Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County January 29, 1867 (City of Harrisburg v. Harrisburg Passenger Railway Co.)

By the Court.

The city of Harrisburg has an undoubted general power over the public streets, lanes, and alleys therein, to prevent all obstructions or nuisances, and to regulate the occupancy and use thereof for the benefit of the people. It is also bound by the terms of its charter to keep them in good order.