City of Chicago v. Kemp

This was a proceeding by petition in the circuit court of Cook county, under the Local Improvement act, for the condemnation of certain real estate for the purpose of opening South Park avenue from One Hundred and Fifteenth street to Kensington avenue, in the city of Chicago, and for the assessment of benefits against property found to be benefited by the proposed improvement. Commissioners were appointed, who assessed benefits aggregating- $26,487. Upon a hearing certain property owners against whose property benefits had been assessed appeared and filed a number of legal objections, several…