City of Decatur v. Barteau

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the county court of Macon county in a special tax proceeding instituted by the city of Decatur for the purpose of paving with creosoted wooden blocks a portion of West Main street,- in said city. A motion was made to dismiss the petition, and upon that being denied legal objections were filed by appellants, which, after a hearing, were overruled. Appellants then waived further controversy on the record and this appeal was taken.

The city of Decatur on May 6, 1913, filed the petition herein in said court, based on an improvement ordinance passed by…