City of Miami v. Ganger

DREW, Justice.

The answer to the question of whether the city had the power to repair the streets in the manner described in the opinion by Mr. Justice Thomas and to assess a portion of the cost thereof against the abutting property owners is found in the clear and unequivocal language of Section 56 of the city charter.1 This legislative act provides “A Local Improvement is an improvement defined by this section and made under the provisions hereof.” It *118further describes the classes of improvements “authorized to be made under the provisions of this Act.” There are five classes of improvements…