Lehmers v. City of Chicago

Plaintiffs in error contend that the ordinance providing for the local improvement for which the special assessment upon their property was levied and confirmed is void because it does not specify the nature, character, locality and description of the improvement. That part of the ordinance complained of is as follows: “That Humboldt avenue, (now known as Cortez street,) from the west line of Western avenue, projected, to the east line of California avenue, projected, in the said city of Chicago, together with the wings of all intersecting streets and alleys, the roadway of said Humboldt…