74 Pa. Stat. § 120.26

Current through P.A. Acts 2024-18
Section 120.26 - Consent to acquisition of land

The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby granted, in accordance with the seventeenth clause, eighth section of the first article of the Constitution of the United States, to the acquisition, by the United States of America, of a certain tract of land in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Marietta Holding and Reconsignment Point, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point West of the Borough of Marietta, East Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, said point being located N. 22°55' E., 50 feet from a stone in the line of land of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and the land of M. R. Hoffman, Jr.; thence:

S. 65°16' E., 685.35' to the Southeasterly corner of M. R. Hoffman, Jr., property; thence: Along the Easterly line of M. R. Hoffman, Jr., property the following courses and distances: N. 15°12' E., 215.62' to a point, thence, N. 8°18' E., 529.44' to a point, thence, N. 18°57'30" E., 1,672.86' to a point, thence, N. 76°2'30" W., 979.44' by lands of M. R. Hoffman, Jr., and M. R. Hoffman, Sr., to a point in the center line of Vinegar Valley Road; thence:

Continuing along the center line of said Vinegar Valley Road, N. 29°19'30" E., 62.22' to a point; thence: Leaving said road and continuing along the Southerly line of M. R. Hoffman, Sr., property, and the Norman Moyer property, S. 76°02'30" E., 4,852.94', to a monument at a corner of said last mentioned property; thence: By land of Norman Moyer property and in the center line of a public road, N. 27°33'30" E., 1,287.06'--to a point, at an angle in said public road; thence: Continuing along the center line of said public road by land of other owners, S. 79°29'30" E., 1,238.8' to its intersection with the Westerly line of Earl Ney property; thence:

Leaving said public road and continuing along the Westerly line and the Easterly line of said Earl Ney property the following two courses and distances: S. 26°34' W., 1,358.29' to a monument, thence, S. 78°14'30" E., 2,424.39' to corner of lands owned by Edward L. Balmer and Isaac Eshelman; thence:

Continuing along the Southerly line of Isaac Eshelman property, S. 78°14'30" E., 537.73' to a point; thence: N. 11°45'30" E., 10.0' to the point curvature; thence: Along the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 119.55' and distance of 171.56' to a point; thence: N. 68°11'30" E., 23.5' to its intersection with the Southeasterly R/W line of Route No. 280; thence:

Continuing along said Southeasterly R/W line of State Highway Route No. 280 S. 21°48'30" E., 383.03' to a point; thence: S. 00°11'30" E., 105.0' to a point; thence: Leaving said State Highway Route No. 280 and following lands of Gilliland Laboratories, Inc., N. 89°48'30" W., 23.5' to a point of curvature; thence: Along the arc of a reverse curve to the left with a radius of 222.31' a distance of 217.76' to a corner of lands owned by Gilliland Laboratories, Inc., and Isaac Eshelman; thence:

Continuing along the Northerly line of said Isaac Eshelman property on a reversed curve to the left with a radius 222.31' a distance of 129.72' to a point; thence: N. 11°45'30" E., 10.0' to a point; thence: N. 78°14'30" W., 600.27' to its intersection with the Westerly line of Edward L. Balmer property; thence: Continuing along the Edward L. Balmer property the following calls and distances S. 25°42'30" W., 2,200.00' more or less to its intersection with the Southerly R/W line of State Highway No. 441; thence:

Along the South R/W line of former State Highway No. 441 to its intersection with the South R/W line of United States Street; thence: Southwesterly along said South R/W line of United States Street to its intersection with the Westerly R/W line of Morris Street; thence: Along said Westerly R/W line, S. 00°50' W., 330.00' more or less to its intersection with the Northerly R/W line of the Columbia Branch of the P.R.R. Co.; thence: S. 77°49' E. and crossing Morris Street to a point in the Easterly R/W line of Morris Street; thence: Along the Easterly R/W line of said Morris Street N. 00°50' E., 152.96' to its intersection with the Southerly R/W line of an unnamed alley; thence: Along a line S. 89°10' E., 665.0' to its intersection with the Westerly R/W line of a 20' alley; thence: Along the Westerly R/W line of said 20' alley S. 00°50' W., 201.57' to its intersection with the Northerly R/W line of the Columbia Branch of the P.R.R. Co.; thence:

Continuing along the Northerly R/W line of said railroad S. 89°10' E., 680.0' to its intersection with the Westerly R/W line of Decatur Street; thence: Along the Westerly R/W line of said Decatur Street S. 00°50' W. to its intersection with the Southerly R/W line of the said railroad; thence: Along the Southerly R/W line of the said railroad the following calls and distances: N. 89°10' W., 680.0' to a point of curvature; thence: Along the arc of a curve to the left with a radius of 764.49' a distance of 200.0' to a point; thence: S. 15°51' W. 22.0' to a point; thence N. 78°53' W., 469.03' to a point; thence: N. 77°49' W., 270.0' to a point; thence: N. 00°50' E., 79.71' to a point with its intersection of an unnamed alley; thence:

Along the Southerly R/W line of said alley a distance of 40' to a point; thence: S. 00°50' W., 71.68' to a point; thence: N. 77°49' W., 260.0' to a monument; thence: N. 24°27'30" E., 70.0' more or less to a point; thence: N. 77°49' W. a distance of 260.0' to a point; thence: N. 24°27'30" E., 40.0' more or less to its intersection with the Northerly R/W line of the Columbia Branch of the P.R.R. Co.; thence:

Continuing along the Northerly R/W line of said Columbia Branch the following calls and distances: N. 77°49' W., 980.75' to a point; thence: N. 73°02' W., 473.22' to a point; thence: N. 16°58' E., 30.0' to a point; thence: N. 73°02' W., 750.0' to a point; thence: N. 77°07'30" W., 700.0' to a point; thence: N. 73°02' W., 1,547.52' to its intersection with the center line of Vinegar Valley Road; thence:

Along the center line of said Vinegar Valley Road N. 29°12' W., 30.70' to a point; thence: S. 73°02' E., 854.80' to a point; thence: N. 22°55' E. a distance of 20.0' to the point of beginning, containing 505.87 acres.

74 P.S. § 120.26

1943, May 21, P.L. 530, § 1.