City of Philadelphia - File #: 090442

• File #: 090442
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/21/2009
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 6/18/2009
• Title: Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 157 by placing on the City Plan Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, east of Lawrence Street, and Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, partly within the lines of an existing pedestrian walkway, and authorizing the opening of the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street extending through property owned by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of Fourth Street and the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street not owned by the City.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Sanchez
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, REVISION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/26/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/18/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
6/18/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/4/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/3/2009	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/3/2009	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/3/2009	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
5/21/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/21/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the revision of lines and grades on a portion of City Plan No. 157 by placing on the City Plan Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, east of Lawrence Street, and Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, partly within the lines of an existing pedestrian walkway, and authorizing the opening of the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street extending through property owned by the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions, including the dedication to the City of the bed of Fourth Street and the portion of the bed of Westmoreland Street not owned by the City.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 11-402 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. 157 by:

(a) Placing on the City Plan Fourth Street from Westmoreland Street to Ontario Street, approximately one-hundred fifty-seven feet east of Lawrence Street.

(b) Placing on the City Plan Westmoreland Street from Lawrence Street to Fourth Street, partly within the lines of an existing twelve feet wide and fifty feet wide pedestrian walkway which extends from said Lawrence Street eastwardly to the westerly line of the former North Pennsylvania Road.

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 authorizes 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 suret...