Section 2. The Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Resources, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for a consideration of $1, is hereby authorized to lease for a period of 99 years to the City of Philadelphia lands within the bed of the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia, lying between the bulkhead and pierhead lines of the Delaware River, as approved by the United States War Department on January 20, 1891 and reestablished September 10, 1940, and between a point north of the north line of Market Street produced, and a point north of the north line of Race Street produced, in the fifth ward of the City of Philadelphia, containing 16.3804 acres, more or less, and more fully described as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of land situate in the fifth ward of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the easterly side of Delaware Avenue (variable width), also the bulkhead line as established by the Secretary of War on January 20, 1891 and reestablished September 10, 1940, located north 14 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds east at the distance of 147 feet 0 inches from an angle point, which angle point is also the point of intersection of the said easterly side of Delaware Avenue with the northerly side of Market Street (100 feet wide) produced: thence extending north 14 degrees 03 minutes 50 seconds east along the said easterly side of Delaware Avenue, also the said bulkhead line, 1289 feet 5 1/8 inches; thence south 79 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds east to a point on the pierhead line as established by the Secretary of War on January 20, 1891 and reestablished September 10, 1940; thence extending southwardly along the said pierhead line the following courses and distances: (1) south 14 degrees 51 minutes 14 seconds west 763 feet 8 inches: (2) south 11 degrees 13 minutes 56 seconds west 579 feet 10 1/4 inches to a point; thence north 09 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds east the distance of 60 feet 1 5/8 inches to a point; thence north 80 degrees 06 minutes 20 seconds west the distance of 182 feet 7 3/8 inches to a point on the easterly side of Delaware Avenue, also the said bulkhead line, the first mentioned point and place of beginning. Containing an area of 16.3804 acres, more or less.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources,
referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of
1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of
Environmental Protection.