Town of Eutaw v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Greene Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by Thomas W. Coleman as citizen and taxpayer, to enjoin the town of Eutaw from collecting certain warrants issued by the county in payment of street improvement around the buildings belonging to the county.
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
The authorities of the town of Eutaw, the seat of county government in the county of Greene, having in contemplation the improvement of certain streets and sidewalks of the town, but unwilling or unable to pave the sidewalks on the four sides of the square upon which are located the courthouse and other county buildings, or to improve so much of the circumjacent streets as lay between said sidewalks and the median line of said streets, communicated these facts to the court of county commissioners, with a view to having that authority assume for the county the expense of that part of the work…
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