As Reported by House Housing and Public Lands Committee       1            

123rd General Assembly                                             4            

   Regular Session                           Am. H. B. No. 625     5            

      1999-2000                                                    6            


         REPRESENTATIVES HARTNETT-WINKLER-LOGAN-SCHULER            8            


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                          A   B I L L                                           

             To authorize the conveyance of state-owned real       11           

                estate located in Richland County to the           12           

                Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Inc.,  13           

                and to authorize the conveyance of state-owned                  

                real estate located in Richland County to the      14           

                City of Mansfield.                                              




BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:        16           

      Section 1.  (A)  The Governor is hereby authorized to        18           

execute a deed in the name of the state conveying to the           20           

Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Inc., and its          21           

successors and assigns all of the state's right, title, and                     

interest in the following described real estate:                   22           

      Situated in the City of Mansfield, County of Richland,       24           

State of Ohio, being part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10   25           

and part of the Northeast and Northwest Quarters of Section 15,    26           

Township 21, Range 18 and being more particularly described as     27           

follows:                                                                        

      Commencing at a point being the northeast corner of said     29           

Northeast Quarter, said point being referenced by an iron pin      30           

found N 07° 51' 28" W, 13.44 feet from said corner;                31           

      Thence N 87° 36' 05" W, 1,417.41 feet along the north line   33           

of said Northeast Quarter to a P.K. nail set in the centerline of  34           

S.R. 545;                                                                       

      Thence S 34° 30' 00" W, 186.92 feet along said centerline    36           

of S.R. 545 to a point being referenced by an iron pin found S     37           

88° 38' 57" E, 37.68 feet from said point;                         38           

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      Thence S 34° 20' 00" W, 461.47 feet and continuing along     40           

said centerline of S.R. 545 to a point being the true place of     41           

beginning, said point being referenced by an iron pin set N 66°    42           

19' 21" W, 44.32 feet from said point;                             43           

      Thence S 34° 20' 00" W, 314.03 feet and continuing along     45           

said centerline of S.R. 545 to a point being in the centerline of  46           

Crawford Avenue (T.H. 1116), said point being referenced by an     47           

iron pin set N 21° 49' 19" W, 52.69 feet from said point;          49           

      Thence N 86° 46' 44" W, 803.81 feet along said centerline    51           

of Crawford Avenue to a railroad spike found;                      52           

      Thence N 02° 50' 28" E, 42.55 feet to an iron pin set;       54           

      Thence N 87° 09' 32" W, 185.23 feet to an iron pin set;      56           

      Thence N 14° 04' 39" W, 19.17 feet to an iron pin set;       58           

      Thence N 22° 09' 32" E, 747.22 feet to an iron pin set;      60           

      Thence N 23° 57' 53" E, 171.34 feet to an iron pin set;      62           

      Thence N 26° 15' 00" E, 95.14 feet to an iron pin set;       64           

      Thence S 64° 01' 30" E, 803.08 feet to an iron pin set;      66           

      Thence S 23° 41' 51" W, 380.64 feet to an iron pin set;      68           

      Thence S 66° 19' 21" E, 223.55 feet to the true place of     70           

beginning and containing 18.099 acres, more of less, of which      71           

1.337 acres lies in the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, 14.910    72           

acres lies in the Northeast Quarter of Section 15 and 1.852 acres  73           

lies in the Southwest Quarter of Section 15 and subject to all     74           

legal highways and easements of record.                                         

      Bearings are to an assumed meridian and are used to express  76           

angles only.                                                                    

      All iron pins set are 5/8" diameter reinforcing rod with     78           

plastic cap stamped "S.J.L. INC."                                  79           

      According to a survey made in October 1999 by Roger L.       81           

Stevens, Ohio Registered Surveyor No. 7052 for Shaffer, Johnston,  82           

Lichtenwalter and Associates Inc.                                  83           

      (B)  Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate     85           

described in division (A) of this section is the purchase price    86           

of one dollar.                                                                  

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      (C)  Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor of      88           

State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare  89           

a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this        90           

section.  The deed shall state the consideration.  The deed shall  92           

be executed by the Governor in the name of the state,                           

countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great     93           

Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of       94           

State for recording, and delivered to the Mansfield Reformatory    95           

Society, Inc.  The Mansfield Reformatory Society, Inc., shall      96           

present the deed for recording in the office of the Richland       97           

County Recorder.                                                                

