City of Galena v. Commissioners of Highways

This case comes here from Jo Daviess county, by agreement of the parties, and the record presents for construction the excepting clause in § 84 of the “ Act in regard to ¡Roads and Bridges in Counties under Township Organization,” approved May 26,1877.

Pursuant to the second clause of § 81 of that act, a tax of $2,500 was levied for the year 1877, in the town of West Galena, which includes, with other territory, four wards of the city of Galena. Of this sum, $1,905.48 was collected upon property lying in said wards. The city, which was by law entrusted with the exclusive care and control of…