Section 5

Act 594 of 1769 (Smith Law Vol. 1), § 5, under PHILADELPHIA - STREETS, SEWERS, DRAINS AND WOOD HAULING.

Act 594 of 1769 (Smith Law Vol. 1), § 5

Section 5. And be it further enacted, That the said mayor or recorder, aldermen and regulators, shall have full power and authority to enter upon the lots, grounds and possessions of any person or persons, bodies politic or corporate, through which the said common sewers do or ought to run, to regulate them, and the said commissioners to make, amend and repair the same: Provided, That such common sewers be regulated, made, amended and repaired, with as little detriment and injury as may be to the said owners and possessors of such lots, grounds and possessions.