The City of Oakland v. Williams

This is an application for a peremptory writ of mandate directing Harry G. Williams, as auditor of the City of Oakland, to countersign and endorse his certificate upon a certain contract for and on behalf of said city, as required by sections 125 and 131 of its charter. The proceed ing comes before us on an agreed statement of facts pursuant to the provisions of sections 1138-1140, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure. Briefly, the parties hereto seek an adjudication of the validity of said contract and of the contemplated expenditure thereunder of some $60,000 for an extended survey of…