CHAPTER 10


99-H 6430
Enacted 4/30/99


A N     A C T

RELATING TO THE COVENTRY FIRE DEPARTMENT

Introduced By: Representatives Inman and S. Anderson

Date Introduced : April 28, 1999

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 806 of the public laws, 1889, entitled "An act to incorporate the Coventry Fire District." as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

SECTION 1. All that part of the town of Coventry lying and being within the following lines and bounds: Beginning at a stone bound in the dividing line between the towns of West Warwick and Coventry, on the north side of Pulaski Street, in the village of Quidnick, thence running northerly on said town line to a stone bound on the southerly side of Woodside Avenue;

{ADD BEGINNING ADD} at this point on the south side of Woodside Avenue at the dividing line between the towns of Coventry and West Warwick. Thence running westerly along the south side of said Woodside Avenue to a point on the northwesterly highway line of Fairview Avenue on an extension of said south side of Woodside Avenue. Thence running southwesterly on the line of said Fairview Avenue to the southeasterly corner of Greenwood Cemetery; thence running northwesterly along the southwesterly property line of said Greenwood Cemetery to the southwest corner of said cemetery; thence running southwesterly to the northeasterly corner of lot 13 on assessor's plat 80;

Thence running northwesterly, crossing Fones Pond, to the southeasterly corner of lot 67 on assessor's plat 88 (dated July 29, 1988); thence running westerly, bounded northerly by lot 67, to the southwesterly corner of lot 67 assessor's plat 88;

Thence running southerly, bounded westerly by lot 78 assessor's plat 79 (dated July, 29, 1988) to the southeasterly corner of lot 78; thence running southerly, bounded westerly in part by lot 79 assessor's plat 79 and in part by lot 80 assessor's plat 79, to a point; thence running southeasterly, bounded southwesterly by lot 80 assessor's plat 79, to the most easterly corner of said lot 80; thence running southwesterly, to the most southerly corner of lot 80 on assessor's plat 79;

Thence running southwesterly, crossing Hickory Road, to the southeasterly corner of lot 86 assessor's plat 79; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by said lot 86 to the southwesterly corner of lot 86;

Thence running southerly, bounded westerly by lot 92 assessor's plat 79, to the southeasterly corner of said lot 92; the continuing southerly bounded westerly by lot 95 assessor's plat 79 (formerly lot 267 assessor's plat 3), to the southeasterly corner of said lot 95; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by said lot 95, to a point; thence running northerly, bounded easterly by said lot 95, to a point; thence running westerly, bounded northerly be said lot 95, to the easterly street line of Black Rock Road; thence running southerly, bounded westerly be said Black Rock Road, to a point opposite the so-called "Black Rock"; thence running westerly crossing said Black Rock Road, to the so-called "Black Rock";

Thence running northerly, bounded easterly by {ADD said Black Rock Road, ADD} to the southerly corner of lot 74 assessor's plat 79 (formerly lot 266 assessor's plat 3, dated 1969) ; thence continuing northerly, bounded easterly by said lot 74, to a point; thence running westerly, bounded northerly by said lot 74 to the southwesterly corner of said lot 74;

Thence running northerly, bounded easterly in part by lot 266 assessor's plat 3, in part by lot 265 assessor's plat 3 and in part by lot 22.01 assessor's plat 87 (formerly lot 508 assessor's plat 2 dated 1969), the northwesterly corner of said lot 22.01 assessor's plat 87; thence running easterly, bounded southerly in part by said lot 22.01 and part by lot 5 assessor's plat 87 (formerly lot 509 assessor's plat 2), to the northeast corner of said lot 5;

Thence running northerly, bounded easterly in part by lot 7, in part by lot 8, in part by lot 9, in part by lot 10, in part by lot 12, in part by Hornbeam Road and in part by lot 13 (as shown on assessor's plat 87), to the northwesterly corner or said lot 13;

Thence running northerly passing through lot 41 assessor's plat 87 (formerly lot 368 assessor's plat 2), to a point on the southerly line of lot 367 assessor's plat 2, currently shown as a portion of lot 43 on assessor's plat 87. Said point also being on a line 250 feet west of and parallel to the westerly street line of Hill Street.

Thence running northerly along said parallel line to its intersection with the centerline of the old New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad right of way;

Thence running northwesterly along the centerline of said railroad to a point on the dividing line between the Town of Coventry and the Town of Scituate.

The last 28 courses are bounded northerly, northwesterly, northeasterly, northwesterly, northeasterly, northerly, westerly, westerly, southwesterly, northwesterly, northwesterly, northerly, westerly, westerly, northerly, easterly, northerly, westerly, northerly, easterly, easterly, northerly, easterly, southerly, easterly, easterly, easterly, and northeasterly by Harris Fire and Lighting District.

