Jahn v. City of Seattle

— Appellants are contractors engaged in the performance of contracts for the city of Seattle on local improvement work, and they allege in their complaint against the city that they estimated their costs on the basis of $3.50 per day for common labor to be employed by them, and that, at the time of the execution of the contracts, there was in effect a charter provision of the city of Seattle, art. 23, § 2, of which reads as follows:

“Minimum Wage to be Paid on local or other improvement Work: Every contractor and sub-contractor performing any local or other improvement work for the City of…