74 Pa. Stat. § 120.56

Current through P.A. Acts 2024-18
Section 120.56 - 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 two tracts of land; tract number one being in the Forty-eighth Ward; and consisting of eight (8) parcels known as parcels A, B, C, D, L, M, N and O, as follows:

Parcel "A" containing 2.74380 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side of 20th Street (108' wide) at the distance of 6 feet southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence extending S. 75°00' E., parallel with Hartranft Street crossing Uber Street, former 19th Street, and the northwesterly side of the present 19th Street 664 feet to the point in the bed of the present 19th Street; thence extending S. 15°00' W., parallel to 19th Street through the bed of the same 180 feet to a point; thence extending N. 75°00' W., recrossing the northwesterly side of the present 19th Street, the beds of former 19th Street and Uber Street 664 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of 20th Street aforesaid; thence along the said side of 20th Street N. 15°00' E., 180 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "B" containing 0.93643 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side of 20th Street (108' wide) at the distance of 186 feet southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence S. 75°00' E., parallel with Hartranft Street and crossing the beds of Uber Street, former 19th Street and the present 19th Street, 673 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of the present 19th Street; thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of 19th Street 117.33 feet to a point; thence N. 57°13' W., recrossing the bed of 19th Street and the southeasterly side of former 19th Street, 272.785 feet to a point; thence N. 79°33'27" W., recrossing the northwesterly side of former 19th Street and Uber Street 414.560 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of 20th Street aforesaid; thence along the said side of 20th Street N. 15°00' E., 67.360 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "C" containing 9.14321 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue (120' wide) with the southeasterly side of 20th Street (108' wide); thence along the said side of 20th Street N. 15°00' E., 592.640 feet to a point; thence S. 79°33'27" E., crossing Uber Street and the northwesterly side of former 19th Street 414.560 feet to a point; thence S. 57°13' E., crossing the southeasterly side of former 19th Street and also the bed of the present 19th Street 272.785 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of the present 19th Street; thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of 19th Street 400.178 feet to a point; thence S. 41°51'11" W., recrossing the bed of 19th Street 159.264 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue aforesaid; thence along the said side of Pattison Avenue N. 75° W., recrossing the bed of Uber Street 601.061 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "D" containing 0.11733 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue (120' wide) with the southeasterly side of 19th Street (64' wide); thence N. 75°00' W., along the said side of Pattison Avenue crossing the bed of 19th Street 71.939 feet to a point; thence N. 41°51'11" E., recrossing the bed of 19th Street 159.264 feet to a point in the southeasterly side of the same; thence S. 15°00' W., along the same 142.089 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "L" containing .01860 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side of 19th Street (64' wide) at the distance of 6 feet southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 9 feet to a point in the bed of 19th Street; thence N. 15°00' E., through the bed of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence S. 75°00' E., 9 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "M" containing 0.01653 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southeasterly side of 19th Street (64' wide) at the distance of 96 feet southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 8 feet to a point in the bed of 19th Street; thence N. 15°00' E., through the bed of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence S. 75°00' E., 8 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "N" containing 0.00207 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the bed of 19th Street (64' wide) said point being at the distance of 96 feet southwestwardly from the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide) on a line at right angles thereto and said point also being 8 feet northwestwardly from the southeasterly side of 19th Street on a line at right angles thereto; thence S. 15°00' W., through the bed of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 1 foot to a point; thence N. 15°00' E. through the bed of 19th Street 90 feet to a point; thence S. 75°00' E., 1 foot to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "O" containing 0.09270 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the southeasterly side of 20th Street (108' wide) with the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence S. 75°00' E., along the said side of Hartranft Street crossing the beds of Uber Street former 19th Street and also the bed of the present 19th Street, 673 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of the present 19th Street (64' wide); thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of 19th Street 6 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., recrossing the beds of the present 19th Street former 19th Street and Uber Street 673 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of 20th Street aforesaid; thence N. 15°00' E., along the said side of 20th Street 6 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Tract number two being in the Twenty-sixth Ward and consisting of seven (7) parcels known as parcels E, F, G, H, I, J and K as follows:

