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Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 63 of a certain right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and gas main purposes, over former Hamilton Street, between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street, and creating a right-of-way solely for gas main purposes on a portion of former Hamilton Street, between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street, subject to conditions precedent, 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 authorized by this Ordinance to make certain changes affecting the lines of City utility rights-of-way on a portion of City Plan No. 63, within the area of former Hamilton Street between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street, by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, and gas main purposes (collectively, the "Approved City Plan Changes"), and creating a right-of-way solely for gas main purposes only over that portion of former Hamilton Street between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street from the southern boundary of former Hamilton Street to a line seven feet north and parallel to the southern line of former Hamilton Street between Eighteenth Street and Nineteenth Street.
SECTION 2. This authorization is conditioned upon satisfaction of all the following requirements within two years from the date this Ordinance becomes law:
a. The execution and filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the owner(s) of the property affected by the striking and abandonment, to release the City from all damages or claims for damages which may arise by reason of the Approved City Plan Changes; in lieu of the agreement, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to obtain the agreements and those efforts are unsuccessful, the party i...
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