Laird v. Pittsburg

Citations

• 205 Pa. 1
• 54 A. 324
• 1903 Pa. LEXIS 500

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Eminent, domain — Condemnation of land for park purposes — Free library.</p> <p>A public park is a public pleasure ground, primarily involving the idea of open air and space, but not excluding occupation in part by monuments, statues, museums, galleries, of art and other agencies contributing to the aesthetic enjoyment of the people.</p> <p>A municipality may condemn land for park purposes, although the intention of the municipality is to use the land in order to extend a free library and ai’t building already standing on other land which is part of a public park.</p> <p>The fact that the city has committed the administration of the library to a board of direction in which it ha.s a representation of only one half, does not prevent the condemnation from being for a public purpose.</p>