Hylton v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

This appeal presents the question whether a contract between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (the City) and Monsanto Enviro-Chem Systems, Inc. (EnviroChem) for the construction of a resource recovery solid waste disposal system was concluded in violation of the competitive bidding requirements contained in § 4 of Article VI of the City’s Charter. The lower court (Ross, J.) determined that there was no such violation, as claimed by appellants, taxpayers and residents of Baltimore City. The appeal to us is from the court’s decree declaring the contract valid and binding upon the…