Shepherd v. City of Kansas

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

South Jersey creek runs from the west in an easterly direction along the northern part of Kansas City, Kan. In dry weather there is a very light flow of water in it. In 1887 the mayor and council of Kansas City, Kan., by ordinance established sewer district No. 3, and by another ordinance made provision for the construction of a sewer therein, running nearly north and emptying into this creek. In 1890 sewer district No. 14 was established, and in the same ordinance provision was made for thé constrúction of a sewer also running from the south…