Board of Supervisors v. People ex rel. Com'rs of Highways

We held, in The People ex rel. v. Supervisors, 100 Ill. 640, that where the commissioners of highways of a town have determined that the construction of a bridge across any stream in their town, in a public highway, is necessary, and that the cost thereof is too great a burden to be reasonably borne by the town, and apply to the board of supervisors of the county for an appropriation for one-half of the cost of its construction, the town authorities having provided the other half, the board of supervisors have no discretion to refuse to make the appropriation, but are bound by law to make the…