People ex rel. Webster v. City of Chicago

The relator, William M. Webster, as owner of a steam-heated six-apartment building located in the twenty-fifth ward of the city of Chicago, filed his petition for mandamus against the city, its mayor, commissioner of public works and superintendent of streets and alleys, to compel the city, through its administrative officers, to remove ashes and other waste material from said property without cost to him. A general demurrer was filed to the petition and was sustained by the court. The petition was dismissed by the court and judgment entered against the relator for costs. The case has been…