Bowman v. City of Colfax

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, C. J.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the amount due on certain warrants originally issued to one Clark for the improvement of a street in the defendant city. On August 12, 1891, said city passed an ordinance providing for a general scheme of street improvements by assessing the cost thereof upon the property specially benefited, with a further provision that the city council might expend moneys from the general fund for a portion of the amount corresponding with the benefit it should deem the improvement to be to the city at large, and…