Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1939-1942)

SECOND MAY MEETING, 1942 989
onds East 2.80 feet to a point; thence South 60 degrees, 17 minutes, 50 seconds
West 216.14 feet to a point on the Easterly line of Woodward Avenue (as
widened); thence along the Easterly line of Woodward Avenue on a course North
22 degrees, 20 minutes, 40 seconds West 37.73 feet to a point; thence continuing
along said Easterly line on a course North 27 degrees, 05 minutes, 08 seconds
West 139.42 feet to the Southerly line of Farnsworth Avenue; thence along the
Southerly line of Farnsworth Avenue on a course North 60 degrees, 17 minutes,
50 seconds East 325.00 feet to the place of beginning.
Purchase Price............................... $200,000.00
Taxes, 1939 Detroit City-Second Half............ 2,811.86
Adjustment of Rents, Insurance and 1939 Taxes, First
Half....................................... 552.84
Taxes, 1939 County and State................... 1,216.98
Purchase Commission.......................... 1,500.00
Legal Fees................................... 143.85
Fees........................................ 107.17
Total....................................$206,332.70
(R.P. 1936-1939, pp. 878-879)
(Jan. 1940, pp. 170-171; March 1940, pp. 204, 248)
McMath-Hulbert Observatory Site, Lake Angelus.
For Observatory or other astronomical, astrophysical or other similar scientific
purpose or use, and no other. Gift.
R.E. No. 529-A. November 22, 1939. From Robert R. McMath and Mary R.
McMath.
(Observatory Buildings, 4 miles north df Pontiac, Michigan)
Comprising part of the West Half of the East Half of Fractional Section Six
(6), Town Three (3) North, Range Ten (10) East, and described as follows:
From a point of beginning determined as follows:
Commencing at the intersection of the East and West quarter line of said
Section Six (6) and the North and South eighth line in the East half of said
Section Six (6) being the Northeast corner of the West half of the Southeast
quarter of said Section Six (6) and being situated on the center line of the
Lake Angelus Road so-called;
Thence along said Eighth line, South 0~ 32' 12" East 905.45 feet;
Thence South 37~ 16' West 459 feet;
Thence South 34~ 08' West 205.20 feet to the shore of Lake Angelus;
Thence South 0~ 32' 12" East in Lake Angelus, 1279.74 feet to the South
line of Section 6;
Thence South 89~ 39' 45" West along the south line of said Section 6,
329.65 feet;
Thence North 0~ 32' 12" West 1347.23 feet to a point in the shore line of
said lake;
Thence continuing North 0~ 32' 12" West 480.55 feet;
Thence North 18~ 39' East 463.95 feet to the point of beginning of the
within described and granted premises;
Thence South 71~ 21' East 199.87 feet to a point;
Thence South 18~ 39' West 177.75 feet to a point;
Thence South 01~ 6' East 117.58 feet to a point;
Thence South 88~ 06' East 109.25 feet to a point;
Thence North 01~ 54' East 346.75 feet to a point;
Thence North 71~ 21' West 242.91 feet to a point;
Thence South 19~ 40' West 75.01 feet to the said point of beginning;
Containing 1.1 acres of land, more or less.
Together with a right-of-way over a strip of land 18 feet in perpendicular
width immediately adjoining and to the west and northwest of a line described
as follows:
Commencing at the said intersection of the East and West quarter line of
said Section Six (6) and the North and South eighth line in the East half of
said Section Six (6) being the Northeast corner of the West half of the Southeast quarter of said Section Six (6) and being situated on the center line of the
Lake Angelus Road, so-called;
Thence North 68~ 20' West 173.90 feet;
Thence North 58~ 57' West 9 feet;
Thence South 31~ 03' West 33 feet to the beginning of said line;
Thence North 84~ 55' West 22.78 feet to the beginning of a curve;
Thence along said curve to the left, the radius of which is 100 feet and the
central angle of which is 79~ 35', a distance of 138.90 feet to a point of reverse
curve;