Lawrence v. City of Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Harry H. Belt, Judge. This suit was commenced by P. S. Lawrence and twenty-two other citizens and property holders against the City of Portland, a municipal corporation, H. B. Albee, Mayor, C. A. Bigelow, Will H. Daly, Wm. L. Brewster, Bobert Gr. Dieck, commissioners, A. L. Bar-bur, auditor, and Wm. Adams, city treasurer, to restrain the collection of assessments for street improvements. The suit was dismissed and plaintiffs appealed. Affirmed.
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From Multnomah: Harry H. Belt, Judge. This suit was commenced by P. S. Lawrence and twenty-two other citizens and property holders against the City of Portland, a municipal corporation, H. B. Albee, Mayor, C. A. Bigelow, Will H. Daly, Wm. L. Brewster, Bobert Gr. Dieck, commissioners, A. L. Bar-bur, auditor, and Wm. Adams, city treasurer, to restrain the collection of assessments for street improvements. The suit was dismissed and plaintiffs appealed. Affirmed. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Mc-Camant. This is a suit brought by certain property owners to enjoin the collection of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCamant
1, 2. The proceedings were initiated by a resolution of the city council adopted January 28, 1914. This resolution demanded:
“ * * from the city engineer plans, specifications and estimates for two or more kinds of appropriate improvements, at least one of which must be of a non-patentable kind, and the probable total cost of each class of improvement and the amount of work required to be done, and that he file such plans, specifications and estimates in the office of the auditor of the City of Portland.”
It will be noted that this resolution does not determine the kind of improvement to be…
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