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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 231 by striking from the City Plan a portion of the cartway of Cross Street, southeast of Gates Street, but retaining the said portion of Cross Street as a public way closed to vehicular traffic, modifying the grades of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point southeastwardly therefrom, and Gates Street, from Silverwood Street to Cross Street, in order to conform more closely with existing conditions, and relocating the northeasterly curbline of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point southeastwardly therefrom and the southeasterly curbline of Gates Street, from Silverwood Street to Cross Street, so as to widen the cartways of said Cross Street and Gates Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Sections 11-403 and 11-404 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 No. 231 by:
a) Striking from the City Plan a portion of the cartway of Cross Street, extending from a point approximately two-hundred forty-six feet southeast of Gates Street to a point approximately twenty-six feet further southeastwardly therefrom, but retaining the said portion of Cross Street as a public way closed to vehicular traffic.
b) Modifying the grades of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point approximately two-hundred forty-six feet southeastwardly therefrom, and Gates Street, from Silverwood Street to Cross Street, in order to conform more closely with existing conditions.
c) Relocating the northeasterly curbline of Cross Street, from Gates Street to a point approximately two-hundred forty-six feet southeastwardly therefrom, four feet northeastwardly, so as to widen the cartway of said Cross Street from sixteen feet to twenty feet.
d) Relocating the southeasterly curbline of Gates Street Stre...
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