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File #: 040065    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: ENACTED
File created: 1/29/2004 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 2/26/2004
Title: Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 of an area bounded by Ninth Street, Tenth Street, Callowhill Street and Noble Street, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
Indexes: CITY PLAN, REVISION
Attachments: 1. CertifiedCopy04006500.pdf
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Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 of an area bounded by Ninth Street, Tenth Street, Callowhill Street and Noble 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 Percy Street from Callowhill Street to the northerly side of the Penn Township Railroad.

(b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Hutchinson Street from the southerly side of the Penn Township Railroad to Noble Street.

(c) Placing on the City Plan a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the lines of Percy Street from Callowhill Street to the northerly side of the Penn Township Railroad, being stricken under authority of this Ordinance.


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 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 release, indemnify and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages, which may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.

(c) The filing of ...

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