Swanson Street
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, by property owners, No. 398, Jan. T., 1893, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1891, vacating street. Petition for vacation of street.
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Appeal, by property owners, No. 398, Jan. T., 1893, from order of Q. S. Phila. Co., Jan. T., 1891, vacating street. Petition for vacation of street. From the record it appeared that on Jan. 24, 1891, a petition of twelve persons purporting to be freeholders of the vicinity was presented, averring that the portion of Swanson street which “ is opened and used as a public street,” extending from Washington avenue to Prime street, had become useless to the public because of its occupation by railroad tracks. The petition prayed that this portion of the street be vacated. On June 4, 1891, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Green,
The proceedings in this case were instituted under the act of May 8, 1854, P. L. 645, for the purpose of vacating a part of Swanson street, Philadelphia, lying between Washington avenue and Prime street. The petition purports to be signed by the requisite number of freeholders in the vicinity, and the causes set forth as reasons for the order of vacation were sufficient in laiv for that purpose, if established. The act of 1854 *326gives power-to the court of quarter sessions to entertain, hear and determine, the matters in question, and authorizes the court, if they so…
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