[Adopted 1-19-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
The Village of Massena shall contain, in addition to the territory theretofore contained within its boundaries, the following described territory, to wit:
All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Massena, County of St. Lawrence and State of New York, being a portion of the premises formerly conveyed by Heritage Homes, Inc., to Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., by deed dated May 14, 1997, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on November 16, 1998, as Instrument ID# 1998-00014733, and being more precisely described as follows:
Beginning at a point marked by a stone monument existing on April 25, 1997, at the corner of the present (1997) boundary between the Town of Massena and the Village of Massena, said point also being northwesterly corner of a 44.70 acres parcel of land formerly conveyed by North Housing, Inc., to Hoot Owl Express Enterprises, Inc., by deed dated August 17, 1993, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on September 22, 1993, in Liber 1072 of deeds at page 211,
And runs from thence along the present (1997) boundary between the Town of Massena and the Village of Massena, being also the common boundary between the above-mentioned Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., premises and the aforesaid Hoot Owl Express Enterprises, Inc., premises (as previously surveyed by Richard Cambridge, L.S. 30197 on October 23, 1989, as per the description contained in Liber 1072 of deeds, page 211) S 31° 56' 40" E a distance of 1694.24 feet to a point in the apparent northerly bounds of the Village of Massena as described in Book 1 of Incorporation of Villages, page 44, recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on June 14, 1927;
Thence along the apparent northerly bounds of the Village of Massena as described in Book 1 of Incorporation of Villages, page 44, S 57° 21' 14" W a distance of 2750.06 feet to a point marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on June 23, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the apparent northerly bounds of the Village of Massena aforesaid S 57° 21' 14" W a distance of 43.57 feet to a point in the center of the right-of-way of the Town Line Road between the Towns of Louisville and Massena;
Thence along the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 413.54 feet to the southwesterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Linwood I. Nightingale and Betty M. Nightingale to Alan A. Avery and Cindy M. Avery by deed dated March 26, 1984, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on April 5, 1984, in Liber 980 of deeds at page 710;
Thence along the southerly bounds of the aforesaid Avery premises, Liber 980 of deeds, page 710, N 56° 36' 08" E a distance of 52.67 feet to a point marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on June 23, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the southerly bounds of the aforesaid Avery premises, Liber 980 of deeds, page 710, N 56° 36' 08" E a distance of 579.98 feet to the southeasterly corner thereof, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 25, 1997;
Thence along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Avery premises, Liber 980 of deeds, page 710, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, being also the southeasterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Richard F. Clookey and Helen D. Clookey to Bruce J. Tusler and Charmaine A. Tusler by deed dated July 19, 1988, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on February 24, 1989, in Liber 1027 of deeds at page 203, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 25, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Tusler premises, Liber 1027 of deeds, page 203, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 25, 1997;
Thence along the northerly bounds of the aforesaid Tusler premises, Liber 1027 of deeds, page 203, S 56° 36' 08" W a distance of 589.65 feet to a point marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on June 16, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the northerly bounds of the aforesaid Tusler premises, Liber 1027 of deeds, page 203, S 56° 36' 08" W a distance of 43.00 feet to the northwesterly corner thereof, being a point in the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road;
Thence along the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 101.00 feet to the southwesterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Ronald William Miller and Barbara Gillan Miller to Wolfgang Schmenkel and Frieda Schmenkel by deed dated May 12, 1989, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on June 7, 1989, in Liber 1029 of deeds at page 927, said corner being additionally located S 33° 23' 52" E a distance of 952.00 feet, as measured along the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road, from its intersection with the center of the Kingsley Road;
Thence along the southerly bounds of the aforesaid Schmenkel premises, Liber 1029 of deeds, page 927, N 56° 36' 08" E a distance of 53.52 feet to a point marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on June 16, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the southerly bounds of the aforesaid Schmenkel premises, Liber 1029 of deeds, page 927, N 56° 36' 08" E a distance of 579.13 feet to the southeasterly corner thereof, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 25, 1997;
