Butters v. City of Des Moines

On the 9th day of October, 1924, the city of Des Moines duly adopted a resolution of necessity for a storm-sewer improvement, to be known as the “Thirty-third Street Storm Water Sewer.” On the 4th of June, 1925, a resolution was passed, ordering the construction of the improvement. After the passage of the second resolution, due notice was given, calling for bids, and the contract for the work was awarded to the Wilson Concrete Company, and approved by the city council on August 9, 1925. The appellant, who is a property owner in the proposed improvement district, filed a petition seeking to…