Rollins v. City of Salem

It appears from the allegations of the bill, the admissions in the answer of the defendants, the city of *469Salem and George J. Bates the mayor, and the master’s report, that on January 7, 1924, when the mayor and other municipal officers who are joined as defendants assumed office, the preceding administration after advertising for competitive bids, had entered into an alleged contract with the John H. Bickford Company, a corporation, to prepare and furnish preliminary plans and specifications for an addition to the “Phillips School,” and, if the plans were accepted, to act during its…