Pennsylvania Act 1978-316 — COMMONWEALTH - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY

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COMMONWEALTH - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY
                 Act of Nov. 26, 1978, P.L. 1306, No. 316             Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of General Services to acquire title
        for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for use of the
        Department of Justice to a tract of land in the County of
        Huntingdon and certain rights connected therewith.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of General Services is authorized
     to acquire for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of
     Justice, for the use of the Bureau of Corrections, for a
     consideration of $1, fee simple title to a tract of land in
     Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and certain rights in connection
     therewith by its acceptance of delivery of a general warranty
     deed therefor from Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed, his wife,
     describing the land and the rights therein as follows:

                                ITEM NO. 1

        All that parcel of land situate in the Borough of Huntingdon,
     County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded
     and described as follows, viz:
        Beginning at a point marked by an iron pin at the
     northeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Rex McMickens on
     the westerly side of the railroad of Penn Central Transportation
     Company known as the Main Line in the vicinity of said
     Transportation Company's Mile Post 203, said beginning point
     being in the westerly line of the former Pennsylvania Canal
     lands approximately 1405 feet north of the northerly line of 8th
     Street as measured along said westerly line of former Canal
     lands;
        Extending from said beginning point the following ten courses
     and distances, the first seven thereof being by remaining land
     of said Transportation Company: (1) north 0 degrees 35 minutes
     west 31.0 feet to an iron pin distant 58 feet westwardly, at
     right angles, from the center line of the eastbound main track
     of railroad of said Transportation Company; (2) south 75 degrees
     40 minutes west 92.0 feet to an iron pin distant 150 feet
     westwardly, at right angles, from said center line of eastbound
     main track; (3) north 14 degrees 15 minutes west, parallel with
     said center line of eastbound main track, 1508.0 feet to an iron
     pin; (4) north 75 degrees 40 minutes east 113.0 feet to an iron
     pin distant 37 feet westwardly, at right angles, from said
     center line of eastbound main track; (5) north 14 degrees 15
     minutes west, parallel with said center line of eastbound main
     track, 1106.0 feet to an iron pin; (6) south 75 degrees 40
     minutes west 78.0 feet to an iron pin; and (7) continuing south
     75 degrees 40 minutes west 10 feet, more or less to the east
     bank of the Juniata River; thence (8) southwardly, along said
     east bank of river, 2775 feet, more or less, to the northerly
     line of said land now or formerly of Rex McMickens; thence (9)
     north 75 degrees 40 minutes east along said northerly line of
     the last mentioned land, 20 feet more or less to an iron pin,
     which last mentioned iron pin is located the following twelve
     courses and distances from the iron pin at the end of course
     number 6 herein; (a) south 7 degrees 29 minutes west 160.3 feet
     to an iron pin; (b) south 10 degrees 6 minutes west 249.4 feet
     to an iron pin; (c) south 5 degrees 43 minutes east 211.2 feet
     to an iron pin; (d) south 22 degrees 45 minutes east 118.0 feet
     to an iron pin; (e) south 9 degrees 38 minutes east 198.2 feet
     to an iron pin; (f) south 15 degrees 45 minutes east 160.3 feet
     to an iron pin; (g) south 11 degrees 46 minutes east 318.2 feet
     to an iron pin; (h) south 12 degrees 54 minutes east 442.9 feet
     to an iron pin; (i) south 1 degree 4 minutes west 299.4 feet to
     an iron pin; (j) south 12 degrees 4 minutes east 194.3 feet to
     an iron pin; (k) south 19 degrees 5 minutes east 160.0 feet to
     an iron pin; and (l) south 40 degrees 1 minute east 202.0 feet;
     and thence (10) continuing north 75 degrees 40 minutes east
     along said northerly line of land now or formerly of Rex
     McMickens, 247.5 feet to the place of beginning containing 14.15
     acres more or less.

                                ITEM NO. 2

        All the right, title and interest of the said Thomas J. Reed
     and Audrey J. Reed, his wife, in and to the muds, and land under
     the waters of the Juniata River bounding the hereinbefore
     described on the west as far into the said river as such right,
     title and interest extends or should extend by law or custom and
     all riparian rights appertaining thereto.

                                ITEM NO. 3

        All the rights of the said Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed,
     his wife, in the 20 feet wide access roadway to the land
     described in Item No. 1 above, the base line of which is
     described as follows:
        Beginning at the same beginning point established at the
     beginning point in the parcel of land containing 14.15 acres,
     more or less, hereinbefore described, said beginning point being
     in the general easterly line of an existing roadway as depicted
     on a plan of survey made by Paul J. Logue, Registered
     Professional Engineer No. 7994E, dated November 1972;
        Extending from said beginning point the following six courses
     and distances along said base line; (1) south 18 degrees 20
     minutes east 86.5 feet to an iron pin distant 15 feet west of
     the east line of said roadway and 5 feet east of the west line
     of said roadway; (2) south 4 degrees 28 minutes west 248.7 feet
     to an iron pin distant 10 feet west of the east line of said
     roadway and 10 feet east of the west line of said roadway; (3)
     south 6 degrees 20 minutes east 299.5 feet to an iron pin
     distant 5 feet west of the east line of said roadway and 15 feet
     east of the west line of said roadway; (4) south 19 degrees 32
     minutes east 199.3 feet to an iron pin distant 5 feet west of
     the east line of said roadway and 15 feet east of the west line
     of said roadway; (5) south 32 degrees 21 minutes east 99.7 feet
     to an iron pin; and (6) south 35 degrees 23 minutes east 269.6
     feet to an iron pin in the prolongation westwardly of the first
     Street north of 8th Street, the point of ending for the parcel
     of land being described.
        Being the same property conveyed to Thomas J. Reed and Audrey
     J. Reed, his wife, by the trustees of the property of
     Pennsylvania Central Transportation Company dated March 23, 1973
     recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Huntingdon
     County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book 110 at Page 76.
        Section 2.  The title acquired by the Commonwealth to the
     land described in this act shall, in accordance with the
     provisions in the deed whereby Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J.
     Reed, his wife, acquired title thereto, not include title to the
     coal under the surface or the right to surface support.
        Section 3.  Title to the property shall be in the name of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before it is transferred shall
     be approved by the Department of Justice.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.