Pennsylvania Act 1974-156 — CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN LUZERNE COUNTY TO CITY OF WILKES-BARRE

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CONVEYANCE - COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY IN LUZERNE COUNTY TO CITY OF
                               WILKES-BARRE
                  Act of Jul. 3, 1974, P.L. 449, No. 156              Cl. 85
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Department of Property and Supplies, with the
        approval of the Governor and the Department of Military
        Affairs, to sell and convey to the City of Wilkes-Barre,
        County of Luzerne, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a tract of
        land situate therein and providing for a reversion under
        certain circumstances.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Department of Property and Supplies, with the
     approval of the Governor and the Department of Military Affairs,
     is hereby authorized on behalf of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, to sell for a consideration of one dollar ($1) to
     the City of Wilkes-Barre, the following described tract of land,
     situate in the City of Wilkes-Barre, County of Luzerne,
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows:
        Beginning at a point in the southwesterly right-of-way line
     of Market Street, said point being further described as the most
     easterly corner of the Pennsylvania State Armory Board lands and
     the most northerly corner of Kirby Park lands; thence along the
     dividing line between the Pennsylvania State Armory lands and
     Kirby Park lands south 53 degrees 39 minutes west, 1064.90 feet
     to a point in the northeasterly right-of-way line of Northampton
     Street; thence along said right-of-way line north 36 degrees 21
     minutes west, 10.00 feet to a point; thence through lands of the
     Pennsylvania State Armory Board north 53 degrees 39 minutes
     east, 1064.90 feet to a point in the southwesterly right-of-way
     line of Market Street; thence along said right-of-way south 36
     degrees 21 minutes east, 10.00 feet to the place of beginning.
     Containing 10,649 square feet.
        Being a part of the same premises conveyed to the
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by deed of the City of Wilkes-Barre
     dated October 6, 1922 and recorded November 16, 1922 in Luzerne
     County Deed Book, Volume 573, at Page 231.
        The conveyance shall be made under and subject, nevertheless,
     to all easements, servitudes and rights of others, including but
     not confined to streets, roadways and rights of any telephone,
     telegraph, water, electric, gas or pipeline companies as well as
     under and subject, nevertheless, to any estate or tenancies
     vested in third persons whether or not appearing of record for
     any portion of the said land or improvements erected thereon.
        Section 2.  The conveyance shall be executed for the public
     purpose of creating a main access road to the public park runoff
     of Market Street. If at any time the City of Wilkes-Barre uses
     this property for any purpose other than a public purpose, the
     property shall revert back to the Commonwealth.
        Section 3.  The deed of conveyance shall be approved by the
     Department of Justice and shall be executed by the Secretary of
     Property and Supplies in the name of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania.
        Section 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.