Source:Ordinance-st-clair-137
"An ordinance establishing the grade of Mellon Street from Arlington Avenue to Grape Street." St. Clair borough ordinance, no. 137. Enacted Aug. 21, 1918; approved Aug. 21, 1918. In ordinance book of St. Clair Borough, vol. 2 (1915–1922), p. 49 (https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_6762ee53-bf02-414d-86fd-2b03b1e587f6/).
BOROUGH OF ST. CLAIR.
ORDINANCE No. 137.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE GRADE OF MELLON STREET FROM ARLINGTON AVENUE to Grape Street.
WHEREAS, notice has heretofore been given in the manner required by Law of a proposition to fix the grade of the street above named between the points designated, and a hearing had thereon.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the Town Council of the Borough of St. Clair, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by and with the authority of the same, That the grade of the east seven foot line of Mellon Street from Arlington Avenue to Grape Street be and same is hereby established as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the south eight foot line of Arlington Avenue at an elevation of ten hundred sixty-two and fifty-seven hundredths (1062.57) feet; thence rising at the rate of 5% for eight (8) feet to an elevation of ten hundred sixty-two and ninety-seven hundredths (1062.97) feet; thence rising at the rate of 20.50% for two hundred fifty-one and seven hundredths (251.07) feet to an elevation of eleven hundred fourteen and forty-four hundredths (1114.44) feet; thence by a convex parabolic curve for three hundred twenty (320) feet to the north line of Spring Street at an elevation of eleven hundred thirty and twenty-two hundredths (1130.22) feet; thence crossing to the south line of Spring Street at an elevation of eleven hundred twenty-nine (1129) feet; thence falling at the rate of 10.70% for two hundred sixteen and seventy-four hundredths (216.74) feet to the north line of Banks street at an elevation of eleven hundred five and forty-one hundredths (1105.41) feet; thence falling at the rate of 6% for two hundred sixteen and fourteen hundredths (216.14) feet to an elevation of ten hundred ninety-two and forty-four hundredths (1092.44) feet; thence falling by a convex parabolic curve for one hundred (100) feet to an elevation of ten hundred eighty-two and forty-four hundredths (1082.44) feet; thence falling at the rate of 14% for one hundred fifty-three and eighty-six hundredths (153.86) feet to the south line of Charles Street at an elevation of ten hundred sixty and ninety hundredths (1060.90) feet; thence falling by a uniform grade for fifty-five and six hundredths (55.06) feet to a point opposite the north line of Grape Street at an elevation of ten hundred forty-four and ninety-three hundredths (1044.93) feet.
SECTION 2. 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.
Ordained and enacted into a law this 21st.day of August, A. D. 1918.
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President of Council.
Attest: August Kupper
Secretary of Council.
Approved this 21st. day of August, 1918.
Frank P Burr
Burgess.
This is to satisfy that I have posted___of the above ordinances in the most conspicious [sic] places throughout the Borough on the ___day of _______ 1918.
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STREET COMMISSIONER.
