Owen v. City of Sioux City
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakeeield, Judge. The plaintiff is the owner of certain lots on Jennings street, in the defendant city.
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Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — Hon. George W. Wakeeield, Judge. The plaintiff is the owner of certain lots on Jennings street, in the defendant city. The city of Sioux City is one of the first class, and the authorities of the city caused Jennings street to be graded, and provided that the cost thereof should be assessed to the adjoining property, in pursuance of which there was assessed against the plaintiff’s lots, in the-way of a special assessment, the sum of one thousand, sixty-two dollars and thirty-seven cents. The plaintiff applied to the district court for a temporary writ of…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, C. J.
*1921 2 *191The authority of the city council to make the special assessment is by virtue of an act of the Twentieth General Assembly (chapter 20), containing the following provision: “Section 1. That cities of the first class, that have been or may be so organized since January 1, 1881, shall have power to open, widen, extend, grade, construct permanent sidewalks, curb, pave, gravel, macadamize and gutter, or cause the Same to be done in any manner they may by ordinance *192deem proper, any street, avenue, highway, or alley within the limits of such city, and may open, extend, widen, grade, park, pave,…
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