Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby granted to the purchase, by the Government of the United States, of certain tracts of land, containing approximately three hundred sixty-eight acres, for use in the care and treatment of discharged sick and disabled soldiers, or for other uses of the United States; and said tracts of land being situate in Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Tract No. 1
Beginning at an iron pin set in the center line of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, at a corner of land of the S. Hatfield Estate; thence, extending along the center line of said highway, south eighty-four degrees one minute thirty seconds west, nine hundred seventy-three and eight-tenths feet to an iron pin; thence, north five degrees fifty-eight minutes thirty seconds west, twenty-four and seven-tenths feet to an iron pin set on the north side of said pike; thence, extending along land conveyed to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company, north seventy-seven degrees fifty-four minutes west, six hundred six and two-tenths feet to an iron pin; thence by land of the Pennsylvania Railroad, south thirty-four degrees fifty-one minutes west, eighty-five feet to an iron pin set in the north right of way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad; thence, extending along said right of way line in a westerly direction, by a curve line curving toward the north with a radius of five thousand six hundred eighty feet, the chord of the arc being, north seventy-four degrees thirty-three minutes twenty seconds west, six hundred five and thirty-six hundredths feet to an iron pin; thence, extending along land of the Coatesville Foundry and Machine Company, north no degrees fifty minutes west, one thousand four hundred seventy-nine feet to an iron pin, a corner of land belonging to Dr. S. Horace Scott; thence, extending along the Scott land, north no degrees forty- three minutes twenty seconds west, two thousand one hundred thirty-nine and fifty hundredths feet to a limestone, a corner of land belonging to George Irwin and, also, a corner of land of the S. Hatfield Estate; thence, extending along land of the Hatfield Estate, north eighty-nine degrees twenty-seven minutes thirty seconds east, nine hundred eighty-eight and eight one hundredths feet to a stone, a corner of land belonging to the Young Estate, north eighty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes ten seconds east, one thousand two hundred sixteen and sixty-two hundredths feet to an iron pin or stone, a corner of land belonging to the S. Hatfield Estate; thence, extending along the Hatfield Estate passing over an iron pin set in a chestnut stump, known formerly as the Bee Tree, and, also, passing fifteen and five-tenths feet east of a walnut tree just north of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, south no degrees thirty-six minutes ten seconds east, three thousand seven hundred seventy-three and ninety-seven hundredths feet to the first mentioned point, and place of beginning.
Containing one hundred ninety and eight hundred ninety-five thousandths acres of land, be the same more or less, according to a survey, thereof, made by Thomas G. Colesworthy, county surveyor of the above county, December, one thousand nine hundred twenty-eight.
Together with all right, title and interest, if any, in a strip of land, being the northern half of the roadbed of the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, bounded on the south by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, on the north by the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company, and on the east by the course described above as north five degrees fifty-eight minutes thirty seconds west, twenty-four and seven-tenths feet.
Also together with all right, title and interest, if any, in the three parcels or tracts of land as particularly set out in deed: Elizabeth F. Beale et al. to the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company, dated the seventeenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred eighty-four, and recorded in Deed Book X-nine, Page seventeen, et cetera.
Under and subject, nevertheless, to right of way of West Chester Street Railway Company along above described premises, abutting the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company, more particularly described as by reference to agreement dated June fourth, one thousand nine hundred six: Joseph Beale et al. and (with) West Chester Street Railway Company.
Being the same premises which John Park, by indenture bearing date the twenty-second day of July, one thousand eight hundred fifty-three and recorded in the office for the recording of deeds in and for the County of Chester, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book U-5, Page 1, granted and conveyed unto James M. Beale in fee.
