City of Louisville v. Hyatt

The 9th section of the charter of the City of Louisville, (1828,) re-enacted and in force yet, provides, “that “ the mayor and council shall have power and authority “to cause and procure all the streets and alleys, now es- ‘ ‘tablished, or hereafter to be established, to be paved and “turnpiked at the costs and expense of owners of lots ‘ ‘fronting such streets or alleys, and a petition of the “owners of a majority of lots or parts of lots fronting on “any square, shall be sufficient to authorize a contract “for paving or turnpiking the streets or alleys in such “square; Provided, however,…