Shope v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polio District Cowt. — Hubert Utterback, Judge. Suit to restrain the city of Des Moines and its officers from appropriating funds derived from bridge bonds to meet the expenses of grading, curbing, paving, and building sidewalks on streets near to and approaching University Avenue Bridge from the east. On hearing, temporary injunction was denied, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
I. In June, 1917, the city of Des Moines, through its officers, entered into a contract with William Horrabin for the construction of the bridge over the Des Moines River, known as the University Avenue Bridge. The structure is in six spans, extending from Sta'tion 20 plus 42 at the east abutment of the bridge, west 887 feet to Station 12 plus 55, “from which point an earth fill shall be constlmcted to the interurban tracks, said earth fill to commence at Station 12 plus 55 and continue thence west on a uniform grade as shown on plans, which grade shall be the same as that shown for the…
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