Pennsylvania Act 1868-668 — PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED - SUPPLY OF WATER TO CITY

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PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED - SUPPLY OF WATER TO CITY
                  Act of Apr. 4, 1868, P.L. 721, No. 668              Cl. 11
                           A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT

     To the act consolidating the city of Philadelphia, in order to
        promote the supply of water to said city.

        Section 1.  Appropriation of land for reservoirs, etc.;
     assessment of damages
        The councils of said city, whenever they shall need ground in
     the city of Philadelphia for reservoirs, or other purposes
     connected with its supply of water, shall have power, if they
     cannot agree with the owner or owners thereof as to the price,
     or if for any other cause they shall be unable by negotiation to
     secure a satisfactory title thereto, to appropriate the same by
     ordinance, and to cause a petition to be filed in the Court of
     Quarter Sessions of the City and County of Philadelphia, on
     behalf of said city, setting forth by proper metes and bounds
     the grounds so selected, and that by ordinance the said councils
     have appropriated the same for said purposes; whereupon the said
     court shall appoint a jury to assess the damages in the manner
     now provided by law, and the proceedings thereupon shall be the
     same and with the like effect as upon the assessment of damages
     for the opening of streets in said city: Provided, That the jury
     in such case may report to the said court at any time not later
     than the fourth term after that of their appointment, unless the
     said court, by rule or order, should require or permit a report
     to be made at an earlier or later term.  1868, April 4, P.L.
     721, Sec. 1.