Burkart v. City of Newport

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratlipp

— Affirming.

In February, 1936, the appellant by his counsel, presented to the board of commissioners of the city of Newport, Ky., a draft of a proposed ordinance directing the city manager to sell a franchise authorizing the purchaser thereof to maintain and operate motor passenger busses over and upon certain streets and public ways of the city of Newport. The board of commissioners received the proposed ordinance and gave it its first reading and referred it to a committee for its con sideration. No further action having been taken by that body in…