City of Chicago v. Russo

The city of Chicago, appellee, filed in the county court of Cook county a petition under the Local Improvement act of 1897 to levy a special assessment for the construction of a combined curb and cement sidewalk between the curb line and the street (lot) line and concrete retaining walls on both sides of Taylor street as and when widened, from the west curb line of South Canal street to the east curb line of South Halsted street, in the city of Chicago. Legal objections filed by appellants were overruled, and the case is here on appeal from a judgment of confirmation.

The chief objection…