Thence along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Schmenkel premises, Liber 1029 of deeds, page 927, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 366.50 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, being also the southeasterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Ricky A. Snyder to Joseph F. Durant and Mary A. Durant by deed dated May 20, 1993, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on June 15, 1993, in Liber 1069 of deeds at page 220, said corner being marked by a 5/8-inch diameter iron rerod existing on April 25, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Durant premises, Liber 1069 of deeds, page 220, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, being also the southeasterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Robert J. Morrell and Maureen D. Morrell to Kenneth L. Jacks and Kim Jacks by deed dated March 5, 1979, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on March 23, 1979, in Liber 939 of deeds at page 558, said corner being marked by a 5/8-inch diameter iron rerod existing on April 25, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Jacks premises, Liber 939 of deeds, page 558, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, being also the southeasterly corner of premises formerly conveyed by Michael P. McCarthy and Bonnie J. McCarthy to David L. Goolden and Betty J. Goolden by deed dated August 26, 1980, and recorded in the St. Lawrence County Clerk's office on September 9, 1980, in Liber 953 of deeds at page 169, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 25, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the easterly bounds of the aforesaid Goolden premises, Liber 953 of deeds, page 169, N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 200.00 feet to the northeasterly corner thereof, said corner being marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on April 26, 1997;
Thence along the northerly bounds of the aforesaid Goolden premises, Liber 953 of deeds, page 169, S 56° 36' 08" W a distance of 587.65 feet to a point marked by a 3/4-inch diameter iron pipe set on June 16, 1997;
Thence continuing on the same course along the northerly bounds of the aforesaid Goolden premises, Liber 953 of deeds page 169, S 56° 36' 08" W a distance of 45.00 feet to the norwesterly corner thereof, being a point in the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road, said point being additionally located N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 14.5 feet, as measured along the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road, from its intersection with the centerline of the Kingsley Road;
Thence along the center of the right-of-way of the aforesaid Town Line Road N 33° 23' 52" W a distance of 984.36 feet, more or less, to the northwesterly corner of the above-mentioned Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., premises, Instrument ID# 1998-00014733;
Thence along the northerly bounds of the above-mentioned Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., premises, Instrument ID# 1998-00014733, on an approximate bearing of N 55° 24' 08" E (from the interior deed angle of 91° 12') a distance of 29.9 feet, more or less, to a point marked by a 1-inch diameter iron pin existing on April 25, 1997;
Thence (the remaining courses herein to the point and place of beginning not field-surveyed, but taken from the deed description in Instrument ID# 1998-00017433) continuing on the same course along the northerly bounds of the above-mentioned Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., premises, Instrument ID# 1998-00014733, on the approximate bearing of N 55° 24' 08" E, a distance of about 2791.9 feet, more or less, to the northeasterly corner thereof (total deed distance along said northerly bounds is 2821.8 feet);
Thence along the easterly bounds of the above-mentioned Rose Hill Foundation, Inc., premises, Instrument ID# 1998-00014733, on an approximate bearing of S 34° 04' 56" E a distance of about 1267.5 feet, more or less (to mathematically close) to the point and place of beginning,
To contain 168.82 acres of land, more or less, as partially surveyed by Edgar G. Graves, New York State Licensed Land Surveyor No. 45878, Madrid, New York, between April 25, 1997, and June 23, 1997.
Bearings used in the foregoing description are based on prior horizontal control established by Edgar G. Graves, L.S. during Nov-Dec 1993 in conjunction with aerial photography and mapping performed by LaFave, White and McGivern, L.S., P.C., between Nov 1993 and Jan 1994. Existing horizontal control furnished by LaFave, White and McGivern, L.S., P.C., was based on the New York State Plane Coordinate System, East Zone. It is noted for comparison purposes that the bearing of S 31° 56' 40" E along the first course in the above description corresponds to the deed bearing of N 20° 55' 59" W along the same line as stated in the description of the Hoot Owl Express Enterprises, Inc., 44.70 acres of land, Liber 1072 of deeds, page 211.
The territory described is hereby annexed to the Village of Massena, New York, pursuant to the provisions of § 714 of the General Municipal Law.
The territory described and annexed to the Village of Massena, New York, shall be included in Election District No. 9 of said village.
The annexation of the above territory described in this article became effective on the 19th day of January 1999 by the adoption of a resolution, findings and order of the Village Board of the Village of Massena approving the petition of annexation.