Hastings Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

The appellant is the owner of a lot of ground, improved with a three-story building, at a comer where Farragut and Market Streets, Philadelphia, intersect. The council of the city, by ordinance, directed the Director of Public Works to enter into contracts for the reconstruction of “Mill Creek Sewer” in Farragut Street within certain specified longitudinal limits. Pursuant to such direction, the Director entered into contracts for the reconstruction of the sewer. In carrying out the work, the contractor excavated Farragut Street to a depth varying from thirty-five…