Commissioners of Broadway-Main Street Bridge District v. Quapaw Club
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineem, Chancellor; .1. Act 49', Acts 1919, p. 74, is not unconstitutional or void because it provides that the bridge shall be turned over to the county when completed. 96 Ark. 4.10. The act is valid and operative. 100 Ark. 178; 66 Id. 477. 2. The bridge was part of the highway.
Read the full summary
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineem, Chancellor; .1. Act 49', Acts 1919, p. 74, is not unconstitutional or void because it provides that the bridge shall be turned over to the county when completed. 96 Ark. 4.10. The act is valid and operative. 100 Ark. 178; 66 Id. 477. 2. The bridge was part of the highway. The State has absolute control of it and may delegate the control to any subordinate governmental agency. 1 Elliott on Roads and Streets, pars. 511-514, 540; 102 U. S. 472, 501; 1 Dillon on Mun. Corp. (5 ed.), pár. 107. See 207 U., S. 161, 178-9. Bridges -of the county…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
The General Assembly of 1919 (regular session) enacted a statute creating a local improvement district designated as “Broadway-Main Street Bridge District of Pulaski County,” to provide for the construction of two bridges across the Arkansas river at Broadway and at Main streets in the city of Little Bock.
Appellee owns real estate within the boundaries of the district and instituted this action in the chancery court of Pulaski 'County to enjoin proceedings under the , statute, which is assailed as unconstitutional. The sole point of attack on the validity of the statute is directed to section…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Road Improvement District No. 1 v. GloverSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
- Sallee v. DaltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
- Cherry v. BowmanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Town of Augusta v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
3Cited by6 opinions
- Logan v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
- Lacefield v. TaylorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932
- Brown v. Waterworks Improvement District No. 1Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1921
- Arkansas State Highway Commission v. Sebastian Bridge DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
- Haley v. SullivanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.