City of Jacksonville v. Hamill
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Charles A. Barnes, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the county court of Morgan county, under the provisions of the act of the legislature, entitled “An act concerning local improvements,” approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, for the construction of a brick street pavement on South Diamond street, in the city of Jacksonville, by special taxation of contiguous property, except as to- intersections of…
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Appeal from the County Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Charles A. Barnes, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the county court of Morgan county, under the provisions of the act of the legislature, entitled “An act concerning local improvements,” approved June 14, 1897, in force July 1, 1897, for the construction of a brick street pavement on South Diamond street, in the city of Jacksonville, by special taxation of contiguous property, except as to- intersections of cross-streets and alleys, the expense of the paving as to cross-streets and alleys to be paid for by general taxation. On…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig
The first question presented for consideration by the record is whether the court was authorized to require the city of Jacksonville to pay any part of the deficiency resulting from the verdict of the jury. Section 38 of the act under which the proceeding was had provides for the appointment of a suitable person by the court to make an assessment of the cost of the improvement upon the petitioner and the property benefited. Section 39 provides that such officer shall estimate what proportion of the total cost of such improvement will be of benefit to the public and what proportion will be of…
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