City of Fairfield v. Ratcliff
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jefferson District Court. cited Ang. & Ames Corp., §§ 333, 339; Beatty v. Knowler, 4 Pet., 152; 2 Kent., 296; Providence Bank v. Billings, 4 Pet., 514; Judah, v. The American Live Stock Company, 4 Ind., 333. cited 2 Kent., 277; Ang. & Ames Corp., §§ 325, 336; Paxton v. Swelt, 1 Grreenl. (Me.), 196; The City of Lowell v. Hadley, 8 Met. (Mass.), 180; The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company v. Spearman and the City of Mount Pleasant, 12 Iowa, 173.
1Opinion of the Court
Lowe, Ch. J.
i. mxtoxoipbathxn?’ segments. Action to recover of defendant $10.46, the price of labor performed and material furnished by plaintiff, in improving the sidewalk in front of defendant’s lot in the city of Fairfield. The p0wer 0f the city to do the work, and collect the’ price and value thereof from the proprietor of the lot, is founded upon an ordinance passed by the city authorities on the 4th day of May, 1864, which inter alia provides that, when the public interest shall require the same, the city council may order lot owners to construct, in front of their premises, sidewalks,…
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