Shady Avenue

Citations

• 34 Pa. Super. 327
• 1907 Pa. Super. LEXIS 134

Syllabus

<p>Road law — Paving—Grading—Single improvement — Sidewalks—Notice — Act of May 16, 1891, P. L. 75.</p> <p>Where an ordinance for the grading and paving of a street, a part of which is level and a part hilly, provides that the level part shall be paved with asphalt, and the hilly part with block stone, and the work is let in two contracts on the same day, the asphalt paving being given to one contractor, and the stone paving to another, the work though done under the two contracts is a single improvement, and one jury of view may assess the benefits therefor.</p> <p>A sidewalk is not included in the term “street” within the meaning of the statute of Pennsylvania relating to the paving and grading of streets.</p> <p>A municipality cannot charge a property owner with the cost of laying a sidewalk, unless the owner has been previously notified to do the work, and has refused or neglected to do so.</p>