Lacoste v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of 'Orleans; Thomas C. W. Ellis, Judge. Action by Alexander B. Lacoste against the • city of New Orleans and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProyostx, J.
The charter of the city of New Orleans requires that all of the contracts of the city for an amount exceeding $500 shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement, with right to reject any and all bids. By the same charter, when the property owners along a street are to share in the expense of paving the street, they have the right to determine “the character or quality of said pavement.” The property owners along Dumaine street, in said city, petitioned the e'ouneil for the paving of said street, and chose the “bitulithic” pavement. After regular advertisement, etc., the…
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