City of Atlanta v. Smith

Atkinson, Justice.

Section 213 of the charter of the City of Atlanta provides, "That said Mayor and General Council shall also have full power and authority to assess one third of the cost -of grading, paving, macadamizing, constructing side-*463drains, cross-drains, crossings, and otherwise improving the roadway or street proper on the real estate abutting on each side of the street improved; provided, that before any street or portion of a street shall be so improved, the person owning real estate which has at least one third of the fronting on the street, or portion of a street, the improvement…