      (D)  The Mansfield Reformatory Society, Inc., shall pay the  99           

costs of the conveyance.                                           100          

      (E)  This section expires one year after its effective       102          

date.                                                                           

      Section 2.  (A)  The Governor is hereby authorized to        104          

execute a deed in the name of the state conveying to the City of   105          

Mansfield, and its successors and assigns, all of the state's      106          

right, title, and interest in the following described real         107          

estate:                                                                         

      Situated in the City of Mansfield, County of Richland,       109          

State of Ohio and being part of the Southwest Quarter of Section   110          

3, Township 21, Range 18 and further described as follows:         111          

      Beginning for the same at a railroad spike found marking     113          

the southwest corner of Section 3, and the intersection of the     114          

centerline of Harrington Memorial Road with the centerline of      115          

T.H. 269 (Piper Road), said spike also being the Principal Point   116          

of Beginning for the parcel described herein;                                   

      1)  thence N 0°23'42"W, 449.46 feet along the west line of   118          

Section 3 and the centerline of Harrington Memorial Road to a mag  119          

spike set;                                                                      

      2)  thence N 88°38'15"E, 263.55 feet and passing for         121          

reference a survey marker set at 33.00 feet to a survey marker     122          

set;                                                                            

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      3)  thence N 00°40'50"E, 250.32 feet to a survey marker      124          

set;                                                                            

      4)  thence N 88°38'15"E, 1463.93 feet to a drill hole set;   126          

      5)  thence N 40°41'31"E, 1493.88 feet to a survey marker     128          

set on the east line of the southwest quarter of Section 3;        129          

      6)  thence S 0°39'20"W, 1816.60 feet along said east line    131          

of the southwest quarter of Section 3 to a railroad spike found    132          

on the south line of Section 3 and the centerline of T.H. 269      133          

(Piper Road);                                                                   

      7)  thence S 88°46'50"W, 2680.69 feet along said south line  135          

of Section 3 and the centerline of T.H. 269 (Piper Road) to the    136          

Principal Point of Beginning, enclosing an area of 54.080 acres    137          

more or less, of which the present road occupies 8.292 acres,      138          

more or less.  Subject to all legal easements, use restrictions    139          

and public rights of way now on record.                                         

      This description was prepared by Brian P. McCartney, P.E.,   141          

P.S. S-7957 from an actual field survey performed by K.E.          142          

McCartney and Associates, Inc., in October, 1999.  Survey markers  143          

set are 5/8" diameter by 30" long rebar with cap stamped           144          

"McCartney and Assoc."                                                          

      Basis of Bearings:  Bearings are to an assumed meridian      146          

used to delineate angles only.                                     147          

      Prior Deed Reference:  Deed Volume 250, Pages 305-308.       149          

      (B)  Consideration for the real estate described in          151          

division (A) of this section is the conveyance from the City of    152          

Mansfield to the state for the use and benefit of the Department   153          

of Rehabilitation and Corrections and its successors and assigns   155          

of the following described real estate, consisting of                           

approximately 100.182 acres, including a 20-foot sanitary sewer    156          

easement and a 30-foot perpetual ingress and egress easement, and  157          

located in Richland County:                                                     

      Situated in the City of Mansfield, Township of Madison,      159          

County of Richland, State of Ohio and being part of the southeast  160          

quarter of Section 9, and part of the northwest quarter of         161          

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Section 16, Township 21 North, Range 18 West and more              162          

particularly described as follows:                                              

      Commencing at a railroad spike found marking the             164          

intersection of the south line of the southeast quarter of         165          

Section 9 with the centerline of North Main Street (S.R. 13);      166          

thence N 2°38'56"E, 66.43 feet along said centerline to a point,   167          

said point being the Principal Point of Beginning for the parcel                

described herein;                                                  168          

      1)  Thence N 88°31'18"W along the north line of lands now    170          

or formerly owned by the City of Mansfield as recorded in          171          

official record Volume 575, Page 346, also being the south line    172          

of a lease in favor of Ohio Fuel Gas Company as recorded in lease  173          

Volume 45, Page 167, passing through a survey marker found at a    175          

distance of 30.01 feet, a total distance of 77.98 feet to a 3/4                 

inch rebar found;                                                  176          

      2)  Thence N 01°28'42"E along the east line of said City of  178          

Mansfield Lands and the west line of said lease a distance of      179          

29.87 feet to a survey marker found at the northeast corner of     180          

said City of Mansfield Lands;                                      181          

      3)  Thence S 88°36'10"W along the north line of said City    183          

of Mansfield Lands, a distance of 871.23 feet to a survey marker   184          

found at the northwest corner of said lands;                       185          

      4)  Thence S 01°23'50"E along the west line of said City of  187          

Mansfield Lands, passing through a survey marker found at a        188          

distance of 100.00 feet, a total distance of 728.58 feet to a      189          

survey marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209" on   190          

the northerly line of an easement in favor of Ohio Edison as       191          

recorded in Deed Volume 701, Page 665;                                          

