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Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation, fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situated thereon (and any covenants, restrictions, easements and other matters that burden said parcel of real estate and/or the improvements thereon) located on the southerly side of Pattison avenue between Eleventh street and Darien street and extending southwardly to the Delaware (I-95) Expressway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1. The Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, is hereby authorized to acquire by amicable negotiations or by condemnation, fee simple title to a certain parcel of real estate with the improvements situated thereon (and any covenants, restrictions, easements and other matters that burden said parcel of real estate and/or the improvements thereon) located on the southerly side of Pattison avenue between Eleventh street and Darien street and extending southwardly to the Delaware (I-95) Expressway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, more fully described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground Situate in the Thirty-ninth Ward of the City of Philadelphia and described in accordance with a Plan of Property made by Barton & Martin Engineers dated February 24, 1986 as follows:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the southerly side of Pattison avenue (one hundred twenty feet wide) with the westerly side of Darien street (eighty-four feet wide); thence extending from said point of beginning south fourteen degrees thirty minutes zero seconds west along the westerly side of said Darien street and the easterly side of a certain fifteen feet wide easement for electric, gas and telephone services the distance of one thousand six hundred thirty-two and four hundred seventy-seven one-thousandths feet to a point of curve; thence continuing along the westerly side of said Darien street on an arc curving to the right having a radius of one hundred feet subtending a central angle of thirty-seven degrees fifty-five minutes five and six tenths seconds the arc distance of sixty-six and one hundred eighty one-thousandths feet to a point of reverse curve; thence continuing along the westerly side of said Darien street along an arc curving to the left having a radius of eighty feet subtending a central angle of eight degrees eleven minutes fifty-seven and seven tenths seconds the arc distance of eleven and four hundred forty eight one-thousandths feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of Pennsylvania Legislative Route 1000 (Interstate I-95); thence extending along the northerly side of said Legislative Route 1000 south eighty-five degrees fifty-five minutes forty-eight and eight-tenth seconds west the distance of eight hundred forty-one and eighty-eight one-thousandths feet to an angle point; thence continuing along the northerly side of Legislative Route 1000 north eighty-nine degrees forty-seven minutes forty-nine and two-tenths seconds west the distance of one hundred ninety-two and seven hundred ninety-five one-thousandths feet to a point; thence leaving the northerly side of said Legislative Route 1000 and extending north fourteen degrees thirty minutes zero seconds east partially along the easterly side of Eleventh street (one hundred twenty-four feet wide) the distance of one thousand nine hundred eighty-two and eight hundred ninety-seven one-thousandths feet to a point at the southwesterly side end of the cut off corner which connects the easterly side of said Eleventh street with the southerly side of said Pattison avenue; thence extending along said cut off north fifty-nine degrees thirty minutes zero seconds east the distance of fifty and nine hundred eleven one-thousandths feet to a point on the southerly side of said Pattison avenue; thence extending south seventy-five degrees thirty minutes zero seconds east along the southerly side of said Pattison avenue the distance of nine hundred seventy-five and six hundred one-thousandths feet to a point on the westerly side of said Darien street, being the first mentioned point and place of beginning.
CONTAINING in area One million eight hundred eighty-three thousand one hundred sixty-eight square feet, also being Forty-three and twenty-three thousand one hundred fifty-eight hundred-thousandths acres.
TOGETHER with all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to such rights-of-way or easements which Grantor presently holds across that certain piece of ground situate immediately to the south of the premises for purposes of furnishing rail facilities and ingress, egress and regress thereto and therefrom, and furnishing connections between the premises and the belt line railroad to the south of the premises.
AND FURHTER TOGETHER with all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to all railroad tracks, ties, switches and such other railroad equipment and fixtures of Grantor which are on or about the premises, easements or rights-of-way conveyed herein.
Section 2. 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 or appropriate to protect the interests of the City. The City Solicitor is further authorized, if directed by the Commissioner of Public Property, to prepare and file with the appropriate court a Declaration of Taking to acquire by condemnation, the property described by this Ordinance and in that regard to take any action necessary or desirable to effectuate this Ordinance.
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