Walker v. Van Valkenburgh

This is an original petition filed in this court praying for a writ of mandate commanding respond ent to make and issue an assessment to cover the sum due for work performed and materials furnished in the completion of a contract under the “Improvement Act of 1911”, and attach thereto a diagram of such assessment, together with a warrant for the amount due.

The city of Fresno is a municipal corporation organized as such under a freeholders’ charter. The respondent, C. C. Van Valkenburgh, Jr., was at times material to this proceeding, acting superintendent of streets of city of Fresno.…