Ashley v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered, by

Johnston, C. J.:

This proceeding was brought by a number of taxpayers to enjoin the board of county commissioners of Wyandotte county from constructing a bridge across the Kansas river at Seventh street in Kansas City, Kan., and also from issuing bonds and letting a contract for the construction of the bridge and the levying and collecting of taxes upon the property of plaintiffs for the construction or maintenance of this or any other bridge within the corporate limits of Kansas City. The board was proceeding to the construction of the bridge under…