Cooney v. Township of Norwegian

Opinion delivered May 28, 1873, by

Pershing, P. J.

In compliance with the Act of Assembly which made it obligatoryon the Supervisor of Norwegian township, in the month of March, in every year, to sell the making and repairing of the public roads in said township to the lowest and best bidder, Charles Fell, the Supervisor of that township, in 1864, sold the making and repairing of the roads to Thomas Joyce, who entered into a contract with that officer, which imposed this duty upon him- (Joyce) till- the 31-st day of March, A. D. 1865.

*316In September, 1864, Fell made a private contract with the…