Carey Salt Co. v. City of Hutchinson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

On March 20, 1905, a petition was presented to the mayor and council of the city of Hutchinson requesting that a specified portion of Main street in that city be paved with vitrified brick, giving the width of street that the petitioners desired to have paved, the material to be used, the limit of cost, the manner of payment, and other particulars concerning the proposed pavement. This petition was accepted, and an ordinance was immediately enacted providing for the construction of the pavement, the ordinance being designated as ordinance…