74 Pa. Stat. § 120.36

Current through P.A. Acts 2024-18
Section 120.36 - 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 in the Forty-eighth Ward of the City and County of Philadelphia, known as the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot, the first tract being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the southerly side of Oregon Avenue, (one hundred and twenty (120) feet wide) said point bearing North seventy-five degrees zero minutes West (N. 75°00' W.), and distant one hundred eighteen, eight hundred and twelve thousandths feet (118.812') from the westerly line of Twentieth Street (sixty (60) feet wide); thence: Along the arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of three hundred twenty-eight and six hundred and thirteen thousandths feet (328.613') and a central angle of fifty-one degrees nineteen minutes fifty and six tenths seconds (51°19'50.6"), a distance of two hundred ninety-four and four hundred and one thousandths feet (294.401') to a point, said point bearing South sixty-five degrees eight minutes thirty-four and three tenths seconds West (S. 65°08'34.3" W.), and distant two hundred eighty-four and sixty-five hundredths feet (284.65') from beginning of course; thence: South fifteen degrees zero minutes West (S. 15°00' W.) a distance of two hundred seventeen and five hundred and sixty-five thousandths feet (217.565') to a point in the Northerly line of Johnston Street; thence: crossing Johnston Street South 34°54'46" West sixty-three and eighty-two hundredths feet (63.82') to a point; thence: Along the South line of Johnston Street South 75°00' East, three hundred fifty-nine and fifty-five thousandths feet (359.055') to Southwest corner of the intersection of Johnston Street and Twentieth Street; thence: South 15°00' West along the West line of Twentieth Street, one thousand one hundred thirty feet (1,130.00') to a point; thence: North 75°00' West, one thousand six hundred eighteen and one thousandth feet (1,618.001') to a point; thence: North 72°30' West, one hundred one and thirty-three thousandths feet (101.033') to a point; thence: North 67°30' West, one hundred one and thirty-five thousandths feet (101.035') to a point; thence: North 25°00' East, twenty-eight and nine hundred forty-two thousandths feet (28.942') to a point; thence: Northwardly on a curve to the right having a radius of five hundred thirty and three hundred seventy-seven thousandths feet (530.377') with a central angle of 32°02'45.60" an arc length of two hundred ninety-six and six hundred forty-four thousandths feet (296.644') to a point; thence: North 32°09'58.94" West, one hundred twenty-six and five hundred thirty thousandths feet (126.530') to a point; thence: Northwardly on a curve to the right having a radius of five hundred seventy-two and five hundred forty-one thousandths feet (572.541') with a central angle of 33°19'12.55", an arc length of three hundred thirty-two and nine hundred fifty-nine thousandths feet (332.959') to a point; thence: Northwardly on a curve to the right having a radius of five hundred seventy-two and five hundred forty-one thousandths feet (572.541') with a central angle of 13°50'46.39", an arc length of one hundred thirty-eight and three hundred sixty-one thousandths feet (138.361') to a point; thence: North 15°00' East, one thousand three hundred sixty-five and three hundred sixty-nine thousandths feet (1,365.369') to a point on the West line of Vare Avenue; thence: Along the West line of Vare Avenue, South 30°33'42" East, six hundred fifty-one and twenty-five thousandths feet (651.025') to a point on the South line of Oregon Avenue; thence: South 75°00' East along the South line of Oregon Avenue to the point of beginning, containing 82.84 acres more or less.

The second tract being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning at a point the intersection of the Northeasterly house line of Johnston Street (legally open 60' wide) and the Southeasterly house line of Twentieth Street (legally open 60' wide); thence extending Northeastwardly along the Southeasterly house line of Twentieth Street (legally open 60' wide) North 15°00'00" East a distance of four hundred (400) feet to the Southwesterly house line of Oregon Avenue (legally open 120' wide); thence extending Southeastwardly along the Southwesterly house line of Oregon Avenue (legally open 120' wide) South 75°00'00" East a distance of three hundred eighty-six (386) feet to the Northwesterly house line of Nineteenth Street (legally open 60' wide); thence extending Southwestwardly along the Northwesterly house line of Nineteenth Street (legally open 60' wide) South 15°00'00" West a distance of four hundred (400) feet to the Northeasterly house line of Johnston Street (legally open 60' wide); and thence extending Northwestwardly along the Northeasterly house line of Johnston Street (legally open 60' wide) North 75°00'00" West a distance of three hundred eighty-six (386) feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning, containing in area 3.544 acres.

74 P.S. § 120.36

1943, May 21, P.L. 548, § 1.