Mateer v. Swissvale Borough

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

By bill in equity two taxpayers of Swissvale Borough sought to enjoin the borough, its members of council, its burgess and a bidder, from executing and carrying out the terms of an agreement for the disposal of the garbage and rubbish in the borough. The bill complained of, inter alia, the '“failure to advertise for bids in a newspaper circulating generally in the borough; failure to enact an ordinance authorizing the contract, and abuse of discretion by council.” A responsive an swer denying the complaints was duly filed by the Borough and its officials, but the…