Street (its extension into Arlington County being known as S.
Walter Reed Drive) S. 18 deg. 04' 37" E., 317.80 feet to a point on a
curve in the southerly side of Beauregard Street, said point having
coordinates N. 430,863.19 and E. 2,396,780.34; thence running along
the southerly side of said street and following the arc of a curve
to the left whose radius is 410.00 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 69.89 feet and S. 55 deg. 47' 34.5" respectively, for an
arc distance of 69.97 feet to a point of tangency having
coordinates N. 430,823.90 and E. 2,396,722.54; thence continuing
along the southerly side of Beauregard Street and its extension S.
50 deg. 54' 13" W. 83.66 feet to a point whose coordinates are N.
430,771.14 and E. 2,396,657.61, said point being 40 feet from the
centerline of the previously mentioned Route #7; thence running
parallel with but 40 feet from said centerline S. 37 deg. 38' 20" E.
572.92 feet to a point whose coordinates are N. 430,317.46 and E.
2,397,007.48, said point being on the extension of the common
boundary between Section #1-A of Claremont and Section #2 of
Fairlington; thence running along said extension and thence along
said common boundary itself N. 44 deg. 19' 57" E., 335.55 feet to a
point being the northwesterly corner of a parcel of land owned by
the City of Alexandria; and having coordinates N. 430,557.48 and E.
2,397,241.97; thence running with the northeasterly boundary of
said parcel S. 45 deg. 38' 10" E., 242.71 feet to a point on a curve
having coordinates N. 430,387.77 and E. 2,397,415.49 and lying in
the northerly line of 28th Street; thence running along said
northerly line of 28th Street and following the arc of a curve to
the right whose radius is 311.48 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 37.57 feet and S. 64 deg. 02' 05" E. respectively, for an
arc distance of 37.60 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates
are N. 430,371.32 and E. 2,397,449.27; thence along the northerly
side of South Columbus Street S. 60 deg. 34' 37" E., 415.05 feet to a
point of curvature having coordinates N. 430,167.42 and E.
2,397,810.79; thence running along the arc of a curve to the right
whose radius is 215.99 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are
162.40 feet and S. 38 deg. 29' 37" E. respectively for an arc distance
of 166.50 feet to a point of tangency lying in the intersection of
29th Street and Columbus Street and having coordinates N.
430,040.31 and E. 2,397,911.87; thence running S. 16 deg. 24' 37" E.
69.70 feet to a point of curvature on the northeasterly side of
Columbus Street and whose coordinates are N. 429,973.45 and E.
2,397,931.56; thence running along the northeasterly side of said
street and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is
691.20 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 396.48 feet and
S. 33 deg. 04' 37" E. respectively, for an arc distance of 402.12 feet
to a point of tangency, the coordinates of which are N. 429,641.22
and E. 2,398,147.94; thence running S. 49 deg. 44' 37" E. 545.56 feet
to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,288.67 and E.
2,398,564.29; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose
radius is 20.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 21.94
feet and S. 83 deg. 00' 35.5" E. respectively, for an arc distance of
23.22 feet to a point of reversed curvature whose coordinates are
N. 429,286.00 and E. 2,398,586.07; thence running around the circle
of the intersection of Columbus and 30th Streets and following the
arc of a curve to the right whose radius is 93.00 feet and whose
chord and chord bearing are 177.22 feet and S. 08 deg. 36' 07" E.
respectively, for an arc distance of 349.54 feet to a point of
curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,110.77 and E. 2,398,612.58;
thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is
20.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 21.94 feet and S.
65 deg. 48' 21.5" W. respectively, for an arc distance of 23.22 feet to
a point of tangency on the southeasterly side of 30th Street, said
point having coordinates N. 429,101.78 and E. 2,398,592.57; thence
running along the southeasterly side of said street S. 32 deg. 32' 23"
W., 136.28 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N.
428,986.89 and E. 2,398,519.27; thence following the arc of a curve
to the left whose radius is 25.00 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 35.36 feet and S. 12 deg. 27' 37" E. respectively, for an
arc distance of 39.27 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of
Route #7, said point having coordinates N. 428,952.36 and E.
2,398,526.90; thence running S. 57 deg. 27' 37" E. 62.54 feet to a
point whose coordinates are N. 428,918.72 and E. 2,398,579.62;
thence running S. 56 deg. 42' 37" E. 713.53 feet to a point of
curvature, said point having coordinates N. 428,527.08 and E.
2,399,176.06; thence following the arc of a curve to the right
whose radius is 6056.68 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are
1137.63 feet and S. 51 deg. 19' 17" E., respectively for an arc
distance of 1139.31 feet to a point of tangency on the
northeasterly side of Route #7, said point having coordinates N.
427,816.12 and E. 2,400,064.17; thence running along the
northeasterly side of Route #7, S. 45 deg. 55' 57" E., 2926.68 feet to
a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 425,780.60 and E.
