City of Philadelphia - File #: 000415

• File #: 000415
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/1/2000
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/22/2000
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon street from Ridge avenue to Thirteenth street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Park avenue from Wallace street to Melon street, and by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/11/2000	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/22/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/22/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/15/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/15/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/15/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/12/2000	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
6/12/2000	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/1/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
6/1/2000	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon street from Ridge avenue to Thirteenth street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Park avenue from Wallace street to Melon street, and by striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes, all 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 authorized to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 58 by:

(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Melon street from Ridge avenue to Thirteenth street.

(b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Park avenue from Wallace street to Melon street.

(c) Striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain right-of-way for drainage and water main purposes, extending from Broad street to Thirteenth street, approximately one hundred fifteen (115) feet south of Fairmount avenue.

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 clai...