      5)  Thence S 87°23'33" W along the northerly line of said    193          

Ohio Edison easement, a distance of 551.71 feet to a survey        194          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            195          

      6)  Thence N 19°36'27" W along the northeasterly line of     197          

said Ohio Edison easement, a distance of 793.53 feet to a survey   198          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            199          

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      7)  Thence N 89°34'27" E a distance of 640.03 feet to a      201          

survey marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";     202          

      8)  Thence N 22°05'10" W a distance of 1001.40 feet to a     204          

survey marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";     205          

      9)  Thence S 68°06'52" W a distance of 561.63 feet to a      207          

survey marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209" on   208          

the northeasterly line of said Ohio Edison easement;               209          

      10)  Thence N 19°36'27" W along the northeasterly line of    211          

said Ohio Edison easement, a distance of 196.86 feet to a survey   212          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            213          

      11)  Thence N 16°36'27" W along the northeasterly line of    215          

said Ohio Edison easement, a distance of 1148.16 feet to a survey  216          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            217          

      12)  Thence N 00°34'17" W along the easterly line of said    219          

Ohio Edison easement, a distance of 540.81 feet to a survey        220          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209" at the      221          

southwest corner of lands now or formerly owned by the City of     222          

Mansfield as recorded in official record Volume 502, Page 90;      223          

      13)  Thence N 88°40'05" E along the south line of said City  225          

of Mansfield Lands, also being the north line of the southeast     226          

quarter of Section 9, a distance of 419.17 feet to a survey        227          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            228          

      14)  Thence S 63°19'22" E along the south line of said City  230          

of Mansfield Lands, a distance of 276.29 feet to a survey marker   231          

found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";                   232          

      15)  Thence southeasterly along the south line of said City  234          

of Mansfield Lands, along a curve to the left having an arc        235          

length of 295.11 feet, a radius of 603.69 feet, a railroad degree  236          

of curve of 9°30'07", a chord bearing S77°19'38" E and a chord     237          

length of 292.18 feet to a survey marker found with cap stamped    238          

"Richland Eng. RLS 7209";                                                       

      16)  Thence N88°40'05" E along the south line of said City   240          

of Mansfield Lands, parallel with the north line of the southeast  241          

quarter of Section 9, a distance of 380.43 feet to a survey        242          

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marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            243          

      17)  Thence S 37°47'30" E along the southerly line of said   245          

City of Mansfield Lands, a distance of 940.50 feet to a survey     246          

marker found with cap stamped "Richland Eng. RLS 7209";            247          

      18)  Thence N 89°20'44" E along the south line of said City  249          

of Mansfield Lands, passing through a survey marker found at a     250          

distance of 478.03 feet, a total distance of 508.03 feet to a      251          

point on the centerline of North Main Street (State Route 13),     252          

also being the east line of the southeast quarter of Section 9;    253          

      19)  Thence S 00°39'16" E along the centerline of North      255          

Main Street (State Route 13) and the east line of said Quarter     256          

Section 9, a distance of 600.99 feet to a point;                   257          

      20)  Thence S89°20'44"W, 400.00 feet and passing for         259          

reference a survey marker set at 30.00 feet to a survey marker     260          

set;                                                                            

      21)  Thence S 0°39'16" E, 600.00 feet to a survey marker     262          

set;                                                                            

