City of Chicago v. Smith

■ This appeal is from a judgment of confirmation overruling objections filed in a special assessment proceeding in the county court of Cook county.

The improvement ordinance provides for the construction of a sidewalk six feet in width on both sides of Wright-wood avenue from Normandy avenue to Harlem avenue, excepting three and one-half blocks on the north side of the avenue, where a sidewalk of the width of five feet and four inches had theretofore been constructed by the property owners. Appellants contend that the rule requiring uniformity in levying special assessments is violated and…