Townsend v. Holt County

Ryan, C.

The petition in this case filed in the district court alleged that on February 14, 1890, the supervisors of the defendant appointed a committee to advertise, view site, let contract, and accept a certain described bridge to be erected across the Niobrara river; that notice that sealed bids would be received for the construction of the aforesaid bridge was duly published, and that a written contract for the construction of said bridge was duly entered into between defendant, by its proper officers, and plaintiff, who by the terms of said contract was required to construct the aforesaid…