Troutman v. City of Zeigler

The board of education of school district No. 87 in the city of Zeigler, one of the appellants here, filed objections to the paving of Pine street, on which the property of the school district abuts, contending that school property can not be subjected to special assessments for local improvements. The reasons assigned were that the payment of such an assessment would be the use of funds belonging to the school district for an unauthorized purpose; that the improvement did not enhance the value of the school property; that the board would be unable to maintain a school if it paid the…