Erie City's Appeal

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Simpson,

In its natural surroundings, Mill Creek, winding its way through the City of Erie, was doubtless a thing of beauty; but, as the city grew, it became less and less desirable, and in the great rainfall of August 3, 1915, (to quote from appellees’ brief) “the waters of the creek, together with a quantity of debris, cumulated at the 26th Street bridge......forming a dam, causing the water to back up and finally burst through the bridge and sweep down the bed and valley of Mill Creek, causing the loss of about a score of lives and great property damage, both public…