City of Springfield v. Mathus

This is an appeal by the city of Springfield, from an order of the county court of Sangamon county sustaining objections by certain lot owners, to a special assessment made by the city for the construction of a sewer, and dismissing the special assessment proceeding as to the objectors. The question presented upon the record is, whether the ordinance under which the special assessment was made, sufficiently describes the improvement.

The statute under which the ordinance was passed, jirovidesthat when any such local improvement as this is to be made by special assessment, the city council…