City of Philadelphia - File #: 110614

• File #: 110614
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/15/2011
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/27/2011
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 18-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Shedwick Street from Reed Street to Wharton Street, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for public utility purposes within the lines of a portion of Shedwick Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City of the said right-of-way, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Verna, Councilmember Tasco

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/14/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/27/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	16:0
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/20/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
10/19/2011	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/15/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 18-S by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Shedwick Street from Reed Street to Wharton Street, and reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for public utility purposes within the lines of a portion of Shedwick Street being stricken and authorizing acceptance of the grant to the City 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 revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 18-S by:
(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Shedwick Street from Reed Street to Wharton Street.
(b) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for public utility purposes within the lines of the portion of Shedwick Street being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, said portion extending from Reed Street northwardly to the southeasterly right-of-way line of the Schuylkill River East Side Railroad.

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...