Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York June 15, 1900 (In re Caffrey)

Jenks, J.:

In 1898 the village authorities of North Pelham began proceedings for street improvements. The petitioner, under section 159 of chapter 414 of the Laws of 1897 (the Village Law), filed a claim for damages to his premises by the change and the raising of grades of certain streets.