Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen v. City of Bottineau

ENGLERt, Dist. J.

The defendant is a municipal corporation. In 1910, it constructed extensive, sewer and waterworks systems. The city paid for those improvements by the issuance of special assessment warrants. The warrants were drawn upon a special fund, to be created by the collection of special assessments levied against the property benefited by the improvements. The improvements were regularly constructed, and accepted under contract properly entered into between the city and the contractor, and the warrants were duly issued in payment thereof. The special assessment commission assessed…