In re the Incorporated Village of Hempstead

Appeal by certain objectors from an order of the County Court, Nassau County, confirming the final report of the commissioner of assessment in a proceeding brought by the respondent village to acquire certain lands for a public parking space. The grounds of the appeal are (1) that the village lacks statutory power to assess for benefits; (2) that the statute involved (Village Law, art. 14) is unconstitutional; (3) that the village had bound itself to pay as a general charge against all the property in the village $100,000 of the estimated cost. No other question is raised. Appeal dismissed,…