Section 1. The Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Environmental Resources and the Governor, is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to grant and convey to the Borough of Taylor in the County of Lackawanna the surface or right of soil of the following described tract of land situate in the Borough of Taylor, County of Lackawanna and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Washington Street, said point being the intersection with the easterly side of an alley at the rear of properties fronting on Union Street; thence northwesterly along the easterly side of said alley about seven hundred four (704) feet to the southerly line of an alley extended; thence northeasterly along said extended line about seven hundred (700) feet to the former southerly right-of-way of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, now owned by the Raymond Colliery Company, Inc.; thence northwesterly along said former right-of- way one hundred thirty (130) feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly along said former right-of-way twenty (20) feet, more or less, to a point; thence northwesterly along said former right-of-way twenty (20) feet, more or less, to a point; thence northeasterly sixty (60) feet, more or less, to a point in the southerly side of a dirt road; thence southeasterly along the southerly side of said dirt road eight hundred seventy-five (875) feet, more or less, to the northerly side of Washington Street; thence southwesterly along the northerly side of Washington Street nine hundred thirty (930) feet, more or less, to a point of beginning.
Containing fourteen (14) acres, more or less, of surface as shown outlined in red on map hereto attached and hereby made a part hereof, entitled "Map No.2."
Being a portion of the premises conveyed by Moffat Coal Company, Inc., and Parmoff Corporation to Raymond Colliery Company, Inc., by deed dated March 31, 1966, which has been recorded in the office for the recording of deeds, etc., in and for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Being also a portion of that certain parcel described as "Lackawanna 10" in deed from Blue Coal Corporation, Raymond Colliery Company, Inc., and Olyphant Premium Anthracite, Inc., to Truesdale Enterprises Inc., dated June 26, 1975 and recorded in the office for the recording of deeds, etc., in and for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, said area having been deleted from the aforesaid deed of June 26, 1975 by correction deed dated January 28, 1976 and recorded in the aforesaid office in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Being parcel No. 2 in deed dated April 15, 1976 from Raymond Colliery Company, Inc., et al. to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania duly recorded in Lackawanna County Deed Book 899 at Page 2 et seq.
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.