Chicago West Division Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Kern
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Scales, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county, on the application of the county collector for a judgment upon delinquent special assessments of the city of Chicago for street improvements.
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Appeal from the County Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Scales, Judge, presiding. This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Cook county, on the application of the county collector for a judgment upon delinquent special assessments of the city of Chicago for street improvements. It appears from the evidence introduced on the application for judgment, that on the 25th day of July, 1894, the common council of the city of Chicago passed an ordinance for the improvement of Warren avenue, from Western avenue to Rockwell street, and thereafter a petition was filed in the county…
1Opinion of the Court
Craig, J.:
Section 27 of article 9 of our statute entitled “Cities, Villages 'and Towns,” requires the commissioners who may make an assessment, “to give notice of such assessment, and of the term of court at which a final hearing thereon will be had, in the following manner: First, they shall send by mail to each owner of premises assessed, whose name and place of residence is known to them, a notice ; * * * second, they shall cause at least ten days’ notice to be given by posting notices in at least four public places in such city or village, * * * and when a daily newspaper is published in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People ex rel. Miller v. BrislinIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Clark v. People ex rel. KernIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Kilmer v. People ex rel. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
3Cited by1 opinion
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. People ex rel. KernIllinois Supreme Court · 1895