Kirkpatrick v. City of Monroe

It appears from the allegations of plaintiff’s petition and the documents attached thereto that the city of Monroe, the defendant herein, owns and operates the street railway, the electric light and power plant, the waterworks, and all other public improvements of every nature and kind, within its borders. It also appears from said pe tition and the documents attached thereto that the city entered into a contract with plaintiff, embodied in an ordinance, which ordinance and contract, in part, reads as follows:

“(1) That, whereas the mayor and council of said city contemplate submitting to the…