City of Atlanta v. Akers

Certain persons, describing themselves as residents and property owners of the City of Atlanta in the section most directly affected, filed a petition with the mayor and general council for the extension of a named street to a point stated. One of the petitioners wrote the following words above his signature: “If I have no expense for sewer or street, and none of my lot is taken.” This petition -was recommended by the proper committee. Before action was taken upon it by the *681mayor and council this petitioner executed to the city a deed in which a consideration of $10 was recited, conveying a…