City of Belleville v. Miller

Appellee, the city of Belleville, filed its petition in the county court of St. Clair county for the condemnation of certain land and the levy of an assessment under the Local Improvement act for the construction of a sewer. Legal objections were overruled. A jury confirmed an assessment of $26 against each of nine lots owned by appellant, Goldie Miller, and an appeal has been prosecuted to this court.

The improvement was known as the Richland creek outlet and intercepting sewer. It was to be used as a collecting sewer for all existing sewers which had an outlet into Richland creek and all…