City of Chicago v. Marsh

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county confirming a special assessment for the construction of a cement sidewalk fronting appellants’ property on Kings place, in the city of Chicago. The property sought to be assessed consists of two lots, a portion of another lot and a strip of land that was formerly a street, all lying in a body fronting Kings place on the south and Barry avenue on the north. This property is vacant, and was used as a garden and pasture in connection with a residence on two lots immediately east of and adjoining the same, which are not…