City of Philadelphia Petition

Hagan, J.,

On January 29,1953, this court, after a hearing upon a petition filed by the City of Philadelphia under the Act of May 21, 1921, P. L. 1054, 53 PS §§ 6757 et seq., made certain findings, and on the basis thereof entered an order in accordance with the prayer of the petition. .

Because of the importance of these proceedings (involving, as they do, an existing and proposed indebted*582ness of $26,000,000, invested or about to be invested in the Philadelphia Gas Works); and because of the circumstance that there was presented to the court for determination questions of law relating to basic…