Slavich v. Hamilton

Application has been made on behalf of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and other patriotic organizations of the City of Oakland, and the city itself, for the issuance of a writ of mandate to compel the respondent, as chairman of the board of supervisors of Alameda County, to formally execute a contract, duly awarded by the board under public bid, for the erection of a veterans’ memorial hall and building, and to enter into a lease with the city of the property to be used as a site for the proposed structure. The facts present a…