People ex rel. Albright v. City of Buffalo
New York Supreme Court
Certiorari proceedings against the city of Buffalo, on the relation of John J. Albright, in pursuance of section 101 of revised city charter, to review the legality of an assessment roll made for the construction of a sewer in Ferry and Hampshire streets, in the city of Buffalo.
1Opinion of the CourtSpring, J.
The .common council of the city of Buffalo ordered the construction of a new sewer in Hampshire and Ferry streets, and ordered an assessment roll laid on the property benefited thereby to meet the expense of carrying on the work. The board of assessors, in whom the power is vested to determine the district of assessment for local improvements (City Charter, § 143; People v. City of Buffalo, 147 N. Y. 675, 42 N. E. 344; Providence Retreat v. City of Buffalo (Sup.) 51 N. Y. Supp. 654), complied with this direction by fixing the sewer district benefited by the improvement, and made the…
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