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File #: 010234    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: LAPSED
File created: 4/19/2001 In control: Committee on Streets and Services
On agenda: Final action: 6/7/2001
Title: Granting permission to The WXIII/PHL Real Estate Limited Partnership, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove ductbanks for certain telecommunications uses under and in the public rights-of-way and City streets; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke
Indexes: ENCROACHMENT
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 01023400.pdf
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Granting permission to The WXIII/PHL Real Estate Limited Partnership, its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove ductbanks for certain telecommunications uses under and in the public rights-of-way and City streets; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to The WXIII/PHL Real Estate Limited Partnership, c/o Archon Group, L.P., 1275 "K" Street, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20005 and its successors, assigns, and agents (collectively, "WXIII") to construct, maintain, operate, replace, and remove a fiber ductbank in and under the public rights-of-way and streets of the City of Philadelphia (the "City"), for the purpose of providing access by telecommunications service providers to the existing building located at 440 N. Broad street, which contains space for facilities for telecommunication switching, Internet access and electronic commerce, and related telecommunications services and activities.

(a) WXIII is authorized to construct, maintain and operate, replace and remove ductbanks consisting of ducts and manholes in and under the public rights-of-way and streets as follows:

Phase I

Phase I consists of two (2) separate sections as follows:

Phase I, Section 1 consists of two (2) new 6' x 6' x 6' manholes and 26-4" ducts. These improvements begin at a new manhole in and under the bed of North Fifteenth street approximately 65 feet south of Callowhill street, north to a second new manhole just north of Callowhill street. From the second manhole the ducts will be attached to the underside superstructure of the North Fifteenth street bridge, extending north to a point located approximately 260 feet north of Callowhill street. Continuing then east under the North Fifteenth street bridge from a point 12 feet west of the westerly curb line of North Fifteenth street to a point 12 feet east of the easterly curb...

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