Kollock v. Dodge
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an or'der of the circuit court for Dane county: R. Gf. Sibbbckbb, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action, on behalf of himself and other taxpayers of the city of Madison, to restrain the defendant Dodge from collecting, and the city from paying to him, certain sums of money which it is claimed Dodge insists are due for services in superintending the construction of a system of sewerage in said city, and to recover certain sums already paid to him without…
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Appeal from an or'der of the circuit court for Dane county: R. Gf. Sibbbckbb, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff brings this action, on behalf of himself and other taxpayers of the city of Madison, to restrain the defendant Dodge from collecting, and the city from paying to him, certain sums of money which it is claimed Dodge insists are due for services in superintending the construction of a system of sewerage in said city, and to recover certain sums already paid to him without any authority of law, the ground upon which the action is based being that such services were performed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed ©ctober 20, 1899: ■
Bardeen, J.
The facts involved in this litigation may be stated briefly as follows: The city charter (ch. 36, Laws of' 1882) provides that on the third Tuesday of April of each year the common council may elect a city surveyor and other officers named, to hold office for one year. Sec. 15 of subch. Ill provides that he shall be a practical surveyor and *191engineer, and. that “ the common council shall prescribe the* duties and fix the fee and compensation for any service performed by him.” None of his duties is prescribed by the-charter, except…
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