Source:Ordinance-1871-return
"An ordinance authorizing the widening of Return Street Troy Hill." Allegheny city ordinance. Enacted Dec. 14, 1871. In ordinance book of Allegheny City, 1868–1872, p. 294 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_430e79ed-5006-49d1-9f3a-d7bab6b1142d/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Dec. 21, 1871, [p. 3] (Newspapers.com 86346345).
An Ordinance, authorizing the widening of Return Street Troy Hill
Sec 1st Be it ordained and enacted by the Select and Common Councils of the City of Allegheny, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, that Return Street be widened of an uniform width of twenty five feet from Kilkenbeck Street, to East line of Orphan Asylum property, as per plan approved by Councils, Dec 14th 1871, and that James Ritchie, Arthur Hobson, and Joseph Myers, Freeholders, be and they are hereby appointed viewers, to view the premises, appraise the damages, and make assessments of Benefits, as provided by Act of Assembly, approved the first of April 1870, entitled an act relative to streets in the City of Allegheny. Ordained and enacted into a law this 14th day of December, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy one
Attest J. R. Oxley
Clerk of Select Council
R. Dilworth
Clerk of Common Council
James McBrier
President of Select Council
Alfred Slack
President of Common Council
I hereby certify that the within ordinance was published three several times in the Evening Leader, Gazette, Freiheits Freund Newspapers published in the County of Allegheny, within fifteen days of the passage thereof
J. R. Oxley
Clerk of Select Council
City of Allegheny, ss.
Personally appeared before me A. P. Callow Mayor in and for said city, this 30th day of Dec AD 1871, J R Oxley who being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that the foregoing is true to the best of his knowledge and belief
A. P. Callow
Mayor
Allegheny
City seal
Recorded Dec 30th 1871
