sixteen
hundred and sixty-two and sixty-eight hundredths (1662.68) feet; thence
westerly at a right angle across the Albany Post Road to the west
side thereof, thence southerly along the west side of the Albany Post
Road, sixteen hundred and sixty-two and sixty-eight hundredths (1662.68)
feet to a monument at the southeast corner of Sparta Cemetery; thence
westerly along the southerly side of Sparta Cemetery, two hundred
and ninety-four (294) feet to the east side of the Old Post Road;
thence northerly along the easterly side of said Old Post Road, two
hundred and seventy-five (275) feet to a point on a line with the
division line between the lands and premises of William Rockefeller
and Frank R. Pierson; thence westerly along said boundary line and
extension thereof to the Hudson River at the point or place of beginning,
containing all the property within said boundaries.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prospect Avenue's name has
been changed to Claremont Road.
Said territory, together with the inhabitants
residing therein, shall be a municipal corporation and known as the
"Village of Ossining," and shall be vested with and in possession
of all the estate, real and personal, rights and privileges and immunities
which appertain and belong to the Village of Ossining; and by the
name of the Village of Ossining it and its successors shall have perpetual
succession capable in law of suing and being sued, complaining and
defending in any court of law or equity and may adopt and use a common
seal and alter the same at will and take, hold, convey, lease, purchase,
sell or assign any real or personal estate as to the purpose of the
corporation may require. It may take by gift, grant, bequest and devise
and hold real and personal estate in trust for any purpose of education,
art, health, charity or amusement; for parks, gardens and grounds,
for the burial of the dead or the public use and for the erection
of statues, monuments and public buildings, upon such terms as may
be prescribed by the grantor or donor and accepted by said corporation;
and it may provide for the proper execution of such trusts. The title
"Village of Ossining" hereby supersedes the title "President and Trustees
of the Village of Ossining" wherever the same has been or is used.
