Bowlus v. City of Iola
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Allen district court; Oscar Foust, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*775The opinion of the court was delivered by
Burch, J.:
The following sketch shows certain blocks, lots, streets, avenues and alleys as they appear on the plat of the city of Iola:
The plat bears the following legend: Avenues, 100 feet wide; streets, 80 feet wide; alleys, 15 feet wide.
It will be observed that tracts 79 and 82 are separated by unnamed ways fifteen feet wide, the same as those which run north and south through the centers *776of tracts 82 and 83. Consequently such ways are alleys, and not streets or avenues.
The city paved Sycamore street, and in making the assessment to pay for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Ottawa v. BarneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
- Olsson v. City of TopekaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1889
- McGrew v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
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