Blair v. City of Atchison
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Atchison District Court. APPLICATION for an injunction to restrain the defendants from placing a certain paving and curbing tax which had been assessed against the property of the plaintiff in error, upon the tax-rolls of the county, and from collecting the same, and from issuing bonds therefor.
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Error from Atchison District Court. APPLICATION for an injunction to restrain the defendants from placing a certain paving and curbing tax which had been assessed against the property of the plaintiff in error, upon the tax-rolls of the county, and from collecting the same, and from issuing bonds therefor. The plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of lot 7, in block 16, in the city of Atchison, and that by reason of the tax assessed, and which was sought to be collected and enforced against said lot, plaintiff would be compelled to pay a large sum in excess of the amount required by law;…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Clogston, C.:
But one question is presented for consideration, and that is, what is the proper manner of levying an assessment for the paving and curbing of a street between two blocks ? To determine this question, § 4, chapter 99, of the Laws of 1887, must be construed. So much of said section as affects this question is as follows:
“And for all paving, macadamizing, curbing and guttering of the streets and alleys, the assessment shall be made for the full cost thereof on each block separately; on all lots and pieces *355of ground to the center of the block on each side of such street or…
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