Horn v. City of Charleston

Meredith, Judge:

Plaintiffs are the owners of a lot in the city of Charleston, fronting 50 feet on Bigley Avenue, which they acquired by deed, August 18, 1903. An ordinance was adopted by the Common Council of the city providing for the paving of Bigley Avenue; the paving was done by the, city or under its direction, and on October 20, 1904, two-thirds of the cost of the improvement was assessed against the owners of properties fronting on the improved portion of the avenue. Plaintiffs’ special assessment was laid at $118.65 and was recorded in the clerk’s office of the county court of…