City of Philadelphia - File #: 070504

• File #: 070504
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/31/2007
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/14/2007
• Title: Authorizing and directing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately 310 feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Krajewski
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/3/2007	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/14/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/14/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/7/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/7/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/7/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/6/2007	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/6/2007	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
6/6/2007	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/31/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/31/2007	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. 197 by striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street, striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately 310 feet to a dead end, and striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain drainage right-of-way, and by reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary, 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. 197 by:

(a) Striking from the City Plan and vacating the legally open portions of Casper Street from Tioga Street to Russell Street.

(b) Striking from the City Plan Russell Street from Casper Street southeastwardly approximately 310 feet to a dead end.

(c) Striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain 50 feet wide and 20 feet wide drainage right-of-way which extends from Ontario Street to the dead-end of Russell Street.

(d) Reserving and placing on the City Plan rights-of-way for water main purposes, drainage purposes, and public utility purposes within the beds of the streets being stricken by authority of this Ordinance, if necessary.

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 ...