Cawker v. City of Milwaukee

This is an action in equity by the plaintiffs, as general taxpayers in the Third ward of the city of Milwaukee, against the city, its treasurer and comptroller, and the Central Bitulithic Paving Company, to declare void a certain alleged contract made by the city with said paving company for the repaving of a portion of Wisconsin street and enjoin the city from paying therefor out of city funds. The complaint alleged that the pavement was patented, and showed that the city in making the contract had not complied with the provisions of the charter covering the use of patented articles, but had…