City of Springfield v. Springfield Consolidated Railway Co.

The plaintiff in error, the city of Springfield, on February 23, 1920, filed its petition in the county court of" Sangamon county for the levy of a special assessment to pay for the construction of an ornamental street lighting system on several streets, including Fifth street from Ash street to Broad place. The system consisted of cast-iron single-light standards on concrete bases, together with' all necessary electrical appliances, to be connected to the aerial feeders leading to the city’s electrical lighting plant and power station. The ordinance provided that upon that part of the…