City of Philadelphia - File #: 040781

• File #: 040781
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/23/2004
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 10/14/2004
• Title: Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 146 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Allen street from Morse street northeastwardly approximately eighty feet to a dead end, and by reserving and placing a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/27/2004	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
10/14/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:1
10/7/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/7/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/7/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
10/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
9/23/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/23/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

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Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 146 by striking from the City Plan and vacating Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, by striking from the City Plan and vacating Allen street from Morse street northeastwardly approximately eighty feet to a dead end, and by reserving and placing a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of Morse street from Beach street to Allen street, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-405 of The Philadelphia Code, the Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized and directed to revise the lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 146 by:

(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Morse street from Beach street to Allen street.

(b) Striking from the City Plan and vacating Allen street from Morse street northeastwardly approximately eighty feet to a dead end.

(c) Reserving and placing on the City Plan a right-of-way for gas main purposes within the lines of Morse street from Beach street to Allen street being stricken and vacated under authority of this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. This authorization is conditional upon compliance with the following requirements within one (1) year from the date of 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; provided that, only after the party in interest has demonstrated best efforts to obtain such agreements and such efforts are unsuccessful, in lieu thereof, 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, ...