Kneeland v. Furlong
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Tbis was an action to hare a street commissioners’ certificate of work done in grading a street in front of a lot belonging to tbe plaintiff, in tbe city of Milwaukee, declared void, &c.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. Tbis was an action to hare a street commissioners’ certificate of work done in grading a street in front of a lot belonging to tbe plaintiff, in tbe city of Milwaukee, declared void, &c. Tbe complaint attacks tbe validity of tbe proceedings under wbicb sucb certificate was issued, upon a variety of grounds, wbicb were also elaborately argued by tbe counsel for tbe respective parties in tbis court; but tbe facts necessary to an understand-, ing of tbe point decided are sufficiently stated in tbe opinion. Tbe appeal was by tbe plaintiff from a…
1Opinion of the CourtDowner, J.
Tbe only question we deem it necessary to consider is, whether tbe street commissioners, in letting tbe contract pursuant to wbicb tbe certificates sought to be set aside as void were issued, violated tbe provisions of sec. 1, cb. x, of tbe city charter. Tbat section is as follows, “ All work for tbe city or either of the wards shall be let by contract to the lowest bidder, and due notice shall be given of tbe time and place of letting such contract.” The notice given, signed by the street commissioners, is as follows :
*439“Notice to CONTRACTORS. — Sealed proposals will be received by tbe…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kneeland v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1864
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