City of Philadelphia - File #: 150894

• File #: 150894
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 11/19/2015
• In control: Committee on Streets and Services
• Final action: 12/10/2015
• Title: Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 119 and abandoning of a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street, and the modifying of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, also reserved within the bed of said former Thompson Street, by abandoning the right-of-way as to water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, but retaining the said right-of-way on the City Plan as a right-of-way for drainage purposes only, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Greenlee
• Indexes: CITY PLAN, STRIKE FROM & VACATE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/23/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/10/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	15:0
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/3/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	HEARING HELD
11/30/2015	0	Committee on Streets and Services	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
11/19/2015	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 119 and abandoning of a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street, and the modifying of a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, also reserved within the bed of said former Thompson Street, by abandoning the right-of-way as to water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, but retaining the said right-of-way on the City Plan as a right-of-way for drainage purposes only, under certain terms and conditions.

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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 hereby authorized to make the following changes affecting a portion of City Plan No. 119:

a) Striking from the City Plan and abandoning a certain pedestrian walkway reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street.
b) Modifying a certain right-of-way for drainage purposes, water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, also reserved within the bed of former Thompson Street, from Watts Street to Thirteenth Street, by abandoning the right-of-way as to water main purposes, gas main purposes, and public utility purposes, but retaining the said right-of-way on the City Plan as a right-of-way for drainage purposes only.

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(s) 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 effo...