City of Cottonwood Falls v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered, by

Hopkins, J.:

The city of Cottonwood Falls, which is of the third class, sought to compel the county to pay for the paving of a bridge across the Cottonwood river. The bridge lies wholly within the limits of the city. Judgment was for the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

Prior to 1904 the north limits of the city were formed by the south bank of the river. In that year the limits on the north were extended *165so as to include both banks of the river and ground approximately 200 yards beyond. Sometime in the seventies, Falls township, within which the city is…