Section 1. The State Armory Board of the Department of Military Affairs having determined in accordance with 51 Pa. C.S. § 1507 (relating to the sale of unusable armories and land), that the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, 1000 Howard Avenue, Altoona and the real estate to which it is appurtenant are no longer suitable for military services due to changes in the needs of the military service, it and the Department of General Services with the approval of the Governor, are hereby authorized to sell, at public sale to the highest bidder and to convey to such bidder, his or its heirs, successors or assigns by general warranty deed acting in behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the right, title and interest of the Commonwealth in a tract of land and the armory building known as the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory, 1000 Howard Avenue, Altoona appurtenant thereto, in the City of Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, containing 17,312 square feet, more or less, and described as follows:
All those certain pieces of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, erected lying in the City of Altoona, County of Blair and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania more particularly described as follows, to wit:
PARCEL I
Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Howard Avenue, at line of land of Frederick Bloomhardt Estate, said point being 54 feet southwestwardly from line of Tenth Street thence along said Howard Avenue in a southwesterly direction 31 feet to a point; thence northwestwardly at right angles to Howard Avenue 138.5 feet to an alley, thence northeastwardly along said alley 31 feet to a point, said point being 54 feet southwestwardly from Tenth Street, thence southeastwardly on a line parallel with Tenth Street and along line of land of Frederick Bloomhardt Estate, 138.5 feet to the place of beginning; containing 4,293 square feet, more or less.
Being the same premises which Hattie M. Detrick, widow, by her deed dated June 10, 1921 and recorded in the office for recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book Volume 284, Page 13 granted and conveyed onto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns.
PARCEL II
Beginning at the west corner Howard Avenue and Tenth Street; thence, along the northwest side of Howard Avenue, in a westerly direction, 54 feet to a point, line of land of Hattie M. Detrick; thence, along line of land of Hattie M. Detrick, northwestwardly, 138.50 feet to line of Howard Alley, thence, northeastwardly along the line of said Howard Alley 54 feet to line of Tenth Street; thence, southeastwardly, along the line of Tenth Street, 138.50 feet to line of Howard Avenue, and place of beginning; containing 7,479 square feet, more or less.
Being the same premises which Frederick H. Bloomhardt, executor of the last will and testament of Frederick Bloomhardt, by his deed dated June 6, 1921, and recorded in the office for recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book Volume 282, Page 703 granted and conveyed onto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns.
PARCEL III
Beginning at a point on the northwest side of Howard Avenue, at line of land of Hattie M. Detrick, said point being 85 feet southwestwardly from Tenth Street; thence along Howard Avenue, southwestwardly 40.45 feet to a point, thence northwestwardly 138.5 feet to an alley; thence northeastwardly, along said alley, 40 feet to a point on line land conveyed to William J. Detrick and Hattie M. Detrick, thence along said land of Detrick, southeastwardly 138.5 feet to Howard Avenue and place of beginning; containing 5,540 square feet, more or less.
Being the same premises which Lydia C. McConnell, widow, by her deed dated June 13, 1921, and recorded in the office for recording deeds in and for Blair County, Pennsylvania in Deed Book Volume 284, Page 14 granted and conveyed onto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The conveyance shall be made under and subject, nevertheless, to all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including but not confined to streets, roadways and rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline companies, as well as under and subject, nevertheless, to any estate or tenancies vested in third persons, whether or not appearing of record, for any portion of the said land or improvements erected thereon.
The conveyance shall also be made under and subject to any reservations set forth in the aforementioned deeds to the Commonwealth.