PRINTER'S NO. 224
No. 198 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY GLADECK AND HAGARTY, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 1, 1989
AN ACT 1 Authorizing and directing the Department of Transportation, with 2 the approval of the Governor, to convey to the Plymouth 3 Meeting Historical Society two tracts of land situate in 4 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. The Department of Transportation, with the 8 approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed, on 9 behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to grant and convey 10 to the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society, for a consideration 11 of one-half the fair market value as determined by an 12 independent appraiser approved by the Department of 13 Transportation, the following two tracts of land situate in 14 Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, bounded and 15 described as follows: 16 Tract No. 1 17 All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the 18 Township of Plymouth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of
1 Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: 2 Beginning at the spike in Chemical Road 267.7 feet measured 3 north 81 degrees 51 minutes west along the bed of Chemical Road 4 from its intersection with the westerly side of Germantown Pike 5 (also the corner of the property now of the Pa. Dept. of 6 Highways and formerly of Irene Mae Hinterlieter), thence south 7 81 degrees 55 minutes east 267.7 feet along Chemical Road to an 8 iron stake in the bed of Chemical Road, thence south 15 degrees 9 east 107.52 feet to a point, thence north 75 degrees east 10 10 feet to a corner point, thence south 15 degrees east 104 feet to 11 a point, thence south 83 degrees 14 minutes west 65.17 feet to 12 an iron pin, thence south 45 degrees 6 minutes west 287.3 feet 13 to a point, thence south 72 degrees 41 minutes west 48.0 feet to 14 a point then south 50 degrees 47 minutes west 209.83 feet to an 15 iron pin, thence north 50 degrees 47 minutes east 208.83 feet to 16 a point, then on the same course 77.44 feet to an iron pin, 17 thence north 55 degrees 37 minutes east 181.51 feet to an iron 18 pin, thence north 21 degrees 56 minutes east 160.96 feet to the 19 point of beginning, containing about 3.25 acres. 20 Tract No. 2 21 All that certain piece or parcel of land situate in the 22 Township of Plymouth, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of 23 Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: 24 Beginning at a spike in the bed of Chemical Road, 267.7 feet 25 measured in a north 81 degrees 55 minutes west direction along 26 the bed of Chemical Road from its intersection with the westerly 27 side of Germantown Pike, thence south 21 degrees 56 minutes west 28 crossing a stake on the south side of Chemical Road 160.96 feet 29 to an iron pin, thence south 55 degrees 37 minutes west, 181.51 30 feet to an iron pin, thence south 50 degrees 47 minutes west 19890H0198B0224 - 2 -
1 212.26 feet to an iron pin and on the same course another 180.5 2 feet to an iron pin, thence north 30 degrees 33 minutes west 3 251.52 feet to a corner point, thence north 71 degrees 43 4 minutes east 233.41 feet to an iron pin, thence north 65 degrees 5 1 minute east, 34.24 feet to an iron pin, thence north 29 6 degrees 56 minutes east 74.76 feet to a point, thence north 2 7 degrees 10 minutes west 174.8 feet to a point in bed of Chemical 8 Road, thence north 88 degrees 20 minutes east 25.39 feet along 9 the said Chemical Road to a point and to the point of beginning 10 south 81 degrees 55 minutes east 335.78 feet, containing 3.23 11 acres. 12 Section 2. The conveyance shall be made under and subject to 13 all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including, but 14 not confined to, streets, roadways and rights of telephone, 15 telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas or pipeline companies, as 16 well as under and subject to any interest, estates or tenancies 17 vested in third persons, whether or not appearing of record, for 18 any portion of the land or improvements erected thereon. 19 Section 3. The deed of conveyance shall be approved as 20 provided by law and shall be executed by the Secretary of 21 Transportation in the name of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 22 Section 4. The deed of conveyance shall contain a clause 23 that the lands conveyed shall be used for a community cultural 24 center by the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society and, if at any 25 time the Plymouth Meeting Historical Society or its successor in 26 function conveys said property or permits said property to be 27 used for any purpose other than that aforementioned, the title 28 thereto shall immediately revert to and revest in the 29 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 30 Section 5. Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance 19890H0198B0224 - 3 -
1 shall be borne by the grantee. 2 Section 6. Moneys received from the conveyance shall be 3 deposited in the Motor License Fund. 4 Section 7. This act shall take effect immediately. A23L85CHF/19890H0198B0224 - 4 -