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CITY OF BOSTON.

IN BOARD OF STREET COMMISSIONERS, May 13, 1872. Resolved, That the safety and convenience of the inhabitants of the city require that DEVONSHIRE STREET should be extended fifty feet wide through Wilson's lane to Dock square; and for that purpose it is necessary to take and lay out as a public street or way of the said city, a parcel of land belonging to CHARLES W. GALLOUPE, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring sixty-six feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from Charles Davenport, thirty-four and 10 feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, sixty-seven and 56 feet; and southwardly by State street, thirty-eight feet; containing twenty-four hundred and eleven square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to CHARLES DAVENPORT, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring twenty-two and 90 feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of John Codman, thirty-one and feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, twenty-four and 17 feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from Charles W. Galloupe, thirty-four and feet; containing seven hundred and sixty-three square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to the HEIRS OF JOhn Codman, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of

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the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring fifty-six feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of George Howe, thirty-six and 20 feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, sixty-one and 20 feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from Charles Davenport, thirty-one and feet; containing nineteen hundred and fifty-seven square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to the HEIRS OF GEORGE Howe, bounded as follows, viz. : westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring twenty-nine and feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from Alvin D. Puffer, thirtyeight and feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, twentythree and 16 feet; southwardly by the same, one foot and

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66 of a foot; and again southwardly by land before described as taken from the heirs of John Codman, thirty-six

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and 2 feet; containing nine hundred and ninety-three square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to ALVIN D. PUFFER, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring seventeen and 2 feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the Massachusetts General Hospital and from the heirs of Henry Sargent, being an irregular line, thirty-nine and feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, seventeen and 15 feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from the heirs of George Howe, thirtyeight and 6 feet; containing six hundred and eighty-three square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring seventeen and feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from Joseph Comer and others, trustees, twenty-five feet; eastwardly by land

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hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of Henry

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Sargent, sixteen and feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from Alvin D. Puffer, being an irregular line, twenty-four and feet; containing four hundred and six square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to JOSEPH COMER, BENJAMIN F. BROOKS, and JOSEPH A. LAFORME, trustees, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring twenty-two and feet; northwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of Sally Henry, and from George Allen and William Noble, twenty-five and 5 feet; eastwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of Henry Sargent, twenty-four and 95 feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from the Massachusetts General Hospital, twenty-five feet; containing six hundred square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to the HEIRS OF SALLY HENRY, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by the westerly line of the proposed extension of Devonshire street, there measuring thirty-two and 5 feet; southwestwardly by the same, being a curved line, ten and feet; northwardly by Washington street, thirteen and 65 feet; eastwardly by the same, and by land hereinafter described as taken from George Allen and William Noble, being an irregular line, forty-four and 68 feet; and southwardly by land before described as taken from Joseph Comer and others, trustees, fifteen feet; containing four hundred and seventy-five square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to GEORGE ALLEN and WILLIAM NOBLE, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by land before described as taken from the heirs of Sally Henry, being an irregular line, there measuring forty-three and 45 feet; northwardly by Washington street, twenty-two and 72 feet; eastwardly by land hereinafter described as taken from the heirs of Henry Sargent, being an irregular line, fifty-two and

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6 3 feet; and southwardly by the same, and by land before described as taken from Joseph Comer and others, trustees, eleven and 42 feet; containing seven hundred and eightythree square feet, more or less.

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A parcel of land belonging to the HEIRS OF HENRy SarGENT, bounded as follows, viz.: westwardly by land before described as taken from the Massachusetts General Hospital, and from Joseph Comer and others, trustees, there measuring forty-one and feet; northwardly by land before described as taken from George Allen and William Noble, 67 of a foot; again westwardly by the same, being an irregular line, fifty-two and feet; again northwardly by Washington street, eighteen and 5 feet; eastwardly by Wilson's lane, one hundred and feet; and southwardly by the same and by land before described as taken from Alvin D. Puffer, twenty and 1% feet; containing sixteen hundred and fortysix square feet, more or less.

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And whereas, due notice has been given of the intention of this Board to take the said parcels of land for the purpose aforesaid, as appears by the return hereunto annexed: IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, That the parcels of land before described be, and the same hereby are, taken and laid out as a public street or way of the said city, according to a plan of the said extension made by Thomas W. Davis, City Surveyor, dated March 21, 1871, and deposited in the office of the said City Surveyor. And this Board doth adjudge that the expense of extending the said Devonshire street, as aforesaid, will amount to five hundred and two thousand nine hundred and twelve dollars; and that the damages to the estates, parts of which are taken as aforesaid, are the sums set against them respectively on the schedule hereto annexed.

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