, 1870-10-12
REPAvING TIE STREETS.

ways, the rule OF Law Inns been adopted OF
oefraying the entire expense of grading,
ct,rbing, and paving OF so much Of the
streets as front within the building line.
hy special assessments upon the abuttiug
and contiguous real estate; the cost oil
paving the street functions and crossings
being paid out OF tho general fund.
Under this rule We have improved ever
forty miles OF streets, some with cobble,
others with gravel, others with stone
blocks, but the great majority with that
which goes under the general name Of
ficolson pavement. :.
The question now comes up on an appli-
cation to repave Lake street, from the
bridge 10 the Central Depot, ut cost Of
81, 800. The Board Of Public Works
propose to assess one half the sun on the
contiguous property, and pay tho other
ha1f oct Of the general fund Ordinarily,
the proportion Of the cost of paving
street falling to The share Of the city, is
about one-fourtk, and the oshes. tAsee-
fonztls are paid by the property -holaers.
In this case ont Of consideration of
previons assessments, we suppose, it is
proposed " divide the cost equally. We
fail to see any reason or authority for such
II departure from the rule. Wo question
whether the Common Council can au-
taorize any departure from tho rule pre-
sctibed by law.
The Constitution OF the State governs
this whole proceeding, aud il conclusive
upon the Common Council The coustitu-
sion, Art IL, Sec. ., reads ;
"The General assembly may vest the corporate
s,xer 10 maSe ,ocaI In pfo.sisus ~ spssa' sn an
sssssnsA', - " spssss; taxation of contiguous
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'le''a'ts =. 'uAe" w isPa'fs u .ne usa-
wy 1As 'el'a's " aAi 'ne a'see's IN eha-
easo - . "lee,A, uats - 1no e''y' '1aso'''ns
!"sl te"l,oH'''.''ies = 'oe aus nes'ee'. u.
'e1sl'ts a'e ~ "e eons'ae1ea es toca'
Improvement tne se''S@' u tne ICE"
",'ee ~ 'ee c'Hs'''a'''n' 'nen ~. street re-
P'u.s' n'''>' We ~ eonSl'e1so aa" 1eea'eu'
sn" ho Saen VIVA CAN ne aone' save ny an
assessment CT the cost thereof On thc ad-
jo9n'ne properly 1ue Pfesoat case IS ono
where IL Is alleged that Inc street, ~ long
naa severe nsaGe, mas aeea worn OAK anu
that, 10 pnth IN proper traveN'ns eonul-
1ion, Inc oiu ana ntoken pavement must
DC removed the "ho'e 'engtn OF TIC street..
4'ot IS II an = Improvement OF q repair of
.he street IN II, " any toftass OF terms
's 1aht,e u'sta'n. oas Tue repairing ot .no
naea1ai anu oio,nAts "eat anu 'sato VI 'ne
st1ses' 1ns iea' es.a'c VI tna' part VI
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loaamH, aut au1 'o"sA'us ~, 'ne s.a'o ~ A.A' =,
l'a1a lot Aa.ue W tue "u, 1a'a'u lug 's
6'"ue' sa4a p''ins VIII co"o'e s'oneS; "
he1t psil ZOE paving WIN @ooaen '1oeks.
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"suanuS Aux .n"' .osat ,.pt"o osel1e"I io1
"nea ~ san "e apee'aH5 '"Ae"'
1ae fei'a'' u e'fs.e's '1sss Always oeee'
'featea n oar ena1tef rs "o1k separate
anu a'st1aet tfo" street Improvements
anu anon tue general powers OF tue city
Is one TO levy ana collect taxes genefans'
TO pay for the repa'rs Of Streets We bc-
lieSe the Charter expressly pro''oes tna'
the cost OF s''en repairs shaii oe paad o''t
OF the general iono. ihe WORE "t repaS-
mg me streets Is nowhere o's'anetiy pro-
V1aed Tor W Jaw. ma NO" the 4uest'on
comes up 1"t 'ne hfst t'"e- 1no f,eot ano
power 10 assess 'eai es'a'e ""Jo'n''s
s'fte'' 'ot tne c'.S' u 1'n'1o'ins LIE eA'ner
rests exclusively upon 'uc assuoi1''
tion mat suca Improvement
beneht to such properly 10 thht amount
but THIS reasoa1ng does not apply 70 the
case OF fefas1hS. ihea mere Il no sEecta
benefit to tic neighborlns property; on
the contrary, this property havlng con
structed the highway mud donated 1t to the
public, its repair, or requirement., IS pub
lie convenience. This has been repeated!
ana ols11nc11E uecloeo " tue eoa1ts- LIN