Lowry v. Millcreek Township

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 285
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 317

Syllabus

<p>Road laxo — Widening road — Erie County — Act of April IS, 181)8, P. L. 218 — Repeal of statutes.</p> <p>Under the local Act of April 13, 1843, P. L. 218, the supervisors of a township in Erie County have authority to widen a public road.</p> <p>The word “alter” in the Act of 1843 is sufficiently comprehensive to cover the widening of a road within the restrictions imposed by the general law.</p> <p>The Act of April 13, 1843, P. L. 218, authorizing supervisors in Erie Township “to lay out and alter” public roads, has not been repealed by any subsequent general act.</p>