City of Philadelphia - File #: 180080

• File #: 180080
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 2/1/2018
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Title: Authorizing the relocation of the lines and the striking and abandonment of certain portions of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes extending from Meade Street to Gravers Lane, southwest of Shawnee Street on City Plan No. 165, thereby reducing the width of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Bass
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/2/2018	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/19/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/12/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
4/9/2018	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
2/1/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the relocation of the lines and the striking and abandonment of certain portions of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes extending from Meade Street to Gravers Lane, southwest of Shawnee Street on City Plan No. 165, thereby reducing the width of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
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 relocate the lines and strike and abandon certain portions of a right-of-way reserved for drainage purposes and water main purposes within the bed of former Crefeld Street, extending from Meade Street to Gravers Lane and lying southwest of Shawnee Street on City Plan No. 165, thereby reducing the width of the said right-of-way from sixty feet to thirty feet.

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(s) 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 release the City as aforesaid.
b) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the City Solicitor, by the party in interest, to release, indemnify, and defend the City from all damages or claims for damages that may arise by reason of the City Plan changes authorized herein.

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall not become effective unless the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00), toward costs thereof, is paid into the City Treasury within one hundred and twenty (120) days after this Ordinance becomes law.


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