2,402,167.05; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose
radius is 25.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 29.63
feet and S. 82 deg. 16' 52.5" E. respectively, for an arc distance of
31.72 feet to a point on the northerly side of Quaker Lane, said
point having coordinates of N. 425,776.62 and E. 2,402,196.41;
thence following the northerly side of Quaker Lane N. 61 deg. 22' 12"
E. 25.35 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N.
425,788.77 and E. 2,402,218.66; thence following the arc of a curve
to the left whose radius is 880.83 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 594.59 feet and N. 41 deg. 38' 39.5" E. respectively, for
an arc distance of 606.50 feet to a point of tangency having
coordinates N. 426,233.10 and E. 2,402,613.77; thence turning and
running S. 68 deg. 04' 53" E. 47.00 feet to a point whose coordinates
are N. 426,215.56 and E. 2,402,657.37, said point being on the
centerline of Quaker Lane; thence running along the centerline of
same N. 21 deg. 55' 07" E. 492.76 feet to a point of curvature having
coordinates N. 426,672.70 and E. 2,402,841.31; thence following the
arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1200.00 feet and whose
chord and chord bearing are 499.27 feet and N. 09 deg. 54' 42.5" E.
respectively, for an arc distance of 502.94 feet to a point of
tangency whose coordinates are N. 427,164.52 and E. 2,402,927.25;
thence running N. 02 deg. 05' 42" W. 993.05 feet to a point whose
coordinates are N. 428,156.91 and E. 2,402,890.95; said point lying
in the intersection of Quaker Lane and Crestwood Drive; thence
continuing along the centerline of Quaker Lane N. 00 deg. 59' 42" W.,
201.72 feet to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N.
428,358.60 and E. 2,402,887.45; thence following the arc of a curve
to the right whose radius is 595.00 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 204.00 feet and N. 08 deg. 52' 33" E. respectively, for an
arc distance of 205.01 feet to a point of tangency having
coordinates N. 428,560.16 and E. 2,402,918.93; thence running N.
18 deg. 44' 48" E., 122.09 feet to a point of curvature having
coordinates N. 428,675.77 and E. 2,402,958.17; thence running along
the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 2181.87 feet and
whose chord and chord bearing are 237.27 feet and N. 15 deg. 37' 47" E.
respectively, for an arc distance of 237.39 feet to a point of
tangency having coordinates N. 428,904.27 and E. 2,403,022.10;
thence running N. 12 deg. 30' 46" E. 88.70 feet to a point of curvature
having coordinates N. 428,990.86 and E. 2,403,041.32 and lying in
the intersection of Quaker Lane, 32nd Road South, and Preston Road;
thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is
243.67 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 44.38 feet and N.
07 deg. 17' 14.5" E. respectively, for an arc distance of 44.44 feet to
a point of tangency having coordinates N. 429,034.88 and E.
2,403,046.95; thence running N. 02 deg. 03' 43" E. 264.98 feet to a
point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 429,299.69 and E.
2,403,056.48 thence still running along the centerline of Quaker
Lane and following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is
2165.91 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 152.44 feet and
N. 00 deg. 02' 43" E. respectively for an arc distance of 152.47 feet
to a point of tangency having coordinates N. 429,452.13 and E.
2,403,056.60; thence N. 01 deg. 58' 17" W., 141.63 feet to a point of
curvature having coordinates N. 429,593.68 and E. 2,403,051.73;
thence following the arc of a curve to the right whose radius is
4560.67 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 224.93 feet and
N. 00 deg. 33' 30" W. respectively for an arc distance of 224.95 feet
to a point on the existing Alexandria-Arlington Boundary, said
point having coordinates N. 429,818.60 and E. 2,403,049.54; thence
running along said existing boundary N. 14 deg. 40' 33" W., 307.96 feet
to an existing boundary corner with coordinates N. 430,116.51 and
E. 2,402,971.52; thence running N. 09 deg. 54' 36" W., 1447.14 feet to
another existing corner having coordinates N. 431,542.06 and E.
2,402,722.47; thence continuing with said existing
Alexandria-Arlington Boundary N. 01 deg. 20' 15" E., 271.24 feet to a
corner with coordinates N. 431,813.23 and E. 402,728.80, said point
being in the vicinity of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad
right of way; thence running S. 78 deg. 26' 13" E. 1858.44 feet to an
existing boundary corner having coordinates N. 431,440.71 and E.
2,404,549.52; thence continuing with an extension of the last
mentioned course 5.73 feet (1864.17 feet in all) to a point whose
coordinates are N. 431,439.56 and E. 2,404,555.13; said point lying
in Four Mile Run; thence turning and running with the proposed
centerline of Four Mile Run N. 20 deg. 30' 55" E., 62.07 feet to a
point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,497.69 and E.
