Minneapolis Real Estate Board v. City of Minneapolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against defendant city and its officers -to restrain the construction of a certain bridge.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county against defendant city and its officers -to restrain the construction of a certain bridge. Among other matters the answer alleged that by Laws 1919, chapter 6, the legislature authorized the city, by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the city council, to issue municipal bonds of the city to the amount of $100,000, for the purpose of defraying the cost of- constructing new bridges over and across any lake wholly or partly within the limits of the city, and reconstructing, replacing and repairing old bridges over and across such lake; that…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Action to restrain and enjoin the construction of a bridge on Cedar avenue in the city of Minneapolis as it extends over an arm of Lake Nokomis, a body of .water partly within and partly without the boundaries of the city, in which defendant had judgment- and plaintiffs appealed.
It appears from the findings of the trial court that the proposed bridge is designed to taire the place of one theretofore constructed by the city, which is worn out and unsafe for use. The proceedings for the new bridge are being had under and pursuant to the authority conferred by chapter 6, p. 9, Laws 1919, the…
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