Farrar v. City of St. Louis
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. Tbe action was properly brought in the name of the appellants, as tax-payers of the city of St. Louis.
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Appeals. Tbe action was properly brought in the name of the appellants, as tax-payers of the city of St. Louis. Matthis v. Cameron, 62 Mo. 504; State v. Saline Go., 51 Mo. 350; Newmeyer v. Railroad Go., 51 Mo. 81. The city ordinance No. 12,041, attempts to collect a special tax for the improvement of "Washington avenue from Fifth to Twelfth street, by dividing the entire cost of the work by linear front feet, and requiring each adjoining lot owner to pay accordingly; said ordinance is unconstitutional and void. Charter of St. Louis, § 18, art. 6; Cooley Con.…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
Section 26, article 3 of the charter of the city of St. Louis, (R. S., p. 1585,) provides that the mayor and assembly shall have power within the city, by ordinance, to establish, open, vacate, alter, widen, extend, pave or otherwise improve * * all streets and avenues * * and provide for the payment of the costs and expenses thereof in the manner provided in the charter. It is also provided by section 18, article 6, Revised Statutes, page 1608, that the cost of constructing such improvements in the city shall be apportioned as follows : “ The grading of new streets, alleys and the making of…
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