Ricketts v. Village of Hyde Park
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G-. Rogebs, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding, under an ordinance of the village of Hyde Park, for a special assessment for a certain public improvement in that village. The notice in respect to the proceeding was published in a weekly newspaper called the “ South Side Hews.” Objection was made that the newspaper mentioned was not published in the village of Hyde Park, but elsewhere.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G-. Rogebs, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding, under an ordinance of the village of Hyde Park, for a special assessment for a certain public improvement in that village. The notice in respect to the proceeding was published in a weekly newspaper called the “ South Side Hews.” Objection was made that the newspaper mentioned was not published in the village of Hyde Park, but elsewhere. On this subject S. Vansanf testified, that he was the publisher of the newspaper, the £* South Side Hews,” and that the type of said paper was…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield
This was a proceeding for a special assessment, by the village of Hyde Park, for laying and constructing water supply-pipe.
It is objected, the ordinance under which the proceeding assumes to be carried on, is void, because it provides for two
separate and distinct improvements.
The objection is not tenable. The supply-pipe provided for on 45th street, runs west three blocks from Cottage Grove avenue, to Langley avenue, and two blocks north on Langley avenue to 43d street. It forms a right angle at 45th street and Langley avenue. Its east and north ends make connection with pipe on Cottage Grove…
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