Dormont Borough v. West Liberty Street Railway Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 3, April T., 1916, by defendant, from order of C. P. Allegheny Co., July T., 1914, No. 1613, fixing amount of license fees in case of Dormont Borough v. West Liberty Street Railway Company and Pittsburgh Railways • Company. Petition to determine license fees under Act of July 26, 1913, P. L. 1371. Before Shafer, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The lower court fixed 25 cents per annum as a proper license fee to be collected for the inspection and regulation of the poles and wires of defendant company as provided by the Act of April 17, 1905, P. L. 183, amended by the Act of July 26, 1913, P. L. 1371. Under said act the amount of the fee is to be such as will properly compensate the municipality for the necessary costs, for the services performed or to be performed by it for the inspection and regulation of the poles and wires. The ordinance of the borough fixed the fee at 50 cents. The court reduced it to 25…
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