Blackhawk Construction Co. v. Village of Homewood

Under a special assessment proceeding filed in the county court of Cook county the board of local improvements of the village of Homewood on October 25, 1926, entered into a written contract with the Blackhawk Construction Company for a sewer system, consisting of a disposal plant, a 24-inch outlet about one mile long and lateral drains about thirty-four miles long, at a total cost of almost $500,000. The contractor claims that the work was completed about December 14, 1927, and that the board of local improvements failed to file in the county court a certificate of cost and completion. On…