Bloomquist v. County of Isanti

Action by taxpayers of Isanti county to restrain the county board and others from performing certain contracts for the publication of *127official proceedings required, to be made in a newspaper of tbe county. Tbe trial court granted a temporary injunction. Certain of the defendants appeal.

By C. S. 1918, § 1091, it is provided that “no contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture, fixtures, or other property, or for the construction or repair of roads,” etc., where the estimated cost or value exceeds $500, shall be made without first advertising for bids. There was no call for…