Wetherill v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Citations

• 195 Pa. 156
• 45 A. 658
• 1900 Pa. LEXIS 603

Syllabus

<p>Road law—Vacation of streets in Philadelphia—Actof Juneñ, 1871. Under the Act of June 6, 1871, P. L. 1353, the department of public works of the city of Philadelphia, formerly the board of surveyors, has authority when properly authorized by councils to vacate a street either</p> <p>opened or unopened; from their confirmation of a new plan omitting s*ree*: there's 110 aPPea-l °r review by any judicial tribunal, and nothinS further is required for a complete legal vacation. The fact that the department has no power to open a street does not imply that it has no power to vacate it.</p>