Pennsylvania Act 1981-64 — CONVEYANCE - CITY OF ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY

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CONVEYANCE - CITY OF ALTOONA, BLAIR COUNTY
                  Act of Jul. 1, 1981, P.L. 203, No. 64               Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the State Armory Board of the Department of Military
        Affairs and the Department of General Services with the
        approval of the Governor to sell at public sale a tract of
        land, together with the buildings and structures appurtenant
        thereto, in the City of Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania,
        containing 17,312 square feet, more or less, and providing
        for the disposition of the proceeds from such sale.

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

        Section 1.  The State Armory Board of the Department of
     Military Affairs having determined in accordance with 51 Pa.
     C.S. § 1507 (relating to the sale of unusable armories and
     land), that the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, 1000 Howard
     Avenue, Altoona and the real estate to which it is appurtenant
     are no longer suitable for military services due to changes in
     the needs of the military service, it and the Department of
     General Services with the approval of the Governor, are hereby
     authorized to sell, at public sale to the highest bidder and to
     convey to such bidder, his or its heirs, successors or assigns
     by general warranty deed acting in behalf of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, the right, title and interest of the Commonwealth
     in a tract of land and the armory building known as the
     Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, 1000 Howard Avenue, Altoona
     appurtenant thereto, in the City of Altoona, Blair County,
     Pennsylvania, containing 17,312 square feet, more or less, and
     described as follows:
        All those certain pieces of land, together with the buildings
     and improvements thereon, erected lying in the City of Altoona,
     County of Blair and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania more
     particularly described as follows, to wit:

                                 PARCEL I

        Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Howard Avenue,
     at line of land of Frederick Bloomhardt Estate, said point being
     54 feet southwestwardly from line of Tenth Street thence along
     said Howard Avenue in a southwesterly direction 31 feet to a
     point; thence northwestwardly at right angles to Howard Avenue
     138.5 feet to an alley, thence northeastwardly along said alley
     31 feet to a point, said point being 54 feet southwestwardly
     from Tenth Street, thence southeastwardly on a line parallel
     with Tenth Street and along line of land of Frederick Bloomhardt
     Estate, 138.5 feet to the place of beginning; containing 4,293
     square feet, more or less.
        Being the same premises which Hattie M. Detrick, widow, by
     her deed dated June 10, 1921 and recorded in the office for
     recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed
     Book Volume 284, Page 13 granted and conveyed onto the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns.

                                PARCEL II

        Beginning at the west corner Howard Avenue and Tenth Street;
     thence, along the northwest side of Howard Avenue, in a westerly
     direction, 54 feet to a point, line of land of Hattie M.
     Detrick; thence, along line of land of Hattie M. Detrick,
     northwestwardly, 138.50 feet to line of Howard Alley, thence,
     northeastwardly along the line of said Howard Alley 54 feet to
     line of Tenth Street; thence, southeastwardly, along the line of
     Tenth Street, 138.50 feet to line of Howard Avenue, and place of
     beginning; containing 7,479 square feet, more or less.
        Being the same premises which Frederick H. Bloomhardt,
     executor of the last will and testament of Frederick Bloomhardt,
     by his deed dated June 6, 1921, and recorded in the office for
     recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed
     Book Volume 282, Page 703 granted and conveyed onto the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns.

                                PARCEL III

        Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Howard Avenue,
     at line of land of Hattie M. Detrick, said point being 85 feet
     southwestwardly from Tenth Street; thence along Howard Avenue,
     southwestwardly 40.45 feet to a point, thence northwestwardly
     138.5 feet to an alley; thence northeastwardly, along said
     alley, 40 feet to a point on line land conveyed to William J.
     Detrick and Hattie M. Detrick, thence along said land of
     Detrick, southeastwardly 138.5 feet to Howard Avenue and place
     of beginning; containing 5,540 square feet, more or less.
        Being the same premises which Lydia C. McConnell, widow, by
     her deed dated June 13, 1921, and recorded in the office for
     recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed
     Book Volume 284, Page 14 granted and conveyed onto the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        The conveyance shall be made under and subject, nevertheless,
     to all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including but
     not confined to streets, roadways and rights of any telephone,
     telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well
     as under and subject, nevertheless, to any estate or tenancies
     vested in third persons, whether or not appearing of record, for
     any portion of the said land or improvements erected thereon.
        The conveyance shall also be made under and subject to any
     reservations set forth in the aforementioned deeds to the
     Commonwealth.
        Section 2.  The Deed of Conveyance shall be approved by the
     Office of Attorney General and shall be executed by the Adjutant
     General for the State Armory Board of the Department of Military
     Affairs and the Secretary of General Services in the name of the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
        Section 3.  All moneys received from the sale of the land and
     armory herein authorized to be conveyed shall be deposited in
     the State Treasury Armory Fund.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.