People ex rel. Snow v. City of Chicago

Mr. Presiding Justice McSurely

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by respondents from an order granting a writ of mandamus directed to the City of Chicago, its mayor, the members of its city council, and the members of the finance committee, to pass on or before June 30, 1926, an additional appropriation of $17,560, to provide for additional salaries for certain deputy bailiffs already appropriated for. Petitioner’s amended petition was met by general and special demurrers, which were overruled, and respondents electing to abide by their demurrers, the writ of mandamus was…