SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2726, 3610, 4092 PRINTER'S NO. 4182
No. 2066 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, NOVEMBER 14, 1989
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, OCTOBER 1, 1990
AN ACT
1 Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the
2 approval of the Governor, to sell and convey a tract of land
3 and a right-of-way situate in Canaan Township, Wayne County,
4 Pennsylvania; AND TO CONVEY TO THE COUNTY OF WARREN A TRACT <--
5 OF LAND AND THE BUILDINGS ERECTED THEREON IN CONEWANGO
6 TOWNSHIP, WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.; AUTHORIZING AND <--
7 DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE
8 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
9 TO CONVEY TO SNYDER COUNTY A TRACT OF LAND AND THE BUILDINGS
10 ERECTED THEREON IN PENN TOWNSHIP, SNYDER COUNTY,
11 PENNSYLVANIA; AND MAKING A REPEAL.
12 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13 hereby enacts as follows:
14 Section 1. The Department of General Services, with the
15 approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized and directed on
16 behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant and convey
17 to the Adams Cable Company, for a consideration equal to the
18 fair market value as determined by an independent appraiser
19 selected by the Department of General Services, the following
20 tract of land:
21 All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying
22 and being in Canaan Township, County of Wayne, and State of
1 Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
2 Beginning at an iron pin found on the common boundary line of
3 lands now or formerly of Tammaro, Oaktree Lodge, Pennsylvania
4 State Asylum Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and other lands now or
5 formerly of Pennsylvania State Asylum Commonwealth of
6 Pennsylvania; said point of beginning being the most
7 northeasterly corner of lands herein described.
8 Thence along other lands now or formerly of Pennsylvania
9 State Asylum Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the following four
10 courses and distances: (1) south 12 degrees, 03 minutes, 15
11 seconds east, 483.00 feet to a point; (2) south 80 degrees, 55
12 minutes, 29 seconds west, 226.64 feet to a point; (3) north 09
13 degrees, 12 minutes, 59 seconds west, 660.00 feet to a point;
14 (4) north 80 degrees, 53 minutes, 03 seconds east, 91.28 feet to
15 a point on line of lands now or formerly of Tammaro.
16 Thence along lands now or formerly of Tammaro, south 41
17 degrees, 16 minutes, 00 seconds east, 210.00 feet to the point
18 of beginning.
19 Containing 2.97 acres of land more or less as surveyed by
20 Ronald J. Gruzesky, Registered Land Surveyor.
21 This deed is conveyed under and subject to the rights of way
22 of any and all Public Highways and Public Utilities which may be
23 over and across the same.
24 Also being conveyed with the above described premises is a 33
25 foot right-of-way running from State Route 0006 to the westerly
26 side line of the 2.97 acre parcel herein described. Said right-
27 of-way described as follows:
28 Beginning at a point in the center of State Route 0006; said
29 point of beginning being the intersection of the centerline of
30 State Route 0006 with an existing road.
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1 Thence along the centerline of an existing road the following
2 15 courses and distances: (1) north 21 degrees, 55 minutes, 55
3 seconds east, 106.05 feet to a point; (2) north 34 degrees, 54
4 minutes, 09 seconds east, 186.18 feet to a point; (3) north 03
5 degrees, 58 minutes, 55 seconds west, 90.32 feet to a point; (4)
6 north 19 degrees, 51 minutes, 04 seconds west, 98.98 feet to a
7 point; (5) north 08 degrees, 12 minutes, 30 seconds east, 90.10
8 feet to a point; (6) north 14 degrees, 12 minutes, 58 seconds
9 west, 93.56 feet to a point; (7) north 17 degrees, 35 minutes,
10 50 seconds west, 132.38 feet to a point; (8) north 18 degrees,
11 55 minutes, 33 seconds east, 108.93 feet to a point; (9) north
12 49 degrees, 53 minutes, 12 seconds east, 105.53 feet to a point;
13 (10) north 77 degrees, 29 minutes, 26 seconds east, 102.90 feet
14 to a point; (11) south 60 degrees, 40 minutes, 02 seconds east,
15 164.51 feet to a point; (12) south 77 degrees, 19 minutes, 58
16 seconds east, 131.55 feet to a point; (13) south 76 degrees, 39
17 minutes, 56 seconds east, 81.25 feet to a point; (14) south 76
18 degrees, 39 minutes, 56 seconds east, 16.76 feet to a point;
19 (15) south 65 degrees, 09 minutes, 07 seconds east, 122.93 feet
20 to a point on the westerly sideline of the 2.97 acre parcel
21 described above.
