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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Olive street from Percy street to Tenth street; by striking from the City Plan and vacating Hutchinson street from Olive street to Brown street and by reserving and placing on the City plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Hutchinson street, under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 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. 58 by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Olive street from Percy street to Tenth street.
(b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Hutchinson street from Olive street to Brown street.
(c) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes and public utility purposes within the bed of Hutchinson street being stricken from the City Plan under authority of this Ordinance.
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 rele...
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