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City of Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia - 1 -
City Council
Chief Clerk's Office
402 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
BILL NO. 080029
Introduced January 24, 2008
Councilmember O'Neill
Referred to the
Committee on Streets and Services
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the vacating of Byberry and Bensalem Road from Southampton-Byberry
Road to the Philadelphia and Bucks County Line and the vacating of Burling avenue
from the Roosevelt Boulevard to a dead-end approximately three thousand nine hundred
(3,900) feet southeast of the Roosevelt Boulevard, under certain terms and conditions.
WHEREAS, Byberry and Bensalem Road, from Southampton-Byberry Road to the
Philadelphia and Bucks County Line, was legally opened by Jury before 1900, but never
placed on the City Plan, and presently extends through ground owned by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Burling Avenue, from the Roosevelt Boulevard to a dead-end approximately
three thousand nine hundred (3,900) feet southeast of the Roosevelt Boulevard was
legally opened by Jury before 1900, but never placed on the City Plan and presently
extends through the ground owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City
of Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania plans to construct and develop
Benjamin Rush State Park in this area; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia is not desirous of constructing a street in this
location; and
WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia wishes to cooperate with the Commonwealth on
this project; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
City of Philadelphia
BILL NO. 080029 continued
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SECTION 1. The Board of Surveyors of the Department of Streets is authorized to
adopt a resolution to vacate Byberry and Bensalem Road, from Southampton-Byberry
Road to the Philadelphia and Bucks County Line and to vacate Burling Avenue, from the
Roosevelt Boulevard to a dead-end approximately three thousand nine hundred (3,900)
feet southeast of the Roosevelt Boulevard. This authorization is conditional upon
compliance with the following requirement within one (1) year from the date this
Ordinance becomes law:
(a) The filing of an agreement, satisfactory to the Law Department, between the City
and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the appropriate Commonwealth
Department or agency whereby the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the
appropriate Commonwealth Department or agency, assumes all of the City of
Philadelphia's ownership, operation and maintenance responsibilities for the stone arch
bridge over Poquessing Creek that was constructed in 1810 and identified as bridge
number 39/1000, and which carries Townsend Road (also known as Richlieu Road in
Bucks County) over Poquessing Creek.