Incorporation of Duquesne Borough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 300, Oct. T., 1891, by Mary Oliver et al., from an order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 8, incorporating the borough of Duquesne. The nature of this case and the material facts thereof are stated in the opinion of the court below, by Slagle, J., as follows : On September 13, 1890, a petition of numerous citizens was presented, asking for the incorporation of the borough of Duquesne, which was referred to the grand jury as required by law.
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Appeal, No. 300, Oct. T., 1891, by Mary Oliver et al., from an order of Q. S. Allegheny Co., Sept. T., 1890, No. 8, incorporating the borough of Duquesne. The nature of this case and the material facts thereof are stated in the opinion of the court below, by Slagle, J., as follows : On September 13, 1890, a petition of numerous citizens was presented, asking for the incorporation of the borough of Duquesne, which was referred to the grand jury as required by law. Remonstrances were filed, which were also referred to the grand jury. On October 2, 1890, the grand jury found that the conditions…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Stebbett,
It is very evident from the clear and concise statement of facts in the opinion of the court below that the inhabitants of Duquesne village, numbering about four thousand and rapidly increasing, are greatly in need of a municipal government such as incorporation into a borough will afford them. It is also apparent from an examination of the record that there is no error, either in the decree of incorporation or in the proceedings leading thereto.
Two of the appellants, the Allegheny Bessemer Steel Co. and the Howard Plate Glass Co., severally own large pieces of…
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