Washington Ice Co. v. City of Chicago

The city of Chicago passed an ordinance for the opening of One-hundredth street, from Commercial avenue to the east line of section 7, township 37, range 15. Section 1 provided that One-hundredth street be and is ordered opened between the points named, by condemning therefor a strip of land 66 feet wide, parcel of land particularly described. Section 2 provided: “Said improvement shall be made, and the cost thereof paid for, by special assessment, to be levied upon the property to be benefited thereby, to the amount the same may be legally assessed therefor, and the remainder of such cost to…