Parcel "E" containing 6.67660 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Broad Street with the center line of Hoyt Street (60' wide); thence N. 75°00' W., along the center line of Hoyt Street crossing the beds of 15th and 16th Streets 699.50 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of 16th Street; thence N. 15°00' E., along the said side of 16th Street crossing the northeasterly side of Hoyt Street 416 feet to a point on the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide) thence S. 75°00' E., along the said side of Hartranft Street recrossing the beds of 16th and 15th Streets 673 feet to a point; thence S. 15° W., 6 feet to a point; thence S. 75°00' E., 26.50 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of Broad Street aforesaid; thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of Broad Street recrossing the northeasterly side of Hoyt Street 410 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "F" containing 0.00365 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Broad Street with the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street (88' wide); thence along the said side of Broad Street S. 15°00' W., 6 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 26.50 feet to a point; thence N. 15°00' E., 6 feet to a point on the southwesterly side of Hartranft Street aforesaid; thence along the said side of Hartranft Street S. 75°00' E., 26.50 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "G" containing 1.3823 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Broad Street with the southwesterly side of Hoyt Street (60' wide); thence N. 75°00' W., along the said side of Hoyt Street 147 feet to a point; thence S. 15°00' W., 71 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., crossing the beds of 15th and 16th Streets 552.50 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of 16th Street; thence N. 15°00' E., along the said side of 16th Street 101 feet to a point on the center line of Hoyt Street; thence S. 75°00' E., along the center line of Hoyt Street and recrossing the beds of 16th and 15th Streets 699.50 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of Broad Street aforesaid; thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of Broad Street 30 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "H" containing 0.10432 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the southwesterly side of Hoyt Street (60' wide) at the distance of 83 feet northwestwardly from the northwesterly side of Broad Street; thence S. 15°00' W., 71 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 64 feet to a point; thence N. 15°00' E., 71 feet to a point on the southwesterly side of Hoyt Street aforesaid; thence S. 75°00' E., along the said side of Hoyt Street 64 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "I" containing 0.13528 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Broad Street with the southwesterly side of Hoyt Street (60' wide); thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of Broad Street 71 feet to a point; thence N. 75°00' W., 83 feet to a point; thence N. 15°00' E., 71 feet to a point on the southwesterly side of Hoyt Street aforesaid; thence S. 75°00' E., along the said side of Hoyt Street 83 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "J" containing 4.6918 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northwesterly side of Broad Street with the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue (120' wide); thence N. 75°00' W., along the said side of Pattison Avenue and crossing the bed of 15th Street 524.104 feet to a point; thence N. 4°10' E., 8.942 feet to a point; thence N. 10°46' E., 59.424 feet to a point; thence N. 26°20' E., 52 feet to a point; thence N. 57°13' W., crossing the bed of 16th Street 188.558 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of 16th Street; thence N. 15°00' E., along the said side of 16th Street 152.381 feet to a point; thence S. 75°00' E., recrossing the beds of 16th and 15th Streets 699.50 feet to a point on the northwesterly side of Broad Street aforesaid; thence S. 15°00' W., along the said side of Broad Street 329 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Parcel "K" containing 0.5914 acres, more or less, bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at the point formed by the intersection of the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue (120' wide) with the northwesterly side of 16th Street 50 feet wide; thence N. 15°00' E., along the said side of 16th Street 176.619 feet to a point; thence S. 57°13' E., crossing the bed of 16th Street aforesaid 188.558 feet to a point; thence S. 26°20' W., 52 feet to a point; thence S. 10°46' W., 59.424 feet to a point; thence S. 4°10' W., 8.942 feet to a point on the northeasterly side of Pattison Avenue aforesaid; thence N. 75°00' W., along the said side of Pattison Avenue and recrossing the bed of 16th Street 175.396 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

74 P.S. § 120.56

1945, April 4, P.L. 121, § 1.