Mayor of Savannah v. Richter

The City of Savannah, during the years 1921, 1922, and 1923, paved many of its streets under the amendment to its charter embraced in the act of August 18, 1919 (Ga. Laws 1919, p. 1294 et seq.), and as provided in sections 10 to 24 inclusive of said act. Various churches and sectarian institutions owned lots abutting upon said streets. These lots were duly assessed by the city for their shares of the cost of these pavements. Thereafter these churches and sectarian institutions applied to the Mayor and Aldermen of Savannah to be relieved from the payment thereof; and that body relieved them…