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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 52-S and 53-S, in the area lying southeast of Penrose Avenue and southwest of Twenty-Sixth Street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating an irregularly-shaped portion of the right-of-way of Penrose Avenue, along the southeasterly side thereof, relocating a portion of the southeasterly local service roadway of Penrose Avenue from Twenty-Sixth Street to a point southwestwardly therefrom, and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and public utility purposes and a right-of-way for sewer and drainage purposes and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said rights-of-way, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of the said relocated southeasterly local service roadway of Penrose Avenue.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is hereby authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan Nos. 52-S and 53-S, in the area lying southeast of Penrose Avenue and southwest of Twenty-Sixth Street, by:
a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating an irregularly-shaped portion of the bed of Penrose Avenue, along the southeasterly side thereof, extending from a point approximately three-hundred nine feet southwest of Twenty-Sixth Street (not on City Plan) to a point approximately seven-hundred thirty-two feet further southwestwardly therefrom.
b) Striking from the City Plan the curblines of a variable width cartway extending within the right-of-way of Penrose Avenue, along the southeasterly side thereof, from Twenty-Sixth Street (not on City Plan) to a point approximately one-thousand three-hundred twenty-three feet southwestwardly therefrom, said cartway being the southeasterly local service roadway of said Penrose Avenue.
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