Holden v. City of Chicago

This was a proceeding by special assessment to pay the cost of curbing, grading and paving Ogden avenue from Warren avenue to West Twelfth street, in the city of Chicago. Judgments of confirmation were rendered in the county court against the property of the objectors, and they sued out this writ of error to reverse the judgment, on the ground that the ordinance fails to state the nature, character, locality and description of the improvement with sufficient certainty, as required in Lusk v. City of Chicago, 176 Ill. 207.

Upon looking into the record it will be found that the ordinance in…