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 convey in quitclaim to Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co., a Delaware Corporation, for such consideration as an independent appraisal of the Commonwealth's interest obtained through the Department of General Services shall determine, such appraisal to be paid for by the grantee, the following described tract of land situate in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania:
All of the Commonwealth's title and interest in part of that certain parcel of ground situate lying and being in the Township of Bensalem, County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, more particularly bounded and described according to a plan prepared by Martin J. Eustace, Jr., P. E., Consulting Engineer for Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co., a Delaware Corporation, titled "Right-of-Way Plan for Winks Lane," and dated March 10, 1980. As follows to wit:
Beginning at a point on the northerly right-of-way line of State Road (65 feet wide at this point) at the beginning of the curve return connecting the said right-of-way line of State Road with the westerly right-of-way line of Winks Lane (50 feet wide) and running thence; along the aforementioned curve return, along a line curving to the left having a radius of 40 feet, an arc length of 53.29 feet to a point of tangency thence; north 15 degrees 47 minutes 34 seconds west 1,816.46 feet to a point of curvature thence; along the curve return connecting the westerly right-of-way line of Winks Lane to the southerly right-of-way line of Meadow Lane (50 feet wide), along a line curving to the left having a radius of 40 feet, an arc length of 72.38 feet to a point of tangency thence; along the southerly right-of-way line of Winks Lane north 60 degrees 32 minutes 9 seconds east 133.80 feet to a point of curvature thence; along the curve return connecting the southerly right-of-way line of Meadow Lane to the easterly right-of-way line of Winks Lane, along a line curving to the left having a radius of 40 feet an arc length of 53.29 feet to a point of curvature thence; south 15 degrees 47 minutes 34 seconds east 1,867.37 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of State Road thence; along the said right-of-way line of State Road south 60 degrees 32 minutes 9 seconds west 82.89 feet to the point and place of beginning.
Being the bed of Winks Lane (extending from the northerly side of State Road to the southerly side of Meadow Lane) as shown on said plan.
It is the intent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to quit- claim any and all right, title and interest of, in and to the bed of Winks Lane, north of State Road.
Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions, remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim, and demand whatsoever, as well in law as in equity, of the said party of the first part, of, in or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances.
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.