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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 161 by striking from the City Plan and vacating a triangular shaped portion of the southerly side of Lancaster avenue from Fifty-sixth street to a point approximately three hundred ninety-one (391) feet westwardly therefrom, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes, and by placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 161 by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating a triangular shaped portion of the southerly side of Lancaster avenue from Fifty-sixth street to a point approximately three hundred ninety-one (391) feet westwardly therefrom.
(b) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a variable width right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and gas main purposes within the portion of Lancaster avenue being stricken from the City Plan and vacated under authority of this Ordinance.
(c) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a sixty (60) foot wide right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes extending from the right-of-way described in Section 1(b) of this Ordinance, at a point approximately one hundred ten (110) feet westwardly from Fifty-sixth street, southwardly to Fifty-sixth street.
SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within one (1) year from the date this Ordinance becomes law:
(a) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, 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 Law Department, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.
(b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, 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 Law Department, by the party in interest, 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 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 on the City Plan changes authorized by this Ordinance.
(d) The filing of an agreement by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, granting to the City the aforesaid right-of-way described in Section 1(b) of this Ordinance. The agreement shall provide that no changes in grades shall be made and that no fences, buildings or other structures, either overhead, underground or upon the surface, shall be constructed within the lines of the right-of-way or abutting thereon, unless the plans for such structures shall first be submitted to and approved by the Philadelphia Water Department and the Philadelphia Gas Works. The agreement shall also grant the right-of-access and occupation at any and all times to the officers, agents, employees and contractors of the City and of the Philadelphia Gas Works for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, alterations, repairs and inspection of present and future facilities and structures.
(e) The dedication to the City, free and clear of all encumbrances of the right-of-way described in Section 1(c) of this Ordinance.
(f) The filing of an agreement by the owner or owners of property affected thereby, to the right-of-way described in Section 1(c). The agreement shall provide that no changes in grades shall be made and that no fences, buildings or other structures, either overhead, underground or upon the surface shall be constructed within the lines of the right-of-way or abutting thereon, unless the plans for such structures shall first be submitted to and approved by the Philadelphia Water Department. The agreement shall also grant the right-of-access and occupation at any and all times to the officers, agents, employees and contractors of the City for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, alterations, repairs and inspection of present and future facilities and structures.
(g) The filing of a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the Law Department, to cover the cost of work required under Section 2(c).
(h) 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 sixty (60) days after this Ordinance becomes law.
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