Steele v. Village of River Forest
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. George W. Brown, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county, confirming a special assessment levied for the purpose of paying the cost of a drain to be constructed on Thatcher avenue, in the village of River Forest, in the county of Cook.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. George W. Brown, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county, confirming a special assessment levied for the purpose of paying the cost of a drain to be constructed on Thatcher avenue, in the village of River Forest, in the county of Cook. The appellant’s property was assessed $1150.50. It is not claimed that the assessment exceeds the benefits, but the objection to the assessment is predicated on the supposed insufficiency of the ordinance which was the foundation of the proceeding. Sections 1…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
Section 19 of article 9 of the statute, as originally enacted, required the ordinance to specify the nature, character and locality of the improvement, and in City of Sterling v. Galt, 117 Ill. 20, it was held that an ordinance which referred to the specifications on file in the city clerk’s office, as showing the nature and character of the improvement, was not a compliance with the statute. Under this decision it is claimed that the ordinance itself must specify the nature and character of the improvement, and that a reference to the plan and profile, contained in section 2 of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pearce v. Village of Hyde ParkIllinois Supreme Court · 1888
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