The consent of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is hereby granted to the purchase by the Government of the United States of a certain tract of land, containing approximately one hundred and forty-seven and five hundred and forty-three thousandths acres, for use in the care and treatment of discharged sick and disabled soldiers, or for other uses of the United States; said tract of land being situate in O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and bounded and described as follows, to wit:

Beginning at a concrete monument at the northeasterly corner of lands of the city of Pittsburgh upon which is constructed its filtration plant, said monument being distant, north, three degrees forty-three minutes (N. 3°43′) east, one thousand one hundred and ninety-nine and seventy-seven one-hundredths (1199.77) feet, measured along said filtration lands, from the northerly side of the county road, known as Freeport Road; thence, along said filtration lands, north, seventy-three degrees two minutes (N. 73°2′) west, one thousand four hundred seventy-four and eighty-one one-hundredths (1474.81) feet, to an iron post on line of land now or formerly of Aspinwall-Delafield Company, upon which is laid out its plan number five; thence, along said last mentioned line, north, two degrees twenty-five minutes (N. 2°25′) east, one thousand two hundred eight and eighty-three one-hundredths (1208.83) feet, to an old monument (stone); thence, along the same, north, eighty-nine degrees fifty-three minutes (N. 89°53′) west, one hundred thirty-one and ninety-two one-hundredths (131.92) feet, to an old monument (stone); thence, along the same, north, eight degrees fifty-three minutes (N. 8°53′) west, eight hundred thirty-five and fifty-eight one-hundredths (835.58) feet, passing through a concrete monument, to the center of the county road, designated in the Aspinwall-Delafield Company's Plans as Delafield Avenue, on line of plan number four of said Aspinwall-Delafield Company; thence, along the center of said county road, the following eleven courses and distances: North, seventy-one degrees eleven minutes (N. 71°11′) east, sixty-seven and forty-one one-hundredths (67.41) feet along said land of Aspinwall-Delafield Company; north, sixty-eight degrees thirteen minutes (N. 68°13′) east, one hundred ninety-five and fifty one-hundredths (195.50) feet along same; north, fifty-nine degrees two minutes (N. 59°2′) east, seventy-one and four one-hundredths (71.04) feet along same; north fifty-six degrees twenty-eight minutes thirty seconds (N. 56°28′30″) east, two hundred ninety-five and twenty-eight one-hundredths (295.28) feet along lands of Peoples Savings and Trust Company; north, sixty-one degrees two minutes (N. 61°2′) east, one hundred three and eighty one-hundredths (103.80) feet along same; north sixty-eight degrees fifty-seven minutes (N. 68°57′) east, three hundred ninety-eight and sixty-two one-hundredths (398.62) feet along same; north, seventy-five degrees three minutes (N. 75°3′) east, one hundred forty-eight and forty-six one-hundredths (148.46) feet along same; north, eighty-one degrees thirteen minutes (N. 81°13′) east, three hundred fifty-seven and forty-eight one-hundredths (357.48) feet along same; south, seventy degrees fifty-five minutes (S. 70°55′) east, one hundred twenty-seven and forty-six one-hundredths (127.46) feet along same; south eighty-two degrees twenty-five minutes (S. 82°25′) east, eighty and eighty-two one-hundredths (80.82) feet along same; north, eighty-three degrees twenty-five minutes (N. 83°25′) east, seventy-nine and sixty one-hundredths (79.60) feet alone same; thence in part along the center of said road along said lands of Peoples Savings and Trust Company, passing through a concrete monument, north, seventy-seven degrees thirty minutes thirty seconds (N. 77°30′30″) east, four hundred twenty and twenty-three one-hundredths (420.23) feet to the center of Squaw Run; thence, along the center of said run, the twelve following courses and distances along lands of Peoples Savings and Trust Company: South, twelve degrees twenty-four minutes thirty seconds (S. 12°23′30″) east, one hundred eight and forty-four one-hundredths (108.44) feet; south, fifty-two degrees six minutes (S. 52°6′) east, two hundred forty-two and twenty one-hundredths (242.20) feet; south, five degrees twenty-six minutes (S. 5°26′) east, two hundred twenty-five and forty one-hundredths (225.40) feet; south, thirty-five degrees forty-two minutes (S. 35°42′) east, one hundred sixty-one and ninety one-hundredths (161.90) feet; south, sixteen degrees thirty-nine minutes (S. 16°33′) east, one hundred twenty-three and sixty one-hundredths (123.60) feet; south, forty degrees fifty-six minutes (S. 40°56′) east, three hundred seventy-nine and fifty one-hundredths (379.50) feet; south, ten degrees forty minutes (S. 10°40′) west, one hundred thirty-eight and twenty-five one-hundredths (138.25) feet; south, twenty-four degrees thirty-two minutes (S. 24°32′) west, three hundred seventy-seven (377) feet; south, twenty-nine degrees thirty-five minutes (S. 29°35′) west, four hundred sixteen and thirty-nine one-hundredths (416.39) feet; south, thirty-seven degrees thirty-three minutes (S. 37°33′) west, two hundred twenty-two and twenty-six one-hundredths (226.26)¹ feet; south, thirty degrees twenty-three minutes (S. 30°23′) east, three hundred eighty-one and eighty-three one-hundredths (381.83) feet; south, twenty degrees fifty-nine minutes (S. 20°59′) east, three hundred sixteen and forty-two one-hundredths (316.42) feet; thence along lands of Peoples Savings and Trust Company, passing through a concrete monument, south, sixty-five degrees fifty-seven minutes (S. 65°57′) west, one thousand seventy-one and ninety-one one-hundredths (1071.91) feet; to the concrete monument at the place of beginning,--containing one hundred forty-seven and five hundred forty-three one-thousandths (147.543) acres,--together with a right of way for a roadway on and over a strip of land of the width of thirty (30) feet, extending from the above described premises along the easterly line of the lands of the city of Pittsburgh, designated herein as the filtration plant, out to and connecting with the public road known as the Freeport Road. Being part of the property which was conveyed to Peoples Savings and Trust Company of Pittsburgh by deed of William S. Haddock, sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, dated the nineteenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, recorded in the recorder's office of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in Deed Book volume one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, page one. Together with all and singular the buildings, streets, alleys, passages, ways, waters, watercourses, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof; and all the estate, right, title, interest, use, trust, property, possession, claim, and demand whatsoever of the owner or owners thereof, in law, equity, or otherwise howsoever, of, in, and to the same and every part thereof.