Official:Amending the Ordinance approved July 3, 1885, which authorizes the construction of a railroad by the Schuylkill River East Side Railroad Company and its entry upon and occupation of certain streets, by defining certain terms and by adding additional conditions on the authority of said railroad.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: December 8, 2005
: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill updates a century-old law about railroad use in Philadelphia. It defines terms like 'occupation' and limits how long trains can block streets.
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