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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 266 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street, each from 52nd Street to Paxon Street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Paxon Street from Jefferson Street to Columbia Avenue; and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for gas main purposes, water main purposes and drainage purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by this ordinance, if necessary, all 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. 266 by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Jefferson Street and Heston Street, each from 52nd Street to Paxon Street.
(b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Paxon Street from Jefferson Street to Columbia Avenue.
(c) Reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for gas main purposes, water main purposes and drainage purposes within the beds the streets being stricken by this ordinance, if necessary.
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 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 has been unable to do so, 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 t...
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