State Ex Rel. S. Monroe & Son Co. v. Baker

Section 2288-2, General Code (109 'O. L., 130), requires a certificate of the director of finance that there is a balance in the appropriations from which the obligation is required to be paid not otherwise obligated to pay precedent obligations, and this work cannot lawfully proceed until that certificate is furnished. Section 1206, General Code, provides:

“Such notices shall state that plans and specifications for the improvement are on file in the offices of the state highway commissioner and the county surveyor, and the time within which bids therefor will be received.”

If this section…