      22)  Thence N 89°20'44" E, 395.93 feet and passing for       264          

reference a survey marker set at 365.93 feet to a point on the     265          

centerline of North Main Street (State Route 13), also being the   266          

east line of the southeast quarter of Section 9;                   267          

      23)  Thence southwesterly along the centerline of North      269          

Main Street (State Route 13), along a curve to the right having    270          

an arc length of 72.66 feet, a delta angle of 03°30'34", a radius  271          

of 4413.54 feet, a chord bearing S 2°16'50" W and a chord length   272          

of 72.66 feet to a point, said point being referenced by a right   273          

of way monument found on the west right of way line of North Main  274          

Street (State Route 13), N 86°36'16" W a distance of 29.96 feet;   275          

      24)  Thence S 02°38'56" W along the centerline of North      277          

Main Street (State Route 13), a distance of 374.36 feet to the     278          

Principal Point Beginning, enclosing an area of 100.182 acres of   279          

land, more or less, of which 9.581 acres are in the northeast      280          

quarter of Section 16 and 90.601 acres are in the southeast        281          

quarter of Section 9 of which the present road occupies 0.721                   

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acres, subject to all highways, easements, and use restrictions    282          

of record and including a 20 foot sanitary sewer easement as       283          

shown on Exhibit "A" attached and a 30 foot access easement as     284          

shown on Exhibit "B" attached.                                                  

      This description was prepared by Brian P. McCartney, P.E.,   286          

P.S. S-7957 from a survey performed by Richland Engineering        287          

Limited on December 23, 1998.  Survey markers set are 5/8"         288          

diameter by 30" long rebar with cap stamped "McCartney and         289          

Assoc.".                                                                        

      Basis of Bearings:  Bearings are based on the east line of   291          

the S.E. Quarter of Section 9 (S 0°39'16"E) as called for in O.R.  292          

Volume 704, Pages 479-481.                                                      

      Prior Deed Reference:  O.R. Volume 704, Pages 479-481.       294          

      Exhibit A                                                    296          

      Save and reserve an easement across the above described      298          

property and more particularly described as follows:               299          

      Being a strip of land 20 feet in width and its centerline    301          

being 108 feet west and parallel with the centerline of North      302          

Main Street extending from the north boundary of Cyclops           303          

Ballfield to the south property line of the proposed City of       304          

Mansfield Fire Station site (5.504 acres).                                      

      Exhibit B                                                    306          

      A perpetual ingress and egress easement in and to a certain  308          

30 foot wide strip of land as shown by the attached plat, the      309          

centerline of said easement herein described as follows:           310          

      Situated in the City of Mansfield, Township of Madison,      312          

County of Richland and State of Ohio, and being a part of the      313          

Southeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 21, Range 18 and further  314          

described as follows:                                                           

      Commencing at a survey marker found at the southeast corner  316          

of the Southeast Quarter of Section 9;                             317          

      Thence South 88°36'10" West along the south line of the      319          

Southeast Quarter of Section 9, a distance of 33.19 feet to a      320          

point on the centerline of State Route 13;                         321          

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      Thence North 02°38'56" East along the centerline of State    323          

Route 13 a distance of 60.43 feet to a point;                      324          

      Thence North 89°54'07" West a distance of 30.03 feet to a    326          

point on the west right of way line of State Route 13;             327          

      Thence North 89°54'07" West a distance of 917.48 feet to a   329          

point on the west line of a 15.853 acre parcel of land now or      330          

formerly owned by The City of Mansfield, as recorded in Official   331          

Record Volume 575, Page 346, said point being South 01°23'50"      332          

East, a distance of 15.00 feet from the northwest corner of said   333          

City of Mansfield lands and being the point of beginning of the                 

centerline herein described;                                       334          

      Thence North 89°34'27" East a distance of 799.76 feet to a   336          

point on the west line of a 105.686 acre parcel of land now or     337          

formerly owned by the City of Mansfield as recorded in Official    338          

Record Volume _____, Page ____, being the point of termination;    339          

      The said easement contains 1.183 acres of land more or less  341          

of which 0.632 acres are in the 15.853 acre parcel, and 0.551      342          

acres are in the 105.686 acre parcel.                              343          

      Bearings are for the determination of angular measurement    345          

only.                                                                           

      Deed Reference:  Official Record Volume 575, Page 346.       347          

      Permanent Parcel Number:  028-90-037-03-009.                 349          

                                000-00-000-00-000.                 351          

      (C)  Upon the conveyance to the state of the real estate     353          

described in division (B) of this section, the Auditor of State,   354          

with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed  355          

to the real estate described in division (A) of this section.      356          

The deed shall state the consideration described in division (B)   357          

of this section.  The deed shall be executed by the Governor in                 

the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State,    358          

sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office   359          

of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the City   360          

of Mansfield.  The City of Mansfield shall present the deed for    361          

recording in the Office of the Richland County recorder.           362          

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      (D)  This section expires one year after its effective       364          

date.