Hellenkamp v. City of Lafayette

The common council of the city of Lafayette, in the year 1865, without petition from the owners of property along the line of Cincinnati street, by unanimous vote, ordered the grading, graveling, and paving of said street, and directed specifications of the work and material required therefor to be prepared, and the work advertised for contract. This having been done, a contract was made and approved by the council. Before any work had been done under the contract, a resolution was adopted reducing the quality and quantity of material to be used in executing the contract, and the contract…