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Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 130 and vacating of an area for municipal purposes located at the intersection of the northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue and the westerly side of Wilton 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 hereby authorized to strike from City Plan No. 130 and vacate a certain area for municipal purposes located at the intersection of the northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue and the westerly side of Wilton Street and more particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto.
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(s) 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 a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to release 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 that may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.
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.
EXHIBIT “A”
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground, situate in the 44th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described as follows:
BEGINNING AT A POINT, said point being the point of intersection of the northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue (90 feet wide, State Route # 3018) and the westerly side of Wilton Street (40 feet wide);
Thence extending North 62° 07’ 53 West, along the said northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue, the distance of 64.146 feet to a point;
Thence extending North 27° 52’ 07” East, the distance of 82.917 feet to a point;
Thence extending South 68° 07’ 43” East, the distance of 8.719 feet to a point on the said westerly side of Wilton Street;
Thence extending South 5° 37’ 40” East, along said westerly side of Wilton Street, the distance of 100.521 feet to a point, said point being the FIRST MENTIONED POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING.
CONTAINING IN AREA 3,045 Square Feet
BEING KNOWN AS #5217-19 Haverford Avenue.
BEING an area for municipal purposes located at the intersection of the northeasterly side of Haverford Avenue and the westerly side of Wilton Street (proposed to be stricken from City Plan and vacated).
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