City of Dixon v. Atkins

George R. Atkins, appellant, filed his objections to the application of the city of Dixon, appellee, to the county court of Lee county for the confirmation of a special assessment against his land upon a street proposed to be improved by appellee by the construction of a cement concrete pavement and catch-basins. One of the objections filed by appellant was that the court was without jurisdiction because the ordinance authorizing the pavement is void because the city engineer 'of the city of Dixon, who prepared the estimated cost of the improvement, did not attach a certificate that in his…