Presenter
Presented by Mr. Kraus
Title
Resolution vacating Addison Terrace-Elmore Street/Elmore Square/Reed Street/Grove Street in the 3rd & 5th Wards, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh.
Body
WHEREAS, it appears by the petition and affidavit on file in the Office of the City Clerk that the owners of all the property fronting or abutting on the line of Addison Terrace-Elmer Street/Elmore Square/Reed Street/Grove Street 3rd & 5th , Wards, 6th Council District of the City of Pittsburgh, have petitioned the council of the City of Pittsburgh to enact a resolution for the vacation of same, and
WHEREAS, said petition contains inter-alia, an indemnification of the city from any claims and from the payment of any damages whatsoever resulting to any properties owned by the petitioners or by and persons whatsoever, abutting or non-abutting, for or by reason of said vacation.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. That vacating the following streets:
1. Elmore Street, 50' side from Rose Street to Elmore Square;
2. Elmore Square, 50' wide from Reed Street to Elmore Street;
3. Reed Street, 50' wide from Devillers Street to Elmore Square;
4. Grove Place, 40' wide from Reed Street to its terminus containing approximately 132,000 square feet, as laid out in the Addison Terrace Plan of Lots made for The Housing Authority, Plan Book Volume 74, Pages 18-20 in the 3rd & 5th Ward, 6th Council Districts of the City of Pittsburgh as described below shall be and the same is hereby vacated.
All those certain streets to be vacated, being Elmore Street, Elmore Square, Reed Street and Grove
Street, as shown on the Addison Terrace Plan of Lots as recorded in the Allegheny County Department of
Real Estate in Plan Book Volume 74, Pages 18 through 20, situate in the 5th Ward, City of Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, more particularly bound and described as follows:
Beginning at a point of curvature at the intersection of the northeasterly right of way line of Elmore
Street, 62.00 feet wide, and the southeasterly right of way line of Rose Street, 50.00 feet wide; thence
from said point of beginning by the northeasterly right of way line of Elmore Street the following three
(3) courses and distances: in a southeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 20.00 feet through an arc distance of 31.40 feet to a point of tangency; S 28° 58' 41" E a distance of 251.35 feet to a point of curvature; in a southeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 177.00 feet through an arc distance of 79.00 feet to a point on the northerly right of way line of Elmore Square, 50.00 feet wide; thence by the northeasterly right of way line of Elmore Square S 54° 33' 00" E a distance of 198.37 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing by same in a southwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 73.00 feet through an arc distance of 114.67 feet to a point of tangency on the southeasterly right of way line of Elmore Square; thence by the southeasterly right of way line of Elmore Square S 35° 27' 00" W a distance of 331.00 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing by same in a northwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 73.00 feet through and arc distance of 114.67 feet to a point of tangency on the southwesterly right of way line of Elmore Square; thence by the southwesterly right of way line of Elmore Square N 54° 33' 00" W a distance of 394.19 feet to a point of curvature on the southeasterly right of way line of Reed Street, 50.00 feet wide; thence by the southeasterly right of way line of Reed Street in a southwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 92.00 feet through an arc distance of 103.54 feet to a point of tangency; thence continuing by the southeasterly right of way line of Reed Street S 60° 58' 09" W a distance of 92.68 feet to a point of curvature on the northeasterly right of way line of Grove Street, 40.00 feet wide; thence by the northeasterly right of way line of Grove Street in a southeasterly
direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 12.00 feet through an arc distance of 18.85
feet to a point of tangency; thence continuing by same S 29° 01' 51" E a distance of 188.80 feet to a
point of curvature on the cul-de-sac for Grove Street; thence by the cul-de-sac for Grove Street the
following three (3) courses and distances: in a southeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 20.00 feet through an arc distance of 18.84 feet to a point of reverse curvature;
in a southwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 48.00 feet through
an arc distance of 241.22 feet to a point of reverse curvature; in a northwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 20.00 feet through an arc distance of 18.84 feet to a point of tangency on the southwesterly right of way line of Grove Street; thence by the southwesterly right of way line of Grove Street N 29° 01' 51" W a distance of 188.80 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing by same in a northwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 12.00 feet through an arc distance of 18.85 feet to a point on the southeasterly right of way line of said Reed Street; thence by the southeasterly right of way line of said Reed Street S 60° 58' 09" W a distance of 0.33 feet to a point of curvature; thence continuing by the southeasterly right of way line of said Reed Street in a southerly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 288.00 feet through an arc distance of 283.40 feet to a point on the easterly right of way line of Bentley Drive, 50.00 feet wide; thence by the easterly right of way line of Bentley Drive in a northerly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 268.24 feet through an arc distance of 146.64 feet, also having a chord bearing of N 11° 04' 20" W and a chord distance of 144.82 feet, to a point of reverse curvature on the easterly right of way line of said Devillers Street; thence by the easterly right of way line of said Devillers Street in a northwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 125.75 feet through an arc distance of 20.30 feet to a point of curvature on the northwesterly right of way line of said Reed Street; thence by the northwesterly right of way line of Reed Street the following five (5) courses and distances:
in a northeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 20.00 feet through
an arc distance of 45.54 feet, also having a chord bearing of S 82° 43' 05" E a distance of 36.32
feet, to a point of reverse curvature; in a northeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 338.00 feet through an arc distance of 170.62 feet to a point of tangency;
N 60° 58' 09" E a distance of 157.01 feet to a point of curvature; in a southeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the right having a radius of 142.00 feet through an arc distance of 140.12 feet to a point of reverse curvature; in a northeasterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 52.00 feet through an arc distance of 74.47 feet to a point on the westerly right of way line of said Elmore Square;
thence by the northwesterly right of way line of said Elmore Street N 35° 27' 00" E a distance of 331.47
feet to a point of curvature on the southwesterly right of way line of said Elmore Street; thence by the
southwesterly right of way line of said Elmore Street the following three (3) courses and distances:
in a northwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 62.00 feet through
an arc distance of 69.72 feet to a point of tangency; N 28° 58' 41" W a distance of 127.73 feet to a point of curvature; in a southwesterly direction by a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 30.00 feet through an arc distance of 47.15 feet to a point on the southeasterly right of way line of said Rose Street;
thence by the southeasterly right of way line of said Rose Street the following three (3) courses and
distances: N 60° 58' 09" E a distance of 30.03 feet; N 61° 16' 30" E a distance of 62.02 feet;
N 60° 58' 09" E a distance of 19.98 feet to a point of curvature at the intersection of the northeasterly right of way line of said Elmore Street and the southeasterly right of way line of said Rose Street, at the point of beginning.
Excepting and reserving Parcel B in said Addison terrace Plan of Lots.