Perkinson v. McGrath
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Wickham, J. 'All the charter requires is that there shall be an estimate of the cost of the work proposed to be done. This, is construed to mean the cost of the work to be paid for by the city. — The /State ex rel. v. /St. Louis, 56 Mo. 277 ; PerIcinson v. Partridge, 3 Mo.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Wickham, J. 'All the charter requires is that there shall be an estimate of the cost of the work proposed to be done. This, is construed to mean the cost of the work to be paid for by the city. — The /State ex rel. v. /St. Louis, 56 Mo. 277 ; PerIcinson v. Partridge, 3 Mo. App. 60. Estoppel in pais.— The People v. Council, 65 Barb. 9 ; Fletcher v. Holmes, 25 Ind. 469 ; Kellar v. Lafayette, 30 Ind. 194 ; DdlzeTl v. Odell, 3 Hill, 219. As to the validity of the ordinance. — Wittier v. Covender, 3 Mo. App. 580; Stadler v. Roth, 59 Mo. 400.
1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.
This was an action on a special tax-bill for work done in curbing, guttering, macadamizing, and making cross-walks. It is claimed that the bill is a charge on a city lot owned by defendant, in St. Louis. It appeared on the trial that on May 31, 1872, ordinance No. 260, entitled “An ordinance to improve Twenty-seventh Street from Cass Avenue to O’Fallon Street,” was introduced into the Council and read for the first time. On June 4th, it was read a second time and referred to the Committee on Streets and Alleys. On July 2d, this ordinance was reported back from the committee, with amendments,…
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