Johnson v. Lindsay

By virtue of the provisions of chapter 18, title 28, Rev.Civ.Statutes, an incorporated city or town of more than 5,000 inhabitants is authorized to improve its public streets by installing and maintaining a special lighting system thereon upon a resolution passed by the governing body of such city or town, upon a petition for such improvements filed by a majority of the owners of the property abutting on such street. That chapter of the statutes begins with article 1221 and ends with article 1240, and the necessary steps to be taken are provided for in those articles.

A petition, filed by the…