Shiloh Street

Citations

• 152 Pa. 136

Syllabus

<p>Street improvements — Act of May 16, 1891.</p> <p>Viewers appointed under the act of May 16, 1891, to assess benefits for street improvements made under the unconstitutional act of June 14, 1887, must ascertain what the improvements were really worth, and must not rely merely upon the contract price as furnished by the city engineer.</p> <p>Practice under act of May 16, 1891 — Exceptions—Report.</p> <p>Where the report of viewers shows that exceptions were filed with the viewers at the proper time, heard by them, and their report afterwards modified and corrected “ in conformity with justice and equity,” but the report fails to show whether the exceptions were based on questions of fact or law, the report is fatally defective, and the proceedings will be set aside.</p>