Source:Ordinance-1929-7

From Pittsburgh Streets

"An ordinance approving Summer Hill Terrace Plan of Lots in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out by Albert Knopp, accepting the dedication of Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way as shown thereon for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same, fixing the width and position of the sidewalks and roadway on Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Irma street, Markab street, Regulus street and Sirius street and establishing the grades of Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and White Oak [sic] way." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1929, no. 7. Passed Jan. 14, 1929; approved Jan. 17, 1929. Ordinance Book 40, p. 646. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1929, appendix, pp. 36–37, Kaufman Printing Co., Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1929).

No. 7

AN ORDINANCE — Approving Summer Hill Terrace Plan of Lots in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out by Albert Knopp, accepting the dedication of Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way as shown thereon for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same, fixing the width and position of the sidewalks and roadway on Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Irma street, Markab street, Regulus street and Sirius street and establishing the grades of Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and White Oak [sic] way.

Whereas, Albert Knopp, the owner of certain property in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out a plan of lots called Summer Hill Terrace, has located certain streets and ways thereon and executed a deed of dedication on said plan for all ground covered by said streets and ways to the said City of Pittsburgh for public use for highway purposes and has released the said City from liabilities for damages occasioned by the physical grading of said public highways to the grades hereinafter established, 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 Summer Hill Terrace Plan of Lots situate in the 26th Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, laid out by Albert Knopp August 1928, be and the same is hereby approved and Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way as located and dedicated in said plan are hereby accepted.

Section 2. The streets and ways as aforesaid dedicated to said City for public highway purposes shall be and the same are hereby appropriated and opened as public highways and are named Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way.

Section 3. The width and position of the sidewalks and roadway of Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Irma street, Markab street, Regulus street and Sirius street and the grades of Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way as laid out and dedicated in said Summer Hill Terrace PLan of Lots are hereby fixed and established as described in Ordinance No. 794 approved December 19, 1928 and recorded in Ordinance Book Volume 40 page 576.

Section 4. The Department of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to enter upon, take possession of and appropriate the said Bobby way, Chelsea avenue, Faber street, Golf way, Irma street, Lilita way, Markab street, Nursery way, Omen way, Regulus street, Sirius street, Sylph way and Whiteoak way for public highways 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 January 14, 1929.

Approved January 17, 1929.

Ordinance Book 40, Page 646.