Village of Madison v. Alton, Granite & St. Louis Traction Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Madison county; the Hon. John E. HillsicoTTER, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Madison county confirming an assessment roll for the paving of Madison avenue, in the village of Madison, by special assessment.
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Appeal from the County Court of Madison county; the Hon. John E. HillsicoTTER, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Madison county confirming an assessment roll for the paving of Madison avenue, in the village of Madison, by special assessment. The proceeding is under the Local Improvement act, and was begun by the board of trustees of appellee, the village of Madison, passing an ordinance on the 25th day of November, 1907, providing for the paving, with brick, of Madison avenue over its entire width, from the southerly limits of the village to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The decision of this case depends entirely upon the construction of and effect to be given to section 6, above quoted, of the ordinance granting appellant the right to lay and construct its trades and operate a street railway upon the street in question. If that section of said ordinance is to be held valid and binding between the parties as to the character of the pavement and the village of Madison can only require appellant to pave that portion of the street with what the ordinance requires it to be paved, then the special assessment ordinance is void and the judgment of confirmation is…
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