Lightner v. City of Peoria
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Samuel D. Wead, Judge, presiding. At the May term, 1892, of the county court of Peoria, county, upon petition of the city of Peoria for confirmation of a special assessment for the improvement of that part of Main street, in said city, lying between the upper line of "Water street and the upper line of Bluff street, a decree was1 entered confirming such assessment.
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Appeal from the County Court of Peoria county; the Hon. Samuel D. Wead, Judge, presiding. At the May term, 1892, of the county court of Peoria, county, upon petition of the city of Peoria for confirmation of a special assessment for the improvement of that part of Main street, in said city, lying between the upper line of "Water street and the upper line of Bluff street, a decree was1 entered confirming such assessment. It appears that on February 2, 1892, the city council of Peoria passed an ordinance for the curbing and paving of that part of Main street, particularly specifying the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shope
This is an appeal from the judgment of the county court of Peoria county, confirming the assessment of special taxes upon contiguous property, levied and assessed for the curbing and paving of Main street, in the city of Peoria, from the upper line of Water street to the upper line of Bluff street, in said city. Main street is one hundred feet wide. Por a portion of the distance ordered improved by this ordinance, the center of the street is occupied by double street railway tracks, for another portion, by a single street railway track, while still other parts are not so occupied, and at…
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