Bohen v. City of Waseca
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Waseca county, Buckham, J., presiding, overruling a general demurrer to the complaint.
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Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Waseca county, Buckham, J., presiding, overruling a general demurrer to the complaint. The complaint alleges (among other things) the incorporation of defendant on February 23, 1881; that by its charter it has the care, supervision aid control of its streets, and authority to remove all obstructions and encroachments therein; that on Second street, the principal business street of the city, the defendant constructed and suffered to be constructed- sidewalks through the business portion of the city, which have been generally and for…
1Opinion of the Court
Berry, J.1
The charter of the city of Waseca (Sp. Laws 1881, c. 47,) provides, in section 5 of subchapter 6, that “the common council of said city shall have the care, supervision, and control of all the highways, bridges, streets and alleys, and public grounds, within the limits of the city.” Section 4, subehapter 5, constitutes the city one road-district; section 1 of the same subchapter confers upon the common council power to levy taxes to raise a general fund for city purposes, and to expend any portion of the same for the improvement of the streets of the city; and section 5 empowers the…
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