22 SECTION 2. THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
23 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, ON
24 BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO GRANT AND CONVEY
25 TO THE COUNTY OF WARREN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF ONE DOLLAR THE
26 FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND AND THE BUILDINGS THEREON:
27 ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN CONEWANGO
28 TOWNSHIP, WARREN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND BEING A PORTION OF
29 THE WARREN STATE HOSPITAL LANDS KNOWN AS THE "FARM COLONY," AND
30 IS MORE FULLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED FROM A SURVEY MADE BY ROBERT
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1 G. RIEDER, REGISTERED SURVEYOR SU12781, AS FOLLOWS:
2 BEGINNING AT A ONE-INCH PIPE SET IN THE LINE COMMON TO SAID
3 STATE LANDS AND THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 9 OF THE CONEWANGO PARK
4 SITE SUBDIVISION, AT A DISTANCE OF 447.00 FEET WESTERLY OF THE
5 CENTERLINE OF U.S. ROUTE 62 (S.R.0062) THENCE FOUR COURSES,
6 SEVERING LANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH: NORTH 07 DEGREES 53 MINUTES
7 34 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 687.84 FEET TO A ONE-INCH PIPE;
8 NORTH 60 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF
9 200.74 FEET TO A ONE-INCH PIPE; NORTH 15 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 51
10 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 233.22 FEET TO A ONE-INCH PIPE;
11 NORTH 08 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF
12 433.57 FEET TO A ONE-INCH PIPE SET IN THE LINE COMMON TO THE
13 COMMONWEALTH AND LANDS OF THE CONEWANGO VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB;
14 THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 08 SECONDS WEST, WITH THE
15 LAST MENTIONED LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1239.95 FEET TO A ONE-INCH
16 PIPE SET IN SAID LINE; THENCE SOUTH 11 DEGREES 23 MINUTES 27
17 SECONDS EAST, SEVERING LANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, A DISTANCE OF
18 1446.09 FEET TO A ONE-INCH PIPE SET IN THE LINE COMMON TO THE
19 COMMONWEALTH AND THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 100 OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
20 CONEWANGO PARK SITE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 15
21 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, WITH SAID LINE, PASSING THROUGH A PIPE
22 AT 647.77 FEET, FOR A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 995.73 FEET TO THE PLACE
23 OF BEGINNING.
24 CONTAINING 36.67 ACRES, BE THE SAME, MORE OR LESS.
25 SECTION 3. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE <--
26 APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, IS
27 HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
28 PENNSYLVANIA, TO GRANT AND CONVEY FOR A CONSIDERATION EQUAL TO
29 ONE-HALF OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY AN
30 INDEPENDENT APPRAISER SELECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL
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1 SERVICES TO SNYDER COUNTY, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND
2 AND THE BUILDINGS ERECTED THEREON:
3 ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN PENN
4 TOWNSHIP, SNYDER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED
5 AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:
6 BEGINNING AT A SPIKE IN THE CENTERLINE OF L.R. 54068 AT THE
7 SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND; THENCE ALONG
8 LANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, NORTH 15 DEGREES 14
9 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 345.87 FEET TO AN IRON
10 PIN; THENCE ALONG THE SAME, NORTH 00 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 21
11 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 207.42 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE ALONG
12 THE SAME, NORTH 81 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A
13 DISTANCE OF 339.28 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE ALONG THE SAME
14 SOUTH 26 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF
15 315.09 FEET TO AN IRON PIN; THENCE ALONG THE SAME SOUTH 45
16 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 247.34 FEET TO
17 A SPIKE IN THE CENTERLINE OF L.R. 54068; THENCE ALONG THE
18 CENTERLINE OF L.R. 54068 ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF
19 572.96 FEET, ARC DISTANCE OF 100.20 FEET AND A CHORDBEARING AND
20 DISTANCE OF 86 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF
21 100.07 FEET TO A SPIKE IN THE CENTERLINE OF L.R. 54068; THENCE
22 ALONG THE SAME ON A CURVE TO THE LEFT WITH A RADIUS OF 1,637.02
23 FEET, ARC DISTANCE OF 478.72 FEET AND A CHORDBEARING AND
24 DISTANCE OF SOUTH 74 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST, A
25 DISTANCE OF 477.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
26 BEING PART OF THE SAME PREMISES WHICH FRAYNA E. PONTIUS AND
27 F. E. PONTIUS, HER HUSBAND CONVEYED IN FEE TO THE COMMONWEALTH
28 OF PENNSYLVANIA BY DEED DATED AUGUST 7, 1929 AND RECORDED IN
29 SNYDER COUNTY DEED BOOK, VOLUME 52, PAGE 96.
30 (B) THE LAND AND BUILDINGS SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR EXPANSION
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1 OF THE COUNTY'S PRISON FACILITIES AND, IF AT ANY TIME THE
2 PROPERTY IS USED FOR OTHER PURPOSES, THE TITLE THERETO SHALL
3 IMMEDIATELY REVERT TO AND REVEST IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF
4 PENNSYLVANIA.
5 Section 2 3. The conveyance 4. THESE CONVEYANCES shall be <--
6 made under and subject to all easements, servitudes and rights
7 of others, including but not confined to streets, roadways, and
8 rights of any telephone, telegraph, water, electric, sewer, gas
9 or pipeline companies, as well as under and subject to any
10 interest, estates or tenancies vested in third persons, whether
11 or not appearing of record, for any portion of the land or
12 improvements erected thereon.
13 Section 3 4. The deed 5. DEEDS of conveyance shall be <--
14 approved as provided by law and shall be executed by the
15 Secretary of General Services in the name of the Commonwealth of
16 Pennsylvania.
17 Section 4 5. Costs and fees incidental to this conveyance <--
18 shall be borne by the grantee.
19 Section 5 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
20 SECTION 6. COSTS AND FEES INCIDENTAL TO THESE CONVEYANCES <--
21 SHALL BE BORNE BY THE RESPECTIVE GRANTEES.
22 SECTION 7. THE ACT OF APRIL 26, 1990 (P.L.126, NO.35),
23 ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
24 GENERAL SERVICES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE
25 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TO CONVEY TO SNYDER COUNTY A TRACT OF
26 LAND AND THE BUILDINGS ERECTED THEREON IN PENN TOWNSHIP, SNYDER
27 COUNTY; AND MAKING A REPEAL," IS REPEALED.
28 SECTION 8. THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
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