Sutton v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE COURT OP CLAIMS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered, the opinion of the court.
The River and Harbor Act of July 25, 1912, c. 253, 37 Stat. 201, 209, made this appropriation: “Improving channel from Clearwater Harbor through Boca Ceiga Bay to Tampa Bay, Florida: Completing improvement and for maintenance, twenty thousand dollars.” Sealed proposals were solicited, and on January 21, 1913, a contract was made by the War Department with the Hillsboro Dredging Company to do work at unit rates for dredging soft'material and for excavating rock. The appropriation was ample to defray the cost at these rates, assuming that…
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