Davis v. Borough of Crafton

Citations

• 75 Pa. Super. 37
• 1920 Pa. Super. LEXIS 218

Syllabus

<p>Boroughs — Borough Act of 1915, P. L. 812 — Ordinance—Appeals.</p> <p>Where an appeal has been taken to the court o£ quarter sessions to have a borough ordinance declared void under the provisions of section 9, article I, chapter 7, of the Act of May 14, 1915, P. L. 312 (General Borough Act), the decision of the court sustaining the ordinance is not conclusive. Under the provisions of the Act of April 18, 1919, P. L. 72, the depositions will be examined and a decision rendered on the merits by the Superior Court.</p> <p>The borough may permit property owners to construct terraces, slopes and steps between the paved footway and the property line of the street, and to construct stone or cement steps between the footway and the curb. Such enactment is reasonable and in accordance with the statute conferring the authority to regulate streets and footwalks and the heights and grades, widths and slopes and forms thereof.</p>