Grimes v. Keenan

I. One inquiry relates to a special appropriation by the city councils for certain highway construction. The plaintiff’s position is that the charge of the undertaking and the expenditure of the appropriation belong to his office. The action taken by the councils was designed to bar him from any participation in charge or oversight of the project. The mayor was voted authority to engage an engineer to draw plans and specifications, and the project was to be performed under contract let out upon bids sought by a special committee of the councils.

The city charter (Laws 1929, c. 329, s. 35)…