Brewster v. City of Peru
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. H. W. Johnson, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding by special taxation for the improvement by curbing and macadamizing of Marion street, and certain parts óf Putnam, Second and Peoria streets in the city of Peru in LaSalle county.
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Appeal from the County Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. H. W. Johnson, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding by special taxation for the improvement by curbing and macadamizing of Marion street, and certain parts óf Putnam, Second and Peoria streets in the city of Peru in LaSalle county. The improvement was to be of the whole of Marion street, and of Putnam street from its southern line to Second street, and of Second street from West street to Peoria street, and of “Peoria street from the north line of the intersection of Second and Peoria streets to the northern limits of the city of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
Many objections were filed to the confirmation of the assessment; but we deem it necessary to notice only one of them. The first objection, made by appellants in the court below, was that the nature, character, description and extent of the alleged improvements, for which the assessment was extended or levied, were not specified in the ordinance. The ordinance was passed on June 29, 1897. Section 1 of the ordinance provides that “the curb shall be constructed on the ground in alternate sections, and the top edge shall conform to the line and grade of said streets, as established by an…
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