Gilbert v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal to the Superior Court from an assessment of benefits from the widening of a street in the city of New Haven, heard before Minor, J. Upon the trial it appeared that the common council of the city of New Haven, on the 4th of May, 1871, accepted and approved a report of the ■ board of road commissioners of the city, laying out an alteration and widening of West Water street, from State street to Columbus street, which was duly approved by the mayor of the city.
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Appeal to the Superior Court from an assessment of benefits from the widening of a street in the city of New Haven, heard before Minor, J. Upon the trial it appeared that the common council of the city of New Haven, on the 4th of May, 1871, accepted and approved a report of the ■ board of road commissioners of the city, laying out an alteration and widening of West Water street, from State street to Columbus street, which was duly approved by the mayor of the city. West Water street prior to the alteration was of irregular width, varying from thirty-five feet to fifty-five feet, and was made…
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
This is an appeal from the doings of the common council of the city of New Haven in assessing benefits against the appellant, to defray in part the expenses of widening one of the streets of the city. A large number of personswere interested in the improvement, to some of whom damages were awarded, and against others benefits were assessed.
The 30th section of the city charter provides that “ any *471•party who shall feel aggrieved by any act of the court of common council, or of the board of road commissioners, in reference to the laying out, constructing, altering or improving any public square,…
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