Village of Hinsdale v. Shannon
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of DuPage county; the Hon. John H. Batten, Judge, presiding. On the 19th day of June, 1895, the president and board of trustees of the village of Hinsdale passed an ordinance for the construction of a sewer in Third street, in said village. By the ordinance James A. Blood, 0. A..
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Appeal from the County Court of DuPage county; the Hon. John H. Batten, Judge, presiding. On the 19th day of June, 1895, the president and board of trustees of the village of Hinsdale passed an ordinance for the construction of a sewer in Third street, in said village. By the ordinance James A. Blood, 0. A.. Allen and Horace W. Cowles were appointed commissioners to make an estimate of the cost of said proposed improvement, including labor,'material and all other expenses attending the same, and cost of making and levying the assessment therefor. The commissioners so appointed made a report…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
At the hearing of the legal objections it was contended that the ordinance was void because the location of the catch-basins is uncertain. The provision of the ordinance concerning the location of the catch-basins is as follows: “Eleven catch-basins shall be constructed and connected with the aforesaid sewer by nine-inch vitrified tile-pipe, each connection being provided with a trap. The basins shall be located on the curb lines of said street, at such points as the engineer in charge shall direct.” Then follows a detailed description of the construction of said basins. In Walker v. People,…
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