City of Geneseo v. Shearer

On May 24, 1926, the mayor and city council of the city of Geneseo, Blinois, passed, adopted and approved a local improvement ordinance for grading, draining and paving certain described portions of Oakwood avenue and Main street. The ordinance recited that the whole cost of the improvement as set forth in the engineer’s estimate attached thereto, except the sum of $24,450, be paid for by special assessment, to be levied upon property specially benefited to the amount that such property might be legally assessed therefor under the Local Improvement act of 1897 and amendments thereto, and also…