Source:Ordinance-1867-washington-st-grading-paving
"An ordinance to authorize the grading and paving of Washington Street in the Manchester District." Allegheny city ordinance, 1867. Enacted May 9, 1867. In ordinance book of Allegheny City, 1840–1868, pp. 522/523–523/524 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_97c25faa-af4d-4826-99ba-011d5d2f68e5/).
Section 1—. Be it ordained and enacted by the Select and Common Councils of the City of Allegheny, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the Authority of the same that the Committe [sic] on Streets be and they are hereby authorized and directed to invite and receive proposals for the grading and paving of Washington Street in the Manchester District in the City of Allegheny and to contract therefor with the Lowest and best bidder or bidders at their discretion
Section 2d—. That for the purpose of defraying the cost and expenses of the said improvements there be and is hereby levied a special tax to be equaly [sic] assessed upon the several lots bounding and abutting upon the said Street, respectively in proportion to the feet front in them respectively comprised and bounding and abutting as aforesaid.
Section 3d—. That as soon as the cost and expenses of said improvements shall be fully ascertained it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to assess and apportion the same among the several Lots bounding and abutting upon said Street, respectively according to the rule above indicated and thereupon proceed to make demand and collect the same according to the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Entitled "An Act defining the manner of collecting the expenses of grading and paving of the Streets and alleys of the City of Allegheny and for other purposes" passed the thirtieth day of March 1852.
Section 4th—. That so much of any ordinance that may conflict with or be supplied by the foregoing, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Ordained and enacted into a Law, this the ninth day of May Anno Domini one thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty seven
| Attest.—. D Macferron Clerk of the Select Council |
James McBrier President of the select Council | |
| Robert Dilworth Clerk of the Common Council |
Geo D Riddle President of the Common Council |
I do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was published was published three several times in the Pittsburgh Dispatch Gazett [sic], and Fredoms [sic] Friend, viz, on Wednesday Thursday, and Friday the fifteenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth days of May 1867, Respectively
D Macferron
City of Allegheny SS.
the seal of the City of Allegheny
|
Personaly [sic] appeared before me John Morrison May [sic] in and for said City this day of May 1867, David Macferron who being duly sworn, according to Law saith that the foregoing is true and further saith not J Morrison Mayor |
