Source:Ordinance-1973-323/content

No. 323

AN ORDINANCE — VACATING Pride Street from the Boulevard of the Allies to a point 49 feet south of Locust Street, and Quince Way between Pride Street and Marion Street, both in the First Ward of the City of Pittsburgh.

WHEREAS, Pride Street has been used as a City of Pittsburgh street and thoroughfare and Quince Way has been used as a City of Pittsburgh thoroughfare; and

WHEREAS, Mercy Hospital has requested the vacation of a portion of Pride Street and of Quincy [sic] Way for the erection of hospital facilities; and

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh has historically observed the policy of charging a fee for the vacation of City streets for institutional, industrial and commercial purposes; and

WHEREAS, Mercy Hospital has agreed to pay $29,113.56 for said vacation; and

WHEREAS, it appears by petition and affidavit on file in the Office of the City Clerk that the owner of all of the property fronting or abutting on the lines of the above streets has petitioned the Council of the City of Pittsburgh to enact an ordinance for the vacation of the same and to indemnify the City from all claims; Therefore,

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Pride Street from the Boulevard of the Allies to a point 48 feet south of Locust Street in the First Ward of the City shall not take effect or be of any force or validity unless the owner of all of the property abutting or fronting on the lines of Pride Street between said terminals shall, within 30 days after the approval of this ordinance, pay into the Treasury of the City of Pittsburgh the sum of $24,633.72 for the use of the City of Pittsburgh.

Section 2. Quince Way between Pride Street and Marion Street in the First Ward of the City of Pittsburgh is hereby vacated, provided however that this ordinance shall not take effect or be of any force or validity unless the owner of all of the property abutting or fronting on the lines of Quince Way between said terminals shall, within 30 days after the approval of this ordinance, pay into the Treasury of the City of Pittsburgh the sum of $4,479.84 for the use of the City of Pittsburgh.

Section 3. That any Ordinance or part of Ordinance, conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance, be and the same is hereby repeated [sic] so far as the same affects this Ordinance.

Passed June 11, 1973.

Approved June 25, 1973.

Ordinance Book 73, Page 712.