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Authorizing the revision of City Plan No. 296 by relocating a portion of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, which lies between Shawmont Avenue and Cross Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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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 authorized to relocate a portion of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes on City Plan No. 296 which extends from Shawmont Avenue to Cross Street. The relocated portion of said right-of-way is described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground SITUATE in the twenty-first Ward of the City of Philadelphia described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the northwesterly side of Shawmont Avenue (sixty feet wide) located the following three courses and distances, along said Shawmont Avenue, from the intersection of the said northwesterly side of Shawmont Avenue and the southwesterly side of Cross Street (fifty feet wide): south sixty-four degrees seventeen minutes forty seconds west, the distance of nine hundred fifty-seven and nine hundred four thousandths feet to a point of curve; THENCE southwesterly along the arc of a circle, curving to the right, having a radius of five hundred feet, the distance of one hundred twelve and three hundred fifty-six thousandths feet to a point of tangency; THENCE south seventy-seven degrees ten minutes ten seconds west, the distance of two hundred eighty-nine and two hundred sixty-six thousandths feet to the said beginning point;
THENCE extending south seventy-seven degrees ten minutes ten seconds west, along the said northwesterly side of Shawmont Avenue, the distance of ninety-three and ninety-seven hundredths feet to a point:
THENCE extending north forty-seven degrees fifty-five minutes eight seconds east, the distance of thirteen and fifty-three hundredths feet to a point;
THENCE extending north forty-four deg...
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