City of Philadelphia - File #: 040135

• File #: 040135
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 2/19/2004
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 4/22/2004
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking and abandoning portions of a certain pedestrian walkway and right-of-way for gas main purposes lying between Fourth street and Fifth street, within the lines of former Commerce street (now known as Ben-Gurion Place), under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, REVISION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/6/2004	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/22/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/22/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
4/15/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/15/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/15/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/6/2004	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
2/19/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
2/19/2004	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 307 by striking and abandoning portions of a certain pedestrian walkway and right-of-way for gas main purposes lying between Fourth street and Fifth street, within the lines of former Commerce street (now known as Ben-Gurion Place), under certain terms and conditions.
Body
WHEREAS, by ordinance ("Ordinance") enacted February 11, 1969, the Board of Surveyors of the City of Philadelphia was authorized to strike and vacate Commerce street between Fourth street and Fifth street (now commonly known as Independence Mall East), and to retain and place on the City Plan such portion of Commerce street as and for a pedestrian walkway and right of way for gas main purposes (the "Reservation"); and

WHEREAS, on February 16, 1970, the Board of Surveyors confirmed the changes to the City Plan authorized by the Ordinance; and

WHEREAS, by Indenture dated December 1, 1969, and recorded March 2, 1970 in Deed Book JRS 642, Page 586 (the "Deed"), the owners of the parcels abutting the said Commerce street conveyed all their right, title and interest in and to the Reservation to the City of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Philadelphia to divest its interest in the Reservation as evidenced by the Deed to the extent provided hereinafter; now, therefore,

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. 307 by:

(a) Striking and abandoning from the City Plan a forty (40) foot wide pedestrian walkway and right-of-way reserved for gas main purposes lying within the lines of former Commerce street (now known as Ben-Gurion Place), from Independence Mall East to a point approximately two hundred sixteen (216) feet eastwardly therefrom.

(b) Striking and abandoning from ...