Tract No. 2
Beginning at a stone, a corner of land of James M. Beale, deceased, formerly of Doctor Frances Gardner, and land of Thomas C. Young, deceased, formerly of Richard Hoskins; thence, along said land of James M. Beale, deceased, south eighty-four degrees and forty-five minutes west (S. 84 45' W.), nine hundred and sixty-two (962) feet to a stone, a corner of land of George Irwin; thence, along said land of George Irwin and land of Timothy Toomey, formerly of Samuel Lawrence, north four degrees and thirty minutes west (N. 4 30' W.), eight hundred seventy- four and five-tenths (874.5) feet to a point, another corner of land of Timothy Toomey; thence, along the same and land of Thomas C. Young, deceased, formerly of Richard Hoskins, north ninety degrees east (N. 90 E.), nine hundred sixty-three and six-tenths (963.6) feet to a point, another corner of land of Thomas C. Young, deceased; thence, along the same, south four degrees and thirty minutes east (S. 4 30' E.), seven hundred and ninety-two (792) feet to the place of beginning.
Containing eighteen and four-tenths (18.4) acres of land, be the same more or less, according to a new survey thereof made by George Rommel, Jr., C. E. dated December, one thousand nine hundred twenty-eight.
Being the same premises designated as, "The Other Tract" of Lot No. 1, which Deborah Coates, Administratix, and Preston Coates and Lindley Coates, Administrators of Seymour Coates, deceased, by deed, dated December thirty-one, one thousand eight hundred thirty-one, and duly recorded, in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book E-four, Volume seventy-seven, Page two hundred sixty-six, granted and conveyed unto Samuel Hatfield in fee.
Tract No. 3
Beginning at a point in the public road leading from Coatesville to Brandywine Manor, and extending thence, along said road by land of Ernest Pyle and William Holstein, north two degrees and fifteen minutes east, forty and one-tenth perches to a point at, or near, the middle of the said road; thence, leaving said road, by land of McClease, south eighty-eight degrees and twenty minutes west, one hundred fifty-five and four-tenths perches to a corner of said land and in a line of land of Timothy Toomey; thence, by said Toomey's land, south three degrees and forty minutes west, one hundred fifty-seven and fifty-eight one hundredths perches to a stone, a corner of said line and in a line of land of Gilbert Hatfield's Estate; thence, by the latter, south eighty-three degrees and five minutes east, nineteen and three-tenths perches to a stone; thence, still by the same crossing a public road, south two degrees and ten minutes west, forty-eight and eight-tenths perches to a stone, a corner of said land and in a line of land of James Beale's Estate; thence, along said Beale's Estate land, south eighty-eight degrees and thirty minutes east, eighty-five and one-tenth perches to a corner of William W. Thompson's land; thence by the same (and land formerly school land now Thompson's), north two degrees east, forty-nine and six one hundredths perches to a point in the south side of the public road; thence along said road by land formerly school land, north eighty-one degrees and fifty minutes east, fourteen and one- tenth perches to a point at the intersection of another public road leading from Caln to Brandywine Manor; thence along said last mentioned road by land of William W. Thompson, north fifty- seven degrees and twenty minutes east, twelve perches and by same, north fifty degrees and forty minutes east, twenty-eight perches to a point in the Old Lancaster Road; thence along said Old Lancaster Road by land of Milton M. Berry and Maude E. Werntz, respectively, north fifty-one degrees and twenty-five minutes west, fifty-four and two-tenths perches to a corner of said Werntz land; thence by the same, leaving said road, north one degree and fifteen minutes west, sixty-seven perches to a stone, a corner of said Maud E. Werntz's land, and still by the same, north eighty-eight degrees and twenty minutes east, fifty- three perches to the place of beginning.
Containing one hundred and sixty acres and twenty-five perches of land (160 acres and 25 perches), more or less, by a survey made December, one thousand nine hundred twenty-eight by Jerre P. Trout.
Being part of the same premises which Robert L. Hayes, Esquire, High Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania, by deed Poll, dated and acknowledged September second, one thousand eight hundred ninety-seven, and entered in the court of common pleas of said county in Sheriff's Deed Docket Number eleven, Page sixty-nine, granted and conveyed unto the said Thomas C. Young in fee.