Northern Pacific Terminal Co. v. City of Portland

This proceeding comes here on a writ of review issued out of the Circuit Court of Multnomah County, and directed to B. L. Norden, auditor and clerk of the City of Portland. The object of the writ is to review certain proceedings of the common council of said city, in attempting to appropriate some real property owned by the plaintiff in the city, for the purpose of extending North Third street through, the same.

*25The general power of the city to appropriate private property in said city for the purpose of a street extension is not disjiuted ; but it is insisted by the appellant that this can…