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Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to two certain tracts of City-owned land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the vicinity of Nineteenth street and Allegheny avenue, subject generally to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation; and further authorizing PAID, notwithstanding any contrary requirements of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement, to convey such land for a nominal consideration; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Commissioner of Public Property is hereby authorized to execute and deliver to the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development (“PAID”), without consideration, a deed conveying fee simple title to the following described tracts of ground, situate in the vicinity of Nineteenth street and Allegheny avenue, subject generally to the terms and conditions of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement between the City, the PAID, and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, as follows:
Parcel “A”
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situated in the Thirty-eighth Ward of the City of Philadelphia and described according to a Plan thereof made by John H. Robinson, Esq., Surveyor and Regulator of the Sixth Survey District on 3/31/1952, as follows, and also described in accordance with a Survey made by Vincent J. Nero, Surveyor and Regulator of the Sixth Survey district, 7/22/1963, to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the south side of Allegheny avenue (one hundred twenty feet wide) at the distance of eight feet eighth and seven-eighths inches east of the east side of Twentieth street (fifty feet wide); thence extending along said south side of Allegheny avenue (crossing the bed of former Nineteenth street stricken from the City Plan 10/19/1942) south seventy-eight degrees, thirty-nine minutes east seven hundred forty-one feet nine and one-eighth inches to a point in the west right-of-way line of the Germantown Branch of the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad; thence crossing the bed of former Eighteenth street (stricken from the City Plan 3/21/1887), and extending along said right-of-way line thirty-three feet west from the center line of said Railroad and parallel therewith south twelve degrees, sixteen minutes, thirty-three seconds east five hundred eighty-eight feet one and three-eighths inches to a point in the line of land of the Chestnut Hill Branch of the Connecting Railway Company sixty-five feet northeast from the center line thereof; thence extending parallel with said center line north forty-nine degrees, zero minutes, fifty-two seconds west eighteen feet ten and seven-eighths inches to a point; thence extending at right angles with said center line south forty degrees, fifty-nine minutes, eight seconds west twenty-four feet seven and one-eighth inches to a point; thence extending north forty-nine degrees, seven minutes west two hundred forty-seven feet seven inches to a point; thence extending north forty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes west one hundred forty-six feet to a point; thence extending north fifty degrees, eight minutes west one hundred twelve feet six inches; thence recrossing the bed of former Nineteenth street and extending north fifty degrees, thirty-eight minutes west one hundred seventy-one feet to a point; thence extending north fifty-one degrees, fifteen minutes west twenty-five feet to a point; thence extending on a line at right angles with the aforesaid center line north forty degrees, fifty-nine minutes, eight seconds east twenty feet to a point on a right-of-way line aforesaid connecting Railway fifty feet northeast from the center line thereof; thence extending along said line parallel with and fifty feet northeast from said center line north forty-nine degrees, zero minutes, fifty-two seconds west three hundred ninety-five feet two inches to a point on the south side of Allegheny avenue, the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
Parcel “B”
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate in the Thirty-eighth Ward of the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and described in accordance with a Plan of Property made for 19th and Allegheny Corporation, by John H. Robinson, Surveyor and Regulator of the Sixth Survey District, dated 2/23/1955, as follows, to wit:
BEGINNING at the intersection of the northerly side of Allegheny avenue (one hundred twenty feet wide) and the easterly side of Twentieth street (fifty feet wide); thence extending eastwardly along the northerly side of Allegheny avenue one hundred ninety-three feet one and fifteen-sixteenths inches to a point; then extending northwardly on a line at right angles to Allegheny avenue and passing partly through a wall eighty feet to the southerly side of a four feet wide alley which extends westwardly into a five feet eight inches wide alley which extends northwardly into Hilton street (thirty feet wide); thence extending westwardly on a line parallel with Allegheny avenue along the southerly side of the four feet wide alley ninety-three feet one and fifteen-sixteenths inches to a point; thence extending northwardly on a line parallel with Twentieth street along the westerly side of the five feet eight inches wide alley thirty-two feet six inches to a point; thence extending westwardly on a line at right angles to Twentieth street one hundred feet to a point on the easterly side of Twentieth street; thence extending southwardly along the easterly side of Twentieth street one hundred twelve feet six inches to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
TOGETHER with the free use, right, liberty and privilege of the said alleys at all times hereafter, forever.
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any contrary requirement of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement, PAID is hereby authorized to convey the parcels for nominal consideration and net proceeds from the sale of the property shall be deposited in the City’s General Fund.
SECTION 3. The City Solicitor is hereby authorized to review and to approve all instruments and documents necessary to effectuate this Ordinance, which instruments and documents shall contain such terms and conditions as the City Solicitor shall deem necessary and proper to protect the interest of the City and to carry out the purposes of the Philadelphia Industrial and Commercial Development Agreement and this Ordinance.
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