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Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the northerly 20 feet wide portion of Market Street from 32nd Street to 34th Street, thereby reducing the width of said Market Street, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-403 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized and directed to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 44 by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating the northerly 20 feet wide portion of Market Street from 32nd to 34th Street, thereby reducing the width of said Market Street from 120 feet to 100 feet.
SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within two (2) years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:
(a) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, to release the City from all damages or claims for damages which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein; in lieu thereof, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, the party in interest shall file an agreement and bond with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.
(b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify, and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.
(c) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, agreeing to make any and all changes and adjustments to curbing, sidewalk paving, cartway paving, water pipe, fire hydrants, sewers, inlets and manholes, street light poles and equipment, and to other City structures either overhead, underground, or upon the surface, including the relocation, abandonment, repairing, reconstruction, cutting, and sealing of such structures and facilities which may be necessary in the judgment of the Department of Streets and the Water Department by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein. The agreement shall provide for the removal of all existing City-owned street lighting poles and equipment and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Street Lighting Division at 701 Ramona Avenue, at no cost to the City. The agreement shall provide for the removal of salvageable hydrants, valves, manhole covers, frames, and connections as determined by the Water Department and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at Twenty-ninth Street and Cambria Street, at no cost to the City. The agreement shall also provide for the removal of salvageable cast iron manholes and covers, street inlet grates, frames, and hoods, and inlet castings as determined by the Water Department and for their delivery to the storage yard of the Water Department located at 3201 Fox Street, at no cost to the City. The agreement shall provide that this work be completed within one year from the date of confirmation by the Board of Surveyors of the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
(d) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to make any and all changes and adjustments to any public utility facilities which may be necessary in the judgment of PECO, Verizon, or any other public utility which maintains facilities within the area being stricken and abandoned. The agreement shall provide that this work be completed within one year from the date of confirmation by the Board of Surveyors of the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
(e) The party in interest shall file a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, and in an amount satisfactory to the Department of Streets, to cover the cost of the work required under Section 2(c).
(f) The payment by the party in interest of the cost of advertising the public hearing by the Board of Surveyors on the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), toward costs thereof, is paid into the City Treasury within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law.
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