Levy v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county, confirming a special assessment which had been made by the city of Chicago, for the improvement of Ogden avenue. The first section of the ordinance under which the assessment was made, is as follows:

“Section 1. That Ogden avenue, from the south line of West Madison street to the north line of West Yan Burén street, be and the same is hereby ordered curbed with curbstones, (excepting where curbstones are already set between said points,) said curbstones to be equal to the best quality of Athens stone, not less than four feet…