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,¹ to the acquisition by the United States of America of four tracts of land lying in the County of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, for use in connection with a military reservation officially designated Middletown Air Depot, the first tract being bounded and described as follows:

Beginning for the same at a point on the Northeast right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 230 where it is intersected by the 10th or South 19°10′ West 630.30 feet course of the land known as Tract No. 4, in Declaration of Taking No. 1, No. 985 Civil, United States of America, Petitioner, vs. 29 Acres, more or less, in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Steelton Bank & Trust Company, et al., Defendants, and running thence North 19°10′ East binding on said course reversely 630.30 feet, thence North 11°06′ East binding on the 9th course of said Tract No. 4 reversely to the end thereof and continuing the same course in all 146.85 feet, thence North 11°09′ West 206.25 feet, thence North 11°51′ East 297.0 feet, thence North 76°21′ East 224.68 feet, thence South 41°46′ East 198.60 feet, thence South 39°54′ East 797.19 feet, thence South 65°33′ East 583.34 feet, thence South 26°30′ West 453.85 feet to the land now or formerly belonging to Lester S. Kortright, thence with and binding thereon the four (4) following courses and distances, viz: Northwesterly 241.7 feet, Southwesterly 68 feet, South 39°35′ East 12 and South 42°25′ East 138 feet, thence North 83°25′ West 108.85 feet, thence North 80°25′ West 372.90 feet, North 79°10′ West 676.50 feet and North 78°25′ West 209.55 feet to the place of beginning, containing 29 acres of land, more or less.

The second tract is bounded and described as follows:

Beginning for the same at a point on the south right-of-way line of the Pennsylvania Railroad where it is intersected by the West side of Wilson Street and running thence with and binding on Wilson Street the two (2) following courses and distances, viz: South 30°54′ East 126.80 feet and South 59°09′ East 287.92 feet to the West side of Lincoln Street, thence South 30°44′ West binding thereon and continuing the same course across Ann Street 260 feet to the South side of Ann Street, thence South 59°09′ East binding thereon 20 feet to the West side of Grant Street, thence South 30°44′ West binding thereon 420.94 feet to the outline of the original Reservation of Middletown Air Depot, thence with and binding thereon the eleven (11) following courses and distances, viz: North 61°38′20″ West 261.10 feet, North 28°21′40″ East 200 feet, North 61°38′20″ West 754.28 feet, North 84°13′ West 40.49 feet, North 34°39′20″ West 141.27 feet, North 36°43′50″ West 45.62 feet, North 39°03′50″ West 45.74 feet, North 46°02′50″ West 45.74 feet, North 49°24′20″ West 56.17 feet, North 55°08′ West 56.04 feet and North 64°02′ West 39.18 feet to the South right-of-way line of The Pennsylvania Railroad aforesaid, thence with and binding thereon the three (3) following courses and distances, viz: South 77°30′ East 63 feet, South 80°18′ East 211.93 feet and South 81°52′ East 844.48 feet to the place of beginning, containing 12.345 acres of land, more or less.

The third tract consisting of three parcels, is bounded and described as follows:

First Parcel: Beginning for the same at a point on the south side of Freys Mill Race at a corner common to the land now or formerly belonging to Borough of Middletown and the land now being described, and running thence in a general Easterly and Northerly direction binding on said Freys Mill Race 2468 feet, thence South 80° East 30 feet to the waters of Swatara Creek, thence binding thereon the four (4) following courses and distances, viz: in a general Southerly and Southwesterly direction 2255 feet, thence still binding thereon South 85°30′ West 226 feet, South 89° West 202 feet and South 89°15′ West 377.3 feet to intersect a line drawn South 4°15′ East from the place of beginning and thence reversing said line so drawn and binding thereon North 4°15′ West 477.0 feet to the place of beginning.

Second Parcel: Beginning for the same at the Southeast corner of Pine Ford Drive and a street 50 feet wide which leads into the first parcel above described from Pine Ford Drive and running thence Southerly binding on said 50 foot street 90.9 feet, thence Easterly parallel with Pine Ford Drive, 40 feet, thence Northerly parallel with above mentioned 50 foot street 90.9 feet to the South side of Pine Ford Drive and thence Westerly binding thereon 40 feet to the place of beginning.

Third Parcel: Beginning for the same at the Southwest corner of Emaus Street and a street 50 feet wide which leads into the first parcel above described from Emaus Street and running thence Southerly binding on said 50 foot Street 70.9 feet, thence Westerly parallel with Emaus Street 40 feet, thence Northerly parallel with above mentioned 50 foot Street 70.9 feet to the South side of Emaus Street and thence Easterly binding thereon 40 feet to the place of beginning. Containing together a total of 27 acres of land, more or less.

The fourth tract consisting of two parcels, is bounded and described as follows:

First Parcel: Beginning for the same at a point on the Northeast right-of-way line of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and running thence North 45°34′30″ East 134.80 feet, South 45°25′30″ East 16.50 feet, thence North 45°34′30″ East 53.42 feet, thence South 35°44′30″ East 171.27 feet, South 37°14′30″ East 104.30 feet, South 39°29′30″ East 72.50 feet, thence South 42°24′30″ East 98.70 feet, thence South 44°37′30″ East 180.00 feet, thence South 43°50′30″ East 69.98 feet, thence North 39°15′30″ East 3.0 feet, thence South 48°11′30″ East 103.70 feet, thence South 41°34′ East 175.57 feet, thence South 39°15′30″ West 45.75 feet to the aforesaid right-of-way line of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, and thence North 50°44′30″ West 928.64 feet to the place of beginning.

Second Parcel: Beginning for the same on the Southwest side of Cameron Street extended and running thence South 12°09′ West 36.84 feet, thence South 54°11′ West 26.0 feet, thence South 32°44′ East 21.5 feet, thence South 46°06′ West 15.0 feet, thence South 35°37′ East 136.83 feet, thence South 42° East 100 feet, thence South 42°27′ East 114.7 feet, thence South 45°31′ East 56 feet, thence South 44°47′ East 75 feet, thence North 45°13′ East 18.2 feet to the South side of Cameron Street aforesaid and thence with and binding thereon the two following courses and distances, viz: North 37°22′ West 186.20 feet, and North 33°58′ West 299.59 feet to the place of beginning. Containing together 2.713 acres of land, more or less.