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Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by striking from the City Plan Hegerman Street from Aubrey Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred eighty-seven feet southwestwardly therefrom and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the northwesterly half of the portion of Hegerman Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, 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 revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 312 by:
a) Striking from the City Plan the unopened portion of Hegerman Street extending from Aubrey Avenue to a point approximately one-hundred eighty-seven feet southwestwardly therefrom.
b) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a thirty feet wide right-of-way for gas main purposes within the northwesterly half of the portion of Hegerman Street being stricken.
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 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 a bond, with corporate surety, satisfactory to the City Solicitor or an irrevocable letter of credit satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to indemnify the City as aforesaid.
b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party i...
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