Akker v. Cat Tail Drainage District

The assessment from which the plaintiffs in error seek relief is the seventh that has been spread against their lands in the Cat Tail Drainage District. The money to be derived therefrom is to be used for the purpose of cleaning out the main ditch and the Lahey lateral ditch. The earth and debris removed from said ditches are to be used in the strengthening and upbuilding of the levees or embankments on either side of said ditches. The work contemplated may be regarded as repair or maintenance work as distinguished from so-called “new work.” The petitions of plaintiffs in error herein were…