Spier v. City of Kalamazoo

This is an action brought upon a contract which plaintiff claims the city made with him. He recovered a judgment. The case is here by writ of error.

It is the claim of plaintiff that the city desired to put a street through his property, and the street commissioner and aldermen composing the street and bridge committee entered into negotiations with him for that purpose; that he made them a proposition that if the city would open up a four-rod street from Davis street to Asylum avenue, and pave the gutters to the top of the hill, and put the street in good shape, he would give the city the…