Johnson v. Sanitary District of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. The Sanitary District of Chicago, a municipal corporation engaged in building a canal between the waters of Lake Michigan and the Illinois river, is, by the provisions of the act under which it is organized, authorized to let contracts for the construction of that canal.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Murray F. Tuley, Judge, presiding. The Sanitary District of Chicago, a municipal corporation engaged in building a canal between the waters of Lake Michigan and the Illinois river, is, by the provisions of the act under which it is organized, authorized to let contracts for the construction of that canal. Section 1 of the main channel had been contracted for construction by the board with one Alfred Harlev, who failed to comply with the provisions of his…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
By the proposal for bids as advertised, the board required evidence to be furnished of ability to do the work and of necessary pecuniary resources to fulfill the conditions of the contract. It necessarily reserved to itself the determination of the sufficiency of that evidence. The act under which authority to advertise for bids existed, expressly provided the board should have power to let to the lowest responsible bidder, and to reject any and all bids and re-advertise. The board having reserved to itself the right to pass upon the evidence of the pecuniary resources and ability to do the…
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