People ex rel. Weiss v. City of Buffalo

The assessment which is the subject of this controversy is attacked by the relator upon the ground.that the contract for the paving which is proposed to be done was not awarded to the lowest bidder. It is not contended on behalf of the defendant that the contract was awarded to the lowest bidder, and it is substantially conceded that, if section 283 of the revised city charter applies to work of this character, the assessment is invalid, for it is expressly provided in that section that:

“Before the board of public works shall enter into a contract for the performance of any work, the expense…