Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. Watt
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Civil District Court for tbe Parish of Orleans Ellis, J.
1Opinion of the Court
*1347The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
Act No. 113 of the Acts of Louisiana for the year -1S86 provides that whenever one-fourth of the owners of real property fronting on an unpaved street in the city of New Orleans shall' petition the City Council for the paving of such street, or portion .thereof, setting forth the character or quality of paving desired, it becomes the duty of the Council to have the petition published in the •official journal once a week for four weeks.
It further provides that if, at the expiration of the publication ( period, a majority of the owners of…
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