1912 antique STREET EXCAVATION PERMITS dormont pa SEWER WATER companies HISTORY
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Original 1912 Borough of Dormont street excavation permits with the printed excavation ordinance on the reverse. Measures approximately 6.75 x 9.75 inches. This group documents permits issued for street excavations related primarily to water line work, with numerous handwritten entries, official signatures, permit numbers, inspection notations, deposits, and completion receipts.

The permits reference the South Pittsburgh Water Co., Knox Plumbing Co., Racher & Company, and individuals including Charles Kauf, George W. Moss, George T. Moss, George M. Moss, and A. J. Elliott. Borough officials signing the documents include E. E. Reiss, Borough Clerk, and Robert Buchanan, Street Commissioner. Additional names appearing on the permits include Geo. W. Grimm, R. N. Hood, W. H. Murray, John Graham, and Charles Captain of the South Pittsburgh Water Co.

Streets and avenues represented include Mississippi Avenue, Potomac Avenue, Fairhaven Avenue, Kelton Avenue, Beech Hill Avenue, Purmont Avenue, Eastmont Avenue, McFarland Avenue, and Mulberry Avenue. The reverse of each permit contains the Borough of Dormont ordinance regulating the laying of gas, water, and sewer pipes, along with requirements for trenching, restoration, and public safety.

These are excellent original municipal public works documents offering insight into the expansion of utility infrastructure, borough government, water service, and early twentieth-century Pittsburgh-area history.

Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.  Vintage or Antique.

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