Mills v. City of Osawatomie

This was an action by W. ,M. Mills against the city of Osawatomie to recover on a contract for the lighting of that city. The contract was made, on March 14, 1892, between C. M. Race and the City, by which Race was to erect and maintain an electric-light plant of a certain kind and furnish to the City, for eight years, fifteen arc lights at a stipulated rate ; the payments to be made monthly. In pursuance of the contract, the City enacted an ordinance confirming the contract and granting Race a franchise for eight years ; authorizing him ‘ ‘ to construct, reconstruct, maintain, repair, and…