People Ex Rel. Jansen v. City of Park Ridge

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE LEWE

delivered the opinion of the court.

Petitioners, residents and taxpayers of the City of Park Ridge, filed a petition praying that a writ of mandamus issue to compel the respondent city, its mayor and chief of police to enforce ordinances which forbid vehicular parking in certain areas of the city. Upon respondents’ motion the petition was dismissed. Petitioners appeal.

The petition alleges that there was in effect in the city since 1934 an ordinance prohibiting vehicular parking in certain parkway areas of the city; that for a substantial period prior to the…