City of Philadelphia v. Ball

Citations

• 147 Pa. 243
• 23 A. 564
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 821

Syllabus

<p>Paving — Dedication of streets — Ordinance.</p> <p>Where a city ordinance provides that “no street shall be accepted for public use of a less width than thirty feet,” and a subsequent ordinance authorizes the paving of a certain street, provided that it shall “ be first dedicated or properly opened,” and it appears that the street in question, though of a width of thirty feet on the city plan, is opened of a less width and has not been accepted for public use, the city cannot recover for paving the street.</p>