Holmes v. City of Harvey

This appeal is prosecuted from a judgment of the county court of Cook county confirming a special assessment levied by the city of Harvey for the construction of a system of water mains in said city. Certain property owners in the territory assessed for the improvement objected to the confirmation, and, upon their objections being overruled, prayed and were allowed an appeal to this court.

Appellants first contend that three classes of property are shown by the map to be affected by the improvement: (a) Property abutting upon a line of the water mains, so that the owners will have direct…