Philadelphia's Petition

Citations

• 253 Pa. 434
• 98 A. 620
• 1916 Pa. LEXIS 865

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities — Eminent domain — Condemnation of land for public library — “Municipal buildings” — Acts of March 26, 1903, P. L. 68, and March Ik, 1907, P. L. 12.</p> <p>There is nothing in the Acts of March 26, 1903, P. L. 63, and March 14, 1907, P. L. 12, which gives the right to the City of Philadelphia to condemn a site for public library purposes. The words “municipal buildings” in the Act of 1903, do not cover a public library building.</p>