Borough of Sharpsville v. Randall

Citations

• 73 Pa. Super. 61
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 174

Syllabus

<p>Boroughs — Streets—Paving — Costs — Computation — Abutting owners — Contribution of street railway — Act of May 12,1911, P. L. 288.</p> <p>Under the provisions of the Act of May 12, 1911, P. L. 288, a borough may assess two-thirds of the cost of paving a street upon the abutting property owners. The power thus conferred is to enable the borough to reimburse its treasury for the cost and expense of the work, and it is the cost and expense to the borough and not to the contractor, who did the work, which the borough can collect from the adjoining owners.</p> <p>Where a street railway, under its franchise, has paid a portion of the cost of paving a street on which its tracks are laid, the two-thirds of the expense of the improvement, to be assessed upon abutting property owners, must be computed from the balance remaining after deducting the amount so paid by the street railway company.</p>