2,404,576.88; thence following the arc of a curve to the right
whose radius is 420.44 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are
361.79 feet and N. 45 deg. 59' 55" E. respectively, for an arc distance
of 374.00 feet to a point of compound curvature having coordinates
N. 431,749.02 and E. 2,404,837.12; thence running along the arc of
a curve to the right whose radius is 388.90 feet and whose chord
and chord bearing are 241.48 feet and N. 89 deg. 34' 10" E.
respectively for an arc distance of 245.54 feet to a point of
tangency whose coordinates are N. 431,750.83 and E. 2,405,078.59
thence continuing along said proposed center and thence with the
existing centerline of Four Mile Run S. 72 deg. 20' 35" E. 115.13 feet
to a point of curvature whose coordinates are N. 431,715.91 and E.
2,405,188.30; thence following the arc of a curve to the left whose
radius is 805.00 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 218.56
feet and S. 80 deg. 08' 42.5" E. respectively for an arc distance of
219.24 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates are N.
431,678.50 and E. 2,405,403.64; thence running S. 87 deg. 56' 50" E.,
10.38 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N. 431,678.13
and E. 2,405,414.01; thence following the arc of a curve to the
left whose radius is 2864.79 feet and whose chord and chord bearing
are 626.25 feet and N. 85 deg. 46' 40" E. respectively, for an arc
distance of 627.50 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates
are N. 431,724.24 and E. 2,406,038.56; thence continuing along the
centerline of said Four Mile Run N. 79 deg. 30' 10" E., 571.24 feet to
a point of curvature having coordinates N. 431,828.31 and E.
2,406,600.24; thence following the arc of a curve to the right
whose radius is 1909.88 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are
500.23 feet and N. 87 deg. 01' 40" E., respectively for an arc distance
of 501.67 feet to a point of tangency; said point having
coordinates N. 431,854.25 and E. 2,407,099.80; thence running S.
85 deg. 26' 50" E., 542.38 feet to a point of curvature with
coordinates N. 431,811.20 and E. 2,407,640.47; thence following the
arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1432.41 feet and whose
chord and chord bearing are 585.03 feet and N. 82 deg. 46' 10" E.
respectively, for an arc distance of 589.17 feet to a point of
tangency having coordinates N. 431,884.83 and E. 2,408,220.85;
thence running N. 70 deg. 59' 10" E. 28.44 feet to a point of curvature
having coordinates of N. 431,894.10 and E. 2,408,247.74; thence
following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 1318.44
feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 482.64 feet and N. 60 deg.
26' 22" E. respectively, for an arc distance of 485.38 feet to a
point of tangency having coordinates N. 432,132.21 and E.
2,408,667.56; thence running N. 49 deg. 53' 34" E., 4.43 feet to a
point whose coordinates are N. 432,135.06 and E. 2,408,670.95;
thence running across Mount Vernon Avenue (Arlington Ridge Road in
Arlington) and still following the previously mentioned centerline
of Four Mile Run N. 71 deg. 20' 53" E., 274.92 feet to a point of
curvature with coordinates N. 432,222.98 and E. 2,408,931.43;
thence running along the arc of a curve to the right whose radius
is 315.05 feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 289.48 feet
and S. 81 deg. 18' 07" E. respectively for an arc distance of 300.28
feet to a point of tangency with coordinates of N. 432,179.20 and
E. 2,409,217.58; thence running S. 53 deg. 57' 07" E., 314.44 feet to a
point whose coordinates are N. 431,994.16 and E. 2,409,471.81;
thence still running along said centerline S. 52 deg. 58' 38" E.,
665.38 feet to a point with coordinates N. 431,593.51 and E.
2,410,003.05; thence S. 61 deg. 35' 07" E., 504.49 feet to a point
having coordinates N. 431,353.45 and E. 2,410,446.76; thence S. 62 deg.
23' 28" E. 1048.27 feet to a point with coordinates N. 430,867.65
and E. 2,411,375.67 and S. 67 deg. 03' 11" E., 544.81 feet to a point
of curvature, said point having coordinates N. 430,655.24 and E.
2,411,877.37; thence running with the centerline of said Four Mile
Run, across Jefferson Davis Highway (Route #1), thru the culvert
and Potomac Railroad Yards, and following the arc of a curve to the
left whose radius is 446.47 feet and whose chord and chord bearing
are 485.07 feet and N. 80 deg. 02' 34.5" E. respectively for an arc
distance of 512.80 feet to a point of tangency whose coordinates
are N. 430,739.11 and E. 2,412,355.13; thence N. 47 deg. 08' 20" E.
400.92 feet to a point of curvature having coordinates N.
431,011.83 and E. 2,412,649.01; thence following the arc of a curve
to the right whose radius is 247.32 feet and whose chord and chord
bearing are 288.28 feet and N. 82 deg. 47' 15.5" E. respectively for an
arc distance of 307.76 feet to a point of reversed curvature, said
point having coordinates N. 431,048.02 and E. 2,412,935.01; thence
following the arc of a curve to the left whose radius is 692.78
feet and whose chord and chord bearing are 339.43 feet and S. 75 deg.
44' 39" E., respectively for an arc distance of 342.92 feet to a
point of tangency with coordinates N. 430,964.43 and E.
2,413,263.99; thence running S. 89 deg. 55' 29" E., thru the culvert at
George Washington Memorial Parkway and to the Potomac River.
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