City of Catlettsburg v. Trapp

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The city of Catlettsburg, through its board of council, ordered the improvement of certain streets by original construction on the ten-year payment plan; the cost of construction to be apportioned against the abutting property. After the work had been completed and the total cost and proper apportionments against the various properties fronting on the improved streets had been ascertained, an apportionment ordinance was adopted on December 4, 1911, which provided, in accordance with section 3575 of the Kentucky Statutes, that the assessments against…