City of Garden v. Trigg

H. C. Trigg brought this action against the city of Garden City to recover $2,084.27, with interest at 7 per cent, from the loth day of July, 1889, on warrants issued by the City in favor of Jacob Holloway for the construction of certain sidewalks. The warrants provided that the amount of each should be paid out of a specific sidewalk fund arising from an assessment on particular lots, and that if not paid thus by July 15, 1889, it should be paid out of any funds not otherwise appropriated. It appears that in May, 1887, petitions were presented to the City Council asking that sidewalks be…