Meaning and intending to describe the dividing line between Coventry Fire District and Harris Fire and Lighting District as shown on the plan entitled "Plan of Fire District line from the Scituate Town line to Woodside Avenue Coventry Fire District-Anthony Station Coventry, Rhode Island, prepared by ATS Survey, Inc., Engineering, Surveying and Planning Consultants, 75 Sockanosset Crossroad, Suite 300, Cranston, RI 02920 (401) 946-5100 Fax: (401) 464-6006. Prepared for Chief Stanley J. Mruk, Coventry Fire District Anthony Station 571 Washington Street, Coventry, R.I. Aug. 26, 1998 1"=200'''

Reference is hereby made to that plan entitled "Plan of Fire District line from the so-called "Black Rock" to the southwest Corner of Greenwood Cemetery. Coventry Fire District Anthony Station Coventry, Rhode Island Prepared by ATS Survey, Inc. Engineering, Surveying and Planning Consultants 75 Sockanosset Crossroad Suite 300 Cranston, RI 02920 (401) 946-5100 Fax: (401) 464-6006 prepared for Chief Stanley J. Mruk Coventry Fire District Anthony Station 571 Washington St. Coventry, R.I. April 30, 1998 Sheet 1 of 1; 1 inch = 120ft. and also to the town of Coventry Assessor's Maps 79, 87, 88, 95, and 103 dated July 29, 1988 and Assessor's Maps 2 & 3 1969.

Thence turning and running westerly on said Scituate town line to a point of which is the northwest corner of plat 19, lot 25; thence turning and running southwesterly to the northwest corner plat 19, lot 11; thence turning and running southerly bounded westerly by plat 19, lot 1, and easterly by plat 19, lot 11;

Thence continuing southerly to the northwest corner of said land now or formerly of Lionel J. and Lucille Laboissonniere (plat 3, lot 20); thence continuing southerly along the western boundary line of aid Laboissonniere land and western boundary line of lots 4, 38, 5, and 29 of plat 20;

Thence continuing southerly along the western boundary lines of lots 1, 2, and 4 of plat 21;

Thence continuing southerly along the western boundary lines of lots 1, and 2 of plat 22; thence continuing southerly until it meets the eastern boundary line of Washington Lighting District; thence continuing southerly along the eastern boundary line of said Washington Lighting District to the so-called "Seven and Ten Man Line", (said Seven and Ten Man Line is the southern boundary line of the Town of Coventry School property and the northern boundary line of said Washington Lighting District); thence turning and running easterly along said Seven and Ten Man Line until it comes to a point directly opposite to the northwest corner of the Rathbun Cemetery; thence turning and running southeasterly thru said Cemetery until it comes to the northwest abutment of the railroad bridge at Knotty Oak; thence turning and running southeasterly to the Gate House at the outlet of Tiogue Reservoir; thence turning and running southeasterly in a line until it comes to the southeast corner of land now or formerly of George E. and Olive T. Bockstael (shown as Lot 429 on plat 7 of Coventry records); thence turning and running in a southerly direction along the southwest boundary of refer to assessor's map dated 1969, lot 392 on plat 7 (now refer to assessor's map dated 1973, lot 448 part of lot 392) of Coventry records bounded westerly by Tiogue Lake; thence running in a southerly and southeasterly direction along the southwest boundary of lot 396, refer to assessor's map dated 1969, on plat 7 (now refer to assessor's map dated 1973, lot 449 part of lot 396) of Coventry records bounded westerly by Tiogue Lake to the southeast corner of said lot 396; thence turning running in a southerly direction along the southwesterly boundary of lot 401 on plat 7 of Coventry records bounded westerly by Tiogue Lake to the southerly line of Ferris Drive, which point is the northwest corner of lot 399 on plat 7 of Coventry records; thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction diagonally across said lot 399 to the southeasterly corner of said lot 399 which is the southwesterly corner of said lot 446 on plat 7 of Coventry records; thence turning and running in an easterly direction along the southern boundaries of lot 446, 382, 395, 389, 379, on plat 7, said course crossed Old North Road at the southeasterly corner of lot 389 and the southwesterly corner of lot 379, to a point on the boundary line between the towns of West Warwick and Coventry, of which point is on the southern side of Tiogue Avenue (route 3, State Highway); thence turning and running northerly along said Town Line to the stone bound on the north side of Pulaski Street and place of beginning, is hereby incorporated into a district to be called the "Coventry Fire District" Reference is hereby made to Town of Coventry assessor's maps 7, 19, 20, 21, & 22 dated 1969.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.



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