Source:Ordinance-1922-275
"An ordinance accepting the dedication of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, for Public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same 'Ben Hur street', and accepting the grading, paving and curbing thereof." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1922, no. 275. Passed July 31, 1922; approved Aug. 8, 1922. Ordinance Book 33, p. 534. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1922, appendix, pp. 191–192, Kaufman Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Google Books -UEtAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223972; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1922).
No. 275
AN ORDINANCE—Accepting the dedication of certain property in the 14th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, for Public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same "Ben Hur street", and accepting the grading, paving and curbing thereof.
Whereas, Charles J. Holleman, of the City of Pittsburgh, County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, the owner of the property hereinafter described, has executed and delivered to the City of Pittsburgh his certain deed of dedication bearing date of November 8th, 1920, now on file in the Bureau of Engineering of said City, wherein he has conveyed said ground to said City for public highway purposes, and
Whereas, the said Charles J. Holleman has graded, paved and curbed the street dedicated in the deed of dedication, between South Richland street and South Dunfermline street, at his own cost and expense, and
Whereas, it is desired that the City of Pittsburgh accept said improvement as a part of the City's system of improved highways, Therefore
Section 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the City of Pittsburgh, in Council assembled, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority of the same, That the said deed of dedication be and the same is hereby accepted and the Bureau of Engineering is hereby authorized and directed to place the same on record in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, etc., in and for the County of Allegheny.
Section 2. The ground, so as aforesaid, conveyed to said City for public highway purposes shall be and the same is hereby appropriated and opened as a public highway in accordance with the terms of said deed of dedication and shall be known as "Ben Hur street", the same being bounded and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the easterly side of South Dunfermline street, as opened by Ordinance No. 354 approved October 4, 1920, said point being distant S. 28° 12′ 40″ W. 257.66 feet from the northerly line of Reynolds street; thence along the said easterly line of South Dunfermline street N. 28° 12′ 40″ E. for a distance of 40.06 feet; thence S. 64° 55′ E. for a distance of 364.88 feet to a point on the westerly line of South Richland street, as located by Ordinance No. 118, approved June 29th, 1894, said point being distant N. 25° 06′ 20″ E. 153.14 feet from the northerly line of Edgerton avenue as located by Ordinance No. 118, approved June 29th, 1894; thence along the westerly line of said South Richland street S. 25° 06′ 20″ W. for the distance of 40 feet to a point; thence N. 64° 55′ W. for the distance of 367.03 feet to the place of beginning.
Section 3. The grading, paving and curbing of said Ben Hur street, between South Richland street and South Dunfermline street, is hereby accepted and declared to be a public improvement of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 4. The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to enter upon, take possession of and appropriate the said described ground for a public highway and directed to treat the said street as other improved highways of the said City, in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 5. That any Ordinance or part of Ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance, be and the same is hereby repealed, so far as the same affects this Ordinance.
Passed July 31, 1922.
Approved August 8, 1922.
Ordinance Book 33, Page 534.
