Cooper v. City of Detroit

The plaintiffs, who are citizens and resident taxpayers of the city of Detroit, seek to *362restrain, the city from proceeding with the erection of a municipal garage without first having complied with the city charter relative to the letting of contracts to the lowest responsible bidders, and without having levied a tax assessment or provided for a bond issue to defray the costs of construction. It appears that, desiring to provide a central garage for municipal use, the common council directed the city controller to supply $234,000 from the motor transportation fund to be used in purchasing a…