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306 Post, p.311. Blakistone Isla nd, Md. Transferred to Navy Department . Cbba tham , Mass . Portions of, convey ed to town . Description . Marblehead, Mass. Transferred to war Department . Minot s Led ge (Shore), Mass . Po rt ion of, conveyed to Cohasset. Newburyport Har- bor, Mass . Po rt ion of, conveyed to City, for public park . 7 4TH CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 155, MAY 28, 1935, metes and bounds the portion of the reservation transferred, and the conditions imposed by section 36 of this Act. SEC. 6 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to transfer to the Navy Department for naval operations the Blakistone Island Lighthouse Reservation, Maryland, which is no longer required for lighthouse purposes, comprising an area of approximately three acres . SEC. 7. The Secretary of Co mmerce is authorized t o convey to the town of Chatham, Massachusetts, for public-park and roadway purposes the following portion of the Chatham Lighthouse Reser- vation no longer required for lighthouse purposes : Starting at a stone bound where land now or formerly of Luther E . Hammond meets the westerly line of Main Street, Chatham, the line runs north seventy-five degrees thirty-four minutes forty seconds west by land of said Hammond two hundred and twenty-two feet to a stone bound ; thence turning, runs south no degree ten minutes ten seconds east by land of said Hammond one hundred and sixty-two feet to a stone bound ; thence turning, the line runs north eighty-seven degrees eight minutes eas t one hundred and fort y-nine and twelve one - hund redths f eet by land of the Uni ted Stat es Gove rnment t o a sto ne bo und ; t hence tur ning, the line run s sou th t wenty -six degr ees fifte en minutes west one hundred and eighty-nine and five one-hundredths feet by the United States Government land before mentioned to a stone bound ; continui ng on a gradual curve by the same United States Government lot one hundred and nineteen and five-tenths feet to a stone bound ; continuing on a course south thirty-eight degrees forty-three minutes twenty seconds west to a stone bound ; thence turnin g, runs south s eventy-f ive deg rees thi rty-fou r minut es forty seconds east by land of the Chatham Beach Club to low-water mark, thence along low-water mark in a generally northeast direction to a junction of low-water mark and an extension of the first-named course ; including all interest of the United States Government in the shifting sand beach easterly of the lagoon . The deed of con- veyance shall describe by metes and bounds the portion of the reser- vation transferred to the town, and the conditions imposed by section 36 of this Act. SEC. 8 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to transfer to the War Department the Marblehead Lighthouse Reservation, Mas- sachusetts, reserving unto the Department of Commerce the light tower and an area of one hundred feet square surrounding same, together with a right-of-way by land and sea for the purpose of mainta ining th e light . SEC . 9 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to convey to the town of Cohasset, Massachusetts, for public-roadway purposes that portion of the Minots Ledge (Shore) Lighthouse Reservation, Massachusetts, which is not required to be retained for lighthouse purposes, consisting of a strip of land approximately thirty-five feet in width and six hundred and fifty feet in length lying adja- cent to the present roadway known as ` Border Street ." The deed of conveyance shall describe by metes and bounds the portion of the reservation transferred to the town, and the conditions imposed by section 36 of this Act . SEC . 10 . The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to convey to the city of Newburyport, Massachusetts, for public-park purposes, that portion of t he Newburyport Harbor Lighthouse Reservatio n which is no lo nger re quired f or ligh thouse p urposes contai ning an area approximatel y two hundred feet by two hundred feet . The deed o f convey ance sh all desc ribe by metes a nd boun ds the portion