Bill 080951

..Title Authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property, on behalf of the City, to accept from the Delaware River Port Authority conveyance of title to certain parcels of land located in the vicinity of 8th and Race Streets and Florist Street, between 2nd and 4th Streets, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body 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 accept from the Delaware River Port Authority, for nominal consideration, conveyance of title to various parcels of land further described as follows: PREMISES "A": A 0.125 acre non-street parcel of land located on the southeast corner of the intersection of 8th and Races Streets further described as follows: All that certain parcel or tract of land situate in the 5th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as shown on a plan entitled "Exhibit A for Delaware River Port Authority", prepared by Pennoni Associates Inc., dated 1/30/06, being bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, said point being the intersection of the Southerly Right-of-Way line of Race Street (50' wide) and the Easterly Right-of-Way line of Eighth Street (50' wide). THENCE (1) along the southerly Right-of-Way line of said Race Street S 82°32'05" E, a distance of 49.077' to a point; THENCE (2) S 07°48'30" W, a distance of 111.002' to a point; THENCE (3) N 81°57'00" W, a distance of 49.077' to a point in the Easterly Right-of-Way line of said Eighth Street; THENCE (4) along the Easterly Right-of-Way line of said Eighth Street, N 07°48'30" E, a distance of 110.504' to the point of BEGINNING. PREMISES "B": A 0.2681 acre parcel of land located in the northeast portion of the bed of Race Street, between 8th Street and Franklin Street, further described as follows: BEGINNING AT A POINT, said point being the intersection of the northerly side of the legally open portion of Race Street (122 feet wide on City Plan, legally open 50 feet wide) with the westerly side of the legally open portion of Franklin Street (51.333 feet wide on City Plan, legally open 50 feet wide); thence extending North 82° 32' 05" West, along the said northerly side of the legally open portion of Race Street, the distance of 252.000 feet to a point on the easterly side of the legally open portion of Eighth Street (71.88 feet wide on City Plan, legally open a variable width); thence extending North 7° 46' 55" East, along the said easterly side of the legally open portion of Eighth Street, the distance of 72.000 feet to a point; thence extending South 82° 32' 05" East, the distance of 7.827 feet to the point of intersection of the easterly houseline of said Eighth Street and the present northerly houseline of Race Street; thence extending South 2° 05' 24" West, along a proposed extension of the said easterly houseline of Eighth Street, the distance of 6.182 feet to a point of curve; thence extending southeastwardly, along the arc of a circle curving to the left and having a radius of 23.000 feet, the arc distance of 33.971 feet to a point of tangency on the proposed northerly houseline of Race Street; thence extending South 82° 32' 05" East, along the said proposed northerly houseline of Race Street, the distance of 220.546 feet to a point on the said westerly side of the legally open portion of Franklin Street; thence extending South 7° 46' 55" West, along the said westerly side of the legally open portion of Franklin Street, the distance of 45.000 feet to the FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. BEING an unopened portion of the bed of Race Street between Franklin Street and Eighth Street. PREMISES "C": A 0.383 acre parcel of land located in the bed of Florist Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets, further described as follows: All that certain parcel or tract of land situate in the 5th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as shown on a plan entitled "Exhibit C for Delaware River Port Authority", prepared by Pennoni Associates Inc., dated 1/30/06, being bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, at the intersection of the Westerly Right-of-Way line of 3rd Street (50' wide) and the title line of the Delaware River Port Authority, as shown on said plan; THENCE (1) along said title line and along lands of Philadelphia insulated Wire Company, F. Schoette, Inc., City of Philadelphia, George W. Plumly and Emily Plumly, partly by each, N 78°55'14" W, a distance of 337.995' to a point; THENCE (2) along same, N 07°36'53" E, a distance of 2.434' to a point; THENCE (3) along same, N 82°28'00" W, a distance of 59.661' to a point in the Easterly Right-of-Way line of 4th Street, (50' wide); THENCE (4) along the Easterly Right-of-Way line of 4th Street, N 07°36'53" E, a distance of 43.282' to a point; THENCE (5) along the bed of Florist Street, S 78°53'55" E, a distance of 397.696' to a point in the Westerly Right-of-Way line of said 3rd Street; THENCE (6) along the Westerly Right-of-Way line of 3rd Street, S 07°30'41" W, a distance of 41.875' to the point of Beginning Containing 0.382 Acres of Land. PREMISES "D": A 0.394 acre parcel of land located in the bed of Florist Street, between 2nd and 3rd Streets, further described as follows: All that certain parcel or tract of land situate in the 5th ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as shown on a plan entitled "Exhibit D for Delaware River Port Authority", prepared by Pennoni Associates Inc., dated 1/30/06, being bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point, at the intersection of the Westerly Right-of-Way line of 2nd street (50' wide) and the title line of the Delaware River Port Authority, as shown on said plan; THENCE (1) along said title line, N 82°28'04" W, a distance of 300.419' to a point; THENCE (2) along same N 07°40'31" E, a distance of 12.648' to a point; THENCE (3) along same and land of Emily and Laura Bell, N 82°27'41" W, a distance of 195.561' to a point in the Easterly Right-of-Way line of 3rd Street (50' wide); THENCE (4) along the easterly Right-of-Way line of 3rd Street, N 07°31'00" E, a distance of 42.075' to a point; THENCE (5) along the bed of Florist Street, S 78°55'29" E, a distance of 496.888' to a point in the Westerly Right-of-Way line of said 2nd Street; THENCE (6) along the Westerly Right-of-Way line of 2nd Street, S 07°29'37" W, a distance of 24.040' to the point of BEGINNING. SECTION 2. The transaction approved in this Ordinance shall be made pursuant to agreements which 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 this Ordinance. ..End 4