In re City of Mt. Vernon

This is a proceeding by the City of Mount Vernon in the County Court of Jefferson County to confirm a special tax assessed, for the purpose of paving certain streets of the city, against the lots and blocks contiguous to or abutting upon the improvement. Among the blocks, so abutting upon the improvement, is the block owned by the State upon which the Supreme Court Building is located. This property was assessed a proportionate share of the cost of the improvement. The question, presented by the objections to the confirmation ■of the assessment, is, whether land owned by the State, and used…