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as a municipality, is a creature
of the lay, endowed only with
such powers as are conferred by
charter: The servants and represent-
atives of the people of htis City
have no powers outside of
those conferred upon the city by
charter.
The City has no power to grade
and improve the streets of the
City by use of its general funds
Street improvement can be
made only by virtue of the power
given and in the manner
presecibed by Section 8 of the
charter. The grading of streets
can be paid for by special
assessment on property fronting
on the street imporved and
in no other way.
the petition mentioned asks
for payment by the City for the
grading and improving Jackson
Street. A special tax had been
levied for that purpose, but has
not been paid. No general tax
has been levied for the improve-
ment of Jackson Street or of