Morse v. City of Boston

This is a suit in equity by ten taxpayers under G. L. c. 40, § 53, to restrain payment of money out of the treasury of the city of Boston alleged to be contrary to law. The bill*alleges the making of a contract by the city, duly executed according to law, through the park commissioners, with one of the defendants, J. C. Coleman & Sons Company, hereafter called the contractor, to fill certain land with earth and gravel and loam, with other improvements. The contract was dated July 17, 1922. Further allegations are that the contract “contained an estimate that there would be required 90,000…