Section 1. Establishment of wharf-line at Bristol, Bucks County
That from and after the passage of this act, that there be, and is hereby established and laid out a wharf-line in the River Delaware, at Bristol Borough and Township, in the County of Bucks, for the purpose of having a sufficient depth of water at low tide to float vessels, beginning at a point in the said river one hundred feet from low-water mark at the middle of the mouth of Otter's Creek, a corner between the said Bristol Borough and the said Bristol Township, on a line south thirty- eight and a quarter degrees east, from the said middle of the mouth of Otter's Creek, in a range with the middle of the said creek; thence up the said river opposite the said Bristol Borough, north thirty-three degrees east, twenty-three perches, to a point in the said river one hundred feet from low-water mark, on a line at right angles with the line last mentioned., thence north forty-seven degrees east, fifty-four and a half perches, to a point in the said river at the end of the wharf at Market Street, in the said Bristol Borough, in a range with the south-westerly side of the said Market Street, about eighty feet from low-water mark, and fourteen perches and three-tenths of a perch from the south-easterly side of Radcliff Street, on a line with the said south-westerly side of Market Street, thence north sixty degrees east, ninety-five perches, to a point in the said river, in a range with the north-easterly side of Penn Street, about one hundred feet from low-water mark, and fourteen perches and three-tenths of a perch from the said south-easterly side of Radcliff Street, on a line with the said north-easterly side of Penn Street; thence north sixty-seven degrees east, one hundred and eleven perches, to a point in the said river about seventy feet from low-water mark, at the middle of the mouth of Adam's Hollow Creek; another corner between the said Bristol Borough and the said Bristol Township, on a line with the middle of said Adam's Hollow Creek, and twenty-eight perches from the said south-easterly side of Radcliff Street, on a line at right angles with the said radcliff Street; thence up the said River, opposite said Bristol Township, north sixty-four degrees east, twelve perches, to a point in the said river at the southerly corner of the long wharf now occupied by the Buck Mountain Coal Company, about twenty feet from low-water mark, and thirty and a half perches from a point on the south-easterly side of the Turnpike Road, five perches along the said south-easterly side of the said Turnpike Road, from the middle of the said Adam's Hollow Creek, on a line south twenty-six degrees east; thence north seventy-two and three-quarter degrees east, eighteen perches, to a point in the said river, eighty feet from low- water mark, on a line at right angles with the last mentioned line; and thence north fifty-eight degrees east, thirty-three perches, to a point in the said river, one hundred feet from low-water mark, on a line south twenty-five degrees east, in a range with a line of land late of William Laing, deceased. 1854, April 20, P.L 415, sec. 1.