City of Joliet v. Spring Creek Drainage District
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Will county; the Hon. Dwight C. Haven, Judge, presiding. This is a statutory proceeding, begun by the filing of a petition on January 17, 1903, in the county court of Will county for the purpose of forming a drainage district, to be known as the “Spring Creek Drainage District,” under “An act to provide for the construction, reparation and protection of drains, ditches and levees across the lands of others for agricultural, sanitary and mining…
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Appeal from the County Court of Will county; the Hon. Dwight C. Haven, Judge, presiding. This is a statutory proceeding, begun by the filing of a petition on January 17, 1903, in the county court of Will county for the purpose of forming a drainage district, to be known as the “Spring Creek Drainage District,” under “An act to provide for the construction, reparation and protection of drains, ditches and levees across the lands of others for agricultural, sanitary and mining purposes, and- to provide for the organization of drainage districts,” approved and in force May 29, 1879, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
It clearly appears from the steps taken in this proceeding, as set forth in the statement preceding this opinion, that certain property belonging to the city of JoJiet must be taken or damaged for the purposes of this improvement. The corrected assessment roll shows that lots 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20, belonging to the city of JolieJ, and conceded to be school lots, are each assessed $181.00, “except portion for channel, as shown by ‘Exhibit A,’ filed September 18, 1903.” This is an admission that a part of said lots, or some of them, will be taken for the new channel proposed to be constructed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wabash Railroad Co. v. Coon Run Drainage & Levee DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- City of Chicago v. MecartneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry. Co. v. Polecat Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Bishop v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- People ex rel. Scheuber v. NibbeIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
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- Smith v. Claussen Park Drainage & Levee DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Spring Creek Drainage District v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1911
- People ex rel. Heise v. MunroeIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Kickapoo Drainage District v. City of MattoonIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Sayers v. Drainage Commissioners of Drainage District No. 5Appellate Court of Illinois · 1919