Section 1

Act 316 of 1978, § 1, under COMMONWEALTH - ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN HUNTINGDON COUNTY.

Act 316 of 1978, § 1

Section 1. The Department of General Services is authorized to acquire for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Justice, for the use of the Bureau of Corrections, for a consideration of $1, fee simple title to a tract of land in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and certain rights in connection therewith by its acceptance of delivery of a general warranty deed therefor from Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed, his wife, describing the land and the rights therein as follows:

ITEM NO. 1

All that parcel of land situate in the Borough of Huntingdon, County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, viz:

Beginning at a point marked by an iron pin at the northeasterly corner of land now or formerly of Rex McMickens on the westerly side of the railroad of Penn Central Transportation Company known as the Main Line in the vicinity of said Transportation Company's Mile Post 203, said beginning point being in the westerly line of the former Pennsylvania Canal lands approximately 1405 feet north of the northerly line of 8th Street as measured along said westerly line of former Canal lands;

Extending from said beginning point the following ten courses and distances, the first seven thereof being by remaining land of said Transportation Company: (1) north 0 degrees 35 minutes west 31.0 feet to an iron pin distant 58 feet westwardly, at right angles, from the center line of the eastbound main track of railroad of said Transportation Company; (2) south 75 degrees 40 minutes west 92.0 feet to an iron pin distant 150 feet westwardly, at right angles, from said center line of eastbound main track; (3) north 14 degrees 15 minutes west, parallel with said center line of eastbound main track, 1508.0 feet to an iron pin; (4) north 75 degrees 40 minutes east 113.0 feet to an iron pin distant 37 feet westwardly, at right angles, from said center line of eastbound main track; (5) north 14 degrees 15 minutes west, parallel with said center line of eastbound main track, 1106.0 feet to an iron pin; (6) south 75 degrees 40 minutes west 78.0 feet to an iron pin; and (7) continuing south 75 degrees 40 minutes west 10 feet, more or less to the east bank of the Juniata River; thence (8) southwardly, along said east bank of river, 2775 feet, more or less, to the northerly line of said land now or formerly of Rex McMickens; thence (9) north 75 degrees 40 minutes east along said northerly line of the last mentioned land, 20 feet more or less to an iron pin, which last mentioned iron pin is located the following twelve courses and distances from the iron pin at the end of course number 6 herein; (a) south 7 degrees 29 minutes west 160.3 feet to an iron pin; (b) south 10 degrees 6 minutes west 249.4 feet to an iron pin; (c) south 5 degrees 43 minutes east 211.2 feet to an iron pin; (d) south 22 degrees 45 minutes east 118.0 feet to an iron pin; (e) south 9 degrees 38 minutes east 198.2 feet to an iron pin; (f) south 15 degrees 45 minutes east 160.3 feet to an iron pin; (g) south 11 degrees 46 minutes east 318.2 feet to an iron pin; (h) south 12 degrees 54 minutes east 442.9 feet to an iron pin; (i) south 1 degree 4 minutes west 299.4 feet to an iron pin; (j) south 12 degrees 4 minutes east 194.3 feet to an iron pin; (k) south 19 degrees 5 minutes east 160.0 feet to an iron pin; and (l) south 40 degrees 1 minute east 202.0 feet; and thence (10) continuing north 75 degrees 40 minutes east along said northerly line of land now or formerly of Rex McMickens, 247.5 feet to the place of beginning containing 14.15 acres more or less.

ITEM NO. 2

All the right, title and interest of the said Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed, his wife, in and to the muds, and land under the waters of the Juniata River bounding the hereinbefore described on the west as far into the said river as such right, title and interest extends or should extend by law or custom and all riparian rights appertaining thereto.

ITEM NO. 3

All the rights of the said Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed, his wife, in the 20 feet wide access roadway to the land described in Item No. 1 above, the base line of which is described as follows:

Beginning at the same beginning point established at the beginning point in the parcel of land containing 14.15 acres, more or less, hereinbefore described, said beginning point being in the general easterly line of an existing roadway as depicted on a plan of survey made by Paul J. Logue, Registered Professional Engineer No. 7994E, dated November 1972;

Extending from said beginning point the following six courses and distances along said base line; (1) south 18 degrees 20 minutes east 86.5 feet to an iron pin distant 15 feet west of the east line of said roadway and 5 feet east of the west line of said roadway; (2) south 4 degrees 28 minutes west 248.7 feet to an iron pin distant 10 feet west of the east line of said roadway and 10 feet east of the west line of said roadway; (3) south 6 degrees 20 minutes east 299.5 feet to an iron pin distant 5 feet west of the east line of said roadway and 15 feet east of the west line of said roadway; (4) south 19 degrees 32 minutes east 199.3 feet to an iron pin distant 5 feet west of the east line of said roadway and 15 feet east of the west line of said roadway; (5) south 32 degrees 21 minutes east 99.7 feet to an iron pin; and (6) south 35 degrees 23 minutes east 269.6 feet to an iron pin in the prolongation westwardly of the first Street north of 8th Street, the point of ending for the parcel of land being described.

Being the same property conveyed to Thomas J. Reed and Audrey J. Reed, his wife, by the trustees of the property of Pennsylvania Central Transportation Company dated March 23, 1973 recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book 110 at Page 76.