The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-24
COUNTY COURT.
THE ONO LEVEE CRAWLING
ASSESSM ENT.
COLBERT SMYTH OBJECTS, AND
HENCE THIS TRIAL.
OF SEVERAL OF TUE
WITNESSES EXAMINED.

la the county court yesterday, the case
Of the city of Cairo vs.. lots IL and -,
block city, Il. Smyth, owner objection
to assessment for gtaycliug Ohio Levec,
occupied the entire day Several wit
nesses were examined on 10Th sides, and
as the case is of impurtsn'e to tax payers
and the public generally we give below
synopsis of the testimony.
&. Winston ,es,heI--uavo been en-
gagged in the real estate business in Cairo
for ten years know tho improvement
mado on Lcvee street from Fourth to
Fourteenth street, and know wLen il was
donci also know the property on both
sides Of Leyee street, previous road was
Of plank; graveling Is about thirty feet
ia width think tho improvement. was OF
bonoat to the public generally; was no
increase in value of property on Leve9
street since improvement was made, but
rather decrease, but not owing to the
gravcing Am agent for several Lovee
lots the lots ~ aud ~ are valued at
| $1,000.
j. =. Phillis te.liiied--Hsvs been en-
| gagged in the commission business since
1868 know Levoc street from Fourth TO
Fourteenth street some gravel was put
on the street, H. - or IL inches deep, and
about 20 feet WIDE WAS opposed to the
Improvement don't ,hiuk 1t was much of
special boneG. but mostly geGoral
! benefit.
Peter Saup testiio1-knov ihe i'm
proyement made; know lots II and a.;
think 1t isa benefit 20 the public, IA well
to tho property in question; take the i'm.
pfovement tho year out and it is of no
special benefit; the gravel runs wnter ON
the property was Il low also before the
illjng.
Samuel Wilson te,tilcd-know Lryce
street and gravel on Same; gravel is
mighty poor; very little gravel ia it,
don : SEQ how it has beue tied tho prop.
erty specially, suppose the water dow.
both ways have an area wall in front of
my building; might have been some
special bonclt to the lots don't tbinl
Leveo street /. quite as dusty as othor
/ streets
Il. Smyth toslilsl- Know tho improve
men, made; know lots u aud l. in
block 2 don't think tho SrsveliLg was Of
| any special benefit las been no increase
IN value Of property or rents since i'm
provemcnt was made; water flows into
cellars of buildings.
j. q. Hartman tostiGed-Own no lots on
Leves street am agent for somei know
the Improvement gravel is abou. foot
| in depth and about % or 80 feet in width;
! don. ,oinls !. is s7od gravel think more
water runs on the lots on Levee ST.; drain
| age IL toward l"ts, tho lo1s arc not ospc-
| cially benefited but won say IL is not a
general benefit street is dusty was cut
! up last Winter the natural ground would
make be,tor road think itIs conceal
| benefit.
John Z. Holy tostidel-Ac;od rs en-
gineor and commissioner N
thu making Of the improve
menti think the Improvement Is
OF especial bsnoii. TO the lots think tho
assessment fair and reasonable; but for
the improvement Levee street would bs
almost ip pas.sble lass water runs on lots
now than previous to improvement.
II a.
| provenent; think the n,sassmaut 'nir and
reasonable Lsvec street would be inpass-
iblo If improvement WAS not made; is of
,pssi,l benei. 20 property on Leyes street
whether improved or not improvement
Affords good fAcili,e, for business the
street is used by noarly every drayman In
tho city.
II. Myers testified rimilar!y,and further
that he believed $2j on each LOT, would
DO fair average for assessment. W
Rittcnhou'e also gave substantially the
same testimony as Meyers and believed
of the assessment should be paid by lots,
oraER BUSINESS TO De DONE.
Tho following styled cases are on the
docket to bs disposed of this term.
Tho People otc VS.. Philip Brown.
Asaaul. to do bodily injury.
Same W. Daniel Miller. Keeping
gaming house.
City Of Cairo vs.. Lot T. block 3, city,
john Antrim owner Notion to con-
| firm assessment.
Same Va. lot u, BLOCK {, city, \. Su-
sanka ownor Same action.
Same vs.. LOIS and 9, block ., city, O.
Il, Woodward owner. Same action.
Same ". Lot q, block c, city, 2. Cuhl
owEor. Same action.
Same vs., tho Ohio levue, Taylor g.
Parsons, trustees, owners. Same action.
Same VI, lots and >, block 2, and lots
and b, block o, city. Same action.
Same vs. lot 3, block 2, and lots &, 10
and II, block b, city, W. II. Gardner, II.
b. bradshaw aud John y. lngrnham,
| owEurs.
Sam" VI, lots 10 to Il inclusive, block
!, city, Martha Allison, owner
The people, cto, Va. Ilenry Gillian,
David Miller, /. W. Michael, Bernard
Gail Fred Motto and Cha., Patterson,
contempt Of court,
At the conclusion Of tho evidence, the
case was ably argued by II. Watson
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