Chartiers Creek Bridge
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 124, April T., 1911, by Frank Bryan, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. Term, 1909, No. 5, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers In re Chartiers Creek Bridge. Exceptions to report of viewers.
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Appeal, No. 124, April T., 1911, by Frank Bryan, from order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. Term, 1909, No. 5, dismissing exceptions to report of viewers In re Chartiers Creek Bridge. Exceptions to report of viewers. The exceptions were as follows: 1. The court of quarter sessions of Allegheny county is without jurisdiction under the laws of Pennsylvania to entertain the petition in the above case and to make the order of September 11,1909, appointing the viewers prayed for in the petition for the reason that the Act of Assembly of May 8, 1909, P. L. 494 is unconstitutional. 2. There is no…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
It may now be regarded as thoroughly established that the construction of the bridge which is the object of the present proceeding is urgently demanded by every proper consideration for the public safety and convenience. When three years ago this court considered a similar proceeding, having for its object the construction practically of the same bridge (Chartiers Creek Bridge, 37 Pa. Superior Ct. 281) our Brother Beaver adverted to the substantial unanimity of all concerned in endeavoring to secure the desired improvement. This court, however, felt obliged to affirm the…
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