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Pave

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To pave is to cover with stones or brick or other suitable material, so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages or foot-passengers, and a sidewalk is paved when it is laid or flagged with flat stones, as well as when paved with brick, as is frequently done. In re Phlllips, 60 N. Y. 22; Buell v. Ball, 20 Iowa, 282; Harrisburg v. Segelbaum, 151 Pa. 172, 24 Atl. 1070, 20 L. R. A. 834.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

To cover with stones, brick, or other suitable material, so as to make a level or convenient surface for horses, carriages, or foot-passengers.'' Re-flagging may be " re-paving." ' ' Raymond v. People, 9 Bradw. 348 (1881). s 8 Bl. Com. 400. ' The Georgeanna, 31 F. E. 406 (1887), Brown, J. See also, generally, Bradford v. Bradford, 2 Flip. 280, 283 (1878), cases, Hammond, J. « Heckman v. Mackey, 32 F. R. 575(1887), Lacombe, J. " [Opinion of the Justices, 11 Pick..540 (1832); Wilson V. Brooks, 14 id. 343 (1833); 124 Mass. 697. " Walbridge v. Walbridge, 46 Vt. 626 (1874),, Peck, C. J. See also 30 Ark. 768; 49 HI. 186; 69 Iowa, 208; 3 Power to pave a street may include, as not unusual, macadainteing and making gutters; ' also raising and lowering parts ot the street." But an order to grade a street does not authorize macadamizing it.' See Bepair, 2; Sidewalk.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

Corporations which have a right to pave the streets may raise or lower partictdar parts of any street, if such raising or lowering should be necessary for performing the work in a reasonable and proper manner; and the individuals who may be injured by it have no right of action for such injury, unless expressly given by statute. Smith v. Corporation of Washington, 20 Eovi. 135; Hooe v. Mayor of Al- A power given, in a city charter, to pave streets, includes the usual means to cover the streets with stone or brick, so as to make a convenient surface for travel. This may comprise macadamizing and guttermaking. Warren v. Henly, 31 Iowa, 31. An assessment for reflagging a street is an assessment for "repaving," within a statute authorizing the courts to vacate an assessment for repaving upon property for which an assessment has once been paid for paving the same streets. To pave is to cover with stones or brick or other suitable material, so as to make a level or convenient surface for- horses, carriages, or foot-passengers, and a sidewalk is paved when it is laid or flagged with flat stones as well as when paved with brick, as is frequently done. The difference in the material could not change the character or general identity of the work as embraced in the generic term, which includes any process for covering a street or walk or public place with stone or brick or concrete, so as to give a level surface, convenient for use in the maimer and for the purpose for which it was intended. Matter of Phillips, 60 N. Y. 16.