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To authorize the Water Commissioner on behalf of the City to enter into agreements with the owners of the properties and their successors of a "L" shaped private street known as "Paleski Road" that begins southeasterly of Schuylkill Nature Center's Property, approximately 489 feet southeasterly of Hagy's Mill road, thence in a southeasterly direction for approximately 137 feet and continuing in a southwesterly direction for approximately 635 feet for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for water main purposes.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The Water Commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into agreement witht he owners and their successors of a private street known as "Paleski Road" that begins southeasterly of Schuylkill Nature Center's Property, approximately 489 feet southeasterly of Hagy's Mill road, thence in a southeasterly direction for approximately 137 feet and continuing in a southwesterly direction for approximately 635 feet for the grant of a right-of-way to the City for water main purposes.
SECTION 2. The agreement shall be prepared by the City Solicitor in a form substantially as follows:
"AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made this _________ day of ____________ 200____, by and between, , the record owners of a certain Property on ___ HAGY'S MILL ROAD in the 21st Ward, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, hereinafter called "Owner", and THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, hereinafter called "City";
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, homeowners in the area of Manatawna Farms and Schuylkill Nature Center are serviced by existing individual drinking water well; and
WHEREAS, the water table has dropped and well water quality is difficult to maintain, the property owners have petitioned the City to provide public water services in accordance with The Philadelphia Code; and
WHEREAS, in order to construct and maintain the said